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　　Now, perhaps, more than ever before, people are wondering what life is all about, and what it is for．Seeking material success is beginning to 　　1　　 a large number of people around the world．They feel that the longtime work culture to make more money to buy more things is 　　2　　 up their lives, leaving them very little 　　3　　 or energy for family or hobbies．Many are turning to 　　4　　 ways of living and downshifting(過田園式生活)is one of them．

　　Six percent of the workers in Britain took the decision to 　　5　　 last year．One couple who downshifted are Daniel and Liz．They 　　6　　 to work in central London．He was a newspaper reporter and she worked for an international bank．They 　　7　　 go to work by train every day from their large house in the suburbs, 　　8　　 their two children with a nanny(保姆)．Nearly twice a month Daniel had to 　　9　　 to New York for meetings．They both earned a large amount of money 　　10　　 began to feel that life was passing them by．

　　Nowadays, they run a 　　11　　 in the mountains of Wales, “I always wanted to have one here,” says Daniel, “and we took almost a year to 　　12　　 the decision to downshift．It’s taken some time getting used to, but it’s been 　　13　　 it．We have to think 　　14　　 now about spending money on car repairs and we no longer have any 　　15　　．However, I think it’s make us stronger as a family, and the children are a lot 　　16　　．”

　　Liz, however, is not quite sure．“I used to enjoy my job, 　　17　　 it was hard work and long hours．I’m not really a country girl, but I suppose I’m 　　18　　 getting used to looking after the animals．One thing I do 　　19　　, though, is being able to see more of my children．My advice for other people wanting to do the 　　20　　 is not to think about it too much or you might not do it at all．”

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　　One morning all the employees reached the office as usual．And on the wall they saw a big 　　1　　 on which it was written：Yesterday, the person who has been 　　2　　 your growth in this company passed 　　3　　．We invite you to join the funeral prepared in the 　　4　　．

　　In the beginning, they all got 　　5　　 for the death of one of their colleagues．　　6　　 after a while they started getting 　　7　　 to know who was the man that limited the growth of his colleagues and the company itself．

　　The 　　8　　 in the gym was such that security agents(保安)were 　　9　　 to control the crowd within the room．The more people reached the coffin, the more the excitement 　　10　　 up．Everyone whispered to each other：“ 　　11　　 on earth is this guy?”

　　One by one the excited employees got closer to the coffin, and when they 　　12　　 inside it, they 　　13　　 became speechless．They stood nearby the coffin, shocked and in 　　14　　, as if someone had 　　15　　 the deepest part of their soul．

　　There was a 　　16　　 inside the coffin; everyone who looked inside it could see himself, There was also a sign next to the mirror that 　　17　　：there is only one person who is 　　18　　 to set limits to your growth：IT IS 　　19　　! Your life doesn't change when everyone around you changes．Your life changes when YOU change, when you go beyond your limiting beliefs inside．Don't be afraid of 　　20　　; build yourself and your reality．It's the way you face life itself that makes the difference!

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　　Our plan was to drive into Cambridge, catch the 7：34 train to Liverpool Street Station, then to separate and meet again for lunch．Although we arrived at Liverpool Street Station at 10∶30, Joan 　　1　　 that she would go to see the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London 　　2　　 we went shopping．It was only after her sister had 　　3　　 into the fog that my wife realized that we hadn’t decided where we should 　　4　　 her for lunch．　　5　　 I had our three tickets for the concert in my pocket, this was indeed a 　　6　　．There seemed to be nothing we could do but take a taxi to the Tower of London．However, we didn’t find her．

　　It was now one o’clock, and the concert would begin at 2：30．“Perhaps she’ll 　　7　　 waiting outside the concert hall,” my wife said hopefully．By this time the fog was so thick that the road traffic had to 　　8　　, and the only way to get there was 　　9　　 underground railway．Hand in hand we 　　10　　 our way along the road to where we thought the 　　11　　 station should be．An hour later we found Tower Hill Station．

　　By now it was far 　　12　　 late even to try to get to the concert hall before the performance began at 2∶30．So we decided to 　　13　　 to Cambridge．It took seven long hours instead of two as usual to 　　14　　 that journey．　　15　　 were we able to get any food and drink on the train．Tired and hungry we finally reached home at ten．　　16　　 the door, we heard the sound of the telephone bell．It was Joan．She had seen the Crown Jewels, had managed to get another ticket for the concert, and had had a wonderful 　　17　　 at a restaurant near the hotel where she had decided to stay at night．Now she was 　　18　　 us to discover 　　19　　 we had an equally 　　20　　 day．