Billy's favorite color was orange. But he couldn't see what orange looked like.

    A month after he was born, his mother noticed that his eyes weren't as1as anormal baby's. “Billy would2 be able to see. He is blind.” The doctor said. Even so, with the hope to help Billy learn 3 about the world around him, his mother kept describing everything she saw for him.

    Not just through his mother's words, Billy saw 4 his ears and hands, too. He had perfect hearing. “In fact, he 5 see many things that normal people don't notice.”

     6 Billy lived in the dark, he always believed a dream would light up his life. He found that he was 7 in computer science. So he began learning it at seven years old. As a young boy, he8 going to Stanford University some days. And for years of efforts, he finally achieved his dream.

    Many people wanted to find out the secret of his 9. Billy explained, “Just move forward! Don't let any difficulty 10 your dream from coming true.”

    You cannot choose what you are given, but you can choose how you make use of it.

    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.

    Li Ming is a middle school student. He lives1a small village far from the school.

    Li Ming has to2up early in the morning, After a quick3, be runs to get to school on time, His father wants to4a bike for him. Li Ming knows that his mother is always5and needs much money to buy medicine.6he doesn't agree with his father to buy a bike. He keeps running to 7 every day. Now he is very strong. He is never late for school and his teachers often praise(表扬)8.

    Last week there was a sports meeting in his school. Li Ming ran9than any other boy and won the boys' 1,500 meters.10whole school cheered for him. He was very happy.

    One day a man saw an old lady standing by her car on the side of the road. He could see that she need help.1 he stopped his car in front of her and got out.

    Even though the man had a smile on his face, the old lady was worried. "2 had stopped to help for the last hour. Was he going to hurt3? He didn't look safe, he looked poor and hungry." the old lady thought.

    He could see that she was worried. So he said," I am here 4you, madam. It seems that you have a flat tire(车胎漏气).5don't you wait in the car where it's warm while I change the tire for you? By the way, my name is Bryant Anderson." Though feeling doubtful, the old lady6her car.

    About 20 minutes later, he was done, the old lady asked Bryant 7 she should pay. Bryant 8thought about being paid. He told her that if she 9wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person her help.

    The man waited until the lady started her car and drove off. It was a cold day, but he felt 10as he went on his way home