A young man went to see a wise man, saying that after graduation, he set goals for himself, but years later he still achieved nothing. The wise man was ________ in the small house by the river when the young man found him. With a ________, the wise man put down the book, heard the young man’s words and said to him, “Come to help me boil a pot of ________ first!” The young man saw a big pitcher(水罐)standing in the corner, next to a small fire stove(炉子), but he found no fire wood in the stove, so he went out for it.

He came back ________ some dead wood, filled up the pot with water and put it on the stove. He put the firewood in the stove and ________ it, but because the pot-was too large, when the wood burned out, the water did not boil. Then he ran off to get more firewood. When he got back, the water had nearly turned ________. This time he became smart, so he was not eager (急切的)to light the fire, but went out to ________ some firewood again. Because the firewood was ________ prepared, the water boiled pretty soon.

The wise man suddenly asked him, “If there is not ________ firewood, how should you boil the water?” The young man thought for a moment and ________ his head. The wise man said, “If so, pour some water out of the pot!” The young man nodded thoughtfully. The wise man continued, “You had so many things you want at first and set too many ________ jus as the large pot was filled with too much water but you didn’t have enough firewood, ________ you couldn’t boil water, and if you wanted to make the water boil, you’d better ________ some of the water. The young man saw his light suddenly. When he went back he removed many listed goals from his plan, leaving only a few recent ones, while with the ________ time he studied all kinds of hobbies. A few ________ later, his goals came true.

The Louvre Museum is the world’s largest art museum and a historic monument (纪念馆) in Paris, France. Many people will go to visit it when they go to Paris because it is one of the most famous places of interest in France and even in the world. In 2018, the Louvre Museum was the world’s most visited art museum, receiving 10.2 million visitors.

Mrs. Jones was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like a woman half her age. She loved driving very fast, and was proud of the fact that she had never, in her thirty-five years of driving, been punished (被惩罚) for a driving offence (犯规，犯法).

Then one day she nearly lost her record. A police car followed her, and the policemen in it saw her pass a red light without stopping. Of course, she was stopped. It seemed certain that she would be punished.

When Mrs. Jones came up to the judge (法官), he looked at her seriously and said that she was so old to drive a car, and that the reason why she had not stopped at the red light was most probably that her eyes had become weak with old age, so that she had simply not seen it.

When the judge had finished what he was saying, Mrs. Jones opened the big handbag she was carrying and took out her sewing (针线). Without saying a word, she chose a needle with a very small eye, and threaded it at once.

When she had successfully done this, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed both the needle and the thread to the judge, saying, “Now it is your turn. I suppose you drive a car, and that you are quite sure about your own eyesight.”

The judge took the needle and tried to thread it. After half a dozen tries, he had still not succeeded. Mrs. Jones’ record was still unbroken.

When you find that almost everything goes wrong and there is nothing you can say or do, what will you do     56     (make) it right? You might make excuses (借口) like a thing you wanted to do but you didn’t or     57     job that you didn’t finish.

However, excuses can’t make any difference. Let me tell you a short story. I think     58     will show you the power of not making excuses and trying your best.

Before     59     (read) the story, I saw a picture. In it, a man is wearing different socks and shoes. It isn’t a fashion show. It is the 1912 Olympic Games, and the man is Jim Thorpe. On the morning of his     60     (match), his shoes were lost.     61     (luck), he found two shoes in a dustbin. However, one of the shoes was much     62     (big) than the other, so he had to wear one more sock. Wearing these shoes, Jim     63     (win) gold medals that day.

So what are you going to do     64     you meet problems? No matter what happens     65     you, don’t let it stop you from running your race. You can experience more in your life if you don’t make excuses and try your best.

May Day is coming. During the vacation, you can do what you like and prepare yourself well. You’ll enjoy yourself with the help of the following advice.

*Take exercise. After studying hard for months, you must be bored and tired. Taking exercise is the best way to get energy again. All kinds of exercise are good for your health.

*Master some basic life skills. You will live an independent life one day. Therefore, you should learn some necessary and useful basic life skills, such as washing clothes and cooking. At the same time, you should help your parents with housework to express thanks to them.

*Go travelling. The world is a book and those who don’t travel only read one page. Travelling is so interesting. Have you made your own plan? If not, do it at once. During the trip, you will have a chance to get more knowledge. While learning about different cultures and customs, you will also make a lot of friends.

*Enjoy the time with family members. Family members are very important in your life. They give you love, care and support all the time. Don’t forget to spend some time together with them. You will find it great to stay with them, talking about dreams, hobbies or anything you like.

As long as you follow the suggestions mentioned above, you will have a wonderful May Day!

71. 假设你是张伟，你的英国笔友Frank来信告诉你，他因长时间打游戏与父母发生了争吵，他现在很难过。请你根据以下要点及要求，给他写一封英文回信。

I’ve received your letter and I know you argued with your parents.

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Please be happy and everything will be better.

Yours,

Zhang Wei