Life is a series of choices and we can't always foresee the consequences（后果）.
Harry Saleen，an obese（过渡肥胖的） man with too much money and power，faced a choice.Outside his office waited his personal doctor，bringing him the important news about the only medicine that could save his life.On the other side of the world，one of his engineers waited for his decision on an important matter of business.
His secretary asked him whether she could bring the doctor in.The billionaire businessman made his decision. "Business comes first，" answered Saleen.Despite the health problem caused by his huge weight，he was still crazy about making money.He raised a fat finger，and one of his staff（员工） hurried to switch on a large television set.
On the screen appeared his engineer.They talked by satellite directly to each other although they were thousands of miles apart. "It's all ready to explode（爆破），Mr.Saleen，" he said.His engineer was standing above Pakan Valley in South America.A few months ago，it had been a rainforest.Then Saleen's men came，cutting down all the valuable trees and forcing the villagers to move out.Across the valley，a dam（大坝） had been built to provide power for the factories that Saleen planned to build in that area.The factories would bring him great profits.Seeing no reason to delay，he ordered the engineer to press the button.There，in the valley，a cloud of dust rose，followed by a dull（沉闷的） explosion.，A large river changed its course（河道） and water flooded into the valley.
"Good，that's it.Now get that doctor in here，" he commanded.
The doctor came in with a worried look and started to examine his wealthy patient. "You are doing very well，Mr.Saleen.The only medicine is saving your life.But the difficulty is getting more of it."
注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
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"Tell me what you need and we'll get it." Saleen said.__________
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The doctor smiled， "Well，luckily for you，sir，this rare plant comes from the rainforest which you own." __________
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【答案】"Tell me what you need and we'll get it." Saleen said. "The main ingredient of the only medicine came from a newly-discovered plant，which are very rare."the doctor explained. "Plenty of them are needed so that we can make enough medicine for you to make a full recovery.Moreover，there's only one place in the world where they grow." "Where？" demanded the businessman，impatiently，still taking no notice of how urgent the present situation is.
The doctor smiled， "Well，luckily for you，sir，this rare plant comes from the rainforest which you own."They're from the place in South America known as Pakan Valley，which is said to have been in your possession.Thus，you do have little difficulty having a plentiful supply of them，" the doctor added.However，hearing the news，Saleen wasn't so excited as the doctor had expected.Never in his life had he had such deep regrets about a decision.Now he could only suffer the consequences of his own choice，despite all the money he possessed.
The doctor smiled， "Well，luckily for you，sir，this rare plant comes from the rainforest which you own."They're from the place in South America known as Pakan Valley，which is said to have been in your possession.Thus，you do have little difficulty having a plentiful supply of them，" the doctor added.However，hearing the news，Saleen wasn't so excited as the doctor had expected.Never in his life had he had such deep regrets about a decision.Now he could only suffer the consequences of his own choice，despite all the money he possessed.
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2．Jenny was the only child in her home.She had a quarrel with her mother that afternoon and she ran out of the house angrily.
She couldn't help weeping sorrowfully when she thought of the scolding from her mother.Having wandered aimlessly in the street for hours，she felt a little hungry and wished for something to eat，but it was not even possible for her，since she had nothing with her.She stood beside a stand for a while，watching the middle-aged seller busy doing his business.However，with no money in hand，she sighed and had to leave.
The seller behind the stand noticed the young girl and asked， "Hey，girl，you want to have the noodles？
"Oh，yes…，but I don't have money on me…" she replied.
"That's nothing.I'll treat you today，" said the man. "Come in."
The seller brought her a bowl of noodles，whose smell was so attractive.
As she was eating，Jenny cried silently.
"What is it？" asked the man kindly.
"Nothing，actually I was just touched by your kindness!" said Jenny as she wiped her tears. "Even a stranger on the street will give me a bowl of noodles，while my mother，drove me out of the house.She showed no care for me.She is so merciless compared to a stranger!!"
Hearing the words，the seller smiled， "Girl，do you really think so？I only gave you a bowl of noodles and you thanked me a lot.But it is your mother who has raised you since you were a baby.Can you number the times she cooked for you？Have you expressed your gratitude to her？"
Jenny sat there，speechless and numb with shock？she remembered Mother's familiar face and weathered hands. "Why did I not think of that？A bowl of noodles from a stranger made me feel indebted，but I have never thanked my mum for what she has done for me."
On the way home，Jenny made up her mind to make an apology to her mother for her rudeness as soon as she arrived home.
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I helped him pick up his books and asked him where he lived.As it turned out，he lived near me，so I asked him why I had never seen him before.He said he had gone to a private school before.I would have never hung out with a private school kid before，but we talked all the way home，and I carried his books.
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