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高三艺术部阅读专项训练（十七） A LIFE THAT COUNTS They said he died! One morning in 1888, Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite (炸药), the man who had spent his life collecting large quantities of 21 from the manufacture and sale of weapons of destruction, 22 to read his own obituary (讣告). Of course, it was a 23 . As a matter of fact, it was Alfred’s brother who had died, and the reporter, by accident, wrote Alfred’s obituary. For the first time, Nobel saw himself as the world saw him — “the dynamite king”, the great industrialist who had made an immense fortune from explosive. This, as far as the general public was concerned, was the 24 purpose of his life. None of his true 25 came to light. Nothing was said 26 his work to break down the barriers (障碍) that separated persons and ideas. He was 27 a merchant of death, and for that alone would he be 28 . Alfred read the obituary with great 29 . He felt that the world must 30 the true meaning and purpose of his life! He 31 to do this through his last will and testament. The final disposition of his fortune would show the world his life’s ideals. Then 32 yearly prizes for chemistry, physics, medicine, literature — and the famous Nobel Peace Prize. If you were to read your own 33 today, what would it say? Few of us want fame and most of us do not expect to make a worldwide impact. 34 do others know what you stand for, what you believe in and what truly 35 to you? Dr. Philip Humbert asks, “What remarkable, extraordinary and amazing things will you do with this wild and wonderful miracle (奇迹), your one and only life?” The 36 should perhaps also be asked this way: “What will you do with this wild and wonderful miracle, your one and only 37 ?” For how we spend our days will 38 how we spend our lives. Chances are, you will not be reading your own obituary. But you have already begun to 39 it — day by day, moment by moment. Live your todays as if they truly matte