King Akbar was in the habit of putting riddles and puzzles to his people. He often asked 1 which were strange. His people had to use words in a 2 way to answer these questions.

    Once Akbar asked a very strange question. He looked at his people. As he looked, one by one the heads began to hang low in search of a(an) 3. It was at this moment that Bribal entered the palace. Birbal  4 the habit of the king. He understood the 5 at once and asked, “May I know the question so that I can 6 for an answer?”

    Akbar said, “How many crows(乌鸦)are there in the city?”

    Without even a moment's thought, Birbal 7, “There are fifty thousand five hundred and eighty nine crows, My Lord. "

    “How can you be so 8?” asked Akbar.

    Birbal said, “Make your men 9, My Lord. If you find more crows it means some have come to visit their relatives here. If you find 10 crows it means some have gone to visit their relatives somewhere else. "

    Akbar was pleased very much by Birbal's wise answer.

    When personal trainer James O'Driscall arrives at his gym each morning, he does not just help others to lose weight or build muscles(肌肉). There is something1.

    “I've been working with a man for several years who said that 2 really helped build up his confidence(自信).”

    James understands the importance of developing confidence 3 than most. At 26, he suddenly lost his sight. He was not able to work and his life was 4 because he didn't see anything.

    James' life 5 when a guide dig came into his life. “we build up trust and respect for each other. The dog 6 me to return to work and social life.”

    James started as an actor so he needed to get back in shape.

“I felt that if I could turn around my life through exercise, I could help 7 do the same,” he says.

    Through great 8. James became the UK's first blind trainer four years ago. “9, it is not about how heavy you are. People feel different when they played football without feeling out of breath(上气不接下气)10 they put a dress on for the first time in six years. That is what really matters. It's how you feel inside.”

    My parents took me to Japan when I was little. I lived there for five years.1 I came back, my Japanese was very good. "Can I do something useful with my Japanese?" I asked myself.

    Then, one day last spring, I got a good opportunity(机会).

    Everyone was afraid of SARS, so I stayed at home with 2 to do.

    My father brought me a Japanese book. "Why don't you translate(翻译)it into Chinese? It will be better than3computer games all day."

    I promised (许诺)to do 2000 words each day. But 4 I found it was hard to keep the promise.

    One day in May, the weather was beautiful. But I couldn't go out. Those 2000 words were still5 me.

    After translating only three pages, I had already lost interest in the book.

    I looked at it for a long time. But I couldn't make myself turn the pages. How I6 I could just go outside and play football with my friends!

    I counted the words again and again .I just wanted to give up.

    I felt as if two people were fighting7 my mind. One said, "Don't give up! Keep working hard , and you'll do well!" But then the other one said ,"Go and play! It will be more 8 than translating. Do your work tomorrow. "

    I stood up and would9the computer.

    But then I remembered 10my parents had told me: "Whatever you do, don't stop halfway. " So I sat down and went on with it .

    Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One early morning, I1a call for a taxi. When I arrived at the building, it was 2:30 a.m. and I found the building was dark except for the only light in a first floor window.

    Many drivers would just shout once or twice and then drove away, but I thought this2 might need my help. So I walked to the door and knocked, "Just a minute," answered a3, elderly voice. After a long time, the door opened. A small old man showed up before me, 4a small bag. He kept thanking me for my5. "It's nothing," I told him.

    "Oh, you're such a good man." He said. When we got into the taxi, he gave me a (an) 6, and then asked, "Could you drive through the city center?"

    "But it wasn't the7 way." I answered quickly. "Oh, I'm in no hurry." He said. "I'm on my way to a hospital. I don't have any family left. The8says I don't have much time left.

    I 9 started the taxi and shut off the meter(计程器). For the next two hours, we drove through the city center. He showed me the building where he once worked. We drove 10 the church where he got married. He would never forget that happy moment. Sometimes he'd ask me to slow down in front of a building and would sit11the darkness for a long time, saying nothing. When the sun began to rise, we drove in silence to the address he had given me. When we arrived, 12without thinking, I gave him a big hug. "You gave an old man a little moment of13. Thank you!" He said with tears in his eyes.

    I was completely lost in thought for the rest of the day. What would happen if I had refused to do14I did? We always think that there are no15moments in our lives, but great moments are just in what others may think small and unimportant ones!

    Mr. King is a very old man. He likes1dumplings very much. Every Sunday, he goes to a Chinese2near his home and eats dumplings for dinner. Ann works there as a waitress. She often3with the old man when he is there. The old man likes sharing his stories with people and soon they become good 4. Every time after Mr. King5his dinner, he always puts some coins on the table. The 6 is for Ann It's her tip (小费).

    One day, Mr. King asked Ann," Do you want some coins or half my lottery prize (乐透奖)as a tip?" Ann thought that he was making fun of her7she laughed and said, Half of8prize.”

    The next day, Mr. King won (赢得))the lottery prize and 9six million dollars. Then he went to the restaurant10and gave Ann the tip-half of his lottery prize！