A. worked hard at    B. do better in     C. by himself     D. happy     E. learn magic

F. movie     G. are crazy about    H. surprise    I. successful      J. show

    Liu Qian is a magician(魔术师) from Taiwan. For the CCTV Spring Festival Gala(春节联欢晚会) he put on two magic shows. They were very {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Now so many people {#blank#}2{#/blank#} magic. We all want to know how to do a trick!

    Liu didn't go to any magic-training school. He learned {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. He {#blank#}4{#/blank#} it. Now he is a great magician.

    When Liu was seven, he saw a coin trick in a big store. At that moment Liu decided to {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. Liu trained hard to {#blank#}6{#/blank#} his skills. Then one day he was able to put on a show for his class.

  “I saw the {#blank#}7{#/blank#} on everyone's face. It was cool.”

    Liu still does his training hard today. He may spend three years working on a new {#blank#}8{#/blank#}.

    Mr. Clark works in an office. His home is far from his office and he is very{#blank#}1{#/blank#}every day. So he has no time to have{#blank#}2{#/blank#}at home. Usually he goes to a Chinese restaurant{#blank#}3{#/blank#}lunch. The food there is good and he enjoys{#blank#}4{#/blank#}very much.

    One day after{#blank#}5{#/blank#}, Mr. Clark went out to have lunch. He{#blank#}6{#/blank#}a new restaurant. It was quiet because there was no one in it. Mr. Clark went in and{#blank#}7{#/blank#}some food.

    The food was really{#blank#}8{#/blank#}. Mr. Clark was not happy and said to the waitress, “{#blank#}9{#/blank#} could you give me such food? Go and{#blank#}10{#/blank#}your manager to come here!”

    The waitress said, “Sorry, sir. Our manager went out to have lunch”

    Paper cutting can be seen in many parts of China during the Spring Festival.{#blank#}1{#/blank#} it has a long history of over 1,500 years. However, the ancient art {#blank#}2{#/blank#} is at risk of disappearing. Voyo Woo，a paper cutting artist，works hard and hopes to bring the art back to life.

    Voyo Woo began to study the art of paper cutting {#blank#}3{#/blank#} she was 14 years old in her hometown in Southeast China. All the students at school had to learn the art. But she {#blank#}4{#/blank#} a special love for it. So her teacher gave her extra(额外的){#blank#}5{#/blank#} after class.

    A doctor was teaching some medical students at a famous hospital. A patient {#blank#}1{#/blank#}in, and the doctor asked one of his students, "What's wrong with the man?"

   "I don't know, sir," the student answered." I need to examine him."

   "There's no need{#blank#}2{#/blank#} him," said the doctor." You should know without asking questions. He {#blank#}3{#/blank#} his right knee. Didn't you notice the way he walked? He hurt it by burning it in the fire. You see his trousers leg is burnt away at the knee. It {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Monday morning now. Yesterday was fine, but on Saturday the roads were wet and muddy(泥泞的).  The man fell down on Saturday night."

    The doctor then turned to the man," You had your pay on Saturday and went to a public house and {#blank#}5{#/blank#} too much. You got muddy and wet on the way home. Because you had drunk too much, you fell on the fire and burnt your knee. Is that right?

   "Yes, sir," said the man.

    Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success {#blank#}1{#/blank#} do not bring lasting happiness. Aristotle, a Greek thinker, said, "Happiness depends upon ourselves. " {#blank#}2{#/blank#} , we make our own happiness. Here are a few suggestions to help you be happier.

The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} , for example, getting into college or getting a good job, that we fail to enjoy the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} . You should enjoy life's simple pleasures, such as reading a good book, listening to your favourite music, or spending time with close friends.