A group of frogs were traveling through the forest, but unluckily two of {#blank#}1{#/blank#}fell into a hole. The other frogs tried to help them. When they saw how{#blank#}2{#/blank#} the hole was, they cried to the two frogs that they could not be saved. The two frogs didn't care and tried their{#blank#}3{#/blank#}to jump up out of the hole. The other frogs kept saying that they were sure to die. Finally, one of the two frogs heard{#blank#}4{#/blank#}the other frogs were saying and gave up. Then he fell {#blank#}5{#/blank#}and died.

    However, the other frog continued to jump as hard as he could{#blank#}6{#/blank#}last, he made it out. When he got out, the other frogs asked, "Did you hear us?" The frog, who had a{#blank#}7{#/blank#}hearing, explained, "I thought you were encouraging me {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the time."

    The story teaches us a {#blank#}9{#/blank#} There is power of life and death in the tongue(言语）.An encouraging word to those who are down can help them out {#blank#}10{#/blank#}a discouraging word can kill them.

    Maupassant(莫泊桑) was one of the well-known writers of short {#blank#}1{#/blank#} in the nineteenth century in France. His novels made readers {#blank#}2{#/blank#} excited and enjoyable.

    During his school days, he decided to become a writer. Then he began to write something. Because of the Franco-Prussian War(普法战争), he had to stop {#blank#}3{#/blank#}.After the war, he went to Paris to look for a job, where he met some great writers and learned a lot from them.

    Working as a clerk(职员), Maupassant was too busy and he had no time to {#blank#}4{#/blank#} more material(素材) for his story. And he found it {#blank#}5{#/blank#} to finish his dream. So he left his office to spend all his time on his interest. At the age of thirty－four, he became quite famous.