A boy found an eagle's(鹰) egg and he put it in the nest(巢) of a chicken. Soon the egg broke open and the eagle {#blank#}1{#/blank#} out. He thought he was a chicken. He grew up doing what chickens do— looking for {#blank#}2{#/blank#} in the dirt and flying short distances(距离) with a noisy waving of wings. It was a hard life. Little by little the eagle grew {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. One day he and his chicken friends {#blank#}4{#/blank#} a beautiful bird flying in the air, high {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the mountains.

    "Oh, I wish I could fly like that!" said the eagle. The chicken {#blank#}6{#/blank#} "Don't give it another thought. That's the great eagle, the {#blank#}7{#/blank#} of all birds—you can never be like him!" And the eagle didn't give it {#blank#}8{#/blank#} thought. He went on cackling(咯咯) and complaining about {#blank#}9{#/blank#}. Finally, he died thinking he was a chicken.

    My friends, you are born an eagle, {#blank#}10{#/blank#}. The God expects you to be an eagle, so don't listen to the chickens.

    Making friends is a skill. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} you make friends, you have to decide whom you want to be your friends. Most people like to have friends who like to do the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} kind of things as they do.

    The quickest way to make friends is to smile. When you smile, people think you are {#blank#}3{#/blank#} to them and easy to talk to. It may not be easy to smile at{#blank#}4{#/blank#}, but remember most people will stay away from an angry-looking face.

    To talk with {#blank#}5{#/blank#} is a good way to make friends. One easy way to start a talk with someone is to say {#blank#}6{#/blank#} nice about him. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn't it make you want to keep talking to {#blank#}7{#/blank#} person?

    Ask your new friends some questions about {#blank#}8{#/blank#}. Who are their favorite singers？Where do they live? What do they do after school? There are all good {#blank#}9{#/blank#} to start a talk. Make sure you have something to add to the talk, too. When someone asks you a question, you'd better have an answer for them. Remember that nothing will stop a talk {#blank#}10{#/blank#} quickly than a shrug(耸肩) for an answer.