Once, in a small village, lived a family with eight children. Two of the children loved1very much, but the family was so poor that2was impossible to send them to study at the art college at the same time. After many discussions, the two boys finally3a plan. They would throw a coin. The loser would4down into the coal mines (煤矿) and used the money that he would make in the mines to support his brother5at the college. Then, when the brother who won finished his studies, after four years, he would support6brother studying at the college.

    James won and Jack went down into the mines. James studied with all his heart and his paintings were much better than7of most of his teachers, and by the time he graduated, he was beginning8a lot of money for his paintings.

    9James returned, the family held a big dinner for his great success. Soon after the meal began, James 10up from his seat to drink a toast(敬酒) to his dear11 He said, "Jack, now you can go to the art college and your dream 12true. I will take care of you."

    But Jack said13 "Brother, the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands, so it's too late. Now I can't even hold a glass. "

    To show his great love and respect, James drew his brother's hands 14fingers towards the sky.

    He called his drawing "The Praying Hands", 15 became very famous years later.

    There is an old saying: "Take the time to stop and smell the flowers." I think we should also take the time to 1 flowers.

    My grandmother knew just 2 to do that. She grew flowers with earth, water and love, so her back garden was filled with beautiful flowers. She would smile when she saw the 3 shine down on them. In her front garden she planted flowers,  4. You could see red, white, and yellow flowers in it. My mom and I used to walk 5 them and enjoy their smells. Beautiful butterflies (蝴蝶) flew down on them. Grandma also cared for the wild flowers. She would send 6 and my brother out to pick flowers and would then turn them into delicious wine (酒).

    Grandma not only planted flowers in the gardens 7 also planted flowers in our hearts. Her delicious dinners made with love encouraged us. Her sweet smile always made us 8. Her hugs (拥抱) and kisses were the sunshine that kept our own love 9 day after day.

    Take the time to plant a few flowers yourself today. Show your smiles, kindness and love .Plant your wishes, talents and pleasure. Make this 10 brighter and brighter with your sunshine.

    Ma Yun became one of 1 men in China when his company Alibaba went on the stock market last year with a value of around 140 billion — the largest public offering in history. Here are some stories about him 2 to success.

Ma made his 3 trip to the US in 1995 and used the Internet for the first time. After 4 "beer", he saw that no results came up about China. Then he searched for "China" and still saw no results. He decided 5. A Chinese website — the seed for Alibaba was sown (播种)。

    Ma said he 6 many times in his life. He failed the College Entrance Examination in China three times and 7 companies offered him jobs, including one at KFC. And he was refused by the famous Harvard University 10 times.

    8 was difficult to learn English when Ma was a teenager 9 limited resources. 10, he found that he could learn English well by giving tourists free guides around his hometown Hangzhou. And he kept it 11 nine years. Ma said 12 new world for him because everything they said and did was so different for what he had been taught at school and by his parents.

    Ma's hero is Forest Gump 13 never gives up. When he made a speech about his 14. At Davos (达沃斯论坛) in 2015, Ma said, "Life is like a box of chocolates because you never know what you 15."

    My parents used to tell me how important the school was for me, but I didn't think so. I didn't pay attention to it. What I cared most was to 1 with my friends. But one thing let me finally 2 what my parents meant.

    One day, when I walked past a mobile phone store, I saw an advertisement on its door. It was hiring(雇佣）new 3 ! "Sir, are you hiring people?" I went into the shop and asked." Yes, but you can't be the man who we 4 ," the manager answered. He looked at me for a few minutes from head to 5 ."Do you have a high school diploma(文凭)? " he asked, "Or do you have any work 6 ?”

    I felt so ashamed and frustrated that I didn't know what to say, so I just turned around and left.

    I could not fall asleep that night, and I thought a lot about my 7 . "I must go to school because I can't do anything without a good 8 , "I said to myself silently. I never went back to the store again 9 I finished my study and got a diploma.

    Everything looked the same when I returned to the 10 the same people and the same design. However, 11 with last time, I had more confidence this time. So it was a great chance for me.

    I 12 my diploma to the manager who once refused me. He looked at 13 fora while and then said to me," Great, you are in."

    Now I am still working in the same store. With this experience, I always advise teenagers to 14 school. Education helps you have a bright future. Now I am not worried about my future because I'm still keep 15  in my free time. Education brings my future, doesn't it?

    Zhang Peng is a Chinese driver in Xi'an(西安). When he checked the online wallet of his Wechat app(微信应用软件), he saw that one of his passengers had paid 6, 500 yuan for a1pay. That meant the passenger paid about $ 950, but in fact, the passenger only needed to pay$ 9.50.

    Zhang Peng guessed that the payment was a 2. According to the time of the payment, he guessed that the four foreign travelers did it. He3the four travelers, from the train station and dropped them off at a nearby4.

    When he5to call the four foreign passengers, Zhang Peng directly went to the hotel again where he had dropped them off. Then in the hotel he6what had happened to the waiter at the front desk.

    Just at that time, the traveler7made the payment came downstairs. She was 8  to hear about her mistake. It was her first time to visit the Chinese city, and she said that it was also her first time9the app's online payment function(在线付费功能)to pay for the ride.

    She was10more surprised when Zhang Peng refused to get a reward(报酬)and 11 her all her extra(额外的)money.

    12is true that the traveler had a wonderful 13 of using Wechat. "I can't believe it," the woman traveler said."14some people, money is their only dream, and $ 950 is a lot of money. I felt very excited yesterday15the taxi driver came back to return the money in person. I am really grateful."

    Shirley Temple was born in 1928 in California. She was a very lovely little girl 1 blonds curly hair (金色卷发). She was also a good actress.

    At the age of three, Shirley was 2 films and soon became a famous film star. When she was six years old, she made some successful films. 3 the time she was eight years old, she was making $500,000 a year. The people who made the films 4 her "Little Miss Miracle".

    In the 1930s, life was 5 in the USA. Many people didn't have jobs, but 6 of poor people paid money to go to the cinemas to 7 Shirley Temple. People felt happy 8 she sang and danced. Mothers wanted their daughters to have curly hair like Shirley Temple. Little girls played with Shirley Temple dolls.

    9 loved little Shirley. People sent her presents. On her eighth birthday, she got 1,000 cakes. Her fans sent her 5,000 10 a week. But her mother didn't spoil(溺爱) her. Little Shirley only got $4.25 a week and had to eat the spinach(菠菜).