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| In 1977, a dead author of detective stories saved the life of a 19-month-old baby in a most unusual way. The author was Agatha Christie, one of the most successful writers of detective stories in the world. In June 1977, a baby girl became seriously ill in Qatar, near Saudi Arabia. Doctors were unable to 1 the cause of her illness, so she 2 to London and admitted to Hammersmith Hospital, where specialist help was 3 . She was then only half-conscious (半昏迷) and on the "Dangerously Ill" list. A team of doctors hurried to 4 the baby only to discover that they, 5 , were puzzled by the very unusual symptoms. While they were discussing the baby's case, a nurse asked to 6 to them. "Excuse me," said nurse Marsha Maitland, " 7 I think the baby is 8 from thallium poisoning." " 9 makes you think that?" Dr. Brown asked. "Thallium poisoning is extremely 10 ." "A few days ago, I was reading a novel called A Pale Horse 11 Agatha Christie," Nurse Maitland explained. "In the book, somebody uses thallium poison, and 12 the symptoms are 13 . They are exactly the same as the baby's." "You're very observant and you may be right," another doctor said. "We'll 14 some tests and find out 15 it's thallium or not." The 16 showed that the baby had 17 been poisoned by thallium, a rare metal used in making optical (光学 的) glass. 18 they knew the cause of illness, the doctors were able to give the correct treatment. The baby soon 19 and was sent back to Qatar. Inquiries (调查) showed that the poison 20 from an insecticide (杀虫剂) used in Qatar. | ||||
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| In our discussion with people on how education can help them succeed in life, a woman remembered the first meeting of an introductory 1 course about 20 years ago. The professor 2 the lecture hall, placed upon his desk a large jar filled with dried beans (豆), and invited the students to 3 how many beans the jar contained. After 4 shouts of wildly wrong guesses the professor smiled a thin, dry smile, announced the 5 answer, and went on saying, "You have just 6 an important lesson about science. That is Never 7 your own senses." Twenty years later, the 8 could guess what the professor had in mind. He 9 himself, perhaps, as inviting his students to start an exciting 10 into an unknown world. Invisible (无形的) to the 11 , which can be discovered only through scientific 12 . But the seventeen-year-old girl could not accept or even 13 the invitation. She was just 14 to understand the world. And she 15 that her firsthand experience could be ture 16 . The professor, however, said that it was 17 . He was taking away her only 18 for knowing and was providing her with no substitute. "I remember feeling small and 19 ," the women says, "and I did the only thing I could do. I 20 the course that afternoon, and I haven't gone near science since." | ||||
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| In our discussion with people on how education can help them succeed in life, a woman remembered the first meeting of an introductory 1 course about 20 years ago. The professor 2 the lecture hall, placed upon his desk a large jar filled with dried beans (豆), and invited the students to 3 how many beans the jar contained. After 4 shouts of wildly wrong guesses the professor smiled a thin, dry smile, announced the 5 answer, and went on saying, "You have just 6 an important lesson about science. That is: Never 7 your own senses." Twenty years later, the 8 could guess what the professor had in mind. He 9 himself, perhaps, as inviting his students to start an exciting 10 into an un- known world invisible (无形的) to the 11 , which can be discovered only through scientific 12 . But the seventeen-year-old girl could not accept or even 13 the invitation She was just 14 to understand the world. And she 15 that her firsthand experience could be the 16 . The professor, however, said that it was 17 . He was taking away her only 18 for knowing and was providing her with no substitute (替代) "I remember feeling small and 19 ." the woman says, "and I did the only thing I could do. I 20 the course that afternoon, and I haven't gone near science since." | ||||
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| In 2004, I was 22 years old and had just come back to Brazil after 14 months in England, holding my Cambridge Proficiency certificate. After nervously 1 a short training course, I began to give classes to my 12 students, all of them older than I was. I 2 hard to remain clam in class and 3 they wouldn't find out how unconfident I felt most of the time. I was quite 4 , actually, until the end of 5 and the night of the final oral test. The test was going to start at 7 pm, and at 6:50, I 16 myself in the teachers bathroom to 17 all the test questions again. I really wanted to learn the 18 by heart so no one would think I was an inexperienced tester. The 19 is, I actually locked myself in the bathroom. I 20 couldn't get out! The bell rang at 7 pm and I could hear the noise in the halls 21 the students went to their rooms. I tried hard to 22 the bathroom door, but failed. I heard the cleaning lady's voice and asked for help as 23 as I could. However, she wasn't exactly a thoughtful person, and started 24 . "Diana's locked in the bathroom!" Shame had fallen upon me! 25 , the course director, the secretary and some teachers were outside the bathroom trying to get me out, and, 26 , my students gathered outside too, happily saying things like "Aren't we 27 ! No test today!" All I could do was 28 , and my entire 29 was waiting for me outside, naughty smiles on their faces." 30 ! Teacher." They said, "We know you are human too!" They all passed their test. True to the Brazilian style, we all went out for a beer afterwards, and laughed the whole thing off. | ||||
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| In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. In the middle of the complete damage and disorder, a father rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be, only to 1 that the building was 2 . After the unforgettable shock, he 3 the promise he had made to his son, "No matter 4 happens, I'll always be there for you!" And tears began to 5 his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his 6 to his son. He rushed there and started 7 the ruins. As he was digging, other helpless parents arrived, 8 , "It's too late! They're all dead! Come 9 , face reality, there's nothing you can do!" To each parent he responded with one 10 , "Are you going to help me now?" No one helped. And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone. Courageously he went on alone because he needed to know 11 himself, "Is my boy 12 or is he dead?" He dug for eight hours…12 hours…24 hours…36 hours…then, in the 38th 13 , he pulled back a large stone and heard his son's 14 . He screamed his son's name, "ARMAND!" He heard back. "Dad? It's me, Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, you 15 save me and 16 you saved me, they'd be saved. You promised, 'No matter what happens, I'll always be there for you!' You did it, Dad!" "What's going on in there?" the father asked. "There are 14 of us 17 out 18 33, Dad. We are scared, hungry, thirsty and thankful you're here. When the building collapsed, it made 19 and it saved us." "Come out, boy!" "No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, 20 I know you'll get me! No matter what happens, I know you'll always be there for me!" | ||||
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| In Brazil, soccer is 1 an art form. That is the best 2 for the soccer museum to be built. Brazil is the land that 3 footbail greats 4 Garrincha, Zico, Romario, Ronaldo, Kaka, and the 5 of all, Pele. It is the only country 6 for every World Cup, and the only one to win it five times. In order to 7 the greatest sport of the nation, the Museum do Futebol, or Football Museum, opened at Pacaembu Stadium in Sao Paulo. 8 entering the 9 , 10 are greeted 11 Portuguese, Spanish and English by a life-size image of Pele, who is so famous in brazil 12 he is known simply 13 "O Rei," or "The King". "The Louvre has the 14 . We have our own piece of 15 -Pele," said Hugo Sukman of the Roberto Marinho Foundation, which helped 16 the construction of the museum. In many ways, the museum is a shrine (神龛) to Pele. One of its most impressive displays is a temporary exhibit with 140 items from Pele's personal collection. 17 the wooden shoeshine box he used as a boy to 18 spare change and the ball from his l, 000th 19 in 1969. "Inevitably, a museum about football is also a museum about the 20 of Brazil and Brazilian culture," said Leonel Kaz, the museum's curator (馆长). | ||||
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