Everyone {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (have) birthday. Ways of celebrating birthday are different.

   In America, parents have a party {#blank#}2{#/blank#} their birthday kid. The birthday kid can get lots of presents and eat the birthday cake with friends. In Brazil, special candies are {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (need) for birthday. In England, the birthday kid {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (lift) up and putdown by his classmates {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (happy). In Thailand, two tall candies are lighted the night before birthday.

    As we all know, it is getting popular to have cake on birthday in China. But parents usually cook {#blank#}6{#/blank#} big dinner for the kid on birthday. The birthday kid eats long noodles or eggs. Long noodles mean long life and eggs bring good luck.

    People in different {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (Country) have different ways to celebrate birthday. It is important for us {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (celebrate) birthday. Everyone grows one year {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (old) after his or her birthday. Relatives and friends feel {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (happy) for his or her growing up.

    About ten years ago when I was at university, I worked at my university's museum. One day {#blank#}1{#/blank#} I was working in the gift shop, I saw two old people come {#blank#}2{#/blank#} with a little girl in a wheelchair (轮椅).

    As I looked closer {#blank#}3{#/blank#} this girl, I realized she had no arms or legs, just a head, neck and body. She was {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (wear) a little white dress. When the old people pushed her up to me, I was looking down at the desk. I turned my head and gave {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (she) a smile. As I took the money from her grandparents, I looked back at the girl, who was giving me the cutest, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (happy) smile I had ever seen.

    Just at that {#blank#}7{#/blank#} , her physical handicap (生理缺陷) was gone. All I saw was this beautiful girl, whose smile just impressed me {#blank#}8{#/blank#} almost gave me a completely new idea of what life is all about. She took me from a poor, unhappy university student and brought me into her world, a world of smiles and love.

    That was ten years ago. I'm a {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (success) business person now and whenever I feel frustrated and think about the trouble of the world, I will think of that little girl and the unusual lesson about life that she {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (teach) me.

    My husband and I were planning how to spend the weekend with our daughters. Our girls jumped in and told us{#blank#}1{#/blank#}they wanted to do. "We want to go to the butterfly(蝴蝶) museum," said Ariella and Eliana.

    As soon as we {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (walk) into the main area of the museum, we saw many {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (kind) of beautiful butterflies. They all flapped(摆动) their colorful wings.

    My girls {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (run) around playing happily. I knew it was right {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (decide) to come to the museum. They were having so much fun.

    I turned to our museum tour guide(导游) and asked, "How {#blank#}6{#/blank#} do butterflies live?"

    "A very short time, less than one month, "she said.

    "What can butterflies do in such a short time?" I asked.

    The guide stopped, looked at me, and said "They make the world {#blank#}7{#/blank#} beautiful than before."

    "Wow," I said, "I never thought about butterflies like that. Thank you."

    After we said goodbye, I couldn't stop {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(think) about the guide's words. She was right. We all have{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (anything) to show to the world with the time we have. When we make the best use of our time {#blank#}10{#/blank#} can make a difference.

    Like a butterfly, you have your own way of making the world a little better for everyone.

    Live like a butterfly.