Do you want to be successful in everything you do? If so, then 1? Here is an example.

    There was a farmer who 2 corn（玉米) all his life. Each year he took his corn to the market. Then each time his corn was chosen as the 3 and won the first prize.

    One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something 4 about how he grew it. The farmer  5 his seed (做种子的) corn to his neighbours.

    "How can you share your best seed corn with your neighbours?" the reporter asked. "You know they are taking part in the 6 with you each year. "

    "Why, sir," said the farmer, "didn't you know? The 7 picks up pollen (花粉) from the corn and moves it quickly from field to field. If my neighbours grow 8 corn, cross-pollination (异花传粉) will affect the quality of my corn. So if I want to grow good corn, I must   9 my neighbours to grow good corn. "

    The farmer knows much about the connection of life.  His corn cannot improve 10 his neighbours' corn improves.

    As a great man says, "We make a living by what we 11; we make a life by what we give." We can't  12 without food, clothes, and many other things. However, a meaningful life is not decided by how much we can get, 13  by how much we can give others. Giving, instead of taking, makes us 14 from other animals.  So those who choose to live well must help others to live well and those who choose to be happy must help others to find 15 in their life.

    One day Jack went to a big dinner party. His coat was not good. When he went in, no one looked at him and no one gave him 1food. He was 2 angry that he went home, and 3 his best coat and then came back to 4 party. Everyone stood up at once and came to meet him. Other guests 5 him to the best table and gave him the best food. Then Jack put the food in his coat and said, “Please eat, my dear coat.” The other people were very 6 and said, “Why are you doing that?” Jack answered, “I'm asking my coat 7 now. When I came here at 8, nobody noticed me 9 gave me food. After I changed my coat, you gave me the best food. So you gave food to my coat, not to 10.”Everyone felt embarrassed(尴尬的).

    Marco Polo was born in Italy．Here is the story about him．

    In 1271，at 17，Marco went on a1to China．Today,people can go to different places around the world2 ． But it was very3 people to travel then．He,travelled through Europe and Asia4his father and uncle on the Silk Road.The Polos5to China in 1275.

    Marco Polo stayed in China for 17 years.During those years,he6about coal(煤)and paper.These things were7to him,because he didn't see them in Italy before．Marco and his family finally went back to Italy in 1295．They brought(带)some coal and paper back to Italy with8 ． At home．Marco finished a 9about his trip．The Travels of Marco Polo．The book10people his fantastic experiences(经历)in China．

    Vivian Maier was an American street photographer born in New York City. Although born in the U.S., it was in France that Maier 1 most of her youth. Maier returned to the U.S. in 1951 where she worked 2 a nanny for over 40 years. A nanny is a person who takes care of young children in the children's own home.

    A nanny's job is not easy. In her free time,3Vivian begun to try the art of photography. She spent her days off walking along the4 of Chicago and taking photographs. Vivian would take photos that she5 from the eyes of others secretly. Most people did not know they were taken in the pictures. She took over 150,000 photographs during her lifetime6 of the people and buildings of Chicago, New York City, and Los Angeles, although she also travelled and photographed worldwide.

    During her lifetime, Vivian's photographs were unknown and unpublished. Many of her photos were never printed because of 7. She never got married. She had no children either. She lived a 8 life and became even poorer in her old age.

    A Chicago collector, John Maloof, happened to find some of Vivian's photos at the market. He decided to 9 Vivian's photographs on the website. Thousands of people showed their great 10 in them. Vivian's works have become famous around the world since then.

    Vivian Maier opened one of the most attractive windows of American life in the second half of the twentieth century.

    David was a middle school student. His father, Mr. Hill, was a rich farmer and he had a very big  1. They lived in a small village 2fifteen years. Later on Mr. Hill opened a shop in our town and 3a house here last month. Then his family moved to the new house and David began to 4in our class. But at first he had 5friends at school. He was always alone. His neighbor Cathy was a  6girl. She had many friends. When she found the boy

    7talked with others, she decided to 8him. She talked a lot with him and sometimes played with him. So very soon  9became good friends.

    One afternoon, Cathy said to David, "It'll be my 10birthday tomorrow. I'll have a birthday 11. Will you please come?" "Certainly, I'm glad to," the boy said  12.

    David got home and thought about 13he could give to Cathy. He was sorry that he  14 to ask the girl what she liked. At that moment Mrs. Hill came and asked, "What's the matter, dear?" "What would you like 15it was your sixteenth birthday, Mummy?" "Nothing," the woman said, "I just wish I were sixteen."