We are living in a time when the world is becoming a “village”. People travel around the world {#blank#}1{#/blank#} sightseeing, studying, working or volunteering. Perhaps in the near future, you will also become one of those people.

    Spending time in a foreign country is an{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (excite) and life-changing experience. You see different sceneries, taste nice food and meet people with all kinds of backgrounds. And {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (important) thing of all, you explore and even become a part of the local culture.

    Your stereotypes(成见) are broken down. You may find French people are not always “romantic”. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (America) don't eat McDonald's all the time. And you won't get malaria(疟疾) from a mosquito bite(蚊子叮咬) in Africa.

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#}, culture shock may hit you. Things you take for granted(认为理所当然) at home may no longer be that way in a foreign country. Not everyone thinks like you or does things the way you've always{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (do). Their tea tastes different. They don't talk{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (loud) in restaurants. Some might not care much about your life, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} you may even feel they are a bit cold. It is not better or worse. It is just different. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} you can do is to take in the differences, while trying to be respectful and humble(谦虚的). Each time you open up{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (you) mind a little more, you become a better person.

    Same was {#blank#}1{#/blank#} excellent boy and most classmates loved him. There was another boy {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (call) Tim in Sam's class. He was not good {#blank#}3{#/blank#} his lessons and always did {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (bad) in class. So no one loved him.

    Sam got a beautiful pen as gift from his parents on his {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (eight) birthday. He brought it to school to school so that he could use it to take notes in class. When Tim saw it, he was so jealous（嫉妒) that he put it in his bag during the break.

    Sam couldn't find his pen when he came back to his seat. He {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (tell) his teacher about it. With the teacher's {#blank#}7{#/blank#}, they found it in Tim's bag. {#blank#}8{#/blank#}, Sam wasn't angry with Tim. Tim had nothing {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (say) and he felt sorry. From then on, he changed a lot. And after that, he became friends with Sam and learned a lot form {#blank#}10{#/blank#}.

    Happiness is for everyone. You don't need to care about those people who have beautiful houses {#blank#}1{#/blank#} large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because they may be unhappy.

    In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends and teachers will help you. When you are at home, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (healthy). When you make a {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(succeed)，your friends will say congratulations to you. All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of you, you can see that happiness is always around you.

    Happiness is not the same {#blank#}4{#/blank#} money. It's a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also be very happy, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} you have something else that can't be bought with money. When you meet {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (difficult), you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (you). So you can't always say you are poor or you have bad {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (lucky). As the saying goes, life is {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (like) a revolving door. {#blank#}10{#/blank#} it shuts, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you will be a happy and lucky person.