Several days ago, a letter attracted a lot of attention on the Internet. It was written to NASA by 9-year-old Jack Davis {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(ask) to be considered for a job working with astronauts. He wrote to apply {#blank#}2{#/blank#} a planetary protection officer position at NASA. Despite his young age, he thought he would be fit for the job {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (perfect).

    With a pencil, he wrote: “I may be nine, but I think I would be {#blank#}4{#/blank#} good fit. My sister says I am an alien. Also, I.{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (see) all the space and alien movies in the past years.” Jack ended the letter stating the other {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (factor) that would make him perfect for the position, such as his great video game skills and his youth,{#blank#}7{#/blank#} would make it easy to learn to think like an alien. He then signed the letter, “Jack, Guardian of the Galaxy.”

    The position of planetary protection officer is well-paid every year. The job, however, is more about science and biology and {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (little) about fighting aliens. The officer must make sure that no new species or plants {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (bring) to other planets, and doesn't return from trips to space with anything that might harm Earth. The recent announcement of the position created in the 1960s has caused a lot of {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (excite) in the public, according to a NASA's statement.

    If you make a career choice while you are still in high school, you will save time and money in the long run. Students who do not plan ahead may delay starting college or take extra courses {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(give) themselves time to make up their{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(mind). U.S. News and World Reports {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(say) that the average annual tuition at a four-year college is $ 35,000. If you spend {#blank#}4{#/blank#}extra year in school, you may have to take out additional loans or pay extra money to cover the cost.

    Choosing a career while you are in high school also gives you time to explore your {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(choose) industry. If you find a career {#blank#}6{#/blank#} sounds interesting, you can follow someone in the field and see what it is{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(real) like to have that job. You can also apply {#blank#}8{#/blank#} a chance to get an informal position related to your desired industry. This will help you build a professional network even before you graduate from high school. Professional contacts are very {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(value), especially when you are looking for a job in your field. If you do as much as you can to build a network{#blank#}10{#/blank#} you are ready for a job, you will be more likely to succeed.

    Once there lived a rich man {#blank#}1{#/blank#} wanted to do something for the people of his town. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help.

    In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed {#blank#}3{#/blank#} very large stone. Then he {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (hide) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.

    “Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} man came along and did the same thing; then another came ,and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove {#blank#}6{#/blank#}. Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (say) to himself: “The night {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”

    Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (strong) to move it. How great was his surprise at last! {#blank#}10{#/blank#} the stone, he found a bag of money.

    Xu Lizhen, a 74-year-old lady, has been acting as a tour guide for nearly 20 years in Yang Shuo, Gui Lin, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} is a city known both in China and abroad for its beautiful landscape. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} she attended only primary school when she was young, she can now speak approximately 11 foreign languages {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (fluent).

    Since 20 years ago, tourists {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (show) affection for Yang Shuo, including a great many foreigners, In order to make a {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (live), Xu Lizhen began to sell water. However, she could hardly make any money at first because foreigners didn't understand her accent. She tried to imitate the {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (pronounce) of the foreigners, take notes and learn them {#blank#}7{#/blank#} heart. If she came across tourists who can speak both Chinese and a foreign language, she would ask them to translate their words many times so that she could remember them {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (well). It is in this way that the old granny masters 11 languages, such as English, French, Russian, Korean. Now, she has no difficulty at all {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (communicate) with foreign friends in simple oral English. She is also {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (refer) to as Mother Moon for her kindness among tourists.