On his first day he was inside a church taking photos when he noticed a golden telephone on the wall with a sign that read "$10,000 per call". Jay wasintriguedso he asked a priest (牧师) what the telephone was used for. The priest told him that it was a direct (直接的) line to heaven（天堂） and that for $10,000 you could talk to God. Jay thanked the priest and went along his way.

    Next stop was in Des Moines, and there at a very large church, he saw the same looking golden telephone with the same sign under it. A nearby nun（修女）told him that it was a direct line to heaven and that for $10,000 he could talk to God.

    Jay decided to travel to Australia to see if they had a similar phone. He arrived at Western Australia, and again, in the church he entered, there was the same looking golden telephone, but this time the sign under it read "40 cents per call."

    Jay was a little surprised and asked the priest about the sign. 'Father（神父） Brian, I travelled all over the world and I saw this same golden telephone in many churches. I know it is a direct line to Heaven, but in all of them price was $10,000 per call. Why is it so cheap here?'

    Father Brian smiled and answered, 'My son, you're in Australia now - this is Heaven, so it's only a local call.'

    Tommy was a poor man, so he tried to grow as many 1 as he could in his own garden, 2 he would not have to buy so many in the market.

    One evening he heard a noise in his garden and 3 the window. A white ox had got into the garden and 4 his vegetables. Tommy at once took his stick, 5 and chased the ox, but he was too old to catch it. When he got back to his garden, he found that the ox had ruined(毁坏）most of his precious vegetables.

    6 while he was walking in the street near his house, he saw a cart(马本)7two white oxen which looked very much like the one that 8 his vegetables. He was carrying his stick with him, 9 he at once began to beat the two oxen with it. As neither of them looked more like the ox that had eaten his vegetables than 10 , he beat both of them equally hard.

    The owner of the ox and cart was drinking coffee in a 11 coffee-house. When he saw what Tommy was doing 12 his animals, he ran out and shouted," What are you doing? What have those poor animals done to you 13 you beat them like that? "

    "You keep out this!" Tommy shouted back, "This is a matter 14 me and one of these two oxen. He knows very well 15 I am beating him!"

    One summer day when I was in high school, my father sent me to buy some tools for our farm. I loved 1 better than driving our family truck to do something. But this time I was not so happy2 my father had told me I would have to ask for credit (赊账)at the store.3 is a proud age. The young men at that age want respect (尊重)but not charity. I had seen many times that my friends were 4 when they asked for credit. We lived in a poor village,5 was needed seriously. I knew clearly how difficult it might be to make the store owner believe me and get the credit.

    At Davi's Brothers store. Buck Davi was talking to a farmer. After I finished 6 the things I wanted, I walked to him. "I need to put these on credit." I said to him 7.

    The farmer gave me a 8 look. But Buck's face didn't change in the slightest. " No problem." He said in a relaxing voice, " I believe your daddy will 9 them in time." Then he turned to the farmer, " This boy is Jame William's son."

    The farmer nodded to me in a friendly way. At that time, I 10 pride. Jame William's Son, there three 11 opened a door to an adult's respect and trust.

    That day I 12 that a good name of great importance. My father's good name had won our neighbors' respect for our family. A good name, and the responsibility (责任)that came with 13 encouraged us a lot. They made us be 14than we might be. We also wanted to be regarded as good people.15 acting like good people for a long time, we became good out of good habits.

The Basket

    Two things changed my life; my mother and a white, pretty bike basket. My mother is a strict parent and I had to earn my pocket money by doing housework around the house.

    One day, my mother drove me to the bike shop to get a tire fixed, and there it was in the window; white, shiny, and decorated with beautiful flowers. It was so special and I knew I had to have the basket. "It's beautiful," my mother said when I pointed it out to her.

    "Mom, please, can I get it? I'll do more housework for as long as you say, but I need that basket. I really love it……"

    "You know," she said gently, "If you save up, you could buy this yourself." "By the time I make enough, it'll be gone!"

    "I'll buy the basket for you, but you have to work for it," she said.

    My mother bought the beautiful basket and put it safely in some secret place I couldn't find. Each week I eagerly counted my growing income. And then, weeks later, I jumped for joy. Oh, happy day! I made it! I finally had the exact amount we'd agreed upon.

    Days later, the unthinkable thing happened. A neighbor girl appeared with the exact same basket on her shiny, new bike. The eight-year-old me cried and ran fast back home to tell my mother about this terrible news.

    And then came the lesson I've taken with me through my life; "Honey, it doesn't matter that the baskets look the same. Your basket is extra-special," Mom said, gently drying my hot tears. "Your basket is special because you got the basket through your hard work."

These days, a woman in Chengdu, Sichuan, is much welcomed on the Internet. Her name is Xie Hongying. She is 50 years old and people call her Auntie Xie kindly. You may want to 1 why so many people like her. Now you can find the reasons(原因) from her 2 . 

Auntie Xie sells 3 at the Chengdu Giant Panda Base. Her apples and figs are 4 and she sells them at very good prices. But these are not the only reasons. The Chengdu Giant Panda Base is a popular place to visit. Every day, Auntie Xie 5 many foreign(外国的) people come and go. And she finds it's 6 for them to buy things from the near stores. Because they can't speak Chinese. Then she thinks if she speaks 7 well, she can talk with them better. Also, she may sell more fruit. So she studies English hard when she is 8 . And when she has difficulty with a new word (单词), she opens her 9 and looks it up. Now, she can talk with the foreign visitors easily and her fruit sells much better than before. 

To have a better life, the 50-year-old Auntie Xie is brave enough(足够勇敢的) to 10 , study and try. That's the most important reason why so many people like her.

Last summer, football player Carson Pickett made history. She became 1 first person without an arm to play for the US Women's National Team (UWNT).

28-year-old Pickett was born without left arm. 2 that didn't stop her from doing anything. 3 great girl she is! She does almost everything with just one hand, such as eating and swimming.

Pickett 4 play football very well. Born in a sports family, she started playing football at the age of five and 5 great interests in the sport. The body difference may change the way she plays football. However, it can't stop 6 love for it. With hard work, she finally became a member of UWNT.

Pickett isn't shy when she talks about her body difference. "Everyone is 7 . I am comfortable(舒适的) about 8 my arm," the girl said. And she decides to share more of her stories online to inspire (激励) people like her.

The story 9 Pickett is that never let anything easily change your life and just work hard to make your dreams come true. There 10 no one to tell you that your dreams are too big. Be yourself and just enjoy the journey.