“Three apples have changed the world. One is for Eve, one is for Newton. The third is in the hands of Steve Jobs.” said someone.

Steve Jobs was the former CEO of the Apple computer company in his parents' garage (车库) on April Fool's Day, 1976. Through many years' hard work, Jobs and his Apple product s were a great success. People believe he has made the world a better place. Many young people also think of Apple products as a fashion icon.

    Because of his great achievements in this area, he was honoured(给予荣誉) with a number of awards, including the National Medal of Technology in 1985, the Times cover character(封面人物) and the Most Successful Manager in 1997.

    Jobs' road to success wasn't an easy one. He experienced several ups and downs, but he was still standing. Just as Hemingway in The Old Man and the Sea said, "A man can be destroyed, but not be defeated (打败). So he was considered as an American hero.

What did Jobs' workers and family members think of him?

    On one hand, some workers described him as a strange, bad-tempered boss. They said he was impatient with those who disagreed with him or didn't understand his ideas. On the other hand, his family members thought of him as a home-loving dad with each of his four children. He worried about all the things of them, such as their boyfriends, travel, safety and even skirt length. Though he was quite busy, he still attended his daughter's graduation party.

B

    A driver stopped his car on a street side to have a rest. As he lay down in the seat and closed his eyes, a person came up and knocked at the window to ask the time. The driver opened his eyes and looked at his watch. “It's five past eight.” he said. Then he went to sleep again. But soon he was waken up again because a second person was knocking at the window. “Excuse me, what time is it now?” He asked. The driver looked at his watch again, and told him it was half past eight.

    In this way, the driver thought he couldn't have a good rest, so he wrote a short note and stuck(贴) it on the window for all to see. It said, “I don't know the time.” Again, he lay down in the seat for his sleep. A few minutes later, a third person came and began to knock at the window, “Hey, sir.” He said, “It's a quarter to nine.”

    Long long ago, there was a blacksmith(铁匠). He was always unhappy with his life. "I'm always hot as a blacksmith. I want to be a stone on the mountain. There it must be cool." A wise man could change everything. The blacksmith went to the wise man. The wise man said, "Be a stone!" The blacksmith became a stone. A moment later, a stonemason(石匠) came and saw the stone. "It's what I want," he said and began to cut it. The stone cried, "Ouch! I don't want to be a stone. I want to be the sun. That would be great." The wise man said, "Be the sun!" And he became the sun. But the sun was much hotter, so he said, "I don't like this. I'd like to be the moon. It looks cool!" The wise man said again, "Be the moon!" And he became the moon. "This is hotter than being the sun, because the light from the sun shines（照射）on me" he said, "I don't want to be the moon. I want to be a blacksmith again. That's the best life."

    But the wise man said, "I'm tired of your changing. You want to be the moon, now you are the moon, and you'll be the moon in the future."

On a winter afternoon, my friends and I were throwing stones onto the roof of an old lady's house. The old lady was my customer(顾客) on the newspaper route. We just wanted to see how the stones rolled off the roof's edge (边缘). I found an exactly smooth rock and threw it out, but it 1 into a small window of the old lady's house. At the sound of broken glass, we knew we were in trouble. We ran home fast. I was so 2 about getting caught that first night. However, a few days later I started to feel guilty (内疚的) for her bad luck. She 3 greeted me with a smile when I gave her the newspaper, but I was no longer able to act comfortably. I made up my mind that I would save my newspaper delivery money, and in three weeks I had seven dollars. I put the money in an envelope with a 4 explaining that I was sorry for breaking her window and hope that the seven dollars would cover the cost for repairing it. I waited until it was 5 , and put the letter I didn't sign into her yard. The next day, I 6 the old lady her newspaper. She thanked me for my paper and gave me a bag of cookies she had made herself. While eating cookies, I felt an envelope and pulled it out of the bag. After opening it. Inside were the seven dollars and a short note saying, "I'm proud of you."

Next week, I'll set off on a trip to the mountains with my friends. I've made some {#blank#}1{#/blank#} rules by myself. Here I'd like to share them with you.

Wear proper clothes, strong shoes and thick {#blank#}2{#/blank#}.

Do not walk too close to the edge of the hill path.

Do not go off on your own. Keep together.

Do not drink all your water at the very beginning.

Always take care when walking on the path.

Choose {#blank#}3{#/blank#}ways instead of curly ones.

Help each other to put up tents.

If I'm lost, just stand where I am and shout for help.

Keep calm when any sudden danger {#blank#}4{#/blank#}.

I'm so excited about the coming trip that it's difficult for me to {#blank#}5{#/blank#}these days, especially when I think of the exciting rock, fresh air and soft grass.