In Africa, when the antelope（羚羊）wakes up every morning, the first thing {#blank#}1{#/blank#} comes into his mind is, “I must be able to run {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (fast) than the fastest lion,{#blank#}3{#/blank#} I will be killed by a lion.” And at just the same time, the lion{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (wake) out of his dream, and the first thingflashing into his mind is: “I must be able to catch up {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the slowest a ntelope, otherwise I will starve to{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (dead).” So almost at the same moment{#blank#}7{#/blank#} the antelope and the lion jump to their feet, and start{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (run) toward the rising sun.

    Such is life whether you are an antelope {#blank#}9{#/blank#} a lion, you ought to dash forward without hesitation when the sun {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (rise).

    I was at the Indian grocery store with my cart totally full to check out. There was an African American man in his{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(sixty) behind me. I told him he could go before me{#blank#}2{#/blank#}he had just two items in his hand, and he was all smiles and added, as if{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(make) fun of me. “Thanks! Why don't you pay for my stuff too,” and laughed. I felt a little{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(embarrass)  and thought that the man had a wonderful sense of humor.

    I told the lady at the check out not{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(change) him. I said I would pay for him. He said, “No, no, no, I was just kidding.” And I{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(reply) with a smile, “Yes, yes your wish is heard. Please let me do it!”

    As we talked outside, he told me that the Indian herbs(草药){#blank#}7{#/blank#}he had bought{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(be) for his friend so I should take the money. I said to him, “It is good that it is not for you. Now you can pay it forward to somebody else.” He thanked me and promised he would.{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (eventual), I went home{#blank#}10{#/blank#}my car full of groceries and my heart full of warmth and kindness.

    My name is Tabitha,a 36-year-old mother living with my three{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(kid) in West Tennessee.I{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(lose) my job a couple of weeks ago and I am still searching for work now.The town{#blank#}3{#/blank#}I live is quite small and finding a job here has proven to be a major task.

    Since leaving my last job,I have found that it's{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(difficult) to make myself employed again than I expected.I have become a full-time homemaker{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(take) care of my motherly duties as well as housework.Apart from caring for my children and taking care of the house,I am still busy looking for part-time and full-time{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(employ) to help my family financially.I{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(frequent) visit our local career center and search online if I have very little free time.

    To be frank,I admit that being unemployed is stressful.I usually find myself lying awake at night and wondering{#blank#}8{#/blank#}I'm going to support my family if I cannot find{#blank#}9{#/blank#}job.In my inner heart,I never think about giving up.Having devoted much effort to my job-hunting,I believe it will pay off one day.Therefore,I will continue to search until I find one that allows me{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(provide) an income for my family.

    I got a new job in Catholic University in Washington. In addition to a good chance, I {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(offer) a new flat to live in. One summer vacation, apart {#blank#}2{#/blank#} going to the park, I had not been outside my flat so as{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (do) an experiment about a disease. The {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (result) of the experiment were {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (value) to me and they would contribute to the success of my research. It is really difficult to draw {#blank#}6{#/blank#}conclusion without enough evidence. I felt quite puzzled,{#blank#}7{#/blank#} even made me doubt that the experiment would make sense.{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (gradual), I was not enthusiastic about it. After all, too much hard work and too little rest led to illness. One night, I went out to attend a lecture by a famous philosopher.{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (inspire) by him, I went back to continue the experiment and eventually got the expected result. How happy I was! The next day, I proudly announced that the disease was {#blank#}10{#/blank#}control.

    I have even wondered if money buys happiness. It seems that money will allow me to buy the things {#blank#}1{#/blank#}make me happy. But one day I sat down and made a list of the things I wanted{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(do) in my life. I realized I'd never put much thought into it. I'd written down these things —like taking a photo on the mountain and staying at a hotel in Dubai, but I didn't really plan to do it, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (simple) because I didn't have the time.

    My life consisted {#blank#}4{#/blank#} heading to the office, running on the road, working some more …It didn't matter if my salary doubled; the life would stay {#blank#}5{#/blank#}same. Sure I'd probably drive a {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (nice) car, move into a bigger place, and have a bigger TV than my friends, but that wasn't helping me realize any of my goals. Six months after{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (create) that list, my belief has changed. I'd keep working on my list, for {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (experience) were much more important than any of the material items. It's not hard to create opportunity for {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (you). All it {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (take) is a little creative thinking.

    New research says nuts could be a {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (value), tasty and nutritious slimming aid. Researchers from Harvard University recommended that people replace a daily unhealthy snack with a small handful of nuts {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (slow) down weight gain. This is {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (especial) helpful for people as they get older. The researchers found that people who ate just 14g of nuts every day gained less weight {#blank#}4{#/blank#}those who ate another snack. The people who ate the nuts were less likely to become obese (肥胖的). However, the benefits to our weight could be quite small. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (eat) nuts instead of chocolate and cakes could help prevent a weight gain of just 0.4 to 0.7kg over four years.

    The researchers conducted a long-term study in which they looked at {#blank#}6{#/blank#}lifestyle of nearly 190,000 people for over two {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (decade). The participants in the research {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (divide) into three groups. They included more than 51,000 male health professionals aged 40 to 75, 121,700 nurses aged 35 to 55 and 16,686 nurses aged 24 to 44. Researchers asked the participants questions every four years about {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (they) weight, how often they ate nuts, and how often they exercised. A researcher said replacing less healthy foods with nuts might help reduce the weight gain {#blank#}10{#/blank#} is common as we age, and might lower the chances of becoming obese.