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　　The first day of school our teacher let us know someone．Looking out, we found an old woman 　　1　　 at the door．She said, "Hi, my name is Susan．I am seventy years old"．While we were 　　2　　 what made her take this challenge(挑戰(zhàn))at her age, she said with a smile．"I'm here to meet a rich husband, get 　　3　　 have two children and travel together．" Hearing this, all of us laughed．"In fact, "she went on," I always 　　4　　 of having a college education, and now I'm getting 　　5　　!"

　　After class we had chocolate and milk together．We became good friends．I often listened to this "time machine" as she shared her 　　6　　 with me．At the end of the term we invited Susan to give us a talk．When she was stepping up to the podium(講臺), suddenly she found she took the wrong paper．She felt a little frustrated(灰心)and said, "I am sorry．I am so nervous．I can't get my ready talk 　　7　　 so I have to tell you what I know．"

　　In her speech she told us," We don't stop playing as we are old, we grow old 　　8　　 we stop playing．The secret of staying 　　9　　, being happy and getting success is that we should laugh and find something 　　10　　 every day．I think there is a great difference between growing old and growing up．I am seventy now．If I lie in bed for one full year and never do anything, I'll become seventy-one．Since anybody can grow older, my 　　11　　 is to grow up by always finding the chance in change．Growing older can't be avoided, growing up can be 　　12　�。�It's never too late to be all you can possibly be．"

　　During the four years' study, it was so easy for Susan to make friends wherever she went．In the end, the wonderful woman got the college degree．

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　　Every night after dinner, my mother and I would sit at the kitchen table．She would present new tests, taking her 　　1　　 from stories of amazing children she had read in newspapers and magazines．

　　The first night she brought out a story about a three-year-old boy who knew the capitals of all the states in our country and 　　2　　 most of the European countries．A teacher also said the little boy could also pronounce the names of the foreign cities correctly．

　　“What’s the capital of Finland?” my mother asked me, looking at the magazine story．

　　All I knew was the capital of California．“Nairobi!” I guessed, saying the most 　　3　　 word I could think of．She checked to see if that was possibly one way to 　　4　　 “Helsinki” before showing me the answer．

　　The tests got 　　5　�。�One night I had to look at a page from the Bible(圣經(jīng))for three minutes and then report everything I could remember．I said all I remembered．And 　　6　　 I saw my mother’s disappointed(失望的)face once again, something inside of me began to 　　7　　．I hated the tests, the raised hopes and failed expectations．Before going to bed that night, I looked in the mirror in the bathroom and when I saw only my face looking back－and that it would always be this 　　8　　 face－I began to cry．I made loud noises like a mad animal．

And then I saw what seemed to be the prodigy(奇才)side of me－because I have never seen that face before．I looked at myself in the mirror, blinking(眨眼)so I could see more 　　9　�。�The girl looking back at me was angry, strong．This girl and I were the same．I had new thoughts．I won’t let her 　　10　　 me．I won’t be what I’m not．

　　So the following nights when my mother presented 　　11　　 tests, I performed listlessly, my head on one arm．I pretended(假裝)to be bored．And I was．I started to 　　12　　 other things．Soon, she noticed I was absent-minded．We had a talk and I told her what I thought and how I felt about the tests．Then the whole evening, she seemed to be thinking．

　　The next day, she presented me some easier tests．I found my pleasure and confidence back again, and we started to be on the way to make me a prodigy I could be．

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　　Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own．My mom was one of those people．

　　My father died when I was nine months old, making my mom a single mother at the age of eighteen．While I was growing up, we lived a very 　　1　　 life．We had little money, but my mom gave me a lot of love．Each night, she sat me on her lap and spoke the words that would 　　2　　 my life, “Kemmons, you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it．”

　　At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never 　　3　　 again．Every day, my mother spoke to me in her gentle, loving voice, telling me that no matter what those doctors said, I could walk again if I didn’t want to be bad enough．She 　　4　　 that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her．A year later, I returned to school-walking on my own!

　　When the Great Depression(大蕭條)　　5　　, my mom lost her job．Then I left school to support(支撐)both of us．At that moment, I decided never to be 　　6　　 again．

　　Over the years, I experienced various levels of business success．But the real 　　7　　 point happened on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1916．I was dissatisfied with the second-class hotels for families and was angry that they charged(收費)an extra ＄2 for each child．That was too 　　8　　 for most American families．I told my wife that I was going to open a hotel for families that would never charge extra for 　　9　�。�There were plenty of doubters at that time．

　　Not 　　10　　, mom was one of my strongest supporters．She worked behind the desk and even designed the room style．As in any business, we experienced a lot of hard time．But with my mother’s words deeply rooted in my heart, I 　　11　　 doubted we would succeed．Fifteen years later, we had the largest hotel system in the world－Holiday Inn．In 1979 my company had 1,759 inns in more than fifty countries with an income of ＄1 billion a year．

　　You may not have started out life in the best situations．But if you can find a 　　12　　 in life worth working for and believe in yourself, nothing can stop you．

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　　Doctors and other scientists study the human mind and now they have proved that stress can have an influence on the health of your body．

　　Stress is 　　1　　 whenever there is a problem or change in your life．Of course, everybody has stress more or less and nobody’s life is 　　2　�。�In fact, stress is necessary．Without 　　3　　, we would never learn anything or grow or change．We would 　　4　　 be bored to death．But too much stress can 　　5　　 you．

　　Today you have different kinds of stress．Problems like endless homework or troubles with your family are the kinds of things you can’t fight against 　　6　　 run away from．

　　　　7　　 can you do about stress? First, you can try to find ways to change things so you aren’t under so much stress．You can 　　8　　a plan to finish homework, go to a doctor or try to work things out with your family or friends．But sometimes you can’t 　　9　　 a stressful situation．Sometimes you don’t even want to．

　　The link between your body and brain 　　10　　 in two ways．Your body can help your mind deal with stress．If you are 　　11　　 stress, you need to take especially good care of your body．It’s important to get enough sleep and have nutritious meals．Another thing that you can do is daily 　　12　�。�Anyone with a continuing physical problem should check with a doctor before starting any exercise programs．

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　　“We make a living with what we get, but we make a life with what we give．”——Winston Churchill

　　I believe this saying．I have been 　　1　　 at the Boston Children’s Hospital every year since I was thirteen．At the beginning, I only wanted to go 　　2　　 I would make fun with children at the hospital．After giving my time for 40 months, my life has been changed 　　3　�。�

　　When I first 　　4　　 into the waiting room on the ground floor, I was very 　　5　　 that I would be spending my whole summer with kids．As I got used to showing up every day at 8 a．m．, many kids began to 　　6　　 me．To my surprise, I began looking forward to seeing their happy faces as well．They were always excited about 　　7　�。�My heart warmed every time I heard their excited voices asking me for a story or an answer to a question．I felt 　　8　　 and no one could take my place．I look back, I see the influence that these special children have had on me．It is because of them that I have 　　9　　 a strong wish to become a psychologist, a person who studies the science of children’s mind．Recently, I have been asked to help out on many different floors 　　10　　 the waiting room where I started．The kids on the floors above are usually there for a longer time．With their worries and wishes to get better and go home, they always offer me a 　　11　　 smile．I feel all the tiredness has gone after spending a day with them because I realize that there is much more to 　　12　　 than money．It is much more important to love and to be loved．

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　　Dear Laura,

　　I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program．You don’t know whether it is true that such unselfish love would happen in today’s world．Well, I’m here to give you 　　1　�。�

　　I wanted to do something very 　　2　　 for my fifteen-year-old son, who has always been the perfect child．He worked all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle．Then, he spent hours and hours on it 　　3　　 it looked almost new．I was so proud of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet(頭盔)and a riding outfit(全套裝備)．

　　I could 　　4　　 wait for him to open up his gift．In fact, I couldn’t sleep the night before．Upon awakening, I went to the kitchen to 　　5　　 the coffee, tea, and morning dishes．In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a 　　6　�。�” To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son．”

　　I was so surprised．It had been a long-standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could 　　7　　 lessons．“Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one” was my husband’s promise．

　　I stood there shocked(震驚的), crying a river, asking myself how my son could 　　8　　 this expensive gift．

　　Of course, the house awoke, and my son was very pleased with my reaction(反應)．Many kisses were exchanged, and I immediately wanted him to 　　9　　 my gift．

　　As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not exactly what I was expecting．Then I 　　10　　 that he had sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard．

　　Of course I was the proudest mother ever on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month．

　　So I wanted you to know, that kind of love is 　　11　　 present and lives even in the ever-changing world of me, me, me!

　　I thought you’d love to 　　12　　 this story．

Yours,

Hilary

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　　Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here’s a true story of an American girl, Sarah．After Sarah left university, 　　1　　 began to live in New York City on her own．She 　　2　　 a job in a publishing house, but the salary was less than ＄30，000 a year．Her parents thought her life would be hard, but Sarah could live on her 　　3　　 and still saved ＄5, 000 in a year．How was that 　　4　　 in one of the most expensive cities in the world?

　　Cheap living always starts with keeping the big cost small．For most people, that means housing．So Sarah chose to 　　5　　 a flat with three other friends．Her next biggest cost was 　　6　�。�When she ate out, she went to cheap restaurants．　　7　　 she bought a ＄9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant．She then 　　8　　 the chicken bones(骨頭)home and made soup out of them．Nowadays young people often 　　9　　 a lot of money on entertainment(娛樂)．But Sarah said, “I enjoy walking 　　10　　 in New York City．I love going to museums and parks．” Did Sarah feel poor by cheap living? Not really．She 　　11　　 managed to take two trips, one to the Netherlands, the other to Portland．

　　“Don’t think of saving money as something 　　12　�。�It’s a kind of game,” said Sarah．

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　　It was getting dark．Some children and two Canadian women were still 　　1　　 on the ice near a big hotel．They were having a good time．

　　Suddenly the ice 　　2　　．One of the boys fell into the water．The children shouted, “Help! Help!” They didn’t know 　　3　　 to do．The two Canadian friends heard 　　4　　 and skated over to get the boy out of the water．

　　The ice was 　　5　　．The two Canadians fell into the water, too．But they tried their best to 　　6　　 the little boy．They knew they must be 　　7　　．If they didn’t push him up onto the ice, he would soon die．

　　Many people ran over to 　　8　　．Some of them had ropes and poles．A young man jumped into the water to save the 　　9　　 people．

　　The boy and the two Canadian women were out of water at last．One of the women didn’t feel well．She was sent to the 　　10　　 at once．But she felt very happy because the boy was safe．

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　　A factory began to make a new kind of dog food．A big party was held to 　　1　　 the new food to everyone．People 　　2　　 the newspapers and TV stations were there．

　　There was a dog 　　3　　 the party．He would eat the dog food and have his pictures 　　4　　．The plan was to show everybody how 　　5　　 the dog would like the new dog food．

　　When the time 　　6　　, a plate of the dog food was given in front of 　　7　　．Everyone looked at the dog．But there was one 　　8　　．He didn’t eat any of it．The dog didn’t like the dog food!

　　The boss of the factory had to 　　9　　 something fast．All of the people were watching．All of the people were 　　10　　．So he ate the dog food himself．

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　　A Japanese went to visit London．He didn’t know English．When he 　　1　　 London, he 　　2　　 a bus to a hotel．

　　It was Sunday．The Japanese went out for a walk．As he went 　　3　　 the street, he suddenly thought of his way back．So he decided to write down the name of the street．On the wall near the corner of the street, he saw some English words．He wrote them down in his notebook．

　　“Now, I know the name of the street．” he said to 　　4　　, “It’s easy for me to 　　5　　 the hotel．”He walked in the city for a long time．Then he felt tired and wanted to go back．He took the notebook out of his pocket and 　　6　　 the name of the street to a young man．The young man read the words, but he didn’t know what the Japanese wanted．The Japanese decided to ask 　　7　　．He stopped an old man．The old man read the words but he didn’t know what the Japanese wanted, 　　8　　．

　　Then the Japanese saw a young woman．The young woman know 　　9　　 Japanese．When the Japanese showed the words in his notebook and asked where the street was, the young woman 　　10　　, for in the Japanese’s notebook, there were only three words “One Way Street”－it was not a street name．