I believe different people have experienced different adolescence.I must admit I was still an angry  (1)   in my first year of college.My   (2)   was that my parents didn't please me at all.

Our finances were   (3)  ， so I chose to go to a (n)   (4)   college and take a bus to classes every day. One day I had a(n)  (5)  fight with my father.We both exploded into shouts.I   (6)   out of the house and missed my bus to school.

I rushed all the way to school.As I   (7)   across the campus toward my class, I suddenly realized I didn't have the  (8)   that was due: a thought card.My professor asked us to   (9)   an index card with our names and the dates every Tuesday.   (10)   what was on the rest of the card, we could write a thought, a question or something else.

Now, outside the door, ten minutes later, I took an index card.   (11)   to write something

on it, I could only think about the  (12)   I'd just had with my dad.I wrote “I am the son of an idiot！”，then  (13)   into the room, and handed it to our professor.

Next day, our professor   (14)  the thought cards and I   (15)   he wrote, “What does the ‘son of an idiot’ do with the rest of his life？” The professor's innocent-seeming question   (16)  me to the issue: whose problem is it?   (17)  ， my thinking began to shift.I realized that I had created a life  (18)   I was not a central figure!

The   (19)   of growth wasn't easy or fast.   (20)   later，from a struggling student, I became a successful student and then a successful teacher.

Aryan worked for a well-known film and he had a loving and caring family. Aryan’s parents considered themselves to be the luckiest, to be blessed with such a wonderful child. But on the other hand, Aryan was not happy with himself, since he thought himself to be an ugly, unconfident and unattractive person.

One evening, while returning home from work, he, along with many people, was waiting for the bus. On arrival of the bus, Aryan somehow made his way into the bus and managed to find a seat.

After sitting, he looked around the bus and noticed a handsome and charming man sitting opposite him. On looking towards the man, Aryan became sad once again regarding his looks and personality. All types of bad thoughts started coming in his mind that he was not worth this beautiful world. He thought that lucky man, with such a beautiful and attractive face, must always be the center of attraction.

Aryan became jealous of that man and could not bear him in front of him. So he changed his seat to avoid him. On the way all the negative feelings kept coming to his mind, imagining how his life would have been only if he were more handsome and good looking.

Finally on reaching the destination he came out of the bus. As he was walking, a person suddenly pushed Aryan from back. Aryan angrily turned around and what he saw brought tears in Aryan’s eyes.

The same “fortunate” man he had been envying all his way had difficulty in walking, since his one leg was shorter than the other. The “fortunate” man apologized to Aryan, but Aryan couldn’t say a word and walked away with tears in his eyes and guilt in his heart.

While walking, he realized that we must be satisfied and happy with what we are and even the basic qualities that we have might be a dream to someone else. So we should be grateful with what we have.

Before leaving his job in Brooklyn, Brian Peter had one thing he wanted to do on his last day-say thank you to the city he loves. Peter decided to use the money he made for a day's work, as well as the $10 per year he earned for his service, to give back to his community. "I've got nothing but good things from the city and the citizens, "Peter said. "I take what I make in a day and add that $120 that the police association was going to give me, and I'll just add it up to $500 and get some gift cards for people. "

So after fourteen years' serving as a police officer, Peter spent his last day doing that. Using his own money, Peter purchased five gift cards from Target and five gift cards from the grocery chain Cub Foods worth $50 each and handed them out to strangers in Brooklyn Center.

It took him about two hours to give away the cards and that he could put smiles on a lot of people's faces, including one woman he stopped after noticing the condition of her car. "Her car was really old and really damaged. I saw her windshield wipers were stuck in the up position, "Peter recalled. "I explained what I was doing and gave her a gift card, and immediately, she lit up with a smile. "

Once people overcame the initial shock of what he was doing, Peter said he received a lot more hugs that day. Monique Drier, who stayed with Peter, said Peter has always wanted to give back and didn't really want the attention. "He didn't even have a going-away party, "Drier said.

Peter, who started his new job three days ago, said he still wanted to continue giving back to the community. "Community service is extremely important, and when you're fortunate in life, you should give back to others who aren't as fortunate as you, "Peter said. "That's what makes the world go round. "

Dad was always full of advice, but one of the biggest lessons he taught me one summer was about having a strong work ethic(道德). When my brother and I were growing up, we mowed(修剪) yards during the summer to earn pocket change. Dad was our salesman. He told our neighbors about our service and offered a price they could not refuse. My brother and I got $ 10 per yard. I later found out that our friends were charging $ 20 or more for the same amount of work.

Every time we headed out to mow lawns(草坪), Dad was there to watch. I used to wonder why he came with us. He stood monitoring our work in the heat when he could have been inside relaxing with air conditioning and an icy drink.

One day we were cutting our next-door neighbor’s yard, he always waited until the grass was knee-high to call us over. To make matters worse, we had an old lawn mower. This particular afternoon, I was finishing up and was tired and sweaty.

I was just about to cut off the lawn mower when I saw Dad pointing to one piece of grass. He yelled, “You missed a piece.”

I frowned, hoping he would let it slide and let me go home. He kept pointing. So, tired and disappointed, I went back to cut that piece of grass. I said to myself, “That one piece isn’t hurting anyone. Why won’t he just let it go?”

But when I reached adulthood, I understood his message ---When you’re running a business, the work you do says a great deal about you. If you want to be seen as a businessman with honesty, you must deliver a quality product. That single blade of grass meant the job was not done.

Other neighbors took notice of the good work we did and we soon got more business. We started out with one client, but by the end of the summer we had five.

The US will seek to expand its own oil production in an attempt to reduce dependence on imported oil and bring down fuel prices, President Obama says. New contracts for exploration will be signed in non-protected areas of Alaska and in the Gulf of Mexico.

       In his weekly speech, the President insisted the US could reduce its need for imported oil and improve safety. Using his speech to tell Americans that he understood their concerns about rising prices, President Obama focused particularly on the price of fuel, which has risen in recent months.

      US consumers have historically enjoyed cheap fuel, but have seen prices rise in recent months even though US oil production in 2010 reached its highest level for seven years.

       Although the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 was serious, Mr. Obama said the Gulf remained a key part of the country’s future energy supply.

       The President’s proposals (议案) come after Republicans (共和党人) introduced a series of proposals that would expand and speed up oil and gas production.

       The White House has criticized the Republican proposals for safety reasons, but Mr. Obama was clear in his speech that he felt safety and environmental standards could be maintained even though production might rise.

       “I believe that we should continue to expand oil production in America— even as we increase safety and environmental standards,” he said.

       “As a nation, we should be investing in the clean, renewable sources of energy that are the solution to high gas prices.”

       Mr. Obama has previously called for a step-change in energy policy, saying the US must move towards getting 80% of its electricity from clean energy sources by 2035.

When memory began for me, my grandfather (“Gramp”) was past sixty. The little marks of laughter at the corners of his eyes were the product of a kindly and humorous nature. The years of work which had bent his shoulders had never reduced his humor or his love of a joke. Everywhere he went, Gramp made friends easily. At the end of half an hour you felt you had known him all your life. I soon learned that he hated to give orders, but that when he had to, he tried to make his orders sound like suggestions.

One July morning, as he was leaving to go to the cornfield, he said: “Edwin, you can pick up the potatoes in the field today if you want to do that.” Then he drove away with his horses. The day passed, and I did not have any desire to pick up potatoes. Evening came and the potatoes were still in the field. Gramp, dusty and tired, led the horses to get their drink.

“How many potatoes did you pick up?”Gramp inquired.“I didn’t pick any.” “Not any! Why?” “You said I could pick them up if I wanted to. You didn’t say I had to.” In the next few minutes, I learned a lesson I will not forget: when Gramp said I could if I wanted to, he meant that I should want to.

My grandmother (“Gram”) worked hard all day, washing clothes, cleaning the house, making butter, and even working in the field when help was scarce. In the evening, though, she was not too tired to read books from the community library. For more than forty years, Gram read aloud to Gramp almost every evening. In this way, she and Gramp learned about all the great battles of history and became familiar with the works of great authors and the lives of famous men.

She also had a deep love of beauty. When she was almost seventy-five and had gone to live with one of her daughters, she spent a delightful morning washing dishes because, as she said, the beautiful pattern on the dishes gave her pleasure. The birds, the flowers, the clouds –– all that was beautiful around her –– pleased her. She was like the father of the French painter, Millet, who used to gather grass and show it to his son, saying, “See how beautiful this is!”

In a pioneer society it is the harder qualities of mind and character that are of value. The softer virtues are considered unnecessary. Men and women struggling daily to earn a living are unable, even for a moment, to forget the business of preserving their lives. Only unusual people, like my grandparents, managed to keep thesofter qualitiesin a world of daily struggle.

“It’s OK if you have to go, buddy,” I said, looking into those eyes that showed love, devotion and friendship.

But he wasn’t coming home.

Scout was taking his last ride from a specialist in Dallas back to our vet (兽医). He started out on the floor in the back. When we got close to home he jumped up and leaned against me. Then he crawled, obviously hurting, into the passenger seat where he always rode. For a minute he looked out the window and then back at me.

My first memory of Scout was as a 6-week-old pup, sat on the edge of the seat, front paws on the window, looking back at Twin Pines Farm as he left. You might have expected him to act nervous, but he just smiled and watched.

He smiled all the time – we called him the world’s happiest dog. He graciously put up with new dogs and puppies. He wasn’t what you’d call a devoted father, but he would play with the puppies if nobody was looking.

He was all business when there was work to do. Most of his duties were riding in the truck, playing Frisbee or lounging (闲逛). But when needed, he was always there to load a cranky (暴躁的) cow, to keep coyotes (丛林狼) away, to make me feel OK when I was miles away, knowing he would protect his family with every last breath.

How do these four-legged fur balls get so deep in our hearts? It hurts when they go. But when you ask yourself: Would I give up having known him to make the pain go away? The answer is, of course, no.

I think Scout was probably a once-in-a-lifetime dog. But his son Gus is playing around in our backyard right now, and he had his first ride in the truck yesterday. He has the same way of looking out the window and then back at me with a smile on his face.

Scout, however your son turns out, we’ll always remember you. In time, it won’t hurt so much, and we’ll get by. It’s OK, buddy. You had to go.

B

    Pennsylvania—When Connie Beck and her husband awoke to strange noises last weekend, they thought high winds were rattling (使……发出响声) their home.
    What they found was even more unexpected: A deer was taking a bubble (泡沫) bath in their bathtub（浴缸）.
    “I wasn’t exactly dressed for company,” Mrs. Beck said. “We were just waking up.”
    The deer burst through the front door early on Saturday, ran past the couple’s bedroom and into the bathroom.
     Somehow he managed to turn on the water in the bathtub and knock over踢翻 a bottle of bubble bath into the bathtub. He then got himself into the bubbly water.
    “You could hear the water running over the kicking,” Beck said.
    The Becks called State Game Commission officials, who arrived with tranquilizers (镇静剂) and a lot of laughter.
     “A guy said, ‘There's nothing wrong… he's just in there taking a bubble bath,' ” Mrs. Beck said.
     The animal was soon brought under control, removed from the house and released.
     “He was unharmed except for a little cut above the eye,” said Mrs. Beck. “We were also fortunate. There wasn't much damage, except for the front door, some marks on the tub, and a few hoof (蹄) prints on the floor.”

IKEＡ's founder Ingvar Kamprad, ranked 4^th richest man in the world, drives a 15-year-old car and always flies economy class, in part to   41  his 90,000 employees world wide to see the   42 of frugality(节俭). This billionaire Swede, who turns 80 on March 30,   43  his legendary habits during a rare television    44    in Switzerland, his second home for nearly 30 years.

His   45  was recently estimated at $28billion by Forbes magazine   46  only Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, US investor Warren Buffet and Mexican industrialist Carlos Slim.

"Peoplesay I am cheap and I don't   47  if they do. But I am very   48  to follow the rules of our company," Kamprad said.

Asked to confirm he   49  an old Volvo, he said:" She is nearly   50 , just 15 years old."

Interviewer teased that IKEA employees were   51  told to write on both sides of the paper.

"Why not? If there is such a thing as good   52 , it is to give a good   53 . I have to do so for all the IKEA employees," Kamprad replied.

"Everything we   54  we need as a reserve(宝藏). We have to still develop the IKEA group. We need many billions of Swiss francs to   55  China or Russia," he added.

IKEA is the world's biggest furniture retailer, with 202stores in 32 countries.

 56  for its inexpensive self made furniture, the family owned business claims its big and strong catalog(目录) is the most   57  read publication after the Bible.

"Our idea is to   58   everybody, including people with little money. We have to keep    59   down," he said.

"I'm not afraid of   60  80 and I have lots of things to do. I don't have time for dying," Kamprad said.