On Thursday October 3, Adam Harper decided to stop drinking coffee. Adam is a MBA student at Harvard University. He studies long hours, gets very little sleep, so he drinks a lot of coffee—anywhere from five to six cups a day. Recently, Adam felt that drinking thus much coffee was making it hard for him to sleep at all. He also began having problems with his concentration(注意力), and complained of stomachaches. Adam's doctor made this suggestions: stop drinking coffee altogether.

    When Adam got up on October 3, he began his day without his morning coffee. By 11:00 a.m., Adam was in a terrible mood. He was tired and had a headache. At 11:30, he had a meeting with his student advisor. In the meeting, he found it almost impossible to continue. What was going on?

    Caffeine, a chemical found in coffee, was most likely the reason for how Adam felt. Caffeine is a stimulant that boosts(增加) energy levels and improves concentration- but only for a short time. Lowering caffeine consumption(减少摄取咖啡因) often makes a drop in blood pressure and the result is a “coffee headache”. People who stop drinking coffee often say they feel tired and moody, and find it hard to focus.

    The good news is that these feeling usually pass after four and five days. During this time, doctors suggested taking some aspirin for the headache. So, if Adam can wait, in less than a week, he may be feeling much better.

    The designer of the Apple Computer, Steve Jobs, was not quite successful in his early years. He was not among the best students at school, and from time to time he got into trouble with either his schoolmates or his teachers. But he was full of new ideas, which few people saw the value of. Things remained the same when he went up to college and he dropped out halfway.

    Steve Jobs worked first as a video game designer at Atari. He worked there for only a few months and then he set out to tour India He hoped that the trip would give him more ideas and give him a change in life for the better.

    After he returned from India, he began to live on a farm in California. And then, in 1975, Steve Jobs set about making a new type of computer. Along with his friend Stephen Wozniak, he designed the Apple Computer in his bedroom and built it in his garage(车库). He chose the name 'Apple' because it reminded him of a happy summer he once spent on an orchard(果园) in Oregon. His Apple Computer was so successful that Steve Jobs soon became worldwide famous. But unluckily, he died of illness in 2012.

    My name is Scott Christenson. My story is one you've probably heard before. It goes something like this:

    When I was young, I was always athletic and did sports every day. At that time, I was in good shape. I ate whatever I wanted and never put on a pound. Over the years, many bad habits had been formed, such as smoking, drinking and staying up late. I often ate junk food. Besides, I was too busy to do exercise. By the time I got out of college, I was out of shape. I was getting fatter and fatter.

    I realized those bad habits were not good for my health, so I decided to start teaching myself about healthy eating and exercise by reading books and surfing the Internet. My work in the healthcare industry as a writer also allowed me to study the knowledge of healthy and unhealthy behavior. I tried to have a healthy diet, and I exercised two hours a day. Amazingly, I lost 18 pounds last year. I've got back in shape and I still keep my good habits.

Eric's father managed an iron shop. He used to help his father1 the work in the shop. 

One day, Eric asked his father, "What's the2 of a person?" Father thought for a while, "Son, it's difficult to judge (判断) the value of any person because his or her value is priceless. "

Eric couldn't understand it, "How come? If the value of a person is priceless, then why some people get less respect while others get3 ?"

His father4 a piece of iron, "What do you think is the price of this iron?" Eric replied, "10 dollars."

Father asked again, "What5 happen if I make small nails (钉子) with it?" Erie said, "Doing this will6 its price, and it will be worth 50 dollars."

Father continued, "What if we use it to make a lot of springs(发条) for watches?" The son answered, "Then we can get more money from it."

Father smiled and said, "So you see, just because we turn the iron into7 different, its value is different, too." After hearing this, Eric felt like he understood what his father said. 

We often make mistakes in considering our value. Seeing our present situation, we start considering8 as valueless and meaningless.9 our value is not in what we are now but in what we can become in the future. So we should always keep improving ourselves10 try to understand our true value. 

Guangnian, a 5- year- old boy, moved lots of Chinese Internet users these days. In a video, Guang 1 his more than 30- centimeter- long hair.

Why didn't he cut his hair? 2 he wanted to help children with cancer(癌症). This3 came to him when Guang was watching a video. He saw girls with cancer lose their hair quickly after treatment(治疗). Then he 4 to grow his hair long and give them away to those girls. But he was only 3 years old, so nobody took his words 5 and thought Guang would give up halfway.

" On my first day of school, others mistook me for a girl. 6 I told them I was a boy, they still called me a girl and 7 me. It made me feel 8 ," Guang said." Sometimes I wish to have short hair so that people could tell I'm a boy from my 9 . But my father told me to keep going," he added.

This summer, he can give away his hair. How 10 it is for such a little child to keep doing such a challenging(有挑战性的) and meaningful thing. What a br ave little boy!

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Nelson Mandela was elected President in 1994. He became his country's {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (one) black president after spending 27 years in prison. He loved his country {#blank#}8{#/blank#} served it with all his heart. He tried to bring people of different races together. He once won about one hundred{#blank#}9{#/blank#}. (prize). The most important prize was {#blank#}10{#/blank#}Nobel Peace Prize. HE won the prize in 1993.