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Steven had to face ______________ in his film-creating efforts, but his transformed the obstacles into an alternative route to success.When he was 12 years old, he was already visiting _ at Universal Studios. By the time he was 17 years old, Steven had established himself as a director with the artistic intuition of a man twice his age.Despite his , Steven consistently earned low grades. His low grades transfer attempts, forcing real film schools to . Steven the situation on his own by __ away from academics. His film Amblin win him a seven-year contract with Universal Studios.Then his movie Jaws was _ and it made Steven famous. It is Steven’s _ that has strengthened him in against all rejections, prejudice and skepticism and driven him to _____________.

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Traveling solo—A blessing overall!You are ready to travel. But You haven’t traveled much and have many problems to deal with. of your friends or families that dream. You could though it is a difficult decision. I traveled solo to China and after that to several other countries. My friends, acquaintances, co-workers and the natives from the countries I visited consider it _, ________, _ and __.My solo travel has been sometimes a _, sometimes a _. Not-so-pleasant experiences in Indonesia, Japan, Italy, China have shown that traveling solo could also put me _. Having a companion might have ___ me _ some dangers, but it would have made me lose the opportunities to enjoy the trip, eat _____, be by strangers, meet _in the trip.But you have to be careful not to endanger yourself by throwing _to the wind. _____, close your eyes and leap in! Everything that happens to you will you in some way. Don’t ever let a lack of companionship _you from doing traveling solo because traveling solo is a blessing overall.

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When courage triumphed over fearSix years ago, when I took a flight, I saw real courage. Immediately upon _, long before we had reached our __, it was clear that something was wrong. We _ travelers knew that they were just ________ and . Soon our _ were disappearing. The pilot soon provided some news the flight. Because of the problems with ___, the passengers and the crew were all in danger. Most travelers looked _ and grim. However, somewhere in my _, I __ a still calm voice underlying the panic. This calm voice of a mother _ a calm in me that quieted some of my fears. Only the greatest courage had brought that mother up and her above the chaos around her. It is the voice of true courage, showing the ______________ of love.

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Chance favors the preparedBorn in a neighborhood, Les Brown was later by Mamie Brown. When the opportunities for his future looked slim to others, he still had great passion for his dream. He his friends with his constant practicing. They all scorned him but Les didn't let their stop him. One day Les decided to take the and boldly went to the manager of the local radio station to apply for a job. Being bluntly rejected, Les didn't give up though and returned to the station every day for a week. His was very persuasive, and the station manager finally gave in and took Les Brown to do small tasks--at no pay.While with the station's real DJs, Les taught himself their posture and hand movements on the control panel. When he stayed around the studio he whatever knowledge he could. One afternoon when the DJ named Rock was sick and none of the regular DJs were available, Les got his chance. Because of his , Les was ready. He had the audience and heard applause from his general manager. From that fateful beginning, Les was to become an icon in broadcasting, politics, public speaking and television.

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I rushed into his little shop to ________________ Eager to leave, I begged him to hurry. The shoe-repairer explained that he would the tradition he inherited from his father, that is, one must work with _ and be proud of his / her fine work.Thereafter, I often _ in his store or _ to chat with him. Once, I went into his shop to vent my frustration as the poor job of the painters made me _.He consoled me, saying “Maybe their parents had no pride in their work” and “it learning what’s important. ” According to him, each of us can make our own contribution to the _, and we must _to make it a good one.After my return from a business trip, I went to see him. But what I heard ______. He was _ an infectious disease and passed away. I went away with a _ in my heart. I would invariably remember his words “If you have inherited a prideful tradition, you must ; if you haven’t, then start __ one.”

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B1U7Summary of Text AWhen honesty disappearsHonesty, as a core value of society, is vanishing from our social life. As can be known from numerous accounts, travelers 1）__ off so many towels last year that it cost a major hotel chain $ 3 million to replace them, whereas politicians in many countries get used to demanding 2) _. But the worst of all is the academic 3) _ amongst today’s students who are tomorrow’s leaders.If that is indeed the case, what is behind it? The critical importance of a university degree may be the fuel of cheating in academic 4) __. The task of writing term papers, 5) _ as a source of frustration, may also worsen the problem. But the foremost factor is easy or free access to the Internet. With the Internet handy, all cheaters have to do is to 6) _ the appropriate website.To cope with the plague of cheating, universities around the globe now adopt anti-plagiarism 7) as well as very strict policies. Any student who is caught cheating in any way, for example, will be 8) from school. But the best cure for the plague is the keen 9) _ that we must trust each other. Without mutual trust, ordered society would 10) ____ into chaos. And without mutual trust, the future of our society will have nothing to depend on for harmony and fairness.

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B1U7 Summary of Text BRays of hope in rising rudenessRude deeds are becoming increasingly common. Faced with rudeness in public, most people 1) ___ it, or mind their own business, or get out of the way. It is generally 2) _ around the world that the inhabitants of large cities are ruder than their fellow citizens from smaller towns or the countryside. What are the reasons behind it? Some experts say that the trend began decades ago when people became resistant to 3) values and manners.Some people blame 4) _ modern lifestyles for contributing to a society that has little time to be polite. Others find that stress also plays a role in incidents of 5) _ behavior and is becoming strikingly common. Rudeness has many forms. Beside verbal 6) ____, people tend to be violent. There is disagreement as to whether the situation is improving or not. Many see little hope for a 7) _ in today’s rude behavior. Others are feeling more hopeful.Nowadays, more people are 8) ___ their time for community projects; also, donations of goods and money to charities have increased. These acts of kindness would have a 9) _ effect on others and would help to reduce the stress in society. Let’s hope this optimistic view 10) _____ and brings a better, brighter world for us all.

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