I felt very sad not to be able to get the ticket to the film Titanic last Friday. I learned in the newspaper that tickets could be bought at the cinema box office in Richland Hills every day between 10：00 a.m. and 4：00 p.m. Because I work from 9：00 a.m.to 5：30 p.m., the only time I could go to the cinema was during my 45-minute lunch time. It is a pity that the cinema is on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my office and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky, you can make the round(往返)trip in 45 minutes.

    Last Monday I stood at the bus stop for fifteen minutes, waiting for a bus. By the time I saw one coming around the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip-so I had to go back to the office. The same thing happened on Wednesday. On Thursday my luck changed, I got on a bus right away and arrived at the cinema in twenty minutes. But when I got there, I found a long line of people at the box office. I heard one man say he had been waiting in line for fifty-five minutes. I found that I would not have enough time to wait in line. I caught the next bus and went back across the town.

    Then on Friday I understood my only hope was to make the trip by car. It was not cheap, but I felt it would be worthwhile to see the film. The trip by car only took 10 minutes, but it felt like one hour to me. When I reached the cinema, I was delighted to see that nobody was waiting in line. But I quickly found out that it was because they had already sold out all the tickets.

    Jan Mela was born in Poland and he lost an arm and a leg in an accident in 2002. But that didn't stop him. The 15-year-old boy from Poland walked to the North Pole(北极) in 2004.

     "If I can do it, other people can do great things, too," Mela said before he went. Polish newspaper said Mela was the youngest person and the first disable(残疾) person to walk to the North Pole. Mela walked to the North Pole with the help of a man-made leg.

    After the accident, Mala felt sad for himself. But he didn't lose hope. One day, he met Marek Kaminski. In 1996, Kaminski went to the North Pole and the South Pole in the same year. Mela wanted to see the North Pole, too. So Mela asked Kaminski if they could go together the next time. Kaminski said yes.

    It took Mela twenty-one days to get to the North Pole. The last three or four days were really hard because of the bad weather. But Mela didn't give up going.

Dick didn't spend the money he made on games or snacks, he has s{#blank#}1{#/blank#} up money for the last two years so he could buy his friend Brandon a new electric wheelchairs (电动轮椅). 

Dick and Brandon have been friends {#blank#}2{#/blank#} years. Though both of them go to Caddo Hills High School, Brandon has a h{#blank#}3{#/blank#} time getting through the hallways. Because Brandon uses a push wheelchair to get from class to class, he says his arms start to h{#blank#}4{#/blank#} after using it for so long. 

Dick spent the last two years t{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (take) a part-time job at a car repairing shop. He really wanted to buy Brandon an electric wheelchair. Dick f{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (final) could buy the wheelchair last month, and when he brought it to Brandon in class last month, Brandon could hardly hold back his feelings. He said, "I was just crying everywhere. I can't b{#blank#}7{#/blank#} he did that for me."

"Tt's been my d{#blank#}8{#/blank#} to have one of these," Brandon a{#blank#}9{#/blank#} "and now it came true."

"Dick has had some bad experiences over the last year, so being able to help somebody else has really brought him out-being able to know that he made a {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (different)," Calleen said. 

①Why do we do the things we do? What drives our behavior? Researchers have suggested different ways of thinking about motivation (动机), including looking at whether motivation comes from outside or inside a person.

②Extrinsic(外来的) motivation is when you decide to do something because you want to get a reward or avoid punishment. Intrinsic (内在的) motivation is when you do something because you find it enjoyable. The behavior itself is its own reward.

③There are many advantages of intrinsi c motivation. Firstly, it's lasting. It makes people willing to face challenges and work hard to achieve their goals. Besides, people with intrinsic motivation have a greater sense of satisfaction.

④Most people think intrinsic motivation is best, but it is not always possible in every situation. Sometimes a person has an unpleasant task and he may not have internal(内部的) wish to complete it. That's when we need extrinsic motivation. But studies have shown that offering too many external (外部的) reward can reduce intrinsic motivation. For example, in a study, they became less interested in the toys.

⑤Both extrinsic and intrinsic motivation play a key role in learning. Experts have argued that traditional education pays too much attention to external rewards, such as grades. This undermines the intrinsic motivation that students might already have. However, others have suggested that extrinsic motivation can help students feel more knowledgeable in class. It helps to build up their intrinsic motivation. 

⑥Understanding how each type of motivation works and when it is likely to be useful can help people complete tasks and improve their learning.

A mother went home after a long day's hard work. Her 8-year-old daughter ran up to her. She was waiting for her mother and wanted to tell her something about her younger brother. 

"While I was painting a picture and Dad was on the phone, Tyler took his crayons and wrote on the wall! I told him you would be angry with him for doing it again, but I couldn't stop him,"the daughter said. 

"He did it again? Where is your little brother now?"

"He is in his room. "

The mother walked to her younger son's room. She called his full name as she came in. Then, she found Tyler trying to hide under the bed. He knew that the worst time was coming. For the next 10 minutes, the room was full of the sound of the mother's shouting about the expensive wallpaper. 

Then she went to the living room to see what was on the wall. As she saw the wall, her eyes were full of tears at once. It said"I love you, Mum" with a heart on the word"love".