It is a common thing to forget to return a book to the library after you've borrowed it. Maybe, you'll you'll realize it has been some{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (month) since you borrowed it and decide to return it.{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (similar), when Ron Webster borrowed a book from the library of the University Of Liverpool, he too forgot to return it. When he was 30, back in 1953, he was working {#blank#}3{#/blank#}a research assistant in the university. It was during this time {#blank#}4{#/blank#}he loaned a book titled “Structure and Function in Primitive Society.” Shortly after he borrowed this book, he {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(call) to London to continue his research. Just as you might have expected, Ron Webster completely forgot the whole thing.

    Ron had a {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(success) career and worked for Ford before retiring and leading a relaxed life. Recently when he took {#blank#}7{#/blank#}look at his collection of books, he discovered the old book. He contacted University officials to ask about the {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(possible) of returning the book.

    University Librarian was {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(amaze) to see Ron arrive at the University Of Liverpool,{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (try) to return a book that he borrowed 61 years ago.

    Just in case you were wondering, the total fine that Ron Webster had accumulated over the years amounted to ￡4,510.

    Why do some people eat too much? Is it because they're hungry? Or is there a scientific{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(explain)?

    There are a number of theories to account{#blank#}2{#/blank#}overeating. One factor depends on the time of day. “It's all part of a routine,” says Randy Seeley,{#blank#}3{#/blank#}professor of psychiatry in Cincinnati. “You're hungry at noon because that's the time you{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(eat)lunch for the past 100 days.” Another reason we may eat more than necessary is that the body needs to satisfy a salt and sugar balance. Drinking alcohol also increases appetite, because the body wants something {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(absorb) the alcohol.

    {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(basic), overeating can also be a question of more biological factors. For instance, your body temperature can tell your brain that you feel hungry. “Your body temperature{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(drop) when it's time to eat, and eating warms you up,” says Gina Harlow, a paediatrics professor at Harvard University. Also, the smell of certain foods can make us imagine subconsciously the pleasure of eating{#blank#}8{#/blank#}. Harlow adds, “If you know you love French fires,{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (smell)them will make you want to eat them because you know how good they are,{#blank#}10{#/blank#}can lead to eating too many.”

    So, the next time you realize you've eaten too much, don't worry about it. You can always blame it on science.

    Chinese proverbs are rich and they are still widely used {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Chinese people's daily life. Behind these proverbs, there are often interesting {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (story). For example, the proverb "plucking up a crop to help it grow" is {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (base) on the following story.

    It is said {#blank#}4{#/blank#} a short-tempered man in the state of Song was very anxious {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (help) his rice crops grow up quickly. He was thinking about it day and night. But the crops were growing much slower than he expected.

    One day, he came up with an idea that he would pluck up all of {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (he) crops a few inches. He did so the next day.

    He was very tired after finishing doing this for a whole day, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} he felt very happy since the crops did "grow" {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (high).

    His son heard about this and went to see the crops. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (unfortunate), the leaves of the crops began to wither (枯萎).

    This proverb tells us that we should let things go in their natural course. Being anxious to help an event develop often {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (result) in the contrary to our intention.

Happiness Is an Attitude

    The 92-year-old confident and proud lady, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o'clock, with her hair fashionably combed and makeup perfectly applied, moved to a{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(nurse) home today.

    Her husband of 70 years recently passed away, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (make) the move necessary.

    After many hours of waiting patiently in the hall of the nursing home, she {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (smile) sweetly when told her room was ready. As she got into the elevator {#blank#}4{#/blank#} her wheelchair, I provided a description of her tiny room.

    "I love it," she started with the enthusiasm of {#blank#}5{#/blank#} eight-year-old child having just been presented with a new dog.

    "Mrs. Jones, you haven't seen the room….just wait."

    "That has {#blank#}6{#/blank#} to do with it," she replied. "Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. {#blank#}7{#/blank#}I like my room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged…it's {#blank#}8{#/blank#} I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it. It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (recount) the difficulty I have with the parts of my body{#blank#}10{#/blank#} no longer work or get out of bed and be thankful for the ones working. Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open, I'll focus on the new day and all the happy memories I've stored away… just for this time in my life.”