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　　One of the things I always believe is that no matter how bad something is, you can take something positive out of it．The one time I wasn’t sure of that was on September 11．

　　I usually wake up at 6∶30 or 7∶00 in the morning．That day, I happened to wake up earlier．I turned on the TV and I saw that a plane had crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center．My first reaction was that it was a terrible accident．Then I saw another plane fly into the South Tower and I realized that I was witnessing an act of terrorism．

　　My wife and I spent the day watching the terrible pictures over and over again．When I Watched family members looking for their loved ones, the pain in their eyes was something I would never forget．Couldn’t understand how something this terrible could have happened．

　　It wasn’t until a few weeks after September 11 that I began to see that perhaps some good did come from this tragedy．People seem different now, more understanding, more tolerant．Little things that seemed to be such a trouble before are no longer big things．Personally, I am more tolerant than I was．I realize life is too short, and too precious, to let myself get worried over small things．I’ve learned also that you can’t take things for granted, Things change in the blink of an eye．People go to work and don’t come back．One moment they’re living and the next minute they’re not．And, it doesn’t matter who you are, there is nothing you can do about it．We never know when our time here will be over, so we all need to make the most of every minute we have．

　　You try to learn from what happened．You can’t be used up it．You can’t live by it．All you can do is just live．

　　注：crash撞擊　reaction反應　witness目擊　tragedy悲劇　tolerant寬容的　precious珍貴的　take－for granted認為——是當然的

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　　As young students, you have many dreams．These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize; they can also be small, such as becoming one of the best students in your class．

　　Once you find a dream, what do you do with it?Do you ever try to make your dream real?

　　Andrew Matthews, an Australian writer, tells us that making your dreams real is life’s biggest challenge．You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it’s impossible for you to become a writer．Those kinds of ideas stop you from realizing your dream．

　　In fact, everyone can realize his dream．The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is．Don’t let it leave your heart．Keep telling yourself what you want every day and then your dream will come true faster．You should know that a big dream is, in fact, made up of many small dreams．

　　You must also never give up your dream．There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams．But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself．You need to decide what is the most important．Studying instead of watching TV will help you to get better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book．

　　As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little．This is good as you have the chance to learn something more useful and find new hobbies．

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　　After reading the letter Annie realized her life would never be the same again．She couldn't believe what she had just read and so she read it again．Still, it was true．She was now extremely rich, the owner of the best hotels in London．

　　Her uncle had died and left her all his fortune．They had never met as her mother had argued with her uncle when her mother had married a poor doctor．Annie knew very little about her uncle as her parents did not want her to know anything about a rich relative when they hardly had anything to eat．

　　She had struggled all her life to study so that she could provide a better life for her parents．Unfortunately they had died in an accident and she was alone．

　　The day she received the letter she had just come back from a job interview．She had been turned down as she wasn't dressed properly．

　　She knew that all her dreams would come true．She would have nice dress, a comfortable place and also the possibility to run her own business．At the same time, Annie knew the fact that her cousins would try to fight her uncle's decision．However, she was ready to face them as she saw everything as a girl from God．

　　On the other hand, she couldn't help thinking of her parents, of all the difficulties they had to overcome．So she burst into tears．Even now she couldn't be entirely happy because she was alone．She came to realize that all the money in the world couldn't buy the happiness brought by the people she loved．

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