A young man went to visit a wise man living deep in the mountain for the wisdom of life.

    “Excuse me! Could you please tell me what the most 1 day in our lives is? Is it the day when we were born or the day we 2 ? Is it the day when fall in love or the day we succeed?” The man asked.

    “Neither. The most important day in our lives is 3.” The wise man replied calmly.

    “Why?” The young man felt more than 4, “Is it because there is a moving event taking place today?”

    “No. Nothing has happened today.”

    “Is it because of my visit?”

    “Even if nobody visited me today, today is 5 very important because today is the only wealth we have . No matter how memorable yesterday is, it has gone by like a ship going down into the sea; no matter how bright tomorrow may be, it is yet to come, but no matter how common today is, it is under our 6.”

    The young man still wanted to ask something, while the wise man 7 him and said, “When we are talking about the meaning of today, we have 8 a lot of it.”

    The young man nodded and then went down the mountain.

    Actually, today is the only 9 we have. So, what we should do now is to 10yesterday and tomorrow and catch fast today!

A woman works in a factory and1her pay at the end of2week. One Saturday she got her pay and counted the3. Suddenly she found that it was wrong: there were five pounds4than she should get. She5the money in her pocket and said nothing6others. A week went by and it was pay day7. But this time there were five pounds less instead. She was so angry8she went to see the boss. The boss said to her. "Didn't you9there was a mistake last week?" But she explained: "For one mistake, I can 10my eyes, but for two mistakes, no, I cannot."

Every girl dreams and Lisa is no exception. She has read dozens of books on how to be a ballerina(芭蕾舞女演员). "Swan Lake" is her favorite. She hopes one day her dream will come true. She has taken ballet lessons and all her teachers are sure she is a good student.

One day she saw a poster that a famous ballerina group will be performing in her hometown. Confidence filled her heart and she was so excited. Her thoughts soon ran wild. "I must meet up with the leader of the group and show him my skills," she whispered to herself. When the troupe(舞团) arrived, Lisa put on her ballet outfit(芭蕾舞装) and hid in the dressing room. To her luck, the leader entered and she timidly(胆怯地) knocked at the door. She bravely approached him and handed him a bunch of red roses. The thorns(刺) hurt her hand but she did not care about the pain. The leader watched her action as she told him her dream. "Alright, you dance and then I will give you my conclusion." But half way through the dance he stopped her and said, "I'm sorry you're not good enough!" On hearing this Lisa ran as fast as her legs could carry her and was upset. She decided to give up her dream.

Many years later, she heard that the same ballet troupe was performing in her town again. Bitter memories of the leader's unfriendly words came flooding back to her. This time she decided to find out why the leader had told her she was not good enough. This was his reply, "I tell this to every student." Then she got a further shock from the leader, "I remember your gift of roses and how the thorns had hurt your fingers but you carried on bravery. If you had treated ballet like that and did not give up so easily, therefore, you still deserve my conclusion!"

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B: I'm going to put up the poster （海报） there. 

A: A poster? 

B: Yes. We are going to have a school party. 

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B: At seven o'clock tomorrow evening. 

A: Oh, great!{#blank#}3{#/blank#}

B: I'm going to wear my school uniforms. 

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B: I'm afraid you can't wear your jeans. You must wear your school uniforms. 

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B: Look at the poster. Here are the rules for the party. 

A: Well, I see. I'll wear my school uniforms, too. 

This morning I got an email from Roy. It seems that my boy really enjoys his new life at Harvard University. The 1  made me think of the first day when we moved into this house. 

Little Roy ran around the new house with great excitement and 2  to move his own things into the house, such as his toys, books and clothes. 3  his little hand knocked over a bottle of paint on the shelves. The paint 4  the tidy floor and the white wall a terrible mess. "Oh, my tidy floor and wall!"My wife rushed in angrily. I looked at my son and his small face was filled with 5 . 

I 6  and held his hand, "Take it easy, Roy. Now let's do something to make it look 7 . "I took out a 8 . "You see, Dad is a magician. I can 9  it into a big tree. "

My wife soon helped paint some butterflies and flowers on the wall. We spent the whole morning 10  and laughing. The wall became a beautiful forest 11  plants, birds and small animals. A blue sky and white clouds were also painted by Roy. On that day, everybody in the house knew something 12  happened. 

The night before Roy left for Harvard, he asked me if I still remembered the day when 13  had knocked over the paint. " Since then I've 14  worried about making mistakes, "he continued. "I believe I can always 15  ways to solve the problems. "

Great inventions change the world.They help people live a 1 life than before.The following are three of the most important inventions in history.

The wheel

The wheel is perhaps the greatest invention in history.2 its invention, travelling became faster and more comfortable.3 thousand years ago, people started to use wheels on 4 .In the early 19th century, the first trains began to carry passengers.At the start of the 20th century, cars became popular.5 the wheel, we would not have these inventions.

The telephone

Alexander Graham Bell invented one of the first 6 telephones in 1876.Since then, people have been able to speak to each other over long distances.Today 7 of people across the world own mobile phones.They allow people 8 in touch with each other anytime, anywhere.

The light bulb

Thomas Edison developed the first practical light bulb in 1879.Before the invention of the light bulb, people had to use oil lamps, gas lamps or 9 to see at night.With light bulbs, people can do as many things in the evenings as they can in the daytime.Can you 10 living without them?