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    Rose was telling her granddaughter Lily stories about how she had written a best-selling 1 in her early 30's.

"Did you always know you wanted to be a2, Grandma?" asked Lily. Rose smiled at her granddaughter. " I 3 knew it on my first day of primary school."

"I felt like that on my first day of primary school too! It was singing, I used to be sure that I would be a singer," said Lily. "Why 'used to' ,Lily?" Rose asked.

"Well," began Lily,"4 be the best singer in the class. But there was a new girl coming to my class, and she was better at singing than I was. What was the point(意义) of 5 as she was much better than me?"

"You know, Lily," Rose said," Although I was the best at writing in primary and middle school, when I got into high school, I met a girl in my English class. She was always the best writer. I used to 6 because of it, thinking that I was no longer the best writer, I was 7."

"So what did you do?" Lily asked. "I did what any person would do." said Rose." I did everything to be better than her."

"Did you ever write better than her in your class?" Lily asked." No. But I realized that it wasn't about being the best out of everyone, it was about being the very best that I could be.

So I 8my love for writing, and look where I am now…" Rose 9.

"Wow!" said Lily in surprise. "But what's that girl doing now?" "Who knows, but there's one thing I am 10:she hasn't written a best-selling book yet."

    Ann was ill. She went to see a doctor. The doctor asked her to1her tongue (舌头), and then he said,  "OK. You can put your tongue back now. There's2wrong with you, but I'm afraid you have a problem, you never do3"

    "But, doctor," Ann said, "I don't think so."

    "Don't4me what you think," the doctor said, "I see a lot of people5you. None of them get any exercise. They sit in offices all day and in front of the TV in the evening. You must walk quickly for at least 20 minutes a day."

    "Doctor, you don't understand," Ann said, "I take enough exercise every day."

    "I don't want to6any excuses," the doctor said, "You must spend time 7 exercise, if you don't, you will get8 and have health problems."

    "But I walk every day." Ann said.

    "Oh, yes, and I know what kind of walking that is. You walk9meters to the bus stop from your house, from the bus stop to your office, and from your office to your dining-room for lunch and back. That's not a real walk. I'm talking about a walk by the lake or in the park for 20 minutes every day."

    "Would you please 10  me, doctor?" Ann said,   "I'm a postwoman. I walk for nearly seven hours every day."

    For a moment the doctor was silent, then he said, "Can I see your tongue again?"

    George Mallory was an English school teacher who loved climbing. In 1924, Mallory and a team of British1tried to get to the top of Mount Qomolangma, 2mountain in the world. No one had ever done it before.

    Mallory had already tried to3the top of Mount Qomolangma in 1921 and 1922, but he had4both times. In 1924, he tried again. On June 8, 1924, he and 5climber, Andrew Irvine, were only a few6meters from the top of the mountain. The other members of their7team watched as Mallory and Irvine climbed slowly up towards the top. However, the weather was very misty, and soon the two men8into the mist. They could never9.

    In 1953, Edmund Hillary10New Zealand, and Tenzing Norgay from Nepal, finally reached the top of Mount Qomolangma. Most people thought that they were11to do this, but some people12whether Mallory and Irvine had got there first.

    Many years later, in 1999, Mallory's body13on Mount Qomolangma, about six hundred meters from the top of it. However, it is still not known14he and Irvine ever reached the top of the mountain or not.

    Someone had once asked Malory why he wanted to climb15mountain in the world. "Because it's there," he answered.

    It was snowing. The weather was pretty1. I went shopping and bought a pair of shoes for myself. After I2home, I put the shoes in the living room. Then I went to Jane's house to play computer games with her. We3together.

    4I came back to the living room, I was surprised to find that there were no my new shoes. I couldn't find 5anywhere. Just then, my mother came in. To my 6, she was wearing the new shoes. "Oh, my dear daughter! Thanks for 7me a great gift. This is the best gift I have got," she said to me8.

    I suddenly remembered that it was my mother's birthday. "Just now, I 9your gift to my friends by QQ. They all said you were a 10daughter!" I was ashamed(羞愧的) to hear that. This is the most special gift I have given to my mother.

    Max is a very clever boy. He is only three years old but he learns 1. His mum teaches him 2 things and he remembers all of 3. One day, his mother said to him, "Max, there is a very important telephone number. It is 911. You must keep it in mind. If anything 4 and you need help, this is the number to call. People in America dial 911 if they need help.

    One morning, Max and his mother were at home. His mother was ill, so she took some medicine. But the medicine 5 down from her throat and made it difficult for her to breathe(呼吸). When Max saw this, he remembered what his mum 6 him. He picked up the phone and called 911 at once

    "Hello, Mum is dying. Please help us, "Max cried." Don't be afraid, little boy. Tell me your name and 7 you live, "the woman on 8 end of the line asked. Max told her and in ten minutes a car came 9 Max's house. It Max's mother to hospital.

    Now you see it is important 10 some important telephone numbers in mind.