A man and his friend were walking through the desert. During the trip they had a quarrel and the man hit his friend in {#blank#}1{#/blank#} face. His friend was hurt, but {#blank#}2{#/blank#} saying anything, he wrote in the sand, “Today my best friend hit me in the face.”

They kept on {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(walk) until they found a lake, where they decided {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (take) a bath. The man's friend fell into the lake and was in a {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(danger) situation, but the man saved him{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(immediate). After he came back to life, he wrote on a{#blank#}7{#/blank#}:“Today my best friend saved my life."

    The man {#blank#}8{#/blank#}had hit and saved his best friend asked, “When I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you wrote on a stone. Why?” His friend {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (reply), “ When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand where wind can blow it away. However, when someone does something good for {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(we), we must write it down in stone where it can last for ever.”

    Speaking of talented people, we will think of the young. Mozart created his first piano concerto at 11. Yet I can 't help but draw much{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(inspire) from those who succeeded at an old age.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(give ) hope, I am convinced that our dreams can come true if we have faith {#blank#}3{#/blank#}ourselves and keep learning and working for{#blank#}4{#/blank#}.

    Consider the story of Mary Declany, a 72﹣year﹣old woman from the UK, who invented a new art form in the 1770s. On a visit to a friend, she met two plant experts who{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(take) a trip with an explorer through the South  Pacific. Interested in their work, she picked up a pair of{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(scissor) and began making flower collages with cut paper.

    {#blank#}7{#/blank#}surprised us most was that her works of art were so unique and{#blank#}8{#/blank#} （value) that they were on display in the British Museum. There's the modern versio {#blank#}9{#/blank#} （create) our lives, without worrying about our age. And away from the mysterious world, Colonel Sanders didn't open his first KFC restaurant {#blank#}10{#/blank#}he was 62, while Fauja Singh ran his first marathon at 89.

    Why do different people like different colors? The answer depends largely {#blank#}1{#/blank#} cultural values. To the Egyptians, green is a color {#blank#}2{#/blank#} stands for the hope and joy of spring, while for Muslims, it means heaven. Red is a symbol of good luck in many cultures. During the Spring Festival in China, children {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (give) money in a red envelope to bring good fortune in the New Year. For many nations, blue is a symbol of protection and religious beliefs. Greek people often wear a blue necklace hoping to protect {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(they) against evils.

    People's {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(choose) of colors is also affected by their bodies' reactions toward them. Green is said to be the most restful color. It has the ability to reduce pain and relax people both mentally {#blank#}6{#/blank#} physically. When {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(work) in green environment, people have fewer stomach aches. Red can make a person's blood pressure {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(rise) and increase people's appetite. Many decorators will include different shades of red in the restaurant. And many commercial websites will have a red "Buy Now" button because red is a color that {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (easy) catches a person's eye. Unlike red, blue is believed to cause people to lose appetite. Therefore, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} you want to eat less, eating from blue plates can help.

    People came to the area that's now New Mexico more than 12,000 years ago. Experts think they migrated from {#blank#}1{#/blank#}is now Russia across a land bridge{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(call) the Bering Strait during the last Ice Age. Thousands of years{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (late), native American tribes including the Apache, Zuni, Navajo and Pueblos lived on the land.

    In 1540, a Spanish{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(explore), Francisco Vazquez de Coronado, came to the area in search of cities made of gold {#blank#}5{#/blank#}were rumored (谣传) to exist in the America. He didn't discover treasure, but over the next century the Spanish colonized the land. Then in 1821, Mexico declared its independence{#blank#}6{#/blank#}Spain, and the area became part of Mexico. But after the United States won the Mexican- American War in 1848, New Mexico became an American territory. In 1912, it{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(declare) the 47th state.

    When the Spanish set out to explore the region, they hoped to find land as{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(value)as what they had found earlier in Mexico. So they{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(name) the area Nueva Mexico. ("Nueva" means "new" in Spanish.) As for the word" Mexico", some experts think it's a version of a name that the Aztecs (a cultural group from Mexico) had for one of their gods.

    The state has beautiful scenery from{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (mountain) to forests and deserts. This earns it the nickname the Land of Enchantment.