Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of older boys ________ to watch.

“What are you doing?” asked one of the________.

“We plan to dig a hole all the way through Earth!” one of the brothers answered ________.

The older boys began to laugh, telling the younger ones that digging a hole all through Earth was ________.

After a long silence, one of the diggers ________ a jar full of spiders, worms and a wide types of insects. He removed the lid (盖子) and ________ the wonderful things to the visitors.

Then he said quietly and ________, “Even if we don’t dig all the way through Earth, look at what we’ve found along the way!”

Their goal was far too ambitious (有雄心的), but it did cause them ________. And that is what a goal is ________ — to cause us to move in the direction we have chosen.

But not every goal will be fully ________. Not every job will end ________. Not every hope will come to pass. Not every love will last. Not every ________ will be realized.

But ________ you fall short of aim(达不到目标), perhaps you can say, “Yes, but look at what I’ve found along the way! Look at the ________ things which have come into my life because I tried to do something!”

It is in the digging that ________ is lived. And I believe it is joy in the journey, and in the end that truly matters.

Do you have the experience of taking music lessons against your wishes? Perhaps you have complained about it because you thought it took you much playtime. But now you'd better thank your parents for their time and money spent on your musical training. A recent study suggests music lessons can make children have better memories than their peers （同龄人）.

The Canadian study showed that after one year of musical training, children did better on a memory test than those who didn't take music lessons.

The researchers made the children aged between 4 and 6 into two groups—one group of children took music lessons outside school, and the other didn't take any musical training. In one year, they took four tests in different times. The results showed brain （大脑） development changes at least every four months.

The children taking music lessons not only did better in musical listening but also made faster progress in other ways, such as reading, writing, Maths and IQ.

People say music is the good medicine for a broken heart. Now it seems music can also help us to improve our memories. We are sure to find more and more in the wonderful world of music.