Once upon a time, a rich man wanted to make a trip (旅行) to another town. He tried not only to take things to sell but also to take money to ________ things with. He ________ to take ten servants(仆人) with him. They would ________ the things to sell and the food to ________ on their trip. Before they started, a little boy ran up to ________ and asked to ________ with them.

The rich man said to the little boy, “Well, ________ may go with us. ________ you are the smallest, the thinnest and the weakest of all my ________, you can’t carry a ________ load (担子). You must ________ the lightest one to carry.” The boy thanked his master（主人） and chose the biggest load to carry. That was bread.

“You are ________.” said his master, “That is the biggest and the heaviest one.” The boy said ________ and lifted the load gladly.

On the trip they walked for days and at last they got to the town. All the servants were tired ________ the little servant. Do you know ________? Most of the bread was eaten during the trip and a little was left when they arrived at the town.

When I was in primary school, there was a special boy in my class. His name was Ted. He sat next to me in class. Ted had serious problems in communicating with people. One always had to guess what he was saying. And most of my classmates did not like to be with him because his hands and shirts were always dirty. I tried to make him know the importance of being clean by telling him several times a day to wash his hands. But he just could not understand.

One day, our teacher Miss Miller walked up to Ted. Without saying anything, she took Ted to the washroom. Slowly, Miss Miller washed his hands and told him that he should keep himself clean. She did that every day for one month. Finally, Ted understood.

Miss Miller’s love has given me a good example to follow when I am doing my job. I always remember to teach my students by showing them the right ways to do things. And most important of all, I always remember to give them more time to learn and to grow up.

Keeping a balance(平衡) between work and life can be really hard. Working longer and harder doesn’t mean achieving(实现) more. Here are three suggestions on how to keep the work-life balance:

Show thanks

A smart way to create and live a happier life is to actively find things or people you’re thankful for. This influences not only your own personal state of mind but also that of others. You can send a handwritten card to the people you love or someone who means a lot to you. Try giving thanks for at least three things at the end of each day and see how it changes the way you feel.

Learn to say NO

Sometimes we have to say YES to things that we really don’t want to do. You should have the courage to live a life on your own terms and say YES only to the things that you really want to do. For everything else, start saying NO. When you start saying NO to most things, you’ll become more focused on things you’ve said YES to.

Have more fun

Think about what can get you excited. You can also take some risks, try something new or learn a new skill. If you need to get out of your zone(舒适区) to have more fun, just do it. Besides, it’s time to make things more exciting.

Once there was a poor lady who lived on a hill near the seashore(海岸). Her husband died. She had no children and lived a lonely life. She was so poor that she had to work hard.

But one night when she sat at the table, the lady said to herself, “I wish I could be useful to the world. Why can’t I do good to someone else besides myself?” At last, she came up with an idea.

She decided that she would keep a lighted(点燃的) lamp at the window for the sailors every night. She found that ships sometimes hit the rocks in the sea, since there was no lighthouse(灯塔) to warn them of the danger at night. Maybe her lamp would warn them when their ships came near the rocks on the coast.

The lady felt glad when the thought came into her mind. She found that, if she worked an hour longer each night, she could make enough money to pay for the oil for the lamp. So she worked late and made money to buy the oil and then she placed the lamp at the window each night. In this way she saved many lives.

She did this for five years without any reward(报酬), or the hope of reward. However, good deeds(行为) are often found out. The sailors whose lives had been saved began to send gifts to her from faraway countries. They sent her tea from China, cloth from India, silk from France and grapes from Spain. But the poor lady did not need these gifts to make her happy. She gave many of them to the poor and the sick.

She was happy with the thought that she was doing something good. So, as long as she lived, she would light her lamp each night and place it at the window.

Do you know the two lovely mascots (吉祥物)? On September 17 of 2019, the two lovely mascots first showed on TV. Now, let’s see who they are:

Hi! I’m Bing Dwen Dwen. I have a     56     image of a panda wearing a spacesuit (太空服), which looks like a winter sports athlete (运动员) from the future. “Bing” means “ice” in Chinese, which is a symbol of winter sports. “Dwen Dwen” suggests health and shows the     57     of the Olympics, including a strong     58     and a healthy body.

Hello! My name is Shuey Rhon Rhon. I look like a red     59    , just like the lanterns hanging on homes and streets to celebrate Chinese New Year.“Shuey” means “snow” in Chinese. “Rhon Rhon” are two different Chinese characters with the same pronunciation. Shuey Rhon Rhon symbolizes (象征)     60     among different cultures.

Many years ago, there was a beautiful bird in the forest. The bird enjoyed singing. When the bird sang, many animals came to listen to it. And people could get some pearls (珍珠) from its mouth whenever it sang happily. One man who was living in a village heard it. He wanted     61     it. So he went a long way and spent a few days finding the bird. One day, he caught the bird while it     62     . He took it home. But the bird wasn’t happy at all and didn’t sing any more. The man couldn’t get any pearls. Finally, he took the bird to the king. The king     63     very pleased and gave the bird to his daughter for her birthday. The princess (公主) was so kind that she let the bird     64     away. But the bird came to sing for her every day. She got lots of pearls. She didn’t use these pearls. She said, “I     65     away all the pearls to the poor people in my country.” And so she did. All the people were thankful and regarded her as the kindest person.

It is reported that children need to read at least 20 minutes every day. It has many advantages.

    66     When you read the words in a passage, your brain（大脑）will connect them with what you have already known about the story. A scientist says that reading provides one of the most complex（复杂的）brain activities in life.

    67     Through reading, they can know how to read words in a right way. And there is much reading homework at school.     68     In order to get good grades in tests, some children take after-school lessons to improve their reading skills.

Reading also improves the relations（关系）in a family.     69     If we can spend 20 minutes reading together each day,     70     And we can share our ideas about those books.

76. 每年的4月23日是“世界读书日”。书籍是是人类进步的阶梯。读书使人进步，助人成长。请以“Reading Makes a Full Man”为题，写一篇文章。