Mr. Black was over fifty years old. He sometimes made some mistakes in his work, and he lost his work. So he had 1 time every day to do something. Then he often met his old friends under a big tree. They had drinks there and talked 2 anything they liked.

One day, some old men were sitting together again and talking about young people in this world. They all agreed that the old people were 3 than young people. Then one of the old 4 said that young men were stronger than old men. 5 of them agreed that this was true, 6 Mr. Black didn't. He said, "No. I am as strong now as when I was a young man." His friends were surprised 7 what he said. "Well," said Mr. Black, "Near my house there is a big stone. When I was a young man, I used 8 to move it, but I couldn't because I was not 9. I am an old man now, and when I try to move it, I still 10. So, I am as strong as when I was young."

    A long time ago，some farmers lived in a small village.And there was a farmer1 had four sons.

    The farmer raised the four boys on his own.He hoped that his sons could learn not2 opinions about things too quickly.So he gave his four sons 3 question in turn asking them to go to see a pear tree at a distance in different seasons.The sons promised they would not let their father 4.

    The first son5 out in the winter，the second in the spring，the third in the summer，and the youngest in the autumn.

    One year passed.When all of them returned home，the farmer called them together to describe6they had seen.

    The first son said the tree was7bent and distorted.It wasn't worth seeing at all.And it seemed that it wouldn't bear any fruit，8.

    The second son said it was not like that. But the tree was covered9 green buds and made people feel full of hope.

    The third son disagreed，saying that it was full of flowers which smelled so sweet and 10 so beautiful.And he had never seen such beautiful scene that everyone would love it.

    The last son disagreed with all of them，saying that it 11 with fruit，full of life and content.People would be satisfied with it.

    At last，the four sons'eyes were fixed12 their father.The father smiled.Then he told his four  sons that13 they were all correct，they only saw the tree in one season.He told his sons that14 could not judge a tree or a person only by one season，and that the essence of a person could only be measured when all the seasons 15 over.

    If you just give up in winter，you will miss the hope of spring，the beauty of

summer and the harvest of autumn in your life.

    One day a young man Gary asked his father why he wasn't able to reach all of his goals. With a smile，his father listened1Gary's story and told him，"Come to help me boil a kettle（水壶）of water!"

    Gary saw a big kettle2 next to small stove（火炉）. He3the kettle with water and started with a fire. the kettle was too4when the wood burned up, the water did not boil. He ran out to get5wood.

    When he returned, the water had6turned cold." How can I boil the water? "He asked himself. Then he learned his7 and prepared more wood in advance. Then the water boiled quickly.

    "If there is not enough wood, 8 would you boil the water?" his father asked. Gary thought for a moment but shook his head.

    "Well, then just pour out some water!" his father said. Gary9thoughtfully.

    "At first, you set too many goals," said his father. "It's just like the large kettle full of water. You didn't have enough wood，10 you couldn't boil the water. If you want to make the water boil，then you will have to either pour some out or prepare more wood!"

    If anyone can be called a scientific giant after Albert Einstein, that person must be Stephen Hawking. He was born in Oxford, England on Jan. 8th, 1942. What a pity On March 14th, 2018, the world-famous British scientist1 in Cambridge, UK.

    After leaving high school Hawking went first to Oxford University 2he studied physics and then went to Cambridge University where he studied cosmology(宇宙学). As he himself admited, he didn't work hard. And he did 3work. However, he always enjoyed thinking everything around him, especially the universe. Today, he is called the King of the Universe.

    It was at the age of 21 that Hawking first4something was wrong with him. He started to bump into some things. When he visited his family at Christmas time, his mother was so worried that she 5 him see a doctor. Hawking was sent to hospital for tests. Finally, the result came back. He6to have motor neuron disease(运动神经元病), an incurable illness which would make him unable to speak, breathe or move 7the help of a machine. Doctors said they had no ways to help him. He might die before 23.

    8, Hawking became very depressed. After a while, though, he began to see his life in a different way. As he later wrote, "After my illness was diagnosed(诊断), I was very9with life. There had not seemed to be anything worth doing. But shortly after I came out of hospital, I suddenly realized that there were a lot of worthwhile(值得做的) things I could do." Then Hawking got married and found a job at Cambridge University as a professor. We strongly believe that his story shows that 10, how had their situation is, should lose hope. "Life is not fair." He once said, "You just have to do the best you can in your own situation."