Legend has it that President George Washington never told a lie． Still, he was not perfect． A library in New York has a document to prove it． According to a written record of the library, Washington checked out two books on October 5, 1789, and never brought them back．
More than 220 years have gone by since Washington borrowed the books, and a lot has changed since then. Back in 1789, there was no Washington, D．C．． The U．S． capital was New York City, and that was where the President lived． There was only one place in the city to borrow books, the New York Society Library． It was there that Washington checked out the two books that were never returned． Washington had been President for just five months when he borrowed the books． One book was about international relations, and the other focused on lawmaking, which helped with his new job
The librarian wrote down the titles, the dates and the name of the borrower． Washington was listed simply as “President”．
Under the rules of the library, the books should have been handed back by 2 November that same year, and their borrower would have been faced with fines of a few cents a day ever since． Over time, Washington's fine grew and grew． Today, the library is owed about 200,000 dollars for the two missing books． “We're not actively concerned about the overdue fines，” the head librarian Mark Bartlett said．“But we would be very happy if we were able to get the books back．”
As for Washington's reason for failing to return the books he borrowed, we may never have an answer． Perhaps he was too busy and just forgot about them． Maybe they were lost． Even though he were alive today, Washington might prefer to keep the truth a mystery． After all, it was he who famously said, “It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one．”
根据语境，用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空。（每个短语仅使用一次）
in particular; on earth; never mind; make it; now that; learn by heart; be supposed to; carry out |
be satisfactory.
—Great. If I were him, I the wrong decision then.
I always felt sorry for the people in wheelchairs. Some people, old and weak, cannot get around by themselves. Others seem perfectly healthy, dressed in business suits. But whenever I saw someone in a wheelchair, I only saw a disability，not a person.
Then I fainted(昏倒) at Euro Disney due to low blood pressure. This was the first time I had ever fainted, and my parents said that I must rest for a while after first aid. I agreed to take it easy, but as I stepped toward the door, I saw my dad pushing a wheelchair in my direction! Feeling the colour burn my cheeks, I asked him to wheel that thing right back to where he found it.
I could not believe this was happening to me. Wheelchairs were fine for other people but not for me. As my father wheeled me out into the main street, people immediately began to treat me differently.
Little kids ran in front of me, forcing my father to stop the wheelchair suddenly. Bitterness set in as I was thrown back and forth.
＂Stupid kids! They have perfectly good legs. Why can't they watch where they are going？＂I thought. People stared down at me，pity in their eyes. Then they would look away, maybe because they thought the sooner they forgot me the better.
＂I'm just like you！＂ I wanted to scream. ＂The only difference is that you've got legs，and I have wheels.＂
People in wheelchairs are not stupid. They see every look and hear each word. Looking out at the faces, I finally understood: I was once just like them. I treated people in wheelchairs exactly the way they did not want to be treated. I realized it is some of us with two healthy legs who are truly disabled.
