Do you know about flowers? When we look at flowers, most of us may feel ______ and happy. At the very least, we can ______ their beauty. Flowers are beautiful and different flowers give people different feelings. They have a ______ of themselves. But even scientists can’t agree on the true meanings of many flowers. That’s because a flower may have different ______ for different people. As everyone ______, red roses are a symbol of sweet love. They are often given between ______ and lovers. But the meaning is different if their ______ are different. Yellow roses mean sorry, and white ones mean “I’m worthy（值得）of your love.” Carnations（康乃馨）are another kind of flower often given as ______. Different colors also have their ______ meanings. Pink carnations mean “I’ll never forget you.” And white carnations mean “I miss you.” But if someone ______ you carnations with stripes（条纹布）, he wants to say, “Sorry, I can’t be with you.” Usually, flowers for love are usually a red color, and yellow flowers are often used for funerals（葬礼）.

I am writing this letter to show my worries about the food my family and I were served at your restaurant two days ago.

My name is Rosemary Lane. I came with my family to your restaurant for my daughter’s 13th birthday party. We ordered some food and drinks and the waiter promised that our meals would be ready in forty-five minutes. Though the meals were on time, when the soup was served, we found there was human hair in it. The main meals weren’t any better, because our warm potato salads and other food were served cold.

For dessert(甜品), we ordered a big chocolate cake for my daughter’s birthday. But we were served a small piece of cheese cake! At the end of this terrible experience, I was forced(被迫)to pay for the service I did not get.

So I ask for a full refund(退款)of the money I paid to your restaurant. At the same time, please make sure that your waiters pay attention to the food and service. I hope you can take these worries seriously and solve the problems quickly.

I am looking forward to your reply. Thank you.

Yours,

Rosemary Lane

Here are some of the smartest animals in the world.

Pigs are actually very smart animals. Pigs are one of the smartest animals if they are given a choice. If you provide them with enough space, they will make sure they separate their dining area from their living space. Studies have also shown that they can actually be good at video games. To get food, they will follow other pigs and then steal it from right under their noses. The victimized（受害的）pigs will then come out wiser from this. They will change their behavior next time to prevent other pigs from stealing from them.

They are smart and creative, with the highest IQ among all birds. Crows have been known to throw nuts and shells on a road so that cars will drive over and open them. They also have the ability to make knives to cut leaves and grass.

They have extremely large brains, even bigger than humans’. They bury（埋葬）their dead families and friends properly, the only other animal to do this besides humans. They also know which leaves are medicinal and will eat specific plants depending on the sickness they are feeling. They also have the ability to recognize themselves in the mirror.

They actually have the ability to watch television on their own because of their ability to process acoustic and visual（视觉和听觉）information at the same time. They can also recognize themselves in the mirror, which they use to inspect their own bodies. Their comprehension skills are very high. Studies have shown that they even have the ability to choose the “I don’t know” option during difficult tests.

Rainy days don’t have to get you down, a happiness expert has claimed.

Paul Dolan, Professor of Behavioral Science at the London School of Economics, said that people only feel miserable in bad weather because they think about it too much. Studies have shown that people who live in warm, sunny climates are no happier than those in chilly, wet climates, he said.

So the British talking about the weather may be making us gloomier（沮丧的）than the weather itself.

He said: “A study was done that measured the happiness levels of people in California compared to the North West.”

“They expected that people in California would be happier because it is sunnier, but they found that levels of happiness were exactly the same.”

“If it is sunny every day you get used to it and the sunshine doesn’t make you any happier.”

“Most of the time the weather doesn’t affect our well-being at all. But when we think about it, and think that it does, that’s when we get miserable.”

In his new book, Happiness By Design, Dolan argues that we can think ourselves happy by taking our attention away from what makes us sad.

“Most of our anxieties come from what might be,” he argues. “If you want to be happier, pay attention to the things that make you feel good.”

He also claimed that a problem shared was not always a problem halved（减半）. He claimed that humans are actually very good at being able to get over tragedy and loss.

Professor Dolan also admitted for the first time that he had a stammer（口吃）, which had made his early life miserable. He claimed it only got better when he learned not to pay attention to his speech problem.

“Things are never as bad as you imagine them being,” he said.