Once there was a king. He was wise but everyone was afraid of him. His face showed the sadness deep in his heart. So there were deep 1 lines（皱纹）on his face.

    In his country lived a beautiful girl. Everyone seemed to love her, so did the king.He wanted to 2her, and finally he decided to speak to her of his love. After he dressed in his best clothes, he looked in the 3, but he saw a hard face, 4when he tried to smile.

    "How about wearing a mask（面具）?" he thought. Then he ordered his magician topaint a mask that looked kind and happy and handsome. The magician 5and said: "But you must keep your own face in the same lines that I paint and be kind to all people from your heart. If not, the mask will break." The mask looked so6that no one knew it was not the true face of the king. Months passed, the beautiful lady got married to the king, and the king treated everyone 7to keep the mask from breaking.

    At last, the king didn't want to cheat his beautiful wife any more. 8 he asked the magician to take the mask off. Surprisingly, he found his face was just like the mask he had worn for so long!

    This story tells us that a man is what he is in his heart.

    In China, almost everyone knows Ma Yun. Ma Yun became one of 1 men in China when his company Alibaba went on the stock（股票)market last year with a value of around £140 billion-the largest public offering in history.2 amazing thing it is! Here are some stories about him on the way to 3.

    Ma made his4 trip to the US in 1995 and used the Internet 5 the first time. After 6 for “beer”, he saw that no results 7 up about China. Then he searched for “China” and still saw no results. He decided to set up a Chinese website--the seed for Alibaba was sown(播种).

Ma said he 8 many times in his life. He failed the College Entrance Examination in China three times and 9 companies offered him jobs, including one at KFC. And he was refused by the famous Harvard University 10 times.

    Learning English was difficult when Ma was a teenager 10 limited resources. However, he found that he could learn English well by giving tourists free guides around 11 hometown Hangzhou. And he kept it for nine years. Ma said that tourists opened up a new world for him because everything they said and did was so different from 12 he had been taught at school and by his parents.

    Ma's hero is Forrest Gump13 never gives up. When he made a speech about his success at Davos(达沃斯论坛)in 2015,Ma said, “Life 14 a box of chocolates because you never know what you are going to get.”15 as Ma does, never give up and you will be successful one day.

Nowadays the TikTok app  is welcome in many countries. In China, it's {#blank#}1{#/blank#} app called Douyin. Over 1 billion people use the app, not only adults but also children. It's easy {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(see) people watch short videos everywhere, at home, on the bus, on the train…People do many kinds of {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(thing) on Douyin, such as shopping, singing songs, dancing, cooking, making funny short videos and so on. More and more {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(famous) TV or film stars join them, they sell a lot of products on Douyin. Are you a {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(fan) of them? Do you want toknow {#blank#}6{#/blank#} to shop on Douyin? Here are some steps.

●Come into a live stream.

●Choose which products you want.

●Pay for {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(this) products.

●Wait for 2—3 days, and you'll receive them.

Most people are able to do Douyin shopping. It can {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(change) our life. But many people still worry {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the quality of the products. Also, people will buy too many things that are useless for them.{#blank#}10{#/blank#} it's important to shop on Douyi n properly*.

Many people connect gratitude(感谢) with saying "thank you" to someone who helped us, making it a short act of appreciation. According to Robert Emmons, a leading researcher, gratitude is an emotion that can result in long-lasting positivity(积极性). {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

Gratitude is good for your health.

Through his research, Emmons found that grateful people reported feeling healthier and happier, both mentally and physically. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} In the workplace, employees who are shown that they are appreciated are healthier and more productive by 50 percent.
{#blank#}3{#/blank#}

Gratitude is a selfless act. We often take for granted the simple things in life. Those who recognize the goodness in life, no matter how simple, are more likely to be sensitive to the needs of others and to help whenever they can. Being considerate to others' opinions, experiences and backgrounds will make you a better person.

Gratitude makes us more self-aware.

Working in an ever-developing, fast-paced society, we are surrounded by ambitious people who are always struggling for more and better. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} It starts by paying attention to what's now going on in your life, and that's true self-awareness is the key to being successful.

Gratitude helps us build strong relationship.

Gratitude is a powerful tool for strengthening relationship, both at work and in your personal life. People who express their gratitude tend to be more willing to forgive others and therefore able to create long-lasting connections. 
{#blank#}5{#/blank#} Taking the time to thank people for their work and kindness — whether it was today, last month or many years ago-makes you happier and more self-aware.

Cruises are becoming more and more popular, with around 20 million passengers per year now enjoying holidays on board luxury (奢侈的) ships. More people see a cruise as the perfect way to sit back and do nothing, and enjoy time off work. But what is the effect (影响) on the environment of this trend? 

Although it usually takes less energy for a vehicle to move through water than over land, cruise ships are often very big, with the biggest ones carrying up to 6, 000 passengers. Moving such large vehicles requires huge engines which burn as much as 300, 000 litres of fuel a day. One scientist has calculated that cruise ships produce as much pollution as 5 million cars going over the same distance. Because they are out at sea, they also burn dirtier fuel that isn't allowed on land. Unfortunately, no government has control over the amount of air pollution out at sea. 

Cruises also produce huge amounts of rubbish, and cruise ships aren't usually good at recycling. Waste water from showers and toilets is usually poured directly into the sea—as much per day as from a small town. Waste food from restaurants isn't put into the sea, but still causes problems when brought back to the land. 

Cruise ships also cause difficulties in the cities where they stop. Popular destinations can get five or six ships per day, with thousands of tourists at a time. Good for restaurants? No. Restaurant owners complain that the visitors look around for a few hours and then return to their ship to eat. What's more, the crowds can put off other tourists, who complain that the streets are too busy. Some towns have banned cruise ships or put a limit on the number that can stop at the same time. People who care about the environment worry that as the cruise industry continues to grow, so will the issues for our planet.

 From an early age, we were taught that if we wanted to be successful, we had to study hard and get good results at school. In fact, good students may just end up doing jobs they don't like, and some even lead an unhappy life. Why is it like that?

 In some parents' eyes, school grades matter most for their kids. In reality, there are many things to consider besides school subjects. For example, how to be a happy person, what to do to keep healthy, and how to get along well with others. That is to say, school is not just enough if you want to have a great life.

 Doing well in school is different from doing well in life. Studies show that people who failed at school may not end up failing in life. You may have already known that some famous people, like Thomas Edison and Steve Jobs, didn't do very well at school or even failed to finish school. In fact, there are a lot more than just the great people who are successful in life without finishing school. They catch every chance to learn and finally make it to the top.

 Life is really a long lesson, so long that you can't define(界定) a person's success by just one part of it. If you have already finished school, keep learning because what you have learned at school will never be enough to live a satisfying life. If you are still studying, whether you are good or bad at school, don't take your school results too seriously as long as you have put your heart into it. Keep learning to make the most of your talents improve. That's how you can live a happy and successful life.