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    A teenager lived with his father. He loved playing football and was a member of the school football team. He was always on the bench (替补席), but his 1 came to watch every match and encouraged him. The son 2 missed a practice, but he was far from a good player and was a bench warmer almost all through high school.

    One day, the young man got a 3and he became silent after reading it. Then he said to the coach, “My father died this morning. Is it all right if I miss the 4 today?” The coach gently said, “Go back home, young man. And you don't need to come back to the game on Saturday.” There would be an important match on Saturday.

    Saturday arrived, and the game was not going well. In the second half, when the team was two points behind, the young man 5 ran to the coach. The coach and his players were 6 to see him back. “Coach, please let me play. I must play today.” the young man insisted (坚持), and finally the coach 7. Before long, no one could believe their eyes. This little unknown was doing so well that 8could stop him. He ran, he passed, and he kicked like a star. His team won.

    When the game was over, the coach said to the young man, “Kid, I can't believe it. You were fantastic! Tell me how you did it.” With tears in his eyes, the young man said, “Well, you know my dad died, but do you know my dad was 9? Dad came to all my games, but today was the 10 time he could see me play. I could feel his eyes on me, and I wanted to show him I can do it! ”

    A man was walking along the street when he saw a woman struggling(奋力前进) with a large box. It was half in and half1of her car. He was a helpful and kind man, so he went up to the woman and said, “Let me give you a hand with that box. It looks very2.”

    “That's very kind of you,” the woman said. “I'm having a lot of3with it. I think it's stuck(卡住).”“Together we'll soon move it,” the man said. He4into the back seat of the car and took hold of the other end of the box. He said, “I'm ready.” And he began to5hard.

    For several minutes the man and the woman struggled with the box. Soon they were6in the face.“Let's rest for a minute,” the man said. “I'm sorry, but it7stuck.” A few minutes later, the man said,“Let's try again. Are you ready?”8of them took hold of the box again. “One,two,three!” the man said,and they went on with their struggle.

    At last, when they were very tired, the man said,“You are9. It is really stuck. I don't think there's 10we can get it out of the car.” “Get it out of the car?” the woman cried, “I'm trying to get it in!”

    Prana, our beautiful dog, isn't with us anymore. She died several years ago. But while sharing our home, she brought so much joy and love into our lives that we still 1 her.

    It was an autumn day in Minnesota, US. We were 2 by a big snowfall for which no one was prepared. We have two 3 trees in our backyard. Prana loved apples. When she went outside, she'd catch an apple and sneak (偷偷地放) it into the 4 . The apples had been on the ground and were often muddy (沾满泥的). So I wasn't always 5 that Prana had brought them into the house. Every time, she would turn her head so I wouldn't see her hidden 6. It was our little game.

    One year, it snowed earlier than usual. Prana went outside. I noticed that she was madly digging holes and bringing the apples to the 7so they could be seen above the snow. She seemed busy digging up as many apples as possible during her yard time. I wondered 8 she was doing this.

    When I called her back into the house  she had her usual one apple in her mouth. About five minutes later, I looked outside. The yard was full of birds. Prana had 9 all those apples for her bird and squirrel friends to eat. She knew that they didn't have enough food to 10 such an early winter!

    As I saw this beautiful act, tears filled my eyes. Prana taught us how to live life with love.

    I still remember that day. I was waiting to get some 1 for shopping in a bank. Among the crowd, I noticed a little boy 2 some sunglasses in one hand and a big bag in other. The boy was about 10 years old. He was walking around the people inside the bank and asked them to buy his sunglasses. But 3 would buy any from him. He tried from one person to another. From the look on his face, I knew he would not 4 anyway.

    Now, I decided to have a talk with him. I went up and asked, "Do you go to school?" He nodded (点) his head. Then I continued, "Why do you 5 sunglasses?" He said nothing. I gave him ￥20 and said that I was not in 6 of the sunglasses but he could keep the money. To my surprise, his face changed a lot, which is still in my memory today. I didn't know 7 to say next. Then he answered, "You buy sunglasses or you 8 back the money. I don't need your pity. "I felt very 9 for what I did, and I told him that I would buy two pairs.

    I took these sunglasses home and asked myself, "Did such a young boy need to do it for his self-respect (自尊)?" He could easily take the ￥20 and left. But he chose to sell his sunglasses and get the money not because of others' 10. I will remember this lesson forever.

    Once there was a clever man. One day he went shopping and he found a very beautiful vase. He loved it very much. It was 400 dollars. But it was too 1for him.

   "Could you sell it at 200 dollars?" He wanted to cut down the2.
    I'm sorry I can't," the shop assistant answered.

    Then he3the shop without saying any words. He went back home and4his friends about the vase. They worked out a5. The clever man hoped the plan could work.

    The next day, one of his friends went to6and wanted to buy the vase for 350 dollars. The shop assistant didn't7.

    Shortly after the first one, the second friend went there and wanted to buy it for 300 dollars.8shook his head.

    Later, the third offered 200. The fourth offered 150. The fifth offered 100. Oh! It was too9.

    At last, the clever man went to the shop and offered 100 dollars again. This time, the plan worked and the clever man10the beautiful vase at his price.

    Do you know "One Belt, One Road"? We also call it the Modern Silk Road. And Zhang Qian was an early traveller of the Ancient Silk Road. He was probably the first1to bring back good information about the central Asian lands to China.

    In 139 BC, Han Wudi sent Zhang Qian to the Yue-zhi people to ask for their2against the Xiongnu people who often infringed(侵犯) them.3, on the way to the Western Regions, he was caught by the Xiongnu people. Zhang had to stay with them4about 10 years before he got away. When Zhang finally5the Yue -zhi people in the North India, he was6to find that they didn't want to fight against the Xiongnu people.

    On7return journey, Zhang Qian and his men were8again. It was not until 125 BC that they returned to China.9Zhang didn't finish his job, he learned a lot about the places, people, customs and cultures of the 36 kingdoms(王国) in the Western Regions.

    Later Han Wudi sent Zhang to West again. Zhang's journey to the West helped10international trade, especially in silk, between China and the West, That's the Ancient Silk Road.