One upon a time, there were two fishermen who were good at fishing. One day, they went to a lake to1 . One of them 2 fishing alone by himself 3the other was an outgoing person who loved to 4 friends with different people.

    When the second fisherman found that some tourists at the lake couldn't catch any fish. He said to them“I will teach you how to do that. If you catch 10 fish, give me one. If you don't get 10,you 5 give me anything.”

    They felt like old friends at the first sight. Both sides come to a(n)6 immediately. After he finished teaching a group, he went to teach another, and 7 taught them some fishing skills.He asked one for every 10 fish the tourists 8 .

    At the 9 of the day, the fisherman who kindly helped others received a(n)10 basket of fish, and also got to know a large group of new friends. At the same time, he was respected（尊重）as a(n)11 .

    However,12 fisherman didn't have much fun. When the others circled around his camp, he became even more 13 . After fishing for a whole day alone, he looked into the 14 basket,and found he had far fewer fish than his friend.

    If we 15 others succeed, we get both success and friends.

    The film Forever Enthralled was directed by the director Chen Kaige, and famous stars acted in it, such as Li Ming and Zhang Ziyi and Chen Hong. This film shows Mei Lanfang's life as a master of Beijing opera.

Mei grew up in a family of Beijing opera performers. He began to perform on the stage in 1904 when he was 10 years old. He learnt his acting skills and played female roles. Singing, dancing, and acting are the three main parts of the traditional Chinese opera. Mei Lanfang became highly good at all of them. He turned himself into a performer of almost all types of the “Dan” female roles. After many years of effort he enabled(使得) the Dan to have an important place in Beijing opera, with a clear-cut form for new comers to follow and develop. In his 50-year stage life, he used new acting skills and made lots of good operas.

    In July 1937, the Japanese army occupied(占领) Beijing. The officer of the army told Mei to perform for them and promised to give him a reward. Mei refused at the risk(风险) of his life and from then on he did not appear on stage during the war. His decision to give up made him poor until the war ended in 1945.

    Mei Lanfang was the first artist to introduce Beijing opera to foreign countries. He had his opera tours abroad, and people in other countries started to understand this kind of play. After 1949, he became the symbol of Beijing opera through making a great contribution to the development of Beijing opera.

    John Smith was an old porter (搬运工). He had 1 at a train station for years. Every day he was busy carrying 2 things for the passengers. Though this work was tiring, John Smith liked it. He was 3 with his work. He was kind to everyone and always ready to help others. In return, people liked to ask him for 4.

    One morning John Smith stood in the station, waiting for the 5. Just then he saw a man running towards the trains with a big bag in his hand.

    "No train is starting. Why is he in such a 6?" the old man thought to himself. So he went up to the man and asked, "May I help you?"

    As soon as the man saw the porter, he stopped 7. "Excuse me, can I catch the 10:35 train to London?" the man asked with worries on his face.

    The old porter looked at him for a few 8 and said, "Well, Sir. I'd like to help you, but I can't answer your question because I don't know how 9 you can run." Then he explained to the man, "The 10:35 train to London left five minutes ago. Can you run fast enough to 10 it?"

Jessica was born without arms and she had learned to live her life with her feet. There were many questions about whether Jessica would be able to live a(n) 1 life. However, Jessica's father had full confidence in 2. With the support of her family, Jessica became 3 in herself and continued to explore(探索) the world with her 4.

    As a child, Jessica studied 5 in her hometown. When the first performance arrived, she asked herself to be put in the back 6. Her dance teacher told her there was no back row. She appeared on the stage with other students and performed 7. When she finished, the applause(喝彩) from the audience gave her encouragement and confidence to 8 dancing for 14 years.

    After graduating from high school, Jessica attended the University of Arizona where she 9 bachelor's degree. 10 talking about her degree, she explained that the way people think has a 11influence on their lives than a physical limitation.

    Jessica's most famous achievement was learning how to 12. She received the Guinness World Records 13 being the first person certified(被认证的) to fly an airplane with only her feet.

    Jessica now works as a motivational(激发性的) 14. She travels the world sharing her 15 and encouraging people to be creative and confident. She often says, "Think outside the shoes."

    Mike always loves ships(轮船). When he was a child, he said, "I'm going to1a naval soldier (海军士兵) when I grow up." But his eyes were not very2, so he could not join the navy(军队).

    Then he said, "I'm going to3a ship and travel around the world." But ships were very expensive, and Mike did not have enough 4.

    Last summer Mike found a swimming5. He didn't have to6much for the lessons, so he began going to the school on weekends. Now he is a good swimmer.

    Last week a little boy said to him, "You're a very good swimmer. 7do you learn to swim so well?"

    "I'm not good at all," Mike said." 8I'm in the water, I say to myself, "There are9fishes behind me!" Then I'm very afraid (害怕的), and I 10quickly."

    French student went to London for his holiday. He thought, "I know a little English. I think people can 1 me."

    One day he went to a restaurant and sat down at the table. He wanted to 2 a cup of tea and some eggs. Soon the waiter came up to him, and asked, "Can I help you?" "A cup of tea and…" he could not remember the 3 word for eggs. He looked 4 him, but nobody was eating eggs. Then he 5 a picture-book on the table next to him. There was a picture of a cock on 6 cover. He 7 the picture to the waiter. "What's the English 8 this?" he asked. "A cock," answered the waiter. "What do you call a cock's wife?" he asked again. "A hen." "And what do you call a hen's children?" "Chicks." "And what do you call chicks 9 they're born?" "Eggs."

    "Very well," said the French student happily. "Bring me two eggs and a cup of tea, please." And he sat down 10 a smile on his face.