Life is full of unexpected. 1 a cold winter afternoon, a man saw an old lady standing by her expensive car and clearly she needed help. So he stopped and 2 his old truck. "Is he going to hurt me? He doesn't look safe," the old lady was 3.

    The man could see that she was afraid, so he said in his friendliest voice, "I'm here to help you, madam. Why don't you 4 in the car where it's warm? By the way, my name is Ted Johnson." Ted quickly fixed the car and the lady thanked him. The she asked 5 she could pay him.

    But Ted wanted no money. He was just giving a hand to someone in trouble. 6 was normal for him to do such a thing like that. He said. " If you really want to repay（报答）me , next time you see someone in need, think of me and help them."

    After saying goodbye, the lady continued down the road until she reached a small 7 where she decided to stop for something to eat. As the pretty waitress took her order, the lady noticed she was nearly eight months pregnant（怀孕）. The waitress looked tired and week, 8 she was very kind. As the lady was going to pay the $10 bill, she remembered Ted's words.

    After the lady was gone, the waitress saw a small note on the table. It said, "Somebody once helped me the way I'm helping you. Continue being kind to other people." Under the note were five 9 dollars.

    The waitress was 10 excited that she called her husband to tell him the news, "Ted…Ted Johnson my dear… you're not going to believe what just happened…"

    I don't like to stay at home during holidays. Last summer, my family took a 1to Hong Kong. It 2an interesting trip.

    We went there by plane, because we wanted to get there quickly. We3 there at about eleven o'clock and we had lunch there. We ate the seafood. It was delicious. The weather was sunny and 4 so we swam in the sea. There were 5people on the beach.

    Disneyland is the place that I like best there, so we 6visited the Disneyland. It is a 7place. We stayed in Hong Kong 8a week. We took many photos and bought lots of souvenirs. And then, we went home9.We just10a good time.

    I enjoyed the trip. It was really a fantastic trip.

    A group of frogs（青蛙）went jumping through the forest one day. Suddenly, two of them fell into a deep1. All of the other frogs came together to look2at their two fallen friends. They all began to shake their heads3 "It's too deep!" said one frog. Another added that there was no way they would ever be able to get out4.

    The two frogs began to jump and tried to get out. But the frogs that were5kept shouting at them that they had better6because they were just wasting their7. One of the two frogs finally8, listened to their advice and died.

    The other frog just kept on jumping harder than ever9all the shouts. They kept shouting at him to stop being so10and save himself from all the pain（疼、痛）when he jumped and fell back down to the hard bottom again and again.

    Finally, to the11of all the other frogs, he jumped right high enough and got out. The other frogs asked him, "Why did you keep jumping12we shouted at you to stop?" The frog explained, "I was so worried at that time that I could hardly13anything. I thought all of you were saying words of14all the time and cheering me on to try harder."

    Yes! Cheering words can sometimes make such a(n)15. A little encouragement can go a long way.

    A group of frogs were traveling through the forest, but unluckily two of them fell into a hole. The other frogs tried to help them. When they saw how 1 the hole was, they cried to the two frogs that they could not be saved. The two frogs didn't 2 and tried their best to jump up out of the hole. The other frogs 3 saying that they were sure to die. 4, one of the two frogs, who heard what the other frogs were saying, 5. Then he fell down and died.

    The other frog, however, 6 to jump as hard as he could, and at last made it out. When he 7, the other frogs asked, "Didn't you hear us?" The frog, who had a poor 8, explained, "I thought you were encouraging me all the time. "

    The story teaches us a 9：There is power(力量) of live and death in the tongue. An 10 word to those who are down can help them out while a discouraging word can kill them.

Joel Sartore is a writer, teacher, and photographer. His words and beautiful images show his love of photography and of the natural world. 

Question 1: How did you become a National Geographic photographer?

My first job was for a newspaper. After a few years there, I met a National Geographic photographer. He liked my photos and said I should send some to the magazine. So I did. That led to a one—day job. And that led to a nine—day job, and so on. 

Question 2:     ▲    

To get into National Geographic, you have to give them something they don't have. It's not enough just to be a great photographer. You also have to be a scientist, for example, or be able to dive under sea ice, or spend maybe several days in a tree. 

Question 3: Is it hard to get a job as a photographer today?

It's now harder to work for magazines. Technology makes it easy to take good pictures, which means there are more photos and photographers. Also, the Web is filled with photos from all around the world that are free, or cost very little. These photos are often good enough to be put in books and magazines. What the magazines need to do these days is to pay for these photos. 

Question 4: I want to be a photographer. Do you have any advice for me?

Advice? Well, work hard. Be passionate (热情的)about every project you work on. Take lots of pictures in different situations. Look at others' photos thoughtfully and learn from them. And be curious about everything. There's something to photograph everywhere. 

The Chongyang Festival is an important and famous Chinese festival. It is celebrated on the {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(nine)day of September in the lunar (阴历) month. In 2021, it falls {#blank#}2{#/blank#}October 14th.

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