The Americans were getting ready to send their first man to the moon, an old Irishman (爱尔兰人) was 1 them on TV in a hotel room. There was an Englishman in the room 2. And he said to the Irishman, “The Americans are very 3, aren't they? They are going to send some men to the moon. It's a very 4 way from our world.” “Oh, that's 5,”the Irishman answered quickly.” “The Irishman are going to send some men to the sun in months' 6. That's much 7away than the moon, you know. “The Englishman was very 8 when he heard this. “Oh, yes it is,” he said, “But the sun is too 9 for people to visit.”

    The Irishman laughed and answered, “Well, the Irish are clever, too, you know. We 10 go to the sun during the day, of course. We'll go there during the night.”

    One day, a poor young man went to Paris to visit one of his father's friends and 1 that his father's friend could help him find a simple job for living.

    "Are you good at math," his father's friend asked him.

    The young man shook his head.

    "How are your history and geography?"

    The young man shook his head again.

    "How about your law?"

    The young man 2 his head embarrassedly.

    His father's friend asked again and again,3 the young man could only shake his head and told him he himself couldn't find out any4.

    "Then write down your address first."

    The young man wrote down his address and turned to leave, but he was stopped by his father's friend. "Your name is written very 5 which is your advantage. You shouldn't satisfy yourself with finding a job only for 6"

    Years later, the young man wrote the classical works that won the world fame. He was Alexandre Dumas, a famous French writer of 18th century. One of his greatest works 7 The Three Musketeers was popular 8 a great number of readers.

    There are many ordinary persons in the world who all have many 9advantages, but they are neglected (忽视) because of their self-abasement (自卑). In fact, there is a gold mine (矿) in every ordinary life. If you're willing to dig, you will dig out treasures to 10 yourself.

    I graduated from college recently and moved to Washington by myself While I was in college, it was really 1 to meet new people. But "out in the real world", I was finding it really hard, so I called my sister for some advice.

    My sister is five2older than I am, so she's been through all this already. When I explained my problem, she understood3. She said, "Why don't you try 4 people online?"

    "Online? Are you kidding?" I asked. "A friend of 5 chatted with a guy online, and when she finally met him face to face, he was 6 like what he said."

    My sister laughed. "But you can find other people like you — people who have just moved to town and want to make some new 7. When I first moved to New York after college, I 8a book club and a football team online. I met a lot of people that way."

    "9 you don't even like football!" I said.

    "I know," she replied. "But that didn't 10. I still had a lot of fun. You played volleyball in college. Why don't you 11a volleyball team to join? Or an art class?"

    "Yeah! I saw a website12volunteering the other day." I said. "I could volunteer for an organization here in Washington. I bet I could meet a lot of really 13people that way."

    "Good idea!" my sister answered excitedly. "Hey, you14even meet the perfect guy."

    "Thanks a lot for the 15. I'll let you know what happens. Will you be home tonight?" I said.

"No, but I'll be here all day tomorrow, so give me a call," my sister replied. "Good luck!"

    Anna comes from England. She is 18. She is going to 1 with the Wang family for a year. Anna comes to 2 because she wants to learn Chinese. She helps Mrs. Wang do housework and goes to 3 classes every Wednesday and Friday afternoon. Anna is new in Beijing. Everything is 4 to her. She finds the 5 is different from that in London. Some things are nice in Beijing,6 things are not so nice. The shops are bigger in Beijing than those in London.7 it's very expensive to enjoy yourself in Beijing. It's expensive to have a 8 in a restaurant or go to a cinema. Anna has got used to (习惯) many things already. But she can't get used to the 9 in Beijing, “You Chinese eat so much in the morning,” she often says. “Fruit, porridge, egg, tea and bread. How can you face(面对) all that food so 10 in the day?”

    A bird went to look for its happiness in a faraway place. It flew and flew when it suddenly saw a little dying (垂死的) flower, whose face was full of smile. Not knowing why, the bird asked the little flower, "You're going to die. Why are you still so1?" "Because I will achieve (实现) my dream," said the little flower. "2 is your dream?" "To produce (产出) sweet fruit. "Then the little bird saw it Happiness is a3 in the heart.

    The bird continued flying and saw a lame (瘸的) duck help a little duck find the way back home.4 it was disabled, it had a smiling face. "I'm happy because I can help5 ,"said the lame duck. So the bird saw it: happiness is a love in the heart.

    The bird kept flying and suddenly saw a spider climbing up a wall. The spider fell of the wall halfway, 6 it kept climbing again and fell off again. Even So, the spider didn't7. The little bird asked the spider in surprise, "you8 again and again, why don't you have pain (痛苦) but happiness on your face?" "As long as I keep making my efforts (努力)，I'm able to climb up it.9 this, I'm so happy," said the spider. The little bird saw it: happiness is a faith (信念) in the heart.

    So the little bird10 looked for happiness because it had seen the truth: happiness is not in the faraway place but in your own heart.

    John was so lazy that he stayed at home and watched television all day instead of working. One day his 1saw a" Help wanted" advertisement in the supermarket window. The supermarket needed2to put things on the shelves. She told the manager that her husband didn't have a job but he was very 3. She told him that John would come to apply for(申请)the job.

    When she got home and told John about the job, he was just watching television attentively. It made her so angry that she4 the TV and ordered him to go and see the manager of the supermarket. John didn't want his wife to be angry, so he went there.

    On the way, John thought if the manager5  him the job, he wouldn't be able to stay at home and watch television all day long. He would have to work in the supermarket every day.

    Then he had an idea he decided to tell the manager that something was wrong with his shoulder so he could not raise his arm above his head. He was6  the manager wouldn't give him the job. When he arrived at the supermarket, he told the manager that he needed the job." Are you strong?" the manager asked.

    John explained that he couldn't raise his arm above his head. John told him that he7 an accident at home while digging in the garden.

"How 8 can you raise your arm?" the manager asked. John lifted his arm 9"Only this high "he said." And how high could you raise it10 the accident?" asked the manager." This high" said John. And he lifted his arm above his head.