Tears clouded my eyes as I stood in our washing room, holding Brett"s jeans and shirt full of burn holes.
Tired and defeated, I __1__ to the floor. The clothes were just one more thing Brett had __2__.
He often got almost everything in the house out of __3__. Many windows in our house needed repair due to his breaking __4__ to steal money when he chose to live on the street. Yet none of this could
compare to the emotional __5__ Brett had done to our once quiet home.
Brett came to live with us when he was 12 years old. During the next few years I had dealt with Brett
as __6__ as possible, but inside I was shouting, "I don"t want him in my house another day, Lord! I just can"t __7__ him!" Having wiped my tears, I continued __8__ him as before.
When Brett was nearly 18, he landed again in Juvenile Hall (少管所). After that, my husband and I had to send Brett to a boarding school for helping __9__ teens.
At the __10__ ceremony, each graduate held a white rose to give to the person who had __11__
the most to him or her.
Brett spoke __12__ to his parents and then spoke to me, "You did so much. You were always
there, no matter __13__. My mom and dad, I am their kid. But you, __14__ troubled enough by me, always __15__ me such love. And I want you to know I love you for it."
__16__, I stood as Brett placed the white rose in my hand and hugged me __17__. At that moment,
tears __18__ in my eyes again, this time not for disappointment but for __19__. Although I had
struggled with silent __20__ toward my stepson, Brett had seen only my actions. Love is action. We
may not always have positive feelings about certain people in our life, but we can love them.
Albert Einstein is said to have been asked by a student, "what finding helped you most when you
were __1__ the theory of relativity?" Einstein replied without __2__ moment"s hesitation. "Finding
how to think about the problem."
The same __3__ is told about Sir Isaac Newton and __4__ other scientists. We have no proof
__5__ any of these well-known conversations __6__ took place, but we are prepared to believe
that they did, and, if so, that the __7__ was the same one Einstein gave, __8__ this is the "way
scientists work and science progresses."
Scientists usually work toward models of the process of structure they are studying. __9__ we
have models of the structure of the universe and of the atom, models of the process __10__ which
the genetic (遗传的) pattern is passed from one building block of life to _11__ models of the
economic system and __12__ on. Some models are mathematical, but a model does not have to
have equations (方程) or even diagrams; the __13__ requirement is no doubt that it _14__ an
insight (洞察) into the relationships that determine __15__ something works as it does or how it
is put together.
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| Patricia Pania wanted to be was a mother and home-maker. But 1.___________ life was turned upside down when a motorist, 2._____________(distract) by his cell phone, ran a stop sign and crashed into the side of her car. The impact killed her 2-year-old daughter. Four months later, Pania reluctantly but 3.____________ (courage) decided to try to educate the public and to fight 4. ______________ laws to ban drivers from using cell phones 5. _____________ a car is moving. In her first speech, Pania was visibly trembling and her voice was soft and uncertain. But as she got into her speech, a dramatic 6. ________________(transform) took place. She stopped 7. _____________ (shake) and spoke with 8. _____________ strong voice. For the rest of her talk, she was a forceful and compelling speaker. She wanted everyone in the audience to know 9. _____________ she knew without having to learn it from a personal tragedy. Many in the audience were moved to tears and to action. In subsequent presentations, Pania gained reputation 10. _____________ a highly effective speaker. |