—No. She is ________ to dress herself.

    One day before my final exam, my dad gave me a gift. It completely changed my life.

    On that day I had a {#blank#}1{#/blank#} with my friends and it was a difficult time with my studies. I was unhappy. Then I noticed the gift. I {#blank#}2{#/blank#} it and saw a DVD inside. Its name was “THE SECRET”. However, I was in no mood (心情) to watch it. I sat down to study, but the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} in my life—the fight, the sleepless nights and my poor health … Everything came to my mind. I wanted an answer but I wondered {#blank#}4{#/blank#} there was any. Just then, I saw the DVD again. Maybe it would be helpful. I {#blank#}5{#/blank#} my DVD player. I had no words to describe the feelings I experienced while watching it. The moving stories of human beings made me so moved that I wouldn't {#blank#}6{#/blank#}any of them.

    Thanks to my father's gift “THE SECRET”, I discovered {#blank#}7{#/blank#}. Everybody has difficulties in their lives. The important thing is that you should be {#blank#}8{#/blank#} enough to face them. Now I have started {#blank#}9{#/blank#}my studies and my friends. And I'm in good health, too. I often hear people say, “Wow! {#blank#}10{#/blank#} a perfect life you have!”

    When a man was walking by some elephants, he suddenly stopped. He was wondering why these huge animals{#blank#}1{#/blank#}by a small rope tied to their front legs. It was {#blank#}2{#/blank#}doubt that the elephants could break the rope at any time, but for some{#blank#}3{#/blank#} they did not.

    He saw a trainer nearby and asked why the animals just{#blank#}4{#/blank#} there and made no effort to get away. “Well，” the trainer said, “when they were very young and much smaller, we used the same rope{#blank#}5{#/blank#} them from running away. At that age, it's enough to hold them.{#blank#}6{#/blank#} they grow up, they all believe that they cannot break the rope. They believe it can still hold{#blank#}7{#/blank#} so they never try to break free.”

    The man was{#blank#}8{#/blank#}.These animals could break free whenever they wanted, but because they believed they couldn't, they were stuck right by the same rope {#blank#}9{#/blank#} caught them at young ages.

    How many of us go through life like the elephants—holding onto the belief that we cannot do something{#blank#}10{#/blank#}because we failed at it once before?

    Failure is a part of learning. If we failed once, it doesn't mean we can never succeed. We should never give up trying when we encounter failures in life.

A: You must be really {#blank#}1{#/blank#} about leaving for America tomorrow, Li Ping!

B: Yeah. But I'm a bit nervous.

A: Nervous about what?

B: I don't know many of the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} and manners in the US. Could you give me a hand?

A: Sure.

B: What {#blank#}3{#/blank#} do they have in America?

A: Well, it's important to be on time when you're invited for dinner. It's {#blank#}4{#/blank#} to arrive late. Americans expect their guests to be on time.

B: Then how long may I stay there?

A: After the meal, don't leave at once. Or you seem to have come only for the meal. When your friends seem to be getting tired and running out of things, it's time to leave. The next day, call or write a thank-you note to say how much you {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the evening.