A big company wanted to find someone to work for them. Lots of young college students came to {#blank#}1{#/blank#} for the job, but only a small part of them were left. And this time, the company didn't plan to choose the right persons as usual.

    Here came the day when they took the final interview. A big box {#blank#}2{#/blank#} of papers was placed on the way to the interview room, and a few papers were lying around the box.

    The first student came. He hurried along the way to take the interview. “Who put this {#blank#}3{#/blank#} in the middle of the road?” the student said to himself, but he did not try to move the box away. Instead, he passed around the box and continued his way.

The second student came along and did the same thing. Then another came, and another. All of them complained (抱怨) about the box but {#blank#}4{#/blank#} of them tried to move it. What's worse, someone even stepped (踩) on the papers and left without having a look at the things on the ground.

    Half an hour later, a thin young man with glasses came. He was also {#blank#}5{#/blank#} those who were left to take the interview. He saw the box and the papers around it. Without thinking twice, he {#blank#}6{#/blank#} and began to pick up the papers and put them into the box. Then he managed to move the box to the side. To his great {#blank#}7{#/blank#}, he found an invitation under the box. On it were the following words, “Congratulations, young man! You are the {#blank#}8{#/blank#} person we are looking for! Would you like to join us?”

      Sometimes, you see, helping others is helping yourself.

    Hearing is very important to all of us. We can hear beautiful music, nice songs of birds, the laughter of people or other different  {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(kind) of sounds in the world with our ears. How  {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(wonder) it is to have a good hearing! So we must try to protect our ears. The following will tell you  {#blank#}3{#/blank#}to protect ears.

    It's reported that  {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(listen) to loud music a lot can be bad for ears, especially when headphones (耳机) {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (use). So turn them down when you're wearing headphones  {#blank#}6{#/blank#} try not to wear them. You should let your ears have {#blank#}7{#/blank#}rest if you really like wearing them. If you are going to a concert, wear earplugs(耳塞)to protect your ears {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the terrible music! In fact, earplugs {#blank#}9{#/blank#} are special can be made for you if you go to concerts a lot or if you are a musician yourself. If your ears hurt, it's necessary{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(see) a doctor. Follow the advice above and you won't be saying "What?" when you are getting old.

    Making friends is a skill. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} you make friends, you have to decide whom you want to be your friends. Most people like to have friends who like to do the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} kind of things as they do.

    The quickest way to make friends is to smile. When you smile, people think you are {#blank#}3{#/blank#} to them and easy to talk to. It may not be easy to smile at{#blank#}4{#/blank#}, but remember most people will stay away from an angry-looking face.

    To talk with {#blank#}5{#/blank#} is a good way to make friends. One easy way to start a talk with someone is to say {#blank#}6{#/blank#} nice about him. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn't it make you want to keep talking to {#blank#}7{#/blank#} person?

    Ask your new friends some questions about {#blank#}8{#/blank#}. Who are their favorite singers？Where do they live? What do they do after school? There are all good {#blank#}9{#/blank#} to start a talk. Make sure you have something to add to the talk, too. When someone asks you a question, you'd better have an answer for them. Remember that nothing will stop a talk {#blank#}10{#/blank#} quickly than a shrug(耸肩) for an answer.