Classified Training Ⅲ 分類訓練三

讀后續寫

（一）

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On a nearly winter afternoon， my dad and I decided to climb the Carpathian Mountains， about 4，500 feet high. My dad said it would be an easy three-hour trip in a natural habitat. I couldn’t wait. Having spent spring， summer， and early fall climbing the mountains， I felt confident I’d have no trouble in climbing it.

The hillside we started was rather sloping （陡峭的）. This side of the mountain was covered with a pine forest. The trees were incredibly high and thick; their knotted large roots cut the ground here and there， forming natural footsteps and making the climbing a little bit easier. The air was fresh and clean. After about 30 minutes of climbing， we heard the sound of a stream and rushed to it for a drink.

After about two hours of climbing， we found ourselves traveling over snow-covered ridge （山脊）. The road became harder and more dangerous. It seemed that my dad had made a mistake—the trip was not that easy as he described. Watching the steep and rocky climb ahead， I knew I was finished. My original confidence gave way to tiredness completely. My knees were in great pain and my legs were trembling， reaching the point where I couldn’t move them at all. The peak （山頂） seemed unreachable. To make matters worse， snowflakes were starting to fall and strong winds were gathering around me. I hopelessly stared at my dad. “Dad， let’s go back. I can’t move an inch，” I said tiredly with tears pooling in my eyes.

注意：續寫詞數應為150個左右。

“Just one small step at a time，” Dad encouraged me.

Eventually， we made it to the peak.

（二）

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My dad was a cleaner in my school. When I was 12， I decided to study hard to have a life different from his.

One day when Dad asked me to play basketball with him， I just replied， “I’m busy. I want to study well so that I can become a rich man. I don’t want to be a cleaner like you， Dad！” He was shocked， but I didn’t care and continued studying hard. Finally， I graduated from high school with honors， and decided it was time to break free from my dad and follow my dreams.

“Dad， I got a scholarship to a law school in California，” I told him. My dad was surprised but proud of me. He said， “Son， wherever you go， welcome back home.” I ignored his words and flew to California.

After I graduated， I found a great job there. Later， I was made manager and earned much money. I no longer remembered my father was a cleaner. I had forgotten my dad， who was still cleaning my school. I seldom answered his calls or wrote back to him.

With time， the more success I tasted， somehow， the lonelier I became. I felt especially lonely on my 31st birthday. I kept checking my phone， hoping someone wished me a happy birthday. But there wasn’t a single call or message. Later that evening when I returned home from my office， something in my mailbox drew my attention.

“A letter？” I whispered and saw it was from my father. He never forgot to mail me a letter on my each birthday. However， I never took the trouble to read it. “How did I ignore him？” I thought. I brought the letter home and took out his earlier letters. And I opened one. It read， “Wherever you are， I love you. I wish you a happy life.”

注意：續寫詞數應為150個左右。

I picked up another letter and read it.

Finally， I arrived at my dad’s house and saw him sitting alone in the yard.

（三）

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Monty Roberts was the son of an itinerant （流動的） horse trainer who would go from farm to farm and ranch to ranch （大牧場）， training horses. As a result， the boy’s high school career was continually interrupted. When he was a senior， he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.

That night Monty wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of some day owning a horse ranch. He wrote about his dream in great detail and he even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch， showing the location of all the buildings. Then he drew a detailed floor plan for a 4，000-square-foot house that would sit on the 200-acre dream ranch.

He put a great deal of his heart into the project and the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a note that read， “See me after class.”

Monty felt puzzled， so he went to see the teacher after class immediately and asked， “Ms， why did I receive an F？”

“Monty， this is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you，” Ms Green， his literature teacher， said gently. “You come from an itinerant family. You have no money. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for the original breeding （繁殖） horse and later you’ll have to pay kinds of fees. There’s no way you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added， “If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal， I will reconsider your grade.”

注意：續寫詞數應為150個左右。

After thinking about it long and hard， the boy went home and asked his father what he should do.

Twenty years passed and last summer， Ms Green brought 30 kids to camp out on Monty’s ranch for a week.

（四）

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Two tickets. Only two tickets to the big quarterfinals basketball game.

Three pairs of eyes all focused on the tickets in Dad’s outstretched hand. Marcus， the oldest， asked the question running through everyone’s mind， “Only two tickets？ But， Dad， which of us gets to go with you？”

“Yeah， Daddy， who gets to go？” repeated Caleb， the youngest.

“Dad， can’t you get any more tickets？” I asked.

“I’m afraid not，” Dad answered. “Mr Williams only has two season tickets. He was thoughtful enough to offer the tickets to Saturday’s game to me when he found out he’d be out of town this weekend.”

Dad scratched his head. “I guess I’ll have to figure out a fair way of choosing between the three of you by tomorrow morning. I’ll have to decide who deserves it most. Let me sleep on it—okay， guys and girls？” he added quickly before I could correct him.

The next morning， we hurried into the kitchen， only to find a note next to our breakfast， which read， “Mom and I go to pick up some books from the library. All of you get started on the Saturday chores as soon as you finish breakfast.”

“Chores！ He’s got to be kidding！” Marcus said as he set down his glass of milk with a thud （砰的一聲）. “How can we concentrate on chores when the big game is a mere eleven hours away？”

“Wait for me！” Caleb added， slurping the last of his milk and dashing after his brother.

A few minutes later， as I was washing off the kitchen countertops， I heard the familiar “thump… thump… thump” of the basketball bouncing off of the driveway. Annoyed， I knocked on the window three times. When the boys looked up， I meaningfully held up a kitchen sponge and dishtowel. Marcus casually nodded to me and held up five fingers. Sure， five more minutes！ I shook my head from side to side as I began to replace the lid （蓋子） on the garbage container.

注意：續寫詞數應為150個左右。

Suddenly a white envelope on the inside of the lid caught my attention.

That evening turned out to be as special as I’d imagined.

（五）

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I had just changed into my running clothes and was leaving my office， off for a run even though it was well over 38℃ outside. As I approached my car， I saw a dog circling it.

When I reached for the door handle， the dog disappeared beneath the car into the shade. I grabbed my bottle and took a drink of water. I then got down on my knees to look for the dog. When I stood up， I found him sitting in the driver’s seat， panting （喘息）. I reached over and started the car， turning the air conditioning to a low temperature. He turned his face toward the vents （通風孔）， enjoying the cold air. I poured some water into the bottle cap and offered it to the dog. He drained it quickly. I refilled it several times before he had his fill.

He wore no collar （項圈）. I walked around but there was no one in sight. I stood there， looking at the dog staring back at me through the window. He waited patiently as if he’d been in my car dozens of times before. I didn’t know what to do. Leaving him in that heat was out of the question. He would die.

I decided to drive him home. Before we were out of the parking lot， he had climbed onto my lap. He looked up at me， and then licked my sweaty face. “Ugh！ No licking！”

I had never been a dog person. They smelt， they were loud， and they were messy. My newly-married husband had already resigned to the fact that we would never have a dog. And now one was in my car， on my lap！ I pulled into my driveway and shrugged （聳肩） as my husband saw the dog， his eyes wide at this new development.

注意：續寫詞數應為150個左右。

I told him I was calling the animal shelter， lifting the dog out of the car.

Ten days later， I went to the shelter to bring the dog home.

（六）

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The New York Marathon is my goal for this year. I know I am never going to win a race but now， when I get anything negative， I will think of the kind gentleman who really believed， “You very good… you very fast.”

At the time， I was living in the Bay Area， and my mother had come to visit for a few days. On the last day of her stay， I was preparing to go out for a run. I picked up a T-shirt I just bought the other day from a Chinese clothing shop—it had some Chinese characters on the front， and a scene of Honolulu Chinatown on the back. I didn’t speak Chinese， but somehow this special T-shirt was quite soft and good for exercise. Working in a very negative environment， I found morning runs very beneficial—body tired but mind awake.

And I had always met an elderly Chinese gentleman walking on the opposite side of the trail when I was running on other mornings. I had always said， “Good morning，” and he had always smiled warmly and nodded his head slightly.

As I was going out of the door， my mother suddenly said， “I don’t think running is so hot—that famous runner died.” I started to recount what I had read about Jim Fixx， and how running had probably been the contributing factor to his living far longer than most of the other members of his family， but I knew there was absolutely no point.

As I started running on my favorite trail， I found I couldn’t shake my mother’s statement. I was so discouraged that I could hardly run. I began thinking， “Why do I run at all？ Serious runners probably think I look silly！ I might have a heart attack on the trail—my dad had a fatal （致命的） heart attack at 50 years old， and he was seemingly in better shape than I am.”

注意：續寫詞數應為150個左右。

My mother’s statement remained in my mind like a giant blanket.

Upon hearing the man’s words， I felt more unexplained strength in my step.

（七）

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Michelle and I had been best friends since the fourth grade. She was a beautiful girl inside and out， one of the kindest I’d ever met. We were like paper and glue—completely inseparable.

It was in the eighth grade that things slowly started to change between Michelle and me. I became a social butterfly， flying around to different groups of friends. I tried to drag Michelle along to my social gatherings， but I soon noticed the disapproving （不贊成的） looks and whispers about Michelle—a clear message that she was not cool enough to hang out with us.

One night， one of my new friends， Jamie， came over after school. I was excited that she wanted to come over to my house and spend time with me. After a couple of hours of laughing and having a great time， Michelle’s name came up in our conversation. Slowly， a mischievous （惡意的） smile formed on Jamie’s face. Jamie ordered that I tell Michelle that Jamie was my best friend then. Afraid that my new friends would dislike me if I refused， just like they did to Michelle， I picked up the phone， dialed Michelle’s number and said it out to her without hesitation. She was more sad， heartbroken and angry than I’d expected， and as I listened to her cry over the phone， I remembered how close we used to be. At that moment， I realized how much I treasured her friendship， and how cruel my actions were.

I soon called Michelle back and told her the truth and I was deeply sorry that I ever decided to betray （背叛） her. I was sorry for not being there for her in the last few months， and I was sorry for letting my friends pressure me into situations like these. I wanted to be her best friend again.

注意：續寫詞數應為150個左右。

But she was not as forgiving as I had hoped.

A week later， Michelle asked for leave because she was ill.

（八）

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I was born in London， England， and lived there with my mother until I was about eight years old. To find a better life， she went to Chicago and left me with friends in London until she got settled enough to send for me.

Meanwhile， back in England， I was getting into trouble. I had always felt like an outsider， different from the other kids. They didn’t want to play with me. That made me mad， so I got into fights and ended up getting expelled （開除） for being a danger to the other kids at my school. The people I was staying with were upset with me and felt they couldn’t manage me. So， they sent me to a home for kids—kind of a boarding school. I felt alone and bored， the food was terrible， and I really missed my mother. Finally， she sent for me.

The weather was different， my school was different， the country was different， but some things were still the same—I was still getting into fights. Kids picked on me about my accent， the color of my skin， my grades or whatever. I was different， still left out. It didn’t matter; I hated getting picked on， and I let them know it—with my fists （拳頭）. All through grades seven and eight， I was sent to the principal’s office so often that he and I became friends. Instead of punishing me， he advised me that I should be better off using the energy I had in more positive ways and encouraged me to play football and basketball after school. He also suggested that I check out boxing—maybe I could learn to use my fists in a meaningful way instead of being on the destructive path I seemed to be headed for.

注意：續寫詞數應為150個左右。

One day， I happened to go in a boxing gym downtown.

From that day on， boxing became the sport that I liked the most.

（九）

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Sarah was never a morning person. The alarm ringing at 6：30 am was her daily terrible sound. But one thing made the horrible early hours acceptable—the comforting pleasant smell of fresh coffee moving through the air. Her favorite coffee shop was just a few minutes from her apartment， and it became her morning call.

One sunny morning， after turning off the alarm clock， Sarah rushed to get dressed. She was going to have an important presentation at work， and she needed the caffeine more than ever. She grabbed her keys， rushed out of the door， and made her way to the familiar coffee shop.

As she joined the line of cars in front of the coffee shop， Sarah couldn’t help but feel the familiar rush of expectation. The smell of roasted coffee beans and the thought of that first drink was her little daily enjoyment.

The line moved slowly forward， and soon， Sarah found herself near the window. She reached for her wallet to pay， but before she could hand over her bank card， the waiter smiled and said， “Your coffee has been covered by the car ahead of you.”

Sarah was confused. “Really？” she asked， both surprised and thankful.

The waiter nodded， “Yes， the woman in the car ahead wanted to pay it forward today. Enjoy your coffee！”

With a warm smile， Sarah took the free coffee. The unexpected act of kindness put a smile on her face， making her presentation feel a little less frightening. Before she drove away， Sarah， in her outside back mirror， saw a car approaching from behind.

注意：續寫詞數應為150個左右。

Suddenly she decided to do something and brighten someone else’s morning.

The continuous chain of kindness attracted social media and inspired other communities.

（十）

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My parents worked very hard at ensuring that everything seemed pleasant and carefree for me. I had a very peaceful childhood and I mostly ignored the fact that my elder sister was different.

It was only at the age of ten that I started to notice the differences. My sister was socially awkward， as she had “Asperger Syndrome”. She couldn’t look at people in the eye. She would repeat the words she had just said under her breath. She， however， was academically capable， and therefore we attended the same primary school. Despite this， I never admitted in public that she was my sister. However， one incident changed how I viewed her.

Before graduation， my sister and her classmates had to put on performances， whether in a group or individually. Due to her inability to work with others， my sister was the only one left to perform alone. “I’ll sing，” my sister told my parents confidently. Hearing that， I was completely shocked. How could my sister， who terribly feared social activities， sing in front of the school？ I knew very well that she would embarrass herself and me as well. “No！” I shouted. My parents shot me a look. That was when I knew my sister was sure to perform and I was going to be part of the audience watching her.

The day came. I sat in the hall， sweat on my forehead， waiting for the performances to start. The pupils went on and off stage group after group. Finally it was my sister’s turn. The curtains parted and there appeared my sister. She blinked her eyes a couple of times before she opened her mouth. It took about a whole minute for her to stammer （結巴） her name and by that time， murmurs （私語） were heard in the audience.

“Why is she taking so long？” people around me asked. I felt myself on pins and needles， wishing I were somewhere else.

注意：續寫詞數應為150個左右。

Finally， my sister was ready to sing.

I began to feel ashamed of doubting my sister’s abilities.