Do you like music?Do you know about Beethoven,a famous1in the world?

    He was born in Germany．His father was a singer and2Beethoven．When Beethoven was only four,his3asked him to learn different musical instruments(乐器).Beethoven loved music and he4very fast.He got high praise(赞扬）from Mozart ,the great musician at that time,5the age of seventeen.

    At that time ,it was difficult to have6happy life.Beethoven was hard-working，but it wasn't easy to make much money．One day,he found he couldn't7clearly．But he still went on working and writing music pieces．Some of his best pieces came out8he lost his heating．In 1827，9more than 300 pieces，the great musician died．But people remember his name and10today．

    A group of adults, highly succeeded in their jobs, went to visit their old professor. Soon they began to1 the stress in work and life.

    The professor went to the kitchen and returned2a pot of coffee and all kinds of cups —crystal (水晶), glass, plastic; some nice looking, some simple looking; some 3some cheap. And he told them to help4to the coffee.

    When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “I've noticed that all the nice looking expensive cups were 5 leaving behind the simple and cheap ones. While it is

6 for you to take only the best for yourself, that is the root of your 7 and stress.

    You know that the cup itself adds no quality (品质) to the coffee8 you really wanted was coffee, not the cup9 you went for the best cups without thinking.

    Now consider this: Life is the coffee. The jobs, money and 10 in society are the cups. They are just11 to hold life, and the type of cup doesn't change the quality of our life. Sometimes, by 12 attention to the cup only, we fail to enjoy the coffee that God has 13 us. God offers us the coffee, not the cup. Please enjoy your coffee!”

    The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make 14 of everything. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak15 And leave the rest to the God.

    Once upon a time，there was a swan(天鹅). She lived in a lake. A woman with her two daughters lived in a small house1 the lake. They lived a hard life. Sometimes they2money to buy food.

    The swan was3to see that. She4 to help them. Every day she came to the woman's house and left a golden feather(羽毛)without5anything. The woman sold the feather6bought food. She was happy because her life was7than before.

    But the woman became greedy(贪婪的). One day when the swan8, the woman caught(捉住)her and took all her golden feathers. Suddenly the golden feathers9common(普通的)feathers.

    The swan said, "I came to help you, but you wanted to kill(杀) 10. I will never come back. Never be greedy. "With these words，the swan disappeared(消失).

    One morning, I was waiting at the bus stop, worried about1 late for school. There were many people waiting in line at the bus stop, but most of them just stared (盯着) at their mobile phones, listening to music or going through the WeChat 2. No one talked or laughed.

    3 the bus finally came, we all hurried on board. I got a place next to the window, so I had a good view of the sidewalk. A boy 4 a bike caught my attention. He 5 beside the bus while waving his arm. I heard a passenger behind me shouting to the 6, but he 7to stop until we reached the next stop. The bus drove fast, and the boy tried his best 8 up with it. It 9 that he was a little tired, but he still kept riding. And he was carrying10 over his shoulder and shouting.

    Finally, when we came to the next stop, to our surprise, the boy ran up to the 11 of the bus. I heard an exciting conversation. Then the driver stood up and asked, "12 anyone lose a suitcase at the bus stop?" A woman on the bus shouted, "Oh, dear! It's mine." She pushed her way to the driver and took the suitcase 13. Everyone on the bus began talking about 14 the boy did, and the crowds of strangers suddenly became15 to one another.

    Sometimes even something small can change the relationship among people a lot. What an unforgettable experience!

    Mr. Brown is my uncle. He is 321old. He works in a sports club. His job is to 2the students how to play basketball. He 3 far from the club. He has a car, but he doesn't 4 his car to work. Usually, he goes to work 5bike. He thinks it is good 6 and he can get to the club early when many buses and cars are in the street. Every morning, Mr. Brown gets up at 6:30. Then he takes a shower and has 7 good breakfast. At 7:40, he 8 his bike to the club. The bike ride usually9 an hour. "I never feel tired (累的). I think the ride is 10 and interesting," says Mr. Brown.