The history of air conditioners (空调) started in the early days with the need to preserve food. The food{#blank#}1{#/blank#}is kept at room temperature spoils easily due to the growth of bacteria. At temperature below 4℃, the growth of bacteria reduces{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(rapid). As a result of the development in food refrigeration, other following applications include air conditioning and manufacturing processes.

    The{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(discover) of the principles of the absorption type of refrigeration in 1824 showed that liquefied ammonia (液氨) could cool air. At first, the commercially available use of air conditioning applications was based on the need to cool air for industrial processes rather than {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(person) comfort. The first electrical air conditioning{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(invent) by Willis Haviland Carrier in 1902. He was also known{#blank#}6{#/blank#}the Father of Modern Air Conditioning.{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (he) invention was designed to improve the manufacturing process of a printing factory. By{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(control) the temperature, the process was made more efficient.

    The Carrier Air Conditioning Company of America was set up by him {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(meet) the demand of better productivity in the workplace. Today, Carrier Corporation is{#blank#}10{#/blank#}biggest air conditioner manufacturer and marketing corporation in the world in central air conditioning.

    Rise After Falling

    A father was worried about his son,{#blank#}1{#/blank#}was sixteen years old but had no courage at all. So the father decided to call on a Buddhist monk (僧侣){#blank#}2{#/blank#} (train) his boy.

    The Buddhist monk said to the boy's father, “I insist that your son should be left alone here. I'll make him into a real man within three months.{#blank#}3{#/blank#} you can't come to see him during this period.”

    Three months later, the boy's father {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (return). The Buddhist monk arranged a boxing match between the boy and an {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(experience) boxer. Each time the fighter struck the boy, he {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(fall) down, but at once the boy stood up; and each time a heavy blow knocked him down, the boy stood up again. Several times later, the Buddhist monk asked, “{#blank#}7{#/blank#}do you think of your child?”

    “What a shame!” the boy's father said, “I never thought he would be so {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(easy) knocked down. I needn't have him stay here any {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (long)!

     “I'm sorry that that's all you see. Don't you see that each time he falls down, he stands up again instead of {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (cry)? That's the kind of courage you wanted him to have.

    Keeping a diary in English is one of the {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(effect) ways to improve our English writing ability.

    {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(compare) with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes less time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. If we persist in this practice, gradually we {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(learn) how to express ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(difficult). In the first place, it often happens {#blank#}5{#/blank#} we have trouble finding and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(extreme) hard for us to put them into English properly.

    As far as I'm concerned, my {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(recommend) is that we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary {#blank#}8{#/blank#} easy reach. Whenever something beats {#blank#}9{#/blank#}, we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. We can also turn to our English teacher for help, if necessary. In {#blank#}10{#/blank#} word, I believe that it is of great use to keep a diary in English for the development of our writing skills.

Elias' Story

    Elias, a poor worker in South Africa, said that the time {#blank#}1{#/blank#} he first met Nelson Mandela was a very difficult period of his life. In 1952, he went to see Nelson Mandela, a black lawyer for advice. Mandela was generous with his time, for{#blank#}2{#/blank#} Elias was very grateful.

    He began school at six, but he had to leave school two years later {#blank#}3{#/blank#} his family couldn't afford the school fees and the bus fare.{#blank#}4{#/blank#} a result, he had very little education. After {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (try) hard, he got a job in a gold mine. However, to live in Johannesburg, one had got to have a passbook. Not having one, because he was not born there, he worried about{#blank#}6{#/blank#} he would become out of work.

    Then Mandela helped him, telling him how to get the correct papers {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (stay) in Johannesburg. He became more hopeful about his future and later joined the ANC Youth League {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(organize) by Mandela. Just as Mandela put it, the blacks were so badly treated that they had reached a stage {#blank#}9{#/blank#} they had almost no rights at all.

    In 1963, he helped Mandela blow up some government buildings. He knew that only by answering violence {#blank#}10{#/blank#} violence could they achieve their dream of making black and white people equal.

    I have a degree in business. However, it was my father's decision for me to pursue a business major. Nevertheless, even if my college {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (experience) were fantastic, I still had no interest in any field of commerce, let alone having a long-term career {#blank#}2{#/blank#} a businesswoman.

    After I {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (graduate), I worked as a marketing {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (plan) at a computer company. My pay and working environment were great; however, I still didn't feel happy {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (do) something I wasn't interested in. After two months of working there, I made up my mind {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (quit) and decided to do {#blank#}7{#/blank#} I love, namely teaching English. I have now been an English teacher for over twenty years. I love my job and love being with my students.

    If you are in a place {#blank#}8{#/blank#} you don't love what you are learning or doing, please ask yourself what you are really passionate for, and what you {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (true) want for your life. Don't rush to get yourself a quick answer. Take some time to think about what career could make you happy. The important thing is that you are happy and then you will be able to bring happiness to people around you. There is a quote that says, "Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success." If you love what you are doing, you will be {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (success).