Not all memories are sweet. Some people spend all their lives trying to forget bad experiences.

    Now American researchers think they are close to developing a pill, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} will help people forget bad memories. The pill is designed {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (take) immediately after a frightening experience. They hope it might reduce, or {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (possible) erase (抹去) the effect of painful memories.

    In November, experts tested a drug on people in the U.S. and France. The drug stops the body from {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (release) chemicals that fix memories in the brain. So far, the research {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (suggest) that only the emotional effects of memories may be reduced, not that memories are wiped out. They are not sure to the degree people's memories are affected.

    The research has caused a great deal of {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (argue). Some think it is {#blank#}7{#/blank#} bad idea, while others support it. Supporters say it could lead to pills which prevent or treat soldiers' troubling memories after war. They say that there are many people who suffer from terrible memories. {#blank#}8{#/blank#}, those who are{#blank#}9{#/blank#} the research say that maybe the pills can change people's memories and changing memories is very {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (danger) because memories give us our identity.

    We usually rely on Hollywood{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (hero) to show up on our screens and defeat the bad guys. Yet Wolf Warrior II has proven that a Chinese moviemaker can{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(entertainment) audiences just as well.

    The man in question is Leng Feng,{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (play) by Wu Jing, the film's writer and director. Leng is a{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(fear) former special forces soldier of the People's Liberation Army. During a military rebellion in{#blank#}5{#/blank#}African country, Leng almost single-handedly helps Chinese workers and African locals escape the war-torn nation.

    In both acting and technical terms, the film is similar{#blank#}6{#/blank#}a Hollywood blockbuster. It features quality action scenes and stunts（特技）,{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (include) gun fights, car chases and an underwater fight.

    Wolf Warrior II took a record-breaking 3.4 billion yuan in the first 13 days since its release on July （3） But the{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(fight) scenes alone don't explain the movie's{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(succeed)--it's also the patriotism（爱国主义）and spirit of the film projects {#blank#}10{#/blank#} have deeply impressed Chinese audiences.

    In 1850, an American lawyer, Bethune, bought a slave to work in his home. The slave, a woman, had a small child{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (call) Tom, who was blind.

    One day, Bethune {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (walk) around his garden when he heard music coming from the house. He went inside and found young Tom playing on the family piano. Bethune {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(immediate) realized that the boy, who was only four, had special abilities.{#blank#}4{#/blank#} he asked a band of musicians to come to the house and play in front of him. Tom reproduced perfectly the music {#blank#}5{#/blank#} he had heard. Tom was indeed an unusual boy.

    In 1857, “Blind Tom” took part {#blank#}6{#/blank#} his first public performance. The reviews were so good {#blank#}7{#/blank#} Bethune took him on a tour of the US. Three years later, Blind Tom {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (invite) to the White House to perform for the president. Over the next forty years, Tom performed {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(enjoy) shows all over the US and other countries. His concerts were {#blank#}10{#/blank#} mixture of classical music and his own compositions.

    A young man, while traveling through a desert, came across a spring of clear water. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}water was sweet. He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to an elder {#blank#}2{#/blank#}had been his teacher. After a four-day journey, the young man{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (present) the water to the old man. His teacher took a deep drink, smiled{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (warm), and thanked his student very much for the sweet water. The young man went home {#blank#}5{#/blank#}a happy heart.

    After the student left, the teacher let {#blank#}6{#/blank#}student taste the water. He spat it out, {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(say) it was awful. Apparently, it was no longer fresh because of the old leather container. He asked his teacher, "Sir, the water was awful. Why did you pretend to like{#blank#}8{#/blank#}?"

The teacher replied, “You tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of kindness and love. Nothing could be{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (sweet).”

    We understand this lesson best {#blank#}10{#/blank#}we receive gifts of love from children. Whether it is a cheap pipe or a diamond necklace, the proper response is appreciation. We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing.