Dale Carnegie rose from the unknown of a Missouri farm to international fame because he found a way to fill a universal human need.

    It was a need that he first 1 back in 1906 when young Dale was a junior at State Teachers College in Warrensburg. To get an 2, he was struggling against many difficulties. His family was poor. His Dad couldn't afford the 3 at college, so Dale had to ride horseback 12 miles to attend classes. Study had to be done  4 his farm-work routines. He withdrew from many school activities 5 he didn't have the time or the  6. He had only one good suit. He tried 7 the football team, but the coach turned him down for being too 8. During this period Dale was slowly 9 an inferiority complex (自卑感), which his mother knew could 10 him from achieving his real potential. She 11 that Dale join the debating team, believing that 12in speaking could give him the confidence and recognition that he needed.

    Dale took his mother's advice, tried desperately and after several attempts 13 made it. This proved to be a 14 point in his life. Speaking before groups did help him gain the 15 he needed. By the time Dale was a senior, he had won every top honor in 16. Now other students were coming to him for coaching and they,  17, were winning contests.

    Out of this early struggle to 18 his feelings of inferiority, Dale came to understand that the ability to  19 an idea to an audience builds a person's confidence. And, 20 it, Dale knew he could do anything he wanted to do—and so could others.

    Arriving in Sydney on his own from India, my husband, Rashid,1 in a hotel for a short period of time while2 a house for me and our children.

    During the first week of his stay, he went out one day to do some shopping. He came back in the late afternoon to 3 that his suitcase was 4. He was extremely 5 as the suitcase had all his important 6, including his passport.

    He reported the 7 to the police and then sat there，lost and 8 in a strange city, thinking of the terrible troubles of getting all the paperwork 9 again from a distant country while trying to 10 in a new one.

    Late in the evening, the 11 rang. It was a stranger. He was trying to 12 my husband's name and was asking him a lot of questions. Then he said they had found a pile of papers in their trash can that had been left out on the footpath.

    My husband 13 to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers. Their young daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of 14 papers. Then, her parents had carefully sorted them out,15 they had found mainly foreign addresses on most of the documents.16 they had seen a half-written 17 in the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend.

    That family not only 18 the important documents to us that day but also restored our faith and19in people. Now, we 20 remember their kindness and often send a warm wish their way.

    I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early 1 of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to 2 my parents.

    At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with3at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “something else to 4!” Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father even thought it a waste of time.

    At that age, I always did something 5to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found 6.1 would plant a garden!

    I planted some lily(百合花）in the yard. But they failed to7. I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses. Wild 8joy, I found the first rose bloom. One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off.9, I was touched by this land of wonder.

    10, my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even11at me because he found it was 12 to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother's13 , I put in her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds14flowers.

    Regardless of their 15, I kept on planting my garden and16 to enjoy the pleasure of gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they17to care and love.

    It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to 18my parents. Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show, which makes my parents feel very 19. And now I could say it is my affection for20 that makes me a real gardener.

    We went out to dinner tonight to celebrate my daughter's beautiful performance. We don't do this often because of our1budget.

    I noticed a very2mom come in with her three children, maybe about age 4 or 5. She looked like she had just3work. She sat with her children quietly taking care of them and4all their needs. Then I noticed as soon as the last course5arrived, she took a bite of her food in a hurry and then one of the6had to go to the bathroom. They all left the table and she7them—so lovingly and8— especially after what may have been a long day at work. She was still wearing some kind of uniform.

    I 9 myself from the table and quietly went to the hostess stand. I 10 $15 to the hostess and said, “Can you put this anonymously(匿名地) towards that mom of 3's 11？ I am hoping it will 12 at least the children's meals.” The hostess had such a lovely smile and accepted the 13. I didn't stand around 14 as I didn't want anyone—even my own family—to 15 what was going on. I wanted it to be completely anonymous.

    For the 16 of my meal, I did all I could not to pay any more attention 17 to the table, as I didn't want her to suspect that it was me that had 18 their dinner.

    It feels so 19 to live in this type of world, full of love and 20 ， instead of anger, sadness and self－service.

    As a temporary teacher, my daily routine1driving to a new school2every day, so I'm usually unable to anticipate (预料) the day's events, good or bad.

    On one particular day, I was teaching in a very3class. I was managing behavior all the morning and by lunch time, I needed coffee to4the afternoon. So at my lunch5, I drove to a nearby plaza to get a cup of6. Upon returning to the car, I realized I had7my keys and my phone8. I had about 15 minutes to get back to the school which was a good 4–or–5 minute9. I thought of rushing back, but it being10, I thought a nasty fall on ice would only make the situation much11.

    So I ran into a McDonald's which was in the12plaza and asked the man at the counter who 13to be the manager to help me call a tab. I14explained my situation and he hurried to the back to use the phone15I paced in the restaurant.

    The manager returned16to tell me that the cab company had put him on hold and then the line got17. My expression began to resemble some combination of hopelessness and fear.

    Almost immediately, the manager grabbed his coat and18to drive me to the school. Without19, I followed him into his car and made back into my classroom with 2 minutes to 20before the bell!

In early November in 2023, a diver, swimming off the coast of Sardinia, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} （notice）pieces of metal on the ocean floor. He called the authorities and more divers were sent to look. The pieces turned out to be ancient Roman coins. The coins mostly lay {#blank#}2{#/blank#} （bury）in sand and seagrass not far from the coast. It is said that more than 30, 000 coins have been found, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} are close to 2, 000 years old. Experts call this a major historical discovery.