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1. A Great Friend __________ I am now a senior high school student, I have a great many friends, but there is one whom I ______________ over all the rest. I first made his acquaintance when I began to go to school. He has been my _______________ companion ever since. Though he is serious in _________________, he never fails to be interesting. Often he is clever, sometimes even merry and gay. He is the most ___________________ friend a person could have. He knows _________________ every language of the world, all the events of history, and the words of all the great poets and philosophers. A kindly ________________, he is admired and enjoyed by everyone who makes his acquaintance. To me, he has been a great teacher as well as a friend. He first taught me the secrets of my own language and then _______________ of others. With these keys he showed us how to _______________ all the arts and sciences of man. My friend is endlessly patient. Dull ________________ I may be, I can return to him again and again, and he is always ready to teach me. When I am bored, he ________________ me. When I am _________________, he lifts me up. When I am lonely, he keeps me company. He is a friend not only to me but to millions around the world. Shall I tell you his name? His name is “Reading”. 2. The Joy of Labor Wise men of ancient times and successful men of today have told us that labor is sweet. Its reward is not material ___________________ but what one becomes by it. Work does much more for us ________________ just giving us a living; it gives us our life and the reason for living. The real joys of life come from doing something and doing it well. All of us hope for success, but it is __________________ and hard to keep. It nearly always _______________ away from one like sand through the fingers, like water through a ______________ pail, _________________ it is held tight by hard work, day by day, night by night, year in year out. Everyone _______________ fears failure should