Mexican President Vicente Fox was once invited to a university to give a lecture. A student asked him, “In your experience in politics have you   (1)  ?”

Fox said, “No, never.”

The students were chuckling (轻声地笑)   (2)   every politician always said so.

Fox wasn’t   (3)  . He said, “In this society, perhaps it is very   (4)   to prove that I’m an honest man,   (5)   you should believe that in this world there’s   (6)  , which is always around us. I want to tell you a   (7)   which means a lot to me.

“There was a father who was ready to dismantle (拆除) the pavilion (亭子) in the garden. His son said to him, ‘Daddy, i want to   (8)   how you dismantle the pavilion, so can you not dismantle it   (9)   I come back from school?’ His father   (10)  . However, after the boy   (11)  , he asked some workers to dismantle the pavilion. After the boy returned from school, he found the old pavilion had   (12)  . Therefore, he said   (13)   to his father, ‘Dad, you told me a lie.’ His father was embarrassed and said, ‘My boy, I was   (14)  .’ The father called in the workers again and had them rebuild a pavilion in the   (15)   of the old one. After the pavilion was rebuilt, he called in his son and said to the workers, ‘Please dismantle it.’

“I know the father. He was not rich, but he kept his   (16)  .”

Hearing this, the students said, “What’s the father’s name? We hope to   (17)   him.”

Fox said, “He has died, but his son is still   (18)  .”

“Then, where’s the son? He must be an honest man.”

Fox said, “His son is   (19)   here. It’s me. I’d like to treat this country and everyone in it like my father   (20)  me.”

A storm of applause thundered in the audience.

Dismantling and rebuilding a pavilion restored the boy’s faith in honesty.

A twenty-three-year Dutch student has enjoyed a short but unexpected holiday in Dubai. Mr Frank Vreede, a business student, had taken a part-time job at Schiphol Airport to help pay for his   (1)   He worked as a baggage handler.

Last Friday night after a   (2)   day in the university library preparing for his final exams, Frank was   (3)   a plane at the airport. He was waiting for the next baggage truck to arrive and he felt tired. He decided to have a   (4)   rest so he sat down in the hold of the plane and shut his eyes just for a moment.

     (5)  , while he was sleeping, the plane took off. An hour later, Frank   (6)   and was shocked to discover that the plane was in the air.  (7)   was a terrible noise from the engines, and he tried not to   (8)  . It was dark, uncomfortable and very, very cold. Frank knew he could not   (9)   in the freezing temperatures. It was an impossible situation.

He decided to make as much   (10)   as possible. He hit the ceiling of the baggage hold and shouted at the top of his voice.   (11)   a passenger heard the noise and called a flight attendant, who immediately informed the pilot.   (12)   he captain understood what was happening, he ordered hot air to be pumped into the hold.

When the plane arrived at Dubai International Airport, an ambulance was waiting to take a very   (13)   and frightened Mr Vreede to hospital.   (14)   examined him, but he was unhurt and was allowed to leave after a few hours   (15)   spread quickly about this “stowaway”. The managing Director of one of Dubai's top hotels offered him a free room for the weekend. “He must have wanted to come to Dubai very much if he was prepared to travel in the hold!”  (16)   the MD.

“  (17)   been so kind,” said Mr Vreede. “I'm really enjoying my stay in Dubai and I’m getting a lot of rest, so I won't fall asleep on the job again.” He also   (18)   to his boss for sleeping at work   (19)   working, and promised it would not happen again. “Next time, I'll catch a   (20)   flight!” said Mr Vreede.

Risha loved school. However, there was one class Risha worried about more than any other—art. She didn’t know why she just wasn’t any good at   (1)  , painting, or cutting.

Ms. Clay, the art teacher, stood at the front of the room. “Class, next Friday our school is going to have an art   (2)  ,” she announced. Ms. Clay was a great teacher, and Risha liked her a lot. But this announcement made Risha   (3)  . “Everyone in the school will create a piece of artwork to   (4)  in the library. You can use the different types of artwork we have been studying.” Ms. Clay was quite excited when she spoke   (5)   Risha found herself sinking lower in her chair.

Risha had the whole weekend to work on her project,   (6)  she could not think of anything to do. On Monday, Risha felt frightened, so after school Risha asked Ms. Clay if she could write an art paper   (7)   doing an art project.

“I understand this project   (8)   you, Risha,” Ms. Clay said. “Just remember, you can

  (9)   any kind of art you want.” Ms. Clay smiled at her. “Art is a person’s way of expressing his or her feelings—it isn’t always painting, drawing, or cutting. I know you will think of something very creative, and I can’t   (10)   to see it.”

When Risha arrived home, she took out a piece of paper and a pencil. She   (11)   Ms. Clay’s words. “Art is a person’s way of expressing his or her feelings.” Risha wrote the word “terrified” on her paper. She crumpled(把……揉成团) the paper and threw it to the side of her desk. Then Risha stared at the crumpled ball. It reminded her of a snowball.   (12)   an idea struck her. Why not create a winter wonderland out of crumpled paper? Risha didn’t have to draw or paint or   (13)   cut.

Risha crumpled lots of paper balls, glued them all together, and   (14)   them on a big piece of hard paper to form a snowman. The snowman   (15)   a hat made of black paper and a scarf made of red paper. And she even crumpled brown and green paper to create a forest. Her   (16)   project was really wonderful.

On Friday, Risha carefully carried her project into the library. She noticed the   (17)    

and the nods from teachers and other students   (18)   she put her work on a table. Ms. Clay walked over to Risha.

“You have created an original and amazing piece of artwork. I am so proud of you!” Ms. Clay said.

Risha was proud of herself too. Her pride   (19)   when Ms. Clay placed a first-place star on her artwork. “Maybe I am a good   (20)   after all,” Risha thought.

The alarm clock was ringing! I got out of bed, walked over to my desk and __  (1)  __ it off. It was 6：30 in the morning, and I was very tired. It was very __  (2)  __ outside, and I couldnˈt see anything! I walked over to the __  (3)  __，took a shower and then I came out, grabbed my towel and dried myself. Then I put all my __  (4)  __ in my backpack so I wouldnˈt forget them when I went to school.

I went into the kitchen and ate the food my mother had cooked for me. But when I had finished, my __  (5)  __ still wasnˈt downstairs to drop me off at the school bus, so where was she? I went to my parentsˈ bedroom and saw my mother __  (6)  __！She must have gone back to bed! I woke her up and said,“Iˈm going to be late for __  (7)  __！”She looked at me and said,“Go and look __  (8)  __．”

I felt __  (9)  __ so I immediately went to the window and opened the __  (10)  __. It was lighter now and I could see outside. But I didnˈt see the green grass or the black road. Instead, I saw white __  (11)  __. I couldnˈt believe it when I __  (12)  __ that my mother had tricked me! She wasnˈt __  (13)  __ sleeping just now; she was just pretending(假装)．

It was a snowy day, __  (14)  __there was no school! I ran up to my mother and __  (15)  __ her because I was so happy. She __  (16)  __ me a jacket, boots, and a pair of gloves and told me to play in the snow for a little while. It was really __  (17)  __ but really cold, and I came inside after an hour.

My dad was sitting at the table with two cups of hot __  (18)  __，and one was for me! I drank my hot chocolate __  (19)  __ so that it would last longer, and I felt warm again. It was a wonderful day! __  (20)  __ the weather when you think there could be some snow, because you never know what could happen!

        Bare foot and dirty, the girl just sat and watched the people go by in the park. She never tried to   41 . She never said a word. Many people passed,   42 never did one person stop.

      The next day I decided to go back to the  43  , curious if the little girl would still be there. Right in the very 44 as she was yesterday, she sat with the 45  look in her eyes.   46  I began walking towards her, I could see the back of the little girl’s dress indicated a disability. I guessed maybe that was the  47 why the people just passed by and made no effort to help. But I wanted to help her, so I 48  to let her know it was OK. I sat down beside her and   49  with a simple “hello”.

      The little girl was 50  and replied a “hi” in a low voice. I asked the girl why she was so sad. The little girl looked at me and said, “Because I’m  51 .” I immediately said, “That you are!”and smiled. The little girl acted  52  sadder, and she said, “I know.”

      “Little girl,” I said, “you  53  me of a sweet angel.” She looked at me and smiled. Slowly she stood to her  54 , and said, “Really?”

      “Yes, dear, you’re  55  a little guardian angel (守护神) sent to watch over (守护) all those people walking by.”

      She 56  her head“yes”. Then she spread her wings and said,“I am. I’m your guardian angel.”I was  57  by what I was seeing. She continued to say,“Because you think of someone other than (而不是) yourself, my job here is done.”Immediately, I also 58  to my feet and said, “Wait, so why did  59  stop to help an angel?” She looked at me and smiled, “You’re the only one who could see me, and you  60  an angel in your heart.”

A lady wanted a birthday gift from her husband. For many months she had liked a beautiful   (1)  , and knowing her husband could   (2)  it, she told him that was all she wanted. On the morning of the   (3)  , her husband told her how  (4)  he was to have such a good wife, and how much he loved her. He  (5)  her a beautiful gift package (纸盒). She opened it and   (6)  a Bible.  (7)  , she raised her voice and said to her husband, “With all your money, you give me a Bible?” She was so  (8)  that she left him.

Many years passed and the lady was very  (9)  in business. She owned two large companies. She  (10)  her husband was very old, and thought perhaps she should go to  (11)  him. But before she could, she   (12)  a letter telling her that he had died, and gave all of his possessions (财产) to her. She needed to come back and   (13)  things.

When she arrived at his house, sadness  (14)  her heart. She saw the still new   (15)  , just as she had left it years before. With   (16)  , she opened it and began to turn the pages. A ring  (17)  from the Bible to the floor and a   (18)  could be seen. She picked it up and found it was the ring she wanted in those days. And on the card was the date of her birth, and the words “LUV U ALWAYS”.

       (19)  your gift is not packaged the way you want it, it’s because it is better packaged the way it is! Always appreciate little things they usually lead you to bigger things! The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched for they must be felt with the   (20)  .

I used to be a very self­centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people_ 21 _I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a __22__ person.
    I think my __23__ started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my __24__ and be left alone.I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever __25__ to anyone in my classes.By the end of my first term, I was really __26__. It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So I tried a(n) __27__. I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble, I __28__ to help. That was really a big __29__ for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of __30__ are still my best friends today.
    A bigger cause of my new __31__,however, came when I took a part­time job at Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my __32__. Every time I came into her room, she was so __33__ because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never __34__ her, so I took her place. She let me __35__ that making others feel good made me feel good too. When she died, I was __36__，but I was also very grateful to her.
I think I am a much __37__ person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not __38__ these experiences. They have __39__ me to care about other people more than about myself. I __40__ who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.

One day, Jim’s father received a phone call from his teacher. Over the phone, the teacher told the father that Jim   (1)  asking or answering questions in class.

When Jim returned that day, the father   (2)  to have a good conversation with him. He asked him why he daren’t ask or answer questions in class. Jim told him that even the  (3)  of raising his hand and having everyone  (4)  him made him shake. He wasn’t always like that. He used to be so _45__. Hearing that, his father decided to tell him the_46__ below.

One day, a man named Billy _47_ a bear cub(幼兽) in the woods near his house. He couldn’t see its __48__ and it seemed that it could not care for itself, __49__ Billy fed the bear every day from that on. One day, the bear cub __50__ Billy home. It eventually moved from the backyard to the living room, __51__ more and more and growing bigger and bigger. Billy was _52__, but he felt he could do nothing. He __53__ to feed it. The bear had become a part of his life and he couldn’t imagine living __54_ it, even though it was starting to __55__ the furniture and impact his social life. Then one day, the bear stood up on its hindquarters(两条后腿), hit Billy hard with his powerful paws. Billy was killed __56__.

At the end, the father said,“Our fears often start as something small and __57__ just like the bear cub. But we let them into our __58__ and keep feeding them until they get bigger and bigger. We should __59__feeding them. Instead, we should face them bravely.”

Jim nodded hearing that. We should __60__ feed the fears in our heart.

About a year ago, I went to stay at a Detroit hotel. I didn't want to __21__ too much money with me, so I __22__ the desk clerk to put a hundred-dollar bill in the safe for __23__．

    The next morning, however, the clerk said that he knew nothing about my money. I didn't have any proof __24__ I had given the man the money. There was clearly __25__ left to do but go to the nearest lawyer at once.

    The lawyer __26__ me to return to the hotel with him and give __27__ hundred-dollar bill to the clerk. __28__ we did. An hour later, I went back to the desk and asked for my money together with the lawyer. __29__ I had the lawyer as an eyewitness(证人) to the __30__ hundred-dollar bill, the clerk could not __31__ he knew nothing about it.

    Another hour later, I put the second part of the lawyer's plan into action. This time both the lawyer and I went to the __32__ to ask for the hundred-dollar once again. No matter __33__ I said, the clerk who kept my bill __34__ that he had given it to me. I said it was not __35__．The lawyer said to him, "I __36__ this gentleman give you a hundred-dollar bill. If you don't hand it in immediately, I will be forced to call the __37__" Now the clerk felt quite __38__, so he gave me back the first hundred-dollar bill.

    "I don't know __39__ to thank you enough for getting my money back," I said to the lawyer. And what do you suppose he answered? He said, "Oh, don't __40__ me. That will be one hundred dollars, please. "

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

When Pat Jones finished college，she decided to travel around the world and see as many foreign places as she could   (1)    she was young ．Pat wanted to visit Latin America    (2)   ，so she got a job    (3)    an English teacher in a school in Bolivia ．Pat spoke a little Spanish    (4)   she was able to communicate with her students even when they didn't   (5)    much English．

A sentence she had read somewhere stuck in her mind ：if you dream     (6)     a foreign language, you have really mastered (掌握) it. Pat repeated this sentence to her students and    (7)  that some day she would dream in Spanish and they would dream in    (8)   ．

One day ，one of her    (9)    students came up and explained in Spanish that he had not done his homework. He had    (10)    early, but had slept    (11)     .

“What does this have to do with your    (12)     ?” Pat asked．

“I dreamed all night ，Miss Jones. and my dream was in English?”

“In English?” Pat was very     (13)   ，since he was such a bad student ．She was    (14)    secretly jealous (嫉妒的)．Her    (15)     was still not in Spanish ．But she encouraged (鼓励) her young student. “Well，   (16)    me about your dream．”

“All the people in my dream    (17)   English.” the student said. “And all the signs were in English. All the newspapers and magazines and all the TV programs were in English．”

“Great. That's    (18)    ，”said Pat ．“What did all the people say to you?”

“I'm sorry ，Miss Jones ．That's   (19)    I slept so badly．1 didn't    (20)    a word they said ．It was a nightmare (噩梦 )!”