Do you feel {#blank#}1{#/blank#} difficult to be happy all the time? Now I'll give you some Tips {#blank#}2{#/blank#} how to make yourself happy. One way is being {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (self) because unselfishness is the key factor {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (require) if you want to get along well with others. By {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (say) being unselfish we mean we {#blank#}6{#/blank#} not want everything our own way or demand the best share of everything. Another way is to look for good points in {#blank#}7{#/blank#} people. You will find most people pleasant to go with and it will surely make you happy. Third, you can't expect to be too perfect, {#blank#}8{#/blank#}  don't be too unhappy when you make mistake. Everything will be Ok if you  try to make things right. Finally, it is important to remember that while you  are no {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (bad) than others, chances you have may not be much better in this case, {#blank#}10{#/blank#}  best way to be happy is to think yourself above other people.

    Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix?

    In 1969, the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River Cleveland, Ohio. It {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (be) unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that it {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (actual) caught fire and burned. Now, years later, this river is one of {#blank#}3{#/blank#} most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup.

    But the river wasn't changed in a few days {#blank#}4{#/blank#} even a few months. It took years of work {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (reduce) the industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (clean) than ever.

    Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you leave a habit {#blank#}7{#/blank#} is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or don't know how to control your credit card use. When you face such an impossible situation, don't you want a quick fix and something to change immediately?

    While there are {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (amaze) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (patience)

    I am now on my year abroad in {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (German) as part of my university course. At the beginning of my time here, I had the chance to meet so many new people and make lots of new friends. It is almost like {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (start) a new life and can make you feel nervous and {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (lone) at first. But I knew that when I moved to this country I had to be open and friendly. This is certainly what I have done since moving here and I have made some great friends along the way.

    Next week a friend of {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (I) is moving to Spain for the next part of her year abroad. She will be living near a beach and have a lot of fun. But I am also {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (concern) about her as she will have to start a new life in another new country. She said that she {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (want) to go back in time very much.

    In order {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (say) goodbye to her, a group of friends and I had a surprise party. We made her a scrapbook with photos and memories of her time here so {#blank#}8{#/blank#} she could take it along! We hope that she has {#blank#}9{#/blank#} wonderful time in Spain and that she will get along well {#blank#}10{#/blank#} her new classmates and settle into her new home.

    Cathy Martin is a hurricane hunter with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). For six months each year, she is part of a team that collects {#blank#}1{#/blank#} she describes as "vital data, to save life and property."

When winds pick up, {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(spin) toward the Caribbean and U. S. coastline, Martin and {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(she) flight team spring into action.

    They use instruments called dropsondes, which {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(set) free from a tube at the back of the plane. As a dropsonde makes its 10,000-foot landing into the sea, it sends out information about air temperature, pressure, humidity, and the speed and {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(direct) of the wind.

    On an eight-hour flight, Martin's team {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(typical) drops 15 to 20 dropsondes while flying from one side of the storm {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the other, trying to cover as much ground as possible. They head for the center (or eye) of the storm, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} there's no wind, and also search for the strongest winds, to help people on the coast prepare for what's coming. Sometimes, they will use an unmanned aircraft {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (gather) data closer to the ocean's surface.

    Though these flights can be long,{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(tire) and often last several days in a row, Martin likes her job and wishes she could fly every day.

    One day, Nick invited his friends to supper. He was cooking some delicious food in the kitchen. Suddenly, he {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (find) that he had run out of salt. So Nick called to his son, "Go to the village and buy some salt, but pay a fair price for it: neither too much {#blank#}2{#/blank#}too little.

    His son looked surprised. "I can understand why I shouldn't pay too much, Father, but if I can pay less, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}not save a bit of money?

    "That would be a very {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (reason) thing to do in a big city, but it could destroy a small village like {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (us), Nick said.

    Nick's guests, {#blank#}6{#/blank#}had heard their conversation, asked why they should not buy salt more cheaply if they could. Nick replied, "The only reason a man would sell salt {#blank#}7{#/blank#}a lower price would be because he was desperate for money. And anyone who took advantage of that situation would be showing a lack of respect for the sweat and struggle of the man who worked very hard to produce it."

    "But such a small thing couldn't {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (possible) destroy a village."

    "In the beginning, there was only {#blank#}9{#/blank#}very small amount of unfairness in the world, but everyone added a little, always {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (think) that it was only small and not very important, and look where we have ended up today."