One day Mary was busy working in her office in London {#blank#}1{#/blank#} she received an E-mail from her friend Joan. In Joan's e-mail, she persuaded Mary {#blank#}2{#/blank#}( look) for a flat in London for her. As she had{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (little) money at her command than before, the flat had to be cheap, but it had to be modern, with elevators and gas lines. It had to be in the{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (east) part of London, with petrol and subway stations nearby. Though Mary found it difficult to find such a flat, she still went {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(care) from one block(街区) to another, looking for a flat {#blank#}6{#/blank#}would meet（满足） Joan's requirements. Having tried too many times, Mary met her boss and politely asked him {#blank#}7{#/blank#}advice. It was the first time that she{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (talk) with his boss about her personal problems. It happened that the boss just had such a flat for rent, so they quickly reached {#blank#}9{#/blank#}agreement(协议). But to her surprise, when she e-mailed Joan, telling her the good news, Joan said that she had changed{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(she) mind—she was not returning to London.

    Parkour（跑酷）is a sport which trains people to deal with any physical obstacles in their path. It is not a competition but a physical training. A person joining in parkour is called traceur. Traceurs run along a path and use only their bodies to deal with the obstacles in the most efficient way. Parkour pays more attention to efficiency{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(make) it different from the similar practice of free running. Parkour{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(common) includes running, jumping, climbing, rolling and other similar types of physical movements. Many teenagers think that parkour is quite {#blank#}3{#/blank#} cool sport. They have great interest in it.

    The {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(invent) of parkour can't {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(give) to one person because many people have worked on it. A French officer developed the earlier form of parkour. The term “parkour” was first introduced by David Belle and Sebastiar Foucan in the early 1980s{#blank#}6{#/blank#} that time, they were two teenagers. This sport {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(become) more popular in the1990s when many films were made on it.

    {#blank#}8{#/blank#} makes parkour different from other sports is its power to bring people together. It allows traceurs to forget the {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(society) and other problems, and makes a large group work and grow together instead of competing with each other. People can benefit from parkour as it can make them stronger. Still, it also influences one's thought process by improving self-confidence and critical-thinking skills. In this way, parkour allows one to deal with {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(difficulty) in daily life if he or she deals with them through parkour.

    Yuan Longping was born in 1930 and graduated from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} hunger was a big problem for many people in the countryside. Since then, finding ways to grow more rice {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (be) his life goal. And he searched for a way {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (increase) rice harvests without expanding the area of the fields. Now, he {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (consider) as a great man who devotes his life to {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (find) a way to increase the rice output.

    As one of the most famous scientists, he grows what is called super hybrid rice which has {#blank#}6{#/blank#} high output. Using his hybrid rice, farmers are producing harvests twice as large as before. {#blank#}7{#/blank#}, he doesn't care about being famous. He feels it gives him {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (little) freedom to do his research. He would rather keep time for his {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (hobby). He enjoys listening to violin music, swimming and reading. Money means very little to him. Indeed, he believes that a person {#blank#}10{#/blank#} too much money has more rather than fewer troubles.

    When someone has{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(deep)hurt you, it can be very difficult to let go of your anger. But forgiveness is possible and it can be surprisingly {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(benefit) to your physical and mental health. So far, studies {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(show)that people who forgive can have more energy, better appetite and better sleep. "People who forgive show {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(little)anger and more hopefulness, "says Dr Frederic Luskin, who wrote the book Forgive for Good. "So it can help reduce the tiredness out of the immune system and allow people {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(feel) more energetic. "

    So when someone has hurt you, cool down first. Take a couple of breaths and think of something {#blank#}6{#/blank#}gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, or someone you love. Don't wait for an {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(apologize). "Many times the person who hurt you may never think of apologizing," says Dr Luskin. "They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don't see things in the same way. So if you wait for people to say sorry, you could be waiting for a very long time."

    Next keep {#blank#}8{#/blank#}mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(accept) the action of the person who {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(upset) you. Instead, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you. Finally, try to see things from the other person's perspective. You may realize that he or she was acting out of ignorance. To gain perspective, you may want to write a letter to yourself from that person's point of view.