Long ago, there was a queen who lived in a palace. She felt bored and said to her advisor (顾问)"All the things around me are too boring. I need a different kind of {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (beautiful). Let everyone know that I {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (hold) a competition for the most beautiful thing in the world. And the prize will be this crown (王冠).

    Several days {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (late), lots of people came to the competition and showed

their things. The queen was not satisfied (满意)with what she saw. The advisor suggested, "What you {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(look) for cannot be brought for you. You must look for it by {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(you). What about a journey?"

    The queen was{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (interesting) in the idea, so she started immediately. As she was on top of the hill near her palace, she looked down and {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (sudden) something cried in her heart. "Why have I never found my palace so beautiful?"

    The queen spent one year {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (travel). She saw beauty on the farm, in the

forest and even in the stars twinkling (闪烁)at night on her journey. But what was the most beautiful thing? She thought it over. All of sudden, she understood beauty was everywhere. She {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (learn) to enjoy the world. She left the pieces of her crown at different places that she had seen. As time went by, the queen's crown got smaller and smaller until nothing {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (leave).

    She found the most beautiful thing at last. It was the world!

    Hearing is very important to all of us. We can hear beautiful music, nice songs of birds, the laughter of people or other different {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(kind) of sounds in the world with our ears. How{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(wonder) it is to have a good hearing! So we must try to protect our ears. The following will tell you{#blank#}3{#/blank#} to protect your ears.

    It's reported that {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(listen) to loud music a lot can be bad for years, especially when headphones {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(use). So turn them down when you are wearing headphone {#blank#}6{#/blank#} try not to wear them. You should let your ears have {#blank#}7{#/blank#}rest if you really like wearing them. If you're going to a concert, wear earplugs to protect your ears {#blank#}8{#/blank#}the terrible music. In fact, earplugs {#blank#}9{#/blank#} are special can be made for you if you go to concerts a lot or if you're a musician yourself. If your ears hurt, it's necessary {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(see) a doctor. Follow the advice above and you won't be saying, "What?" when you are getting old.