More than 700 years ago, Scotland was fighting with England. The king of England wanted _______ Scotland. He had a strong army so it was _______ for Scotland army to fight. Scotland   _______ many times. Later King Robert of Scotland was caught but luckily he ran away from the English army.

One rainy day, King Robert hid in a cave(洞穴）. He thought that he was not good enough to be the king. He was so worried that he didn't even notice there was _______ spider near him. After several hours he looked up and he saw the spider climbing; it was trying to climb up to its web at the top of the cave _______ it fell down.

" _______ sad! "thought King Robert, "The spider is _______ me. It's not strong enough."

He watched while the spider tried again. It fell down a _______ time.

"Be careful, little spider," he said. "Life is so hard. You'll never get back to _______web. "

But the spider tried again and again. King Robert watched while it slowly climbed back to its web. After an hour, the spider reached the web.

"You, really great, "the king said. "If you can keep trying, I can too. I ________ carry on fighting. "

Then the king's army grew stronger and finally stopped the English army.

Nobody knows if this is a true story. Many parents tell it to their children because they want their children to learn a lesson.

It's true that we can have an important influence on anyone we meet. The right words at just the right time could ____ someone's life.

When I was 3 years old, my parents discovered I was ______. After asking many doctors and parents of other deaf children, they decided not to put me in a special school. Although I seemed outgoing, my self-esteem（自尊心) was quite low. On my first day at school, the other kids_______ me because of my hearing aid and the way I talked. I was hurt deeply and I saw myself as a(n) ______ kid.

Mr. Green, my ____ , changed all of that with a simple three-word phrase. One morning, he asked the class a question. Sitting ______ my desk silently, I read his lips (嘴唇）and knew what he said. So I raised my hand right away. He called on me in front of the blackboard. I took a deep breath and ______ answered Mr. Green's question.

I will ______ forget what happened next. Mr. Green pointed directly at me. With sparking (闪光的) eyes and a big smile, he cried: "That's right, Bent"

For the first time in my young life, my confidence rose. At that moment, I decided that no matter how many ______ I may face, I can overcome them. Thanks to those three _____words, my whole life changed from that moment.

My friend Mr. Smith is a famous doctor and has a hospital. So he has enough money to travel all over the world. And he's been to a lot of places of interest. He likes to play with children and has a lot of little friends. They often ask him to tell them all kinds of funny things he saw. It makes them happy and his room is always full of children when he's free.

It was my little son's seventh birthday yesterday. The boy wanted to ask his old friend Mr. Smith to the party. He called Mr. Smith himself and told him about it. The doctor accepted his invitation happily.

Mr. Smith came on time, with a nice present in his hand. After dinner the children sat around the traveler and asked him to tell them some funny stories. Mr. Smith agreed and his stories made them laugh again and again. At last he told them the funniest story. He said," Once I reached a city on a foggy day. The fog was the thickest in the world."

"Please wail a moment, Mr. Smith," said my son, "It's said that the fog in London is the thickest in the world. "

"You're right, my clever boy. "said the funny doctor. "The city had much fog that day…""What's it, then?" the boy couldn't wait to ask again.

"The fog was so thick that I couldn't see it at all. "the funny doctor said with a smile.

For the past over forty years, Billy Barr has been living alone in Gothic, Colorado, a US ghost town (遗弃的城镇）. He passed the time by recording all kinds of data about snowfalls, such as the temperature and the depth of the snow.

He never imagined that the results of his hobby would one day help scientists better understand global warming and make him get a cool superhero name-the Snow Guardian（守护者）.

Bur first came to Gothic in 1972 as a university student doing water chemistry research. He liked the quiet life here so much that he began to live here after finishing university.

Barn began the winter of 1974 camping in a tent. It was not exactly perfect in a place where snow reaches 7.6 metres a year. Luckily, the owner of a small old house was kind enough to let Barr move in. It became his home and he started his records on snow there.

The house was buried in the snow eight years after he moved in, but that didn't drive him away. He just found another place to stay and continued his research.

Though he spends most of his time alone, Barr doesn't consider himself lonely. He says, "I'm okay with the way things are. I mean, if I weren't, I would leave.”

Babies born after 2017 may never need to take a driving lesson because of the development of self-driving cars. Some scientists say that self-driving or driverless cars（无人驾驶汽车）may hit the road within 15 years, and it is possible that driving may become unnecessary, or more relaxing and enjoyable.

Companies like Google, Baidu, Apple and Alibaba are working on driverless cars. But, if the tests are successful, these electric self-driving cars could be put into use very soon. This kind of cars may change the way we live in the future. All you have to do is typing in your address!

According to Baidu, the driverless technology has the following four advantages. Firstly, driverless cars are actually safer. In China, there are mom than 500 deaths caused by accidents. With driverless cars, the number will decrease by 100 times. Secondly, driverless cars are more efficient(有效的）than manned cars. Thirdly, driverless cars follow the traffic rules. Therefore, traffic controlling will be easier. At last, the cost of transportation will be reduced as the labor cost becomes less.

There are many different technologies needed to make a successful self-driving car. The most difficult technologies of all, environmental perception（感知）,behavior prediction, planning control, HD mapping, and exact GPS.

Nathaniel Hawthorne     41     home with a broken heart. He told his wife Sophia that he lost his job. To his surprise, she    42     to him with great joy.

"Now," she said    43    , "you can write your book! When you had your job, you didn't have time to write down     44     you were thinking about. Now, you are free. You can do what you like and make your dream come    45    ! "

"Yes," said the man sadly, "but what shall we live on while I am writing it?"

Then, she took out a small box and opened it. Them     46     a large amount of money.

"I've always believed you are a    47     man," she told him. "I knew that someday you would write a great book. So every week, out of the money you gave me for everyday use, I saved a little bit. Now this money can help     48     through the year. "

With her trust and confidence, one of the     49     novels of American literature, The Scarlet Letter(《红字》）,was born.

Some of the famous     50    have followed a word of encouragement or an act of confidence by a loved one or a best friend.

Life offers so many lessons, both practical and personal, that you're never too young to begin learning them. Here are some skills to learn as soon as possible.

Money Management

When you start receiving money of your own, it's time to start understanding your relationship with money. In a world where you can buy any and every object, the key is to save money by buying only essentials（必需品）and a treat sometimes.

Cooking

One great way to save money is to learn to cook for yourself. Beyond that, cooking at home also helps you control your diet for better health. If you start doing this at an early age, you will not have to depend on your parents too much.

Keeping Promises:

Promises are a matter of honesty and should be made with care. We must learn from an early age that our word must be followed up by action. When it isn't, others will quickly lose trust in us and not respect us. Keeping promises is important.

Accepting Rejection（拒绝）

Though you must be careful not to break your word, others' promises aren't always kept. You may feel angry or sad when others refuse you. Learn about it early, and you won't be hurt easily. Remember that them are more fish in the sea.

Lifelong Learning

No matter how old you get, there will always be things beyond your understanding. It's better to learn to be modest now rather than take a proud fall later in life. Be open to new experiences and keep learning. And it's never too late to start.

66. 下周一下午轮到你在英语课上做课堂报告, 你打算把你爸爸最近网购的音乐机器人（music robot）介绍给同学们。下图是关于这个音乐机器人的广告, 请你根据所提供的信息写一份发言稿。

Good morning, everyone! Here, I’d like to introduce the music robot my father bought online. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________