A professor(教授) told his students to go into the city slums(贫民窟) to study the life of 200 boys. He asked them to write reports about each boy's 1ife and future. One of the students wrote, “They don't have {#blank#}1{#/blank#} hope．”
Twenty-five years later，{#blank#}2{#/blank#} professor read about the earlier study. He told his students to find out {#blank#}3{#/blank#} had happened to the boys. They tried very hard and{#blank#}4{#/blank#} that 176 of the boys had become successful as doctors, teachers and scientists.
The professor was very surprised and{#blank#}5{#/blank#} to study it further．Luckily, all of them were living near the place and he was able to ask each one, “What made you successful?” Each one answered, “It was a {#blank#}6{#/blank#} .”
The teacher was{#blank#}7{#/blank#} living there, so the professor found her and asked the old woman what she had done to {#blank#}8{#/blank#} those boys out of the slums, and change them into{#blank#}9{#/blank#} people.
The teacher's eyes began to shine and said {#blank#}10{#/blank#} a sweet smile, “It's really very easy. I love those boys.”

r{#blank#}1{#/blank#}—the people live and work underground.
Why do people choose to live under the ground? To avoid (避开) the h{#blank#}2{#/blank#} days and cold nights-daytime temperatures can rise to 50 ℃ or more and on a cold night they can fall to z{#blank#}3{#/blank#}. The locals say that their strange lifestyle is the only answer t{#blank#}4{#/blank#} the unpleasant climate (气候) . In the underground homes, the temperature is always a very pleasant 19℃ to 24℃ .But that's not the only advantage ; the people there don't need to pay builders if t{#blank#}5{#/blank#}want to build a home or make any changes.
You would be very surprised to see h{#blank#}6{#/blank#} well people manage to live underground. They have modern kitchens and bathrooms, sometimes even spas (温泉)“People think it's impossible to live here and that we're like ancient people, b{#blank#}7{#/blank#} that's not true. " says Bev Smith, who has lived in Coober Pedy for over 30 years. When my husband, Larry, and I first came here, life was very d {#blank#}8{#/blank#} and many people decided to leave. But now, things have c{#blank#}9{#/blank#}a lot and we're very comfortable. We now have underground shops, hotels, restaurants, cafes and churches!”
Abigail and Brian Tynan l{#blank#}10{#/blank#} their large house in Melbourne(墨尔本) two years ago to have in an underground home. "My mouth fell open when I saw my wonderful underground home," remembers Brian. " I really enjoy living here. "

    Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One time in the middle of the night, an old lady in her 80s {#blank#}1{#/blank#} . She gave me an address, and then asked, “Could you {#blank#}2{#/blank#}?”

    “It's not the shortest way,” I answered quietly .

    “Oh, I don't mind,” she said. “I'm in no hurry. I'm on my way to a hospice(临终医院). I {#blank#}3{#/blank#} The doctor says I don't have very long.”

   I quickly reached over and shut off the meter(计价器). For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She{#blank#}4{#/blank#}where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, the place where she danced as a girl. As sun {#blank#}5{#/blank#}, we got to the hospice.

    “How much should I {#blank#}6{#/blank#}?” she asked, reaching into her purse.

    “Nothing ” I said.

    “You have to{#blank#}7{#/blank#} ” she answered.

    “Oh, there are other passengers,” I answered.

    “You gave an old woman some moment of happiness”. She said: “Thank you.”

    I drove into the fine morning light. Behind me, a door shut. It was the sound of closing of a life. I drove aimlessly, lost in thought.  For the rest of the day, I {#blank#}8{#/blank#}. What if that woman had got an unfriendly drive, or one who was impatient to his shift? What if I had refused to take the run?

    My classmates talked about the winter camp. Everyone was happy except (除……之外) me. I didn't {#blank#}1{#/blank#}to go skiing (滑雪) at all. I wanted to stay at home but my parents asked me to go.

    When arriving at the camp our coach (教练) asked us to ski I thought I skied {#blank#}2{#/blank#}

than others but I still didn't do a good job. Ha, Ha! behind me，someone started {#blank#}3{#/blank#}

 I looked back {#blank#}4{#/blank#}who was laughing at me. To my surprise, I saw a girl. She did as {#blank#}5{#/blank#}as me. "I thought I'd be bad at this, but it seems {#blank#}6{#/blank#}than I expected!" she said.

    The next day I didn't want {#blank#}7{#/blank#} skiing. But my coach chose me to be the first one to ski down the slope (斜坡).This time I {#blank#}8{#/blank#}I was flying and it was wonderful. After that I wasn't afraid anymore. And I didn't {#blank#}9{#/blank#}what other people thought of me. That day my coach said I skied the most beautifully of all.

    From this I learned that we should try our best {#blank#}10{#/blank#}every challenge (挑战).

    Today is Monday. It is 7：00 am. now, but Jimmy is still {#blank#}1{#/blank#} in bed. He is thinking of an excuse, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} he doesn't want to go to school. Have a fever? It's {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. His mother can take {#blank#}4{#/blank#} temperature. Have a {#blank#}5{#/blank#}? No, he used this excuse many times. Then he remembers he has a loose(松动的) tooth. Great! Jimmy starts to cry.

    “What's the {#blank#}6{#/blank#}dear son？” his mom asks.

    “Mom, I have a bad {#blank#}7{#/blank#}. I can't go to school.”

    “{#blank#}8{#/blank#} your mouth and let me have a look. Oh, one of your teeth is loose. Don't cry. I'll call the dentist.”

    Jimmy asks, “{#blank#}9{#/blank#} will you call the dentist？”

    “I'll ask him to pull(拔) the tooth out.”

    “Oh, please, Mom. Don't pull it out. It doesn't {#blank#}10{#/blank#} at all. I have to leave now. I'Il be late.” With these words, Jimmy gets out of bed quickly.