The cowboy without a horse

    A cowboy rode into a town and stopped at a cafe for a drink. When he finished his drink, he 1 his horse was stolen(偷窃). He went back into the caf6.held his gun up into the air and fired a shot(开枪)  2 even looking. "Which one of you 3 my horse?" he shouted loudly.

    4 answered. "Alright," the cowboy said, "I'm going to have 5 beer, and if my horse isn't back outside by the time I finish, I'm going to do 6 I did in Texas! And I don't like to have to do it. "

      Some of the people in the town were very 7. After the cowboy had one more beer, he walked outside His horse was back! He   8 his horse and started to ride off.

    The waiter went  9 the café in a hurry and asked, "Tell us, 10 you go, what happened in Texas?" The cowboy turned back and said, "I had to walk home."

    Mr. and Mrs. Green were very worried about their son, Daniel. He was born normal (正常) in every other way,1 seemed to be dumb (哑的). Mr. and Mrs. Green tried everything to get him to 2, but with no success.

    When Daniel was six years old, the best doctors in the town examined (检查) him3, but could find nothing wrong. And he seemed to be smart. It was just that he 4 spoke.

    “There might be something wrong with his 5, and he doesn't know he's able to speak,” one doctor said.

    “But he can read and write,” said Mr. Green, “We've written him notes, telling him to speak some day.”

    “It's certainly very 6,” another doctor said. “Perhaps he will be able to speak some day.”

    7passed. Daniel went to university. But he didn't speak a single word.

    Then one day Daniel was having a meal with his parents. Without any warning, he looked up from his 8 and said, “Pass me the salt, please.”

    Mr and Mrs Green were excited. “You spoke! You spoke!” they cried. “Why have you 9 so long to speak?”

    “I didn't have anything to say,” he said. “Until now everything was10. But you forgot to put salt in these potatoes.”

    Growing up is not always easy. When facing difficulties, courage and a spirit of independence can be more useful than crying for help. That's what the story I've heard recently tells me.

    The young man was born in1982 in a1 family in a small town. When he was only 11, his father became mentally ill and one day came back with an abandoned(被遗弃的) baby girl. A year later, his mother left home with his younger brother because she couldn't2 hard life and pressure from her mad husband. The 12-year-old boy began to3 his whole family: he took care of not only his sick father, but also the little girl. At the same time, he didn't give up studying. Later he went to college. To care for the little girl, he rented a room near his college and finished her education4doing part-time jobs.

    After the young man's story went public, people were deeply impressed by his behavior5 his life was hard, he didn't abandon his father and his sister because they needed his help very much. And he 6 donations from others. He said he felt encouraged because of kind 7 but he could depend on his own work. With his hard-won money, he 8helped other students in trouble.

    Today when many young people worry more about their own happiness, this young man's behavior reminds us of 9we don't usually pay attention to: love and care for others. Nobody could continue to live without these.

    Through his hard life, the young man is regarded as a10 in people's eyes. So when facing difficulties, don't complain bad luck. Consider what more you could do for your family and society, and you'll find the world smiling back.

Tom is a doctor in a hospital. One day, he went to buy some new shoes. Before he left the store, he asked the saleswoman（女售货员）, "How long do you think this pair of shoes will last（持续）?"

"It's hard to say. If you don't use them, the shoes will never wear out（穿坏）,"the saleswoman answered. 

A week later, the saleswoman became ill. She went to the hospital and Tom was her doctor. After Tom gave the woman some medicine, she asked him, "How soon will I get better after taking this medicine?"

"It's hard to say,"Tom answered. "But if you don't take the medicine, you will never get better."

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