Long ago there was a boy who was hungry for success. For him, winning was 1. One day, the boy was going to compete with two other young boys in a 2 in his village. A large crowd gathered to 3. Among the crowd was a wise old man.

    The race began. With strength and power, the boy 4. The crowd cheered and waved at the boy. The boy felt 5 and important. However, the wise man remained calm and said nothing.

     “6 race!” shouted the boy. The wise old man stepped forward and presented the boy with two new competitors, an old woman and a blind man. “This isn't a race!” the boy shouted angrily.

“Race!” 7 the wise man. The race started and the boy was the8 one to cross the line— the other two left standing at the starting line. The boy raised his arms excitedly. However, the crowd was 9 this time.

     “Why don't the people join in my 10?” he asked the wise old man.

     “Race again!” replied the wise man. “But this time, three of you should finish 11”

    The boy thought for a while, stood between the blind man and the old lady, and then took the 12 of the blind man and the old woman. The race began and three of them walked 13 to the finishing line and crossed it. The crowd cheered. The wise man smiled, gently 14 his head.

     “Who is the crowd cheering for?” asked the boy.

    The wise old man, putting his hands on the boy's shoulders, replied softly, “Little boy, for this race, you have won 15 than in any other race you have ever run before, and for this race, the crowd cheer not for any winner!”

    It was a cold winter's night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I felt 1 and had a slight headache.

    I worked in a 2 doctor's office. During those days, the office was often 3 people who had a cold, which made me even busier than usual. It seemed I was going to be late 4 home and my husband would be ready to pronounce me late once again. But maybe 5 I hurried, I could still make it.

    I was heading inside to 6 for my gas when I noticed an old couple（夫妻）at the counter. I heard them asking the 7 to the nearest hospital. It was the hospital that I had just 8 a few minutes ago.

    The young man at the counter was trying to be 9 by explaining how to get there. But the fact was that he was telling them a whole 10 route. So I walked over to the couple and said, “Would you like to 11 me to the hospital?” Then I saw a look of relief（轻松）over their faces. “I'm going there, too,” I said, which wasn't a lie since I had just 12 up my mind to do it perfectly.

    I got in my car and began to drive 13 . I looked back several times to be 14 they were right behind me. It took us only fifteen 15 to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to die down. I felt better than I did all day and my headache was nearly gone.

Kevin sat at the desk in his study, pencil in hand. He had to write a story for his English class by Friday. "I don't know what to1," he complained to his dog, who was asleep at his feet. Kevin was talkative when speaking to his friends, yet he had2finding words he had to write.

    By bedtime Kevin had drawn a picture of his dog smiling. He had drawn a tree with its branches(树枝) blowing in a high wind. He had also written a3asking his friend to go to the movies on Saturday.4he had not written a single word of his story.

    On Wednesday, Mrs Scott, Kevin's English teacher, asked the class to5the first draft() of their stories. Kevin had to turn in the only work that he had—the page with his name, the6, and the note.

Kevin wasn't7when Mrs Scott asked him to stay after class the next day. But he was surprised by what8said to him. "Kevin, this is a fantastic story—the dog, the movie, the tree in the9. I can't wait to find out how they all fit together. I think you have the idea of a story there. Look at your note and the pictures and try to see10a story comes to you."

That night Kevin sat at his desk, and this was what he wrote: "One Saturday Tom went to meet his friend at the11. It looked as if it might rain, so Tom12his umbrella. Suddenly a big storm blew in. The noise of the wind13like Tom's dog Spotty. Spotty really hated storms and barked whenever he wanted to be let inside. Then Tom saw Spotty running after him down the busy street, barking. The sound was full of blame(责备). Tom felt14because he had left Spotty outside. He turned and headed home with Spotty. Tom let Spotty in the door just and the rain started to pour down."

    Kevin had a story after all. The last thing he did was to write his name15at the top of the page.

    Have you heard of Zhou Yang? She is now well known 1 an excellent short track speed skater (短道速滑运动员).

    Zhou Yang is not an overnight 2. She was born in a poor family in Changchun on June 9th, 1991 and started 3at the age of 8.She fell in love with the 4at once when she put on her skates to train for the first time. Soon her talent (天赋) for short track speed skating was 5. Zhou Yang trained hard and made her way into the national team 6^.

    In the world championships (锦标赛) in 2008, Zhou Yang set a world record in the 1, 500m event. Zhou Yang 7herself again in the 2010 Winter Olympics. Her performance gave China the 8gold medal in the women's 1, 500 meters in the Winter Olympics — China had never won the event before.

    "Winning the event is my dream, 9I still have one more dream, winning the relay (接力赛)," Zhou Yang said.

    Her "one more dream" 10when she and her teammates won the women's 3, 000m short track relay with a new world record. 

    A little girl heard her parents talking about her brother. All she knew was that he was sick and they had no money. Only a very1operation could save him but there was no one to2them the money any more.

    When she heard her daddy saying to her sad mother, "Only a miracle（奇迹）can save him now," the little girl went to her bedroom, took out her money and3it carefully.

    She hurried to a drugstore（药店）with the4in her hand.

    "What do you want?" asked the salesman. "It's for my brother," the girl answered. "He's really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle." "5?" asked the salesman.

    "My brother Andrew has something bad6inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much is a miracle? ""We don't sell a miracle here, child. I'm very7, "the salesman said with a smile.

    "Listen, if it isn't enough, I can return and get some more. Just tell how much it 8. "

    A well-dressed man heard it and asked," What kind of miracle does your brother 9?"

    "An operation!" she answer Ed with her Eyes full of tears. "But my daddy can't 10it, so I have brought all my money."

    "How much do you have?" asked the gentleman. "$1.11, but I will11to take more," she answered.

    "Well, what a piece of12!" smiled the man. "$1.11, the price of a miracle for your little brother,"

    He took up the girl's hand and said, "Take me to your13. I want to see your brother and your parents. Let's14if I have the kind of miracle your brother needs. "

    That well-dressed man was Carlton Armstrong, a famous15. The operation was successful. And it wasn't long before Andrew was well again.

    A Chinese student went to England to study by 1. His name was Sun. It is spelt S-U-N just as the word "sun" is spelt.

    England is a country with 2 weather. It is often cloudy and rainy, so the people there don't get 3 sunlight in the year. When the Chinese student arrived at 4 Airport, a tall policeman opened his passport (护照) to 5 the visa (签证). The policeman was 6 to find the Chinese name "Sun" in the passport. He thought it was pronounced just 7 the English word "sun". So he said to the student, "I see your name is Sun. You are wanted here!" 

    The Chinese student felt surprised. So he 8 the policeman, "Is there anything wrong with my passport9 visa? Do I have to 10to my country?" "What?" shouted the policeman, "No, we'll 11 let you go away."

    The Chinese student was worried by now. He thought he was going to be arrested (逮捕). He was sure that he had been 12. But he wondered 13 he had broken the British law. So he asked the policeman again, "What happened? What have I done?"

    Then the policeman began to answer his question with a 14on his face. He said, "Welcome to England! You don't know what you have done, Mr. Sun? You 15 sunlight to England already! So we don't want you to go away."