A businessman was in debt and couldn’t figure out what to do. He was sitting on a bench in the park with his head down, thinking what could _______the company from bankruptcy (破产). _______, an old man appeared in front of him.

“I see that something is _______ you,” he said. After listening to the businessman, the old man said: “I think I can _______you.” He asked the businessman what his name was, wrote him a _______ and said: “Take this money. We will _______   here exactly in one year, and you will be _______ to return it to me at that time.”

After that, he turned around and _______ just as suddenly as he appeared. The businessman saw a check in his hands for an amount of 500,000 dollars, signed by John Rockefeller, one of the _______ people in the world at that time!

“It can ________ all of my problems in no time!” He thought. But instead, the businessman decided to put the check into his ________ . Thinking about its existence gave him the ________ to find a solution to save his business.

With the return of his ________ he made profitable (赢利的) deals. Over a couple of months, he got out of ________   and started to earn money again.

Exactly one year later, he returned to the ________ with the same check. At the agreed time the old man appeared again. Just as the businessman wanted to return the check and share his story of success, a ________ ran up and grabbed the old man.

“I hope he wasn’t bothering you. He always runs away from the hospital and tells people that he is John Rockefeller.” She said to the businessman.

The businessman was ________. During the whole year, he was creating and building a business, buying and selling, ________ that he had half a million dollars. And suddenly he understood that it was not the ________ real or imaginary that had changed his life. It was his new confidence and belief that gave him the strength to ________ everything that he went after.

Aesha Ash is a ballet dancer who began The Swan Dreams Project in 2011. It is a program designed to bring ballet to girls of color in her community. Aesha Ash is one of the few women of color to ever grace the stages of the School of American Ballet in New York City. She wants to expose her community to more positive images of women of color through the use of ballet. She wants to show the world that beauty and grace are not defined by status or race.

Aesha grew up in the inner city of Rochester, New York, where crime, gun violence and poverty were among the biggest threats to the community. For her, that’s normal. That’s just life in the neighborhood, but what she remembers most is the dance studio. She started dancing at the age of five. A teacher mentioned to her mother that she had some promise in ballet, and that it would be difficult for her, as a woman of color, to enter the ballet world. But the hardship she faced was the very thing that pushed her to pursue a career in ballet.

And there’s so much negative stereotypes (刻板印象) and misunderstanding of who they are in the media. Through the use of imagery and her career as a ballet dancer, she challenges stereotypes that exist for women of color, particularly those from inner-city communities.

“It’s important that our girls see that side of themselves because for many kids it’s hard to be what you can’t see. I hadn’t seen a black ballet dancer before I decided that was what I wanted to be. It was really important for me to be in my environment displaying that because this is where I’m from. It was always beyond ballet,” Aesha Ash stated.

Often, when you buy a computer, the laptop bag is overlooked (忽略). Most choose a laptop simply because they want to be able to transport it from place to place.     25     Because it not only protects the computer from dirt or damage, it can also be used to carry other laptop parts, such as spare batteries and a computer mouse.

The first thing to consider when choosing the best laptop bag is what style of bag you may want. The most common styles are the briefcase (公文包) and the backpack.     26     The briefcase gives a sense of professionalism while the backpack may be easier to carry much of the time.

A laptop bag should have both a computer sleeve along with several separate sections. The sleeve helps keep the laptop from moving too much in the bag. The sections are good for storage of documents and other things.     27    

Another thing when you buy a laptop bag is making sure it is strongly sewed and has a solid bottom. These two things will make your bag much stronger.     28     For example, it may last just a few months before you have to buy a new one. However, if made properly, laptop bags can last five or more years.

    29     Buying a cloth bag may be a cheaper option, but leather bags are generally made better. Besides, leather offers a natural barrier to water when the computer is transported through rain or snow.