When George was thirty-five, he bought a small plane and learned to fly it. He soon became very good at it and made his plane do ①all kinds of tricks.

    George had a friend. His name was Mark. One day George wanted to take Mark up in his plane. Mark thought, "I've traveled in a big plane several times, but I've never been in a small one. So I'll do."

    They went up, and George flew around for half an hour and did all kind sof tricks in the air.

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    George was very surprised and said, "Two trips?"

    "Yes, my first and my last," answered Mark.

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In the State of Zheng, there was a man. He wanted to go to the town to buy a pair of new shoes. 

Before he left home, he measured（测量）his foot with a piece of straw （稻草） for size. After he arrived at the town and went to a shoe shop, he put his hand into his pocket. However, he found that he left the measurement （尺寸） at home. Then, he turned round and started for home. But when he ran back to the shoe shop with the measurement, the shop had closed. In the end, he was busy getting nothing. 

Later, someone asked him, "Were you buying shoes for yourself or for others? "

He answered, "For myself. "

Someone else asked him, "Don't you have your feet on yourself? I think that you need only to try on shoes with your feet to get the right size. You really needn't go back home for the measurement. "

The man of Zheng still said, "I trust the measurement better than my own feet. "

Everybody knows that Edison is a famous scientist.But few people have 1 his kindness and tolerance(宽容)towards others.The following is a story about him.

After hundreds of experiments,Edison had at last 2 a working bulb(电 灯泡).It was the first electric light bulb that had ever been made,and Edison was full of 3 .He had dreamed of this moment for years."Take it upstairs,Jimmy,"he said, handing it to his helper. 4 ,there was a crash(巨响).Edison turned around and saw that his bulb had fallen to the ground and broken into pieces.Jimmy had let the bulb slip(滑落)through his 5 carelessly.

Edison said nothing,but everyone could imagine what his thoughts were.He went back to his work table and set to work once more to make another bulb.

A few days later,a new bulb was finally ready.It was 6 on the table in front of its maker.Then Edison,with a smile,handed the new bulb to Jimmy."Be 7 this time,"he said.He was giving the young man another 8 .Jimmy did not break it,so we have millions of bulbs in the world today.

As a saying goes,"Not the power to 9 ,but it's very opposite,the power to forget,is a necessary condition for our existence(存在)."Life is too short and no one is 10 .If we can forgive others,we will,have a better life.

Young Jim was glad when the ship finally arrived. He said 1 to his shipmates, carrying a heavy bag on his shoulder.

With him was Ben. Jim 2 the old sailor (水手) on Treasure Island—he was a nice person, but had become a bit strange after being on the desert island for three 3 !

"What are you going to do now, Ben? " he asked.

"A thousand pounds worth of treasure is 4 for me! I will live a happy life!" He waved goodbye as he 5 .

The minute Jim got home, his mother rushed outside. "Oh, my darling boy! It's so good to see you —I thought you had been lost at sea!" she cried 6 .

Jim showed her the one thousand pounds worth of treasure 7 made. She was amazed!

More than 8 weeks later, while Jim was helping his mom with dinner, Ben appeared in front of him.

"Bad luck, Jim! The 9 weighed me down, and there were so many things to spend it on. In fifteen days, I had lost every coin!" Ben said.

This was a sad turn of events! Jim asked Ben if he had any family he could 10 with.

He sighed. "I've been on that island for years, so I've forgotten so many things. I wouldn't know where to find them! I couldn't 11 tell you when my birthday might be!"

Jim felt sorry for him! He went into the kitchen and came out with a 12 .

Jim told Ben, " 13 you don't know when your birthday is, let's say it's today!" When Ben tore (撕破) the paper off the box and smelled what was 14 it, a tear came to his eye.

"A CHEESE CAKE! The very thing I missed on that island for so many years. You've taught me a 15 —gold coins come and go, but friendship is a treasure that lasts forever! "