A few weeks ago I was at the corner shop, and there stood {#blank#}1{#/blank#} old lady in front of me in line. She seemed very {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (confuse) when the cashier asked her to pay $38. She had about $5 in her wallet, and she began to cry. The cashier became very {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (patient) and told her that she couldn't buy the items because she didn't have enough money. So I told the cashier not to worry about it, and that I would pay the difference.

    Afterwards, I paid {#blank#}4{#/blank#} my groceries and left the store. When I got outside, the lady {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (stand) there. I asked her what was wrong. She said that she couldn't remember {#blank#}6{#/blank#} she lived, and she began to cry again. Just then, a car pulled and a woman jumped out of the car.{#blank#}7{#/blank#} was this lady's daughter. She told me that her mom had Alzheimer's Disease (老年痴呆症). Then the daughter noticed that her mother had three bags of {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (grocery)and wondered how she managed to pay for it. I told her that I had paid for it. The daughter wanted to pay me back,{#blank#}9{#/blank#} I refused. I believe {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (make) others feel good makes me feel good.

    Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. As they were working,a couple of older boys{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (stop) by to watch.

    “What are you doing?” asked one of the{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (visitor) curiously.

    “We plan{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (dig) a hole all the way through the earth!”one of the brothers said{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (excited).

    The older boys began to laugh,telling the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (young) ones that it was impossible.

    After a long {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (silent), one of the diggers picked up {#blank#}7{#/blank#} box full of spiders and insects. He showed the wonderful things {#blank#}8{#/blank#}  the older boys.

    Then he said confidently, “Even if we don't dig all the way through the earth, look at what we found along the way!”

    {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (they) dream was far too big,but it did cause them to dig. And that is what a dream is for—to cause us to move in the direction we have chosen.

    Not every dream will be realized. But when you couldn't get what you wanted, perhaps you can say, “Yes,but look at the wonderful things {#blank#}10{#/blank#} have come into my life because I tried to do something! ”

    Home of the copper drum

    Hechi's copper drum culture goes back as far as the Han Dynasty (206 BC—AD 220){#blank#}1{#/blank#} the people living in the area considered copper drums sacred and Hechi is still one of China's {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(large) copper drum sites. A 2003 survey by cultural heritage departments{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (find) more than 1, 400 copper drums in the area, with at least 1,300 copper drums {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (be) used by local folk artists. In this way, ethnic groups in Hechi have produced a{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (unique) rich and diverse cultural form and customs for festivals, weddings, celebrations, funerals, and religious {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (activity) of local people, with ballads and for rice-planting and frogs. That same year, a copper drum conservation project along the Hongshui River basin joined the Culture Ministry's Top 10 conservation project list for ethnic and folk cultures.

    In 2006, the Zhuang People's Copper Drum Practices{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(add) to the national cultural heritage list by the State Council. In 2008, the Culture Ministry declared Donglan county and{#blank#}8{#/blank#}city of Hechi the “Home of Chinese Copper Drum Art”{#blank#}9{#/blank#} in 2009, its “Copper Drum Practice” became a candidate for the Human Cultural Heritage. There are now more than 2,400 copper drums in the world, at least 1,400 of {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (they) in Hechi, making it a Copper Drum Cultural and Ecological Reserve with recognition across Guangxi.