One day, when I was cooking the evening meal, my daughter stood beside me very still. When I turned, I nearly knocked her down. “Move out of the way,” I said impatiently. She walked away, and her little heart was     1     (break). I didn’t realize     2     rudely I’d spoken.

When I     3     (lie) awake in bed, God’s small voice came to me and said, “While     4     (deal) with a stranger, you use common politeness, but the children you love, you seem to abuse. Look at the kitchen floor, and those are the flowers she brought for you.”

By this time, my tears began to fall. I quietly went and sat by her bed. “Are these the flowers you picked     5     me? I’m so sorry.” I said. She smiled, “Oh, Mom, that’s okay. I love you anyway.” I said, “Daughter, I love you too, and I do like the flowers,     6     (especial) the blue.”

You should be aware that if we were to die tomorrow, the family we left behind would feel the loss for     7     rest of their lives. And come to think about it, we devote     8     (us) more to work than to our family-an     9     ( wise) decision indeed. So, what is behind the story? Fill life with love and     10     ( brave ), and we shall live a happy life.

Failure is the best teacher. We learn    1     (have) more confidence in what we know through failure. You don't have to accept your failure if you    2     (real)want to achieve success. For every achievement, there have been one or more failures. But those who we consider as    3    (success) refuse to accept failure and believe success is the other side of failure.

The lamp     4    ( invent) by Edison after 1, 000 failures. If he had stopped after he tried 100 times, what might have been the result of such effort?Any time your effort is not bringing    5    expected result, you don’t have to call it a failure, call it a challenge.What is the     6    ( different) between the two? One is negative; the other is positive.

What you need is positive thinking to achieve success.Failure means there is no way out, no alternative, but a challenge is a question mark,    7    asks for another way out of the situation, an alternative answer    8    the problem.

You cannot fly, run. If you cannot run, walk. If you cannot walk, crawl(爬行); just keep on    9    ( move). If you fall down, you have to get up and start moving. If not，other people will step on you on the way to    10    ( they) achievements

【推荐1】When a storm is coming, most people leave the area as    1    (quick) as possible and head     2     safety. But there are a few people who will get into their cars and go straight for the center of the storm. These people are willing to risk    3    (kill) by floods or 100-kilometer-an-hour winds for the excitement of watching the storm close up.

“Storm chasing” is becoming an     4    (increase) popular hobby, especially in the Midwest of the United States,     5     there are frequent storms between March and July. A storm chaser begins the day by checking the Internet for the latest weather reports, and then drives up to 1,000 kilometers to where the storm will be and waits for it to develop.

Although anyone can do it , storm chasing is extremely dangerous. The power of a big storm can throw a cow into the air or destroy a whole house in seconds. Storm chasers are also often hurt in accidents     6    (cause) by driving in a heavy rain. If you are a     7    (begin), it is much     8    (safe)   to join a group for storm-chasing vacations during the storm season.

Even then, storm chasing is not all adventure and excitement . “Storm chasing is 95% driving,” says Daniel Lynch, who spends most of his summer storm-chasing. “Sometimes you can sit around for hours waiting for something to happen, and all you get is blue sky and a few light showers.”

    9    , for storm chasers, it is all worth it. “When you get close to a storm, it is the most exciting sight you will ever see in your life,” says Jasper Morley. “Every storm is     10    example of the power of nature, It is the greatest show on Earth.”