A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her yard．She said, “I don't think I 　　1　　 you, but you must be hungry．Please 　　2　　 and have something to eat．”

　　“Is the man of the house home?” they asked．“No,” she 　　3　　 , “He is out．” “Then we can't come in,” they replied．In the evening when her 　　4　　 came home, she told him what had happened．“Do 　　5　　 them I am home and invite them in!” The woman went out and invited the men in．“We do not go into a house 　　6　　 ,” they replied．“Why?” she asked．

　　One of the old man explained, “His name is Wealth,” he said 　　7　　 one of his friends, “and he is Success, and I am Love．” Then he added, “Now go in and 　　8　　 your husband which one of us you want in your home．”

　　The woman went in and told her husband what was said．Her husband was 　　9　　．“How nice!” he said．“Since that is the 　　10　　 , let us invite Wealth．Let him come and fill our home with wealth!” His wife 　　11　　 , “My dear, why don't we invite Success?” Their daughter was listening from the other corner of the house．She jumped in with her own 　　12　　 , “Wouldn't it be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love．” “Let us 　　13　　 our daughter's advice,” said the husband to his wife．“Go out and invite 　　14　　 to be our guest．” The woman went out and asked the three old men, “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our 　　15　　．”

　　Love got up and started walking toward the house．The other two also got up and 　　16　　 him．　　17　　, the lady asked Wealth and Success, “I only invited Love．Why are you coming in?”

　　The old men replied together, “If you 　　18　　 Wealth or Success, the other two of us would have stayed out．But 　　19　　 you invited Love, wherever he goes, we would go with him．　　20　　 there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!”

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　　When I was about 11 years old, I was at my friend Jenny’s house after school one day, and we were doing homework．While I was there a friend of Jenny’s mom came over to visit．

　　I don’t remember her name or 　　1　　 what her face looked like．I just remember her 　　2　　, her voice and the lesson she taught me．

　　I can still see her hand reaching out for mine in our 　　3　　．They were so beautiful, I thought．Then I heard her saying, “Oh no, that is NOT 　　4　　 you shake hands．Let me show you how．”

　　After that, I just remember her voice explaining the 　　5　　 of a good handshake, 　　6　　a positive sense of 　　7　　, looking the other person in the eye, making that first moment 　　8　　．I think in that exchange I first understood 　　9　　．

　　I respected her for taking the 　　10　　 to teach me about one of those subtleties(微妙的事情)in life．I 　　11　　 the fact that she didn’t 　　12　　 down to me because I was 11 or because I didn’t 　　13　　 something．And so because of that I felt somewhat respected, I mean in the way she 　　14　　 me．It felt good to be talked to like 　　15　　 person, and not like whatever the 　　16　　 perception(觀點)of an 11-year-old would be．I also appreciate her instilling(逐漸灌輸)the idea that if someone doesn’t know or isn’t 　　17　　 of something, have compassion(熱情)and point him or her in the right 　　18　　; don’t be afraid to share your 　　19　　．

　　I think of her every time I meet someone 　　20　　 and I’m so thankful for her little lesson．

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閱讀理解

　　We bet that on cold wintry days, many of you love to stay in your warm home and, every now and then, come out into the kitchen for a snack．Unfortunately, plenty of creepy-crawly critters(爬行生物)like to do the same thing!

　　Winter is the time when bugs(蟲子)invade your house without an invitation．The season can be tough for such creatures．In winter the air is cold, the ground is hard and many trees have no leaves．So bugs do what they have to do to survive．

　　Monarch butterflies head south to warmer climates．Ants crowd in deep underground colonies and eat food they have been storing all year．Many insects go into a deep sleep called diapause．There’re different kinds of diapause, but all are similar to hibernation, a time when bigger animals become inactive in the cold．Insects go into an inactive period, too, but it often isn’t when the temperature drops．

　　They rely on more dependable signals in the environment．For example, many insects can tell how much sunlight there’s each day．They use that to tell themselves when to shut down．Bugs are cold-blood-ed, meaning that their inside temperature is the same as the outside．They can’t move much when it gets below 40 degrees Fahrenheit．So they search for any warm place．

　　They’re looking for protection．These guys have been doing this for 300 million years, so they don’t really know they’re coming into your house．The home is a recent event in terms of their evolutionary behav-ior．They enter through tiny cracks or come in unnoticed on your clothes or shoes．Remember that they may be invading your homes for warmth and food, but they don’t care about humans．

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