An old man was fishing on the bank of a river. A child came to see him fishing. The old man was really good at fishing and it didn't take long for him to catch a full basket of fish. The old man saw that the child was very cute, and he wanted to give her a whole basket of fish. But the child shook her head.

    The old man was surprised and asked, "Why don't you want the fish?"

    The child answered, "I want the fishing rod(竿)in your hands."

    The old man asked, "Why do you want the rod?"

    "It doesn't take long to eat all the fish in a basket. But if I have the fishing rod, I can go fishing by myself and I won't be afraid of not having any more fish to eat."

    I think you will certainly say that the child is very smart. Wrong! If she doesn't know how to fish, she can not have fish to eat, even though she has the fishing rod. It's useless to only have a fishing rod. Fishing skills are the most important, not the fishing rod.

    Too many people think that if they have a "fishing rod" in their life, they will no longer fear(害怕)the wind and rain. They are just like the child, who thought that if she had a fishing rod, she would have fish to eat.

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    Mr. and Mrs. Bell are very forgetful. For example, Mr. Bell sometimes goes to work on Sunday morning, for he thinks it is Monday. And Mrs. Bell sometimes forgets to cook supper for the family.

    One summer, they planned to fly to New York for their holidays. They got to the airport only ten minutes before the plane took off. So time was short. But suddenly Mrs. Bell said she must tell Alice, their daughter, not to forget to lock the front door when she went to school. As Alice was then at school, they couldn't tell her about it by telephone. So they hurried to the post office. Mrs. Bell wrote a short note to Alice when Mr. Bell bought a stamp and an envelope(信封). Soon the note was ready. They put the stamp on the envelope in a hurry and dropped the envelope into the letter box, but suddenly Mrs. Bell began to cry. The short note was still in her hand. She had put the plane tickets in the envelope.

Have you ever heard of Zhang Hong? Since his story was known last year, his spirit {#blank#}1{#/blank#}( encourage) many people around the world.

On May 24th, 2021, 46- year- old Zhang Hong became the first blind person from Asia to climb to the top of Qomolangma, {#blank#}2{#/blank#}( high) mountain in the world.

Zhang Hong grew up in {#blank#}3{#/blank#} small village in Chongqing. At the age {#blank#}4{#/blank#}21, he lost his sight, which made him feel terrible. He had many {#blank#}5{#/blank#}( difficulty) in his everyday life.

He wanted to do something different,{#blank#}6{#/blank#} he didn't know what to do. In 2012, Zhang moved to Tibet. There, he found a job in a hospital. In the mornings, he often stopped at a park {#blank#}7{#/blank#}( do) Tai Chi(太极) before work.

One day, he met Luo Ze, a very popular {#blank#}8{#/blank#}( climb) in China. Luo talked to him about climbing Qomolangma. From then on, Zhang dreamed of climbing Qomolangma. He wanted to challenge {#blank#}9{#/blank#}( he).

He started by climbing up and down the stairs every day. Finally, with the help of a guide named Chen Tao, Zhang made his dream come true.

"I will never see the world again," says Zhang,"I {#blank#}10{#/blank#}( simple) hope that, through this, the world will see me."

 Shakespeare(莎士比亚) and Company, the name of an independent bookstore, may be the most famous bookstore in the world. It is in Paris. The bookstore is not very big, but lots of people are always waiting to get into it on weekends and during the busy summer months.

 In 1951, a new English-language bookstore named"Le Mistral" was opened in Paris. It quickly became the center of culture in Paris. In'1964. on the 400th anniversary(周年纪念) of Shakespeare's birth, the owner of the bookstore gave it a new name" Shakespeare and Company". He said the name of the bookstore was"a novel in three words". Many famous people have been there. Shakespeare and Company is not only an exciting bookstore, but it also provides a place for English-speaking travelers to hold festivals of writing, reading, and art. What's more, besides getting reading materials, writers can help out in the bookstore in exchange for staying there. for free. It can offer living places and food to five or six writers at a time. The writers may stay as long as they want to. The owner is happy to provide writers with places to write. He often says, "I do this because when I was traveling around the world, many people gave me help. Now I want to help other people. "

 The bookstore holds many meaningful events, such as reading, discussions and story hours. All of these events are free. So if you are in the city, be sure to check the schedule of the events ahead of time. You won't be disappointed if you can join in them.