—No, it was so {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. They lost the game by playing too riskily.

    A graduation speech given by Chief Justice John Roberts became a talking point after The Washington Post published it.

    Roberts {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(address)his son's ninth grade graduating class. He advised the young graduates{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(take)life's setbacks in their stride(从容地). But he did not wish{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(they)good luck.

    “Now, the speakers will typically also wish you good luck and extend good {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(wish) to you. I will not do that, and I will tell you why,” Roberts said.

    “From time to time, in the years to come, I hope you will be treated {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(unfair), so that you will come to know the value of justice. Sorry to say, but I hope you will be lonely from time to time, so that you don't take friends {#blank#}6{#/blank#}granted. I wish you bad luck again, from time to time, so that you will be conscious of the role of chance in life and understand your success is not completely deserved and {#blank#}7{#/blank#}the failure of others is not completely deserved either.”

    He continued, “I hope you{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(ignore), so you know the importance of listening to others{#blank#}9{#/blank#}I hope you will have just enough pain to learn compassion.”

    In the end, each graduate received a pocket-size copy of the Constitution {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(sign) by Roberts.

    There was once a {#blank#}1{#/blank#}distinguish king whose name was Tamerlane. Like Alexander the Great, he wished to become one of the masters of the whole world. So he raised a great army and made war on other countries. He conquered many kings and occupied many cities. But with his army{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (beat) at last, Tamerlane escaped alone from the field of battle, looking{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(misery)

    For a long time he wandered in fear from place to place. His enemies were looking for him. He was about to lose all hope. One day lying under a tree, he thought of his failure. Feeling discouraged, he supposed that he couldn't carry on any longer. Suddenly he saw a small object climbing up the trunk (树干) of the tree. He looked more closely and saw an ant and a grain of wheat{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(carry) by it.

There was a hole in the tree only a little way above, and that was the home of the ant. “You are brave, Mr.Ant,” he said, “but you are carrying something that is too heavy for you.” Just as he spoke, the ant lost its footing and fell to the ground. But it still held on to the grain of wheat. Tamerlane watched the little insect. It tried the second time. The twentieth time—but always{#blank#}5{#/blank#}vain. “I am{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (awful) sorry for you.” Tamerlane thought. He had some doubt {#blank#}7{#/blank#}the ant could succeed or not. Then it tried the twenty-first time. Slowly, one little step at a time, it climbed across the rough place at{#blank#}8{#/blank#}it had fallen so often. The next minute it climbed safely into its home, carrying the grain of wheat. His constant efforts paid off. “Well done!” said Tamerlane, “you've taught me a lesson. I, too, will try, try again, till I succeed.” He {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(set) about reorganizing his army. And at last he realized his ambition{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(defeat) once or twice doesn't matter too much. What matters much is to lose heart forever.

With the development of our society, the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (connect) between people becomes inevitable (不可避免的). People need to communicate with others as long as they are in the world. As a result {#blank#}2{#/blank#} interpersonal relationship becomes more and more important.

A good interpersonal relationship promotes (促进) people's success. Throughout human history, we can know {#blank#}3{#/blank#} no one can do everything well and become {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (success) alone. Most great men have a good relationship with other people. For many people, the interpersonal relationship and their abilities are equally important to their success. By {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (keep) a good relationship with others, people can easily get help from others {#blank#}6{#/blank#} facing difficulties. In other words, excellent interpersonal communication skills can help people remove obstacles(障碍) on the way {#blank#}7{#/blank#} success. Besides, a good interpersonal relationship can help people live a happy life. {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(create) a harmonious environment, people should keep a good relationship with the people around them. These friendly people will form a happy atmosphere, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} will make people work efficiently(高效的) and put them in a good mood in daily life. It is certain that people will receive {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (happy) in the end.

    The Chinese invented block printing more than 1, 400 years ago. The original characters were carved on wood and ink was then applied. Block printing is time consuming and {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (cost) a lot of manpower and materials. Misprinted characters cannot be {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (easy) corrected. These shortcomings were only overcome after the appearance of movable type printing, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} greatly improved the speed and quality of printing.

    Bi Sheng of the Northern Song Dynasty invented the movable type printing. He carved the Chinese characters on small {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (cube) of sticky clay. He baked them in the fire until they became hard and movable. In the course of presswork, the movable characters were placed into {#blank#}5{#/blank#}, iron frame until it was full. He then took a smooth board and pressed it over the surface so that the block of type became even: Then ink was applied and it was ready {#blank#}6{#/blank#} printing. To be more {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (efficiency), he prepared two iron boards. When one was being used for printing, the other could be used {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (put) characters in order for the next page. The two boards were used alternately.

    Although what Bi Sheng invented was simple when {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (compare) to today's letterpress printing; it already bad the main traits of modem printing. So Bi Sheng's {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (contribute) to printing cannot be overstated.