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　　Once there was a little orphan(孤兒)who always wished that he could fly like a bird．It was very difficult for him to understand why he could not fly．

　　There was another little boy who was crippled．One day the orphan came to a park, where he saw the little crippled boy playing in the sand alone．

　　He ran over to the little crippled boy and asked him if he had ever wanted to fly like a bird．

　　“No,” he said．“But I've been thinking about what it would be like to walk and run like others．”

　　“That is very sad,” said the little orphan．“Do you think we could be friends?”

　　“Sure,” said the little crippled boy．

　　The two little boys played for hours．Neither of them felt as lonely as they had been before．Then the little crippled boy's father came with a wheelchair to pick up his son．The little orphan ran over to him and said something into his ear．

　　“That would be OK,” said the man．

　　The little orphan ran back to his friend and said, “You are my only friend and I wish I could do something to make you walk and run like others．Unluckily, I can't．But there is something that I can do for you．”

　　The little orphan boy turned around and told his friend to slide onto his back．Then he began to run across the grass．He ran faster and faster, carrying the little crippled boy on his back．

　　The father began to cry with tears as his son shouted at the top of his voice, “I'm FLYING! Daddy, I'm FLYING!”

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　　Everyone has got two personalities(性格)-the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real．You don't show your secret personality when you’re awake because you can control your behavior, but when you’re asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you．In a normal night, of course, people frequently change their positions．The important position is the one that you go to sleep in．

　　If you go to sleep on your back, you’re a very open person．You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas．You don't like to displease people．So you never express your real feelings．You’re quite shy and you aren't quite sure of yourself．

　　If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive(守口如瓶的)person．You worry a lot and you’re always easily upset．You always stick to your own opinions or judgment, but you don't raise your hopes too much．You usually live for today not tomorrow．This means that you enjoy having a good time．

　　If you sleep curled up(蜷縮), you are probably a very nervous person．You have a low opinion of yourself and so you’re often defensive(有戒心的)．You’re shy and you don't normally like meeting people．You prefer to be on your own．You’re easily hurt．

　　If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced(平衡的)personality．You know your strengths and weakness．You’re usually careful．You believe in yourself．You sometimes feel anxious, but you don't often get sad．You always say what you think even if it makes people rather angry．

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　　No one wants to look silly or do the wrong thing at a new job．It is important to make the right impression(印象)from the very first day．You will face new people．You will be in a new place．It may be difficult to know what to do．Here are five tips to help you make it through the first day in a new job：

　�、� First impression can last forever．Make sure you make a good one．Before your first day, find out if your new job has a dress code(rules about what you can wear to work)．If so, be sure to follow it．No matter what, always be neat and clean．

　�、� Get to work on time．Give yourself an extra 15 minutes to make sure you arrive on time．

　　③ Pay attention to introductions．You may be introduced to your workmates．They will be important to you．They are the ones who will answer your questions when the boss is not around．

　�、� Ask plenty of questions．Make sure that your supervisor has told you what is expected of you．If you are not told your duties, ask for a list．Set daily and weekly goals for yourself．

　　⑤ Never be the first one to leave．Watch what others do at the end of work hours．It does not look good for you to be eager(急切的)to leave．

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　　One morning, a blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet．He held a sign which said, “I am blind．Please help me．”

　　There were only a few coins(硬幣)in the hat．A man was walking by．He took out a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat．He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words on it．He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by could see the new words．

　　Soon the hat began to fill up．A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy．That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were．The boy recognized his footsteps and ask, “Are you the one who changed my sign in the morning? What did you write? ”

　　The man said, “I only wrote the truth．I said what you said, but in a different way．”

　　What he had written was, “Today is a beautiful day, but I can't see it．”

　　Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?

　　Of course both signs told people the boy was blind．But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat．The second sign told people that they were able to enjoy the beauty of the day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind．

　　The first sign simply said the boy was blind, while the second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind．

　　There are at least two lessons we can learn from this simple story．

　　The first is：Treasure(珍惜)what you have．Someone else has less．Try your best to help those who need your help．

　　The second is： Be creative．Think differently．There is always a better way．

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　　The United States is mainly an English-speaking country．A great number of population speaks English as their native language．Business, education and most public aspects(方面)of life are conducted in English．Across the country, people pronounce English sounds in several different ways and some regional(地區(qū)的)differences in words spelling exist(存在), but for the most parts, Americans speak one common language．This language is sometimes called American English．

　　However, not everyone in the US is a native speaker of English．Most of the persons coming into the country are speakers of other languages．There are hundreds of communities(社區(qū))around the US where English is not the most commonly used language．Chinese, Italian, German, Greek, Vietnamese and French are all spoken in a great number of communities in the United States．Spanish is the second most commonly spoken language after English in the US．It is widely spoken in New York and across the southern part of the country．

　　For speakers of other languages, learning English is important, but traditionally, teaching people to speak English as a second language was given little attention．Non-English speakers were expected to "pick up" the language through getting in touch with people in public．Recently, this has changed．Today, most large public schools and community colleges have ESL(English as a Second Language)programs．American English teachers feel that English students should learn the language in the way they will be using it．Therefore, ESL programs teach different English lessons to different students．Some programs teach students to be able to express their thoughts in English in public．

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　　The workers who brought the girl to the orphanage(孤兒院)knew little about her．The streets where they found her had been her home for many years．Her parents were unknown．They left her long ago．At the orphanage, the girl, like all the children there, was taught to read and write．While she was studying at the orphanage, she learned something else to be independent(獨立)．At twenty-one, she left the orphanage and began work as a secretary(秘書)．And then, in 1975, while she was still working as an ordinary secretary, something special happened．She entered the Miss Hong Kong competition and won it．This was the turning point in her life．Now her name, Mary Cheung, was known to everybody．

　　Mary entered the competition because she wanted to show that orphanage girls could be something．Winning the competition gave her the chance to start a new life．This led her first into television and then into business as a manager．When she was working as a manager, she had trouble with her reports．"My English just wasn't good enough．" She said．Luckily, she had a boyfriend(who later became her husband)to help her．

　　Mary studied management(管理)at Hong Kong Polytechnic and graduated in 1980．She started her own business in 1985．But she did not stop developing herself．She then studied at the University of Hong Kong．Since 1987, she had spent a lot of time on photography(攝影)．She has held several exhibitions(展覽)of her work in many places-China, New Zealand and Paris．She still found time, however, to work on TV, write for newspapers and bring up her family．

　　The girl from the street has come a long way, but her journey is not finished yet．

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　　"Depend on yourself" is what nature says to every man．Parents can help you．Teachers can help you．Others still can help you．But all these only help you to help yourself．

　　There have been many great men in history．But many of them were very poor in childhood, and had no uncles, aunts or friends to help them．They couldn't depend on them for education．They saw how it was, and began to work with their efforts．To know something, they worked their own way up to fame(榮譽(yù))．

　　One of the most famous teachers in England used to tell his pupils, "I can't make worthy men of you, but I can help you make men of yourselves．"

　　Some young men think they are the best in anything, but in fact they are to be pitied(值得同情的)．They can never do things successfully if they don't see their weak points and change their courses(做法)．They are nothing now, and will be nothing as long as they live if they don't follow the advice of their parents and teachers, and depend on their own efforts．

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　　China's Zhao Yang won the Olympic Games women's short-track gold on Saturday．

　　“I told myself a few days ago ‘Zhao Yang, you can do this’” the 18-year-old Olympic newcomer said, “I believed in myself．”

　　“This gold medal will change things．It will give me more confidence．It will give my mum a better lifestyle．”

　　China's Shen Xue, aged 31, and Zhao Hongbo, aged 36, celebrated St．Valentine's Day and the Chinese New Year by winning a gold medal in the pair figure skating at the Vancouver Olympics on Sunday．

　　“We have not competed much in the last two years and we came back to compete at the Olympic Games as it is our dream to win an Olympic gold medal．”

　　China's Wang Meng won again her Olympic women's 500-meter short-track skating title on Wednesday．

　　“I have a lot of confidence．I feel that it's my duty to win that．It's still the Chinese New Year holiday, ” she said, “ Kouto was the only way to express my thanks to the coaches, team leaders and teammates．”

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　　Monday…oh．I don't like Monday because I'll have to go back to school again after the weekend．Tuesday is not so bad．I usually play tennis with my friends after school．On Wednesday evening I don't go out．I stay at home and do my homework．I like Thursday because the next day is Friday．I always go out on Friday-maybe to the cinema．I love the weekend．On Saturdays I stay in bed until(直到)lunchtime，and I sometimes go to the shops in the afternoon．In the evening we go to a club-there are good bands there every Saturday．Then on Sundays I go to my friend's house or she comes to mille．I usually visit my grandmother for an hour in the afternoon．Then the weekend is over and it's Monday…and I feel bad again!

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