She is widely seen as example that good looks can last forever. At nearly 500 years of age, time is catching up with the Mona Lisa. The health of the famous picture, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (paint) by Leonardo Da Vinci in 1505, is getting {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (bad) by the year, according to the Louvre Museum where it is housed.

    Nearly 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year, many attracted by the mystery of her smile. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}, the actual history of the Mona Lisa is just as secret as the smile. Da Vinci {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (him) loved it so much that he always carried it with him, until it was {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (final) sold to France's King Francis I in 1519.

    In 1911, the painting was stolen from the Louvre by a former employee, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} took it out of the museum placed under his coat. He said he planned to return it to Italy. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} painting was sent back to France two years later.

    During World War II, French {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (hide) the painting in small towns to keep it out of the hands of German forces.

    Like many old {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (lady), the Mona Lisa has some interesting stories {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (tell).

    I was always told that the three Ps, patience, positive thinking and perseverance（毅力），were a sure path {#blank#}1{#/blank#} success. But this advice does not always work as planned. My high school math exam is one example. The exam, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} was originally to be held in our classroom, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (change) to the library at the last minute. This, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} ， didn't bother me because math had always been my strongest subject. I patiently walked to the library, took my seat and did some deep breathing to help relax {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. But my mood quickly changed when I saw {#blank#}6{#/blank#} first question. I had no idea how to do it. I tried to stay positive and persevered {#blank#}7{#/blank#}I finally found the solution. With the problem {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(solve), I felt proud of my achievement. {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(fortunate), I then noticed that I had just 10 minutes left {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (complete) the rest!

    In today's world many people seem to be {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (hunger) for money. Money does have its most useful effects on the poor. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} even if a person has already got plenty of money, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (happy) can't be bought by money.

    If money were beginning, all millionaires {#blank#}4{#/blank#} have real love, true friendship, good health and a long life. However, this is not always correct.

    Since {#blank#}5{#/blank#} beginning of time no three words have ever invited more {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (pleased) than "I love you". But can love be bought? I'm afraid not Love {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (mean) to give, not to take. To every person, health and a long life are bought with money? The answer is "No".

    Of all the longest {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (life) people in the world, few of them are millionaires. True friendship can't be bought, either in a world, where money is {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (dream) too much, it can cause brothers to quarrel, marriage to end, lovers to hate, and {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (strange) to fight. No matter how much money you have, it is still not enough to make a happy person if you have no one to laugh with, no one to cry for.

    Spending my childhood at the farm is a truly unforgettable experience so far. The life {#blank#}1{#/blank#} I led there with my parents was full of attraction, and {#blank#}2{#/blank#} is memory of it yet. I can call back the scenes of sunsets, the mystery of deep forests, the early smells, the faint odors(味道)of wild flowers, the shiny appearance of rain-washed leaves, the gentle sounds of drops when winds {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (shake) the trees, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} the far-off drumming of wood long-tailed birds in the distance of the forests, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} disturbed wild creatures were seen to move through the grass quickly--I can call it all back and make it as real {#blank#}6{#/blank#} it ever was. I can call back the grasslands, and its {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (lonely) and peace, and a huge eagle hanging still in the sky, with his wings spread {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (wide) in the blue sky. I can see the woods in their autumn dress, the oak purple, the hickories(山核桃)washed with gold and the maples shining with crimson (深红的)fires, and I can hear the rustle made by the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (fall) leaves as we walked through them. I can see the blue bunches of wild grapes hanging {#blank#}10{#/blank#} the leaves, and I remember the taste of them and the smell.