Edison began to make a talking machine in 1877. At first he 1 paper with holes to make a sound. He worked for months on this 2, at last he 3 how to record a person's voice. But the first machine was very4 and the voice was only one type and not clear enough. Then he 5 another long time on it. He 6some parts and he put some new 7 on the talking machine. This time the voice could be played（被播放) and the voice was also very 8. After the Second World War others used his 9 to record music and songs. Then came the tape recorder. it is much easier to record voice. How 10 Edison was!

Lyle's Second Go

    In 1982，when I was coaching the Raiders， the owner of the team talked with me about a possible trade for Lyle Alzado. After watching him on tape，I didn't think he was that good, but the owner felt we could make Lyle better by creating the right environment lor him. We made the1.

    That summer at training camp，Lyle was having a hard time. He had that look in his eyes that many young players and some old players get when things aren't going 2.One morning Lyle came into my office and he looked like he hadn't slept. Here was a huge man, with his head about as3as it could go. We talked, or rather, I listened. The main point was that Lyle felt his career (职业生涯）was over and it would be best for him and for the team if he retired (退役）.He apologized for4us since we had just traded for him.

    Lyle was always an emotional person. This is one of the reasons he was a good player. He5all that emotional energy with him, ready to lire out at the snap of the ball (开球）.Now he was in front of me， almost crying. I thought for a moment， realizing we had to keep that 6going. Then I went through my reasons why he should not retire. At the end of our talk， I said，“You go out and play your very best, and let us7if you still have it. Personally， I think you do.”

    In January 1984. Tampa Bay Stadium. Super Bowl XVIII. With less than two minutes remaining, we were leading 38-9. We were the world champions of professional football. I saw Lyle，crying like a baby. I had to turn away quickly，or I would have joined him in 8.

    I remembered that morning in my office， and what Lyle， and what the Raiders， had achieved since he came to us. If Lyle hadn't given his career another shot, he wouldn't have had this victory. Maybe the Raiders wouldn't have had this victory. During that moment， I felt one of the greatest satisfactions of my coaching career.

    Everyone has one or more friends. But not everyone has friends from other 1. I do! I have an e-friend from the US. 2 name is Susan. And she is twelve years old. She is the same age as me. She has a 3 family with six people in it: two elder brothers, one elder sister, her parents and her. But I'm the only 4 in my family. How lucky she is!

    Her favourite subject is Maths. 5 she doesn't like History. She thinks it's boring. After class, she often plays basketball 6 her friends. Many American students like playing basketball. But I like playing table tennis.

    She usually rides a bike to school because her house is not 7 school. She says it's good for her health. But I always go to school 8 bus. She likes to listen to music, but she never 9 in class. Her favourite song is My heart will go on. Do you think it's wonderful?

    Her dream is to visit China one day. She wants to learn about our country and learn how to 10 Chinese. I'm sure her dream will come true.

    Bill and Cathy wanted to go on a holiday. They chose a place called Maldives (马尔代夫). And they decided to1there for two weeks in spring, because they heard that the weather there was perfect at that time. They worked very hard for several months. Finally, they made enough money for their dream2. But their trip was more like a nightmare(噩梦)!

    The problem began when the flight was put off because of the bad weather. They couldn't leave3 night. They finally got on the plane twelve hours later! But they4fly to Maldives because there was a storm. They had 1o fly to the capital city instead. There they stayed in a small hotel5the airport.

    The hotel was next to the sea, but the sea was6dirty that they couldn't swim in it. And the hotel swimming pool was full of leaves! The food was awful, too. For breakfast there was 7 bread and milk! The worst part was when the storm came, they felt really8. Because of the bad weather, they had to stay for another night in the small hotel. And they had9to do. It was so boring. Finally, they10in Maldives three days later, and someone told them the weather there had been wonderful all the time!

    Hi, everyone! My name is Linda. I'm 1 English girl. This is a 2 of my family. You can see 3 people in it. These are my grandparents. 4 are in the middle of the photo. The tall man is my father. 5 name is Henry. This is my mother, Anna. My parents have three children, Tom, Paul 6 me. Tom and Paul are my 7. Tom is seven. Paul is three. And I'm six. 8 is the girl? She is my aunt. Her name is Betty. She is my father's 9 . Oh, Pipi is in the photo, too. Pipi is the 10 of my dog. I like it very much. It's my good friend.

    There was once a young man who began to feel self-satisfied after some small achievements.

    One day, the young man took a walk with a 1 man from the town. On the way the young man was bragging(吹嘘) about himself, 2 the wise man didn't say a word. When they3 a peak(山峰), the wise man asked, "Look down. What do you see?"

    "I see trees, houses and people as 4 as ants working in the fields," the young man said.

    "What do you feel?" the wise man asked.

    "Everything is 5 me. I feel I rule the world," the young man answered.

    The wise man said nothing. After a minute, he asked the young man to look 6 "What do you see this time?" the wise man asked.

    "I see 7flying around high mountains, the white clouds on the mountains and the blue sky above the white clouds," the young man answered.

Then he asked the wise man's 8.

    "I feel small and powerless," the wise man answered. "A person who knows to look upward can 9 understand his position(位置). When a person knows the blue sky is always overhead, he won't be so luck as to believe he rules the world."

    The young man felt foolish for his pride. From then on, he looked up at the sky and remembered 10 small he really was.

    Try to look upward when you feel too good about yourself.