I'm on holiday here in Switzerland with my parents and I'm having {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Fantastic time. We're staying in a hotel near a lake and I can see snowy mountain  {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (peak) from my bedroom.

    I've never been to the mountains before and I love {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. It's also the first time I {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (stay) in a hotel. My father isn't very happy though. He {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (forbid) to smoke in the hotel so he has to go outside!

    We go mountain climbing with a guide. You don't have to go with a guide but it's {#blank#}6{#/blank#}．(safe).

    Yesterday we went {#blank#}7{#/blank#} a boat trip around the lake. It suddenly started to rain heavily. It was fun but a bit {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (frighten).

    The best thing of all is the beautiful scenery. The worst is{#blank#}9{#/blank#} I can't go out at night. Not because my parents won't let me but because there's nowhere {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (go).

    I've dreamed of becoming a writer since I was a teenager. But {#blank#}1{#/blank#} isn't easy to get a book of mine published. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} I've tried hard, none of my books have been published. This is really {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (upset).

    This morning, I received a call from a publisher and {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (tell) once again that there was no way my book would be published. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (feel) sad, I left home and went to the park near my apartment. At the park, I sat down on the bench near the grass.

    While I was sitting there, I saw a little boy about one and a half years old. He was running on the grass, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} his mother not far behind him. He looked so happy when he enjoyed the {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (free) of running on the grass. He then fell on the grass, but he quickly got up and continued {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (run) as fast as he could again even without looking back at his mother. He was still running with a smile on his face, as if nothing {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (happen).

    Seeing that, I was truly inspired. I {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (sudden) realized that I shouldn't get discouraged after experiencing failure. Instead, I should cheer up and keep on trying.

    I am so tired of winter. First it was all the snow and now it's just rain, rain, rain. It {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (seem) like the cold and rain have been here so long that I can {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (hard) remember what the sun looks. It has been wet and miserable for weeks and weeks.

    All I want to do is climb into bed, crawl under the covers, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} hide from the world until spring is really here. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}official first day of spring is in less than a week, but you wouldn't know it at all from the weather.

    I have been feeling so bad lately and think it has a lot to do with the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (depress) weather this month. March is just the {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (bad) month in my opinion.

    Today I got thoroughly wet{#blank#}7{#/blank#} my way home from work. It started to pour when I was walking to my car, which {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (park) at the end of the lot. Why do I always forget {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (bring) an umbrella with me?

    I had a hard time {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (drive) home. I was wet and the traffic was terrible. But I am home now and happy that the day is over.

    Over the years I've been teaching kids about a simple but powerful concept—the ant philosophy, an{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (amaze) four-part philosophy.

    First, ants never quit. If they're heading somewhere and you try to stop them, they'll climb over. they'll climb under, or they'll climb around. They never give up{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (look) for a way to get where they{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (suppose) to go! Second, ants think about winter and summer. They are always gathering in their winter food in the middle of summer and they are making{#blank#}4{#/blank#}. (prepare) for the long cold winter. So you have to think about storms in summer; think about rocks{#blank#}5{#/blank#} you enjoy the sand and sun. Third, ants think about summer all winter. During the winter, they remind{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (they), "This won't last long and we'll soon be out of here. " On {#blank#}7{#/blank#}first warm day, the ants are out. If it{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (turn) cold again, they'll dive back down. But they come out again if it is warm Last, how much will an ant gather during the summer to prepare for the winter? All that it{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (possible) can. {#blank#}10{#/blank#}you can learn from the ant philosophy is: Never give up, look ahead, stay positive and do all you can.

    How are you getting along with your high school? It may be hard for you as this is the first time you {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (leave) your parents. I know that you are now having trouble {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (communicate) with others. That's {#blank#}3{#/blank#} you are new here and people don't know about you. But I think you can follow the advice below.

    First, you should take {#blank#}4{#/blank#} active part in the discussions and show your own opinions about the matters, and at the same time, learn to listen to other people's views {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (careful). Second, you should learn about your classmates' likes and dislikes, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} can make you get familiar with them. Only in this way can you get to know more {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (difference) people and show them that you are just as friendly. I'm always here ready to help. We can take part in some {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (activity) together and I can introduce you to others.

    There's no need {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (worry) too much. People will know you more very soon and will like to make friends {#blank#}10{#/blank#} you if you can do as the above. Just remember, “God helps those who help themselves.”

    It is hard work rather than luck that brings people success．Those {#blank#}1{#/blank#}are considered to be successful must have been working hard {#blank#}2{#/blank#} （achieve） their goal and their success can also benefit others．

    Some people argue that one can not succeed {#blank#}3{#/blank#} he works very hard．There are many examples to show that success {#blank#}4{#/blank#}（come）from hard work．One example is {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Madam Curie had been working all day and all night before she made the great discovery of radium．

    Other people think that luck and opportunity are {#blank#}6{#/blank#} （importance） than hard work．They argue that even if one works hard, he can not succeed {#blank#}7{#/blank#} luck and opportunity．For example, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} film star, Zhang Ziyi, could never be famous if she was not given a chance to play a role in the film．

    I think that {#blank#}9{#/blank#} hard work and good luck are important．If one wants to be successful, he has to work hard on one hand and he has to seize the opportunity and luck on the {#blank#}10{#/blank#}．These two factors are important for one's success．