Poor Les had a dream of being a DJ. He went to a radio station every day for a week, 1  a job. Finally the station manager offered one to him, but with no pay! Les said thanks and 2 it. He was asked to get coffee and pick up lunches and dinners for the workers at the station. However, when possible, Les would go to the studio (演播室) and learn whatever he could. Back in his room at night, he 3 and prepared for an opportunity (机会).

    One Saturday afternoon, one DJ named Rock drank too much and he seemed to have trouble with his 4. Suddenly, the phone rang. Les picked it up. He was the 5 person at the station. It was the station manager.

    The manager knew Rock couldn't 6 his programme, so he asked Les to call one of the other DJs to come to help. Les said yes, but he waited about 15 minutes before he called the 7 that he found nobody. He was sure his opportunity was on its way.

    The manager asked, "Young man, do you know how to work in the 8?"

    "Yes, Sir," replied Les.

    Les quickly walked into the studio, moved Rock aside and sat down at the desk. He was 9. He turned on the microphone and said, "Look out! This is me—Les Brown. There were none before me and there will be none after me…"

    Les gave the listeners and his manager a big 10! He went on to have a successful life in politics, public speaking and television!

    Leo was a small fast boy. He often saw the other1play tennis in the park. And he wanted to learn to play tennis from them, but they wouldn't like to. They thought it would2too long to teach him.

    Leo felt3. One day, Leo decided to borrow（借）a tennis racket and a tennis ball from the park manager（经理）, Ben. Ben said to Leo, "It's going to be4to play tennis by yourself.

    Let me help you learn." "Wow, that would be great!" said Leo happily.

    That afternoon, Leo learned5to play tennis from Ben. Johnny, Joe and Roger watched and6that Leo was learning the game, and he was really good7it. Johnny wanted to have a match with Leo. He thought he would surely win（获胜）the match.

    The next day, Johnny and Leo had their big match. The other boys were all shouting for Johnny.

    Leo was a little worried8he told himself he could do it. He tried to play as Ben taught him.

    In the end, Leo won.

    After that day, many boys wanted to play tennis with Leo. But Leo didn't really want to play with9. Leo felt they weren't true friends.

    Leo10forgot Ben and how nice he was to him. They still get together to play tennis.

    Froggie was a frog who never remember where he had been. His biggest 1 was to find the best pond to swim lively without worrying about water snakes. One day, Froggie hopped to a kitchen and jumped into a pot full of2 water. Froggie felt the burning belt and burned out of the water 3 his legs could carry him. “I'm almost died there!” Froggie thought.

    A few days later, Froggie went back to the same 4, totally forgetting he had been there. He again hopped into the same pot. This time, the water inside was cool. He looked around and thought, " there's no 5 trying to eat me and I can have this place all to myself?”6 , Froggie knew it was his dream pond. What he didn't know was that the water was warming up over a low 7.

    8, thirty minutes' of swimming. Froggie felt the water was warmer, he thought of this as a nice surprise "This sure is the best place for swimming. I get to have a hot bath, too.”9 his comfortable bath, the water kept warmer and warmer. Froggie was so comfortable that he 10. And he never woke up.