Many years ago, Dad worked as a farmhand (农场工人). At that time, he had a horse. Every Saturday he _______ to the town after dinner and spent a few hours on social activities with other farmhands, such as drinking, chatting and playing cards in the café. On Saturday evenings, the café was full of people because many farmhands were there. Before midnight Dad returned home on his horse, quite happy with his ______. In his words, he ______ thought of changing his job.

At the age of 31, Dad married my mother who was a schoolteacher. In the following spring I came ______ into the world. Life became hard, so my mother felt unhappy with it. She told Dad that they must make a _______

My mother had heard of how some famous persons, especially Thomas Edison who was born in a poor family, fought against fate (命运) and achieved greatness and fame (名声，名望). And she hoped that I would some day become a great leader ruling men or cities and Dad should be a successful businessman. So she persuaded (劝说) Dad to give up his job as a farmhand, sell his horse and ______ a small business of his own. And I went to high school and college. She even sent me abroad for ______ education when I graduated from college. Under the drive of my mother’s hope, Dad and I ______ what we have today. Dad runs a big international company and I am a successful lawyer enjoying great fame in my country, ______ not a leader as my mother expected.

Dad said, without my mother, we wouldn’t be what we are today; at least, he would remain a farmhand. ______ he got a lesson of life – sometimes we really need drive from outside.

Flowers are so beautiful that people use them to express their feelings. Flowers are usually sold at high prices. Here is a list of the most beautiful flowers which are in great demand (需求) in market.

	Roses are thought as the king of the flowers. They have everything a beautiful flower needs to have. One can give a rose as a gift to their loved ones. A red rose shows love, a white rose is a symbol (象征) of peace and well-wishes, and yellow stands for friendship and so on.
	Bleeding (滴血的) Hearts appear similar to the heart shape. They are mostly red or dark pink in color. This flower has got its name after its shape. It is found in Korea, Japan, northern China and some parts of Siberia. These flowers being so beautiful are used to show love.
	Sunflowers are bright yellow and has dark shade head at the centre. They are grown to get oil and seeds from the flower. The sunflowers represent cheerfulness, love and happiness. America is the country of origin (起源) for the sunflower, and then it was brought to Russia and other parts of the world.
	The passion flower (西番莲) looks like an Indian bird peacock’s feather. These flowers grow on vines (藤), which makes them climb over the walls of one’s place. This flower has around 500 families, out of which around 60 species produce tasty edible (可食用的) fruit usually named as the passion fruit. The flowers grow in southern and eastern regions of Asia.

As a parent, it’s necessary to know how to best support your child in school. Today we’ll talk about how you can support your child.

1)Your child will be tired. The new school year means a while new schedule(进度表)，so with the period may come a bit of fatigue.

You should:

●Make sure your child get enough sleep.

●Prepare and pack in the evening for the next day of school.

2) Your child may feel nervous. Everything is new! Everything is different!

You should:

●Talk, talk, talk! Ask about the day and ask how he’s feeling.

●Know your child. Maybe he needs a bit of time after school and wants to talk in the evening, or maybe he’s tired in the evening and wants to chat after school. Find it out an follow!

3) Your child wants to do well. He really does. Remember that no matter what last year looked like, this year is a fresh and new start!

You should:

●Make it clear that you want to help him.

●Celebrate successes!

4) Your child really needs you. No matter what he says, your child needs you.

You should:

●Be there when he needs you.

●Know what is going on. Know what your child needs for class and get it for him.

Soon computers and other machines will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes! The program works because everyone’s eyes are different. So in the future you won’t have to remember a number when you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank. You’ll just have to look at the machine and it will be able to tell who you are.

The eye-recognition (眼睛识别) program has already been tested in shops and banks in the USA, Britain, Spain, Italy and Turkey. Soon this technology (技术) will take the place of all other ways of finding out who people are.

However, scientists are also working on other systems (系统). Machines will soon be able to know you from the shape of your face or hand or even your smell! We already have machines that can tell who you are from your voice or the mark made by your finger.

Eye-recognition is better than other kinds because your eyes don’t change as you get older, or get dirty like hands or fingers. And even twins have different eyes. So the eye-recognition program can be up to 94% correct, depending on how good the technology is. However, some other programs may only be 51% correct at present. In Britain, it was found that 91% of people who had tried it said that they liked the idea of eye-recognition.

In the future your computer will be looking at you in the eye. So smile!