When George was thirty-five, he bought a small plane and learned to fly it. He soon became very good at it and made his plane do ①all kinds of tricks.

    George had a friend. His name was Mark. One day George wanted to take Mark up in his plane. Mark thought, "I've traveled in a big plane several times, but I've never been in a small one. So I'll do."

    They went up, and George flew around for half an hour and did all kind sof tricks in the air.

    When they came down again, Mark was very glad to be back ②safely, and he said to his friend in a shaking (颤抖的)voice ,"Well ,George, thank you very much for those two trips in your plane."

    George was very surprised and said, "Two trips?"

    "Yes, my first and my last," answered Mark.

Learn to rise again

    It is not always easy to discover yourself.From a(/an)1age, I had a strong sense of who I wouldbecome—but an accident changed everything.

    To me, skating was more2thananything else in the world. Nothing else filled my heart with so much3.I spent 24 hours a week developing my skills. I had no social life or interestsother than4.But I was rewarded (回报) with first place medals in nearly every competition.

   5,during one competition, I fell and was badly injured. The doctor told me that Icouldn't skate any more. The pain in my back was6tobear (忍受) and even basic daily tasks became difficult.

    My passion (激情) had been7.I lost heart and had no idea what I would become. After eight months of suffering,something had to8. Instead of sitting around and wasting mydays, I began to work with local community service projects. By volunteering asa swimming teacher and summer reading assistant (助教) for kids, I gotan idea of whom I wanted to become. After a few months, I9anew interest. Little by little, I stepped out of the shadow and rebuilt my confidence.

    Sometimes, challenges in life will get in theway. We can choose to stay behind or try to get past these challenges.  My10was a challenge that failedto stop me from reaching success. Today, I'm a very confident and optimistic (乐观的) person.

At the age of 16, Einstein always played with a group of naughty kids. He was so busy playing, so he didn't study enough and failed his final exam.

One morning, when Einstein was holding a fishing rod and was about to go fishing with his friends, his father1 him and said calmly, "Einstein, you're so fond of playing all day that you failed your exam. I'm worried about your future."

"What are you worrying about? Jack and Robert also failed, but they could 2 go fishing." "My boy, you can't think like that," his father said. "There is a story that people tell in our hometown. Listen to it now."

"There were two cats playing on a roof. But unluckily, one cat was careless and 3 the chimney while holding the other cat. When the two cats tried their best to climb out of the chimney, one cat had soot (烟灰) on the face, while the other cat's face was clean. Seeing the soot-faced cat, the clean cat thought its face must be 4 , so it ran to the riverside and washed its face. The soot-faced cat saw the clean-faced cat and thought its face was also clean, so it just walked down the street as usual. People all laughed at this cat."

"Einstein, no one can be your '5 '. Don't blindly follow others. You have to think for yourself. If you take your cue from others (照别人的样子做), you will never learn."

Hearing this, Einstein thought for a while and then laid down his fishing rod and returned to his room. He decided to pay more attention to his6 and less attention to what his friends were doing. This allowed him to be successful.

Of all the months, I like April best. I love green grass and {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (rain) days. The {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (nine) day of April is my birthday. I {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (be) very excited. In the morning, I go to a restaurant to have breakfast {#blank#}4{#/blank#} my parents. We eat some chicken and 50. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (sandwich). After breakfast, we have {#blank#}6{#/blank#} rest in a coffee shop on White Street. Then, we go to the zoo. There are many different kinds of animals in the zoo, such as elephants, tigers, lions and so on. I like pandas best because they are {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (friend). Look! Three of {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (they) are eating bamboos. Look at the tiger. He {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (look) lonely. Maybe he is {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (miss) the forest. We are really happy in the zoo.

Last year, my friends and I went on a trip. We started early in the morning and traveled for several {#blank#}1{#/blank#}on a bus. When we arrived, everyone was tired.

While we were getting off the bus, I noticed a young man, probably in his early twenties, standing very close to one of my friends. Suddenly I realized that he was trying to {#blank#}2{#/blank#}my friend's wallet from her bag! I {#blank#}3{#/blank#}really nervous, but I knew I had to take action to stop him. Luckily, I saw two police officers standing {#blank#}4{#/blank#}and got an idea. So I fell over and cried out painfully. The police officers heard that and came over to help. When they were by my side, I told them what was {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. They caught the thief right away.

After that, we thanked the police officers and went on with our trip happily