Rise After Falling

    A father was worried about his son,{#blank#}1{#/blank#}was sixteen years old but had no courage at all. So the father decided to call on a Buddhist monk (僧侣){#blank#}2{#/blank#} (train) his boy.

    The Buddhist monk said to the boy's father, “I insist that your son should be left alone here. I'll make him into a real man within three months.{#blank#}3{#/blank#} you can't come to see him during this period.”

    Three months later, the boy's father {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (return). The Buddhist monk arranged a boxing match between the boy and an {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(experience) boxer. Each time the fighter struck the boy, he {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(fall) down, but at once the boy stood up; and each time a heavy blow knocked him down, the boy stood up again. Several times later, the Buddhist monk asked, “{#blank#}7{#/blank#}do you think of your child?”

    “What a shame!” the boy's father said, “I never thought he would be so {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(easy) knocked down. I needn't have him stay here any {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (long)!

     “I'm sorry that that's all you see. Don't you see that each time he falls down, he stands up again instead of {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (cry)? That's the kind of courage you wanted him to have.

Li Hua: I've {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (hear) that you enjoy Beijing opera, Edward. Is that true?

Edward: Yes, very much. I am really interested in this kind of art.

Li Hua: Sure, many {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(foreigner) are fond of it as much as Chinese people do.

Edward: I think Beijing opera is one of the most {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (interest) plays in the world, though I sometimes find it difficult for me {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (understand).

Li Hua: I feel the same way. There is a show in the theatre this evening. Would you like to go?

Edward: Really? {#blank#}5{#/blank#} does it begin?

Li Hua: At 7:30. And I guess it {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (last) two hours.

Edward: I'm free this evening. Let's go to see {#blank#}7{#/blank#} play together. Is that ok?

Li Hua: OK. {#blank#}8{#/blank#} I'll have to send an e-mail first.

Edward: It doesn't matter. It won't take you too long. I can just book two tickets by phone while you {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (send) your e-mail.

Li Hua: Good idea！

Edward: {#blank#}10{#/blank#} the way, do you know the number for booking tickets?

Li Hua: Of course. It's 3699899.

Edward: I think we will have a good time tonight.

    It was Mother's Day morning last year. My five­year­old son, Tenyson, and I {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (leave)the supermarket after shopping when an old woman fell over at the entrance and hit her head on the ground. Her husband was with her, but the woman was {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (serious) hurt and shaking with pain.

    At the front of the supermarket a charity (慈善) group was selling flowers to raise funds. Tenyson suggested that we {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (buy) the lady a flower. "It will make {#blank#}4{#/blank#} feel better," he said. I was amazed that he'd come up {#blank#}5{#/blank#} such a sweet idea. So we went to the flower seller to buy a flower for the lady.

    By now rescuers had arrived, and were attending the {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (injure) woman. As we walked up to her, my son became frightened by all the blood and medical {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (equip). He said he was just too scared to go up to her.

    Instead I gave the flower to the woman's husband {#blank#}8{#/blank#} told him, "My son was very upset for your wife and bought her this flower to cheer her up."

    At that, the old man was moved and said, "Thank you so much, you have a good son. Happy Mother's Day to you."

    The man then gave his wife the flower, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (tell) her who it was from. {#blank#}10{#/blank#} badly hurt, the old lady looked up at Tenyson with thanks in her eyes and gave him a little smile.