One day when some government officials(官员) were rebuilding a house, they found a mouse hole in a corner and used smoke to make the mice inside come out. A while later, they saw mice running out, one after another. But they saw two mice didn’t run away immediately. It seemed that one was trying to bite   ( 咬 ) the tail of the other.

Everyone was puzzled, so they came nearer to take a look. They realized that one of the two mice was blind, and the other was trying to make the blind mouse bite his tail in order to pull   the blind one with him to run away.

During the meal time , they started to talk about the two mice. One serious American said, “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of king and guard.”

A smart Frenchman said, “I think the relationship between them was that of husband and wife.”

A Japanese said,“ I think the relationship between them was that of mother and son.”

At that moment, one Chinese asked, “Why did those two mice have a certain relationship?”

Suddenly, they looked back at the Chinese. The American, the Frenchman and the Japanese who had spoken earlier all lowered (低下) their heads in shame, and didn’t answer.

In fact, the great love is not built on friendship or blood relationship. Instead, there’s no relationship.

Do you think you are too shy?     46     So, just try the following things:

Be open to others. Tell people you are shy. There is no need to hide it. When they get to know you are a shy kid, they will understand you better. This also helps you feel more comfortable in talks.

    47     When you smile, people think you are friendly and easy to talk with. Remember that other people have feelings, too and most people will stay away from an angry-looking face.

    48     If you find it hard to start a conversation, say something nice about people around you. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn’t it make you want to keep talking to that person?

    49     Think more about ways to enjoy parties or games. Don’t waste time worrying about your look or whether people like you or not. You will become relaxed and find it’s not so hard to talk with others.

    50     Each time when you say “Hi!”or smile at someone, say to yourself “You can make it.” Keep trying and one day you’ll never feel shy when you talk to others.

Lots of junior high school students enjoy sports. My classmates and I had a lot of     61     at our school sports meet last week.

It was pretty special for me because I     62     the 800-meter race for the first time. Though I ran hard every day, I was still uneasy on the day of the meet.

As we lined up, my arms were shaking and my heart was beating     63    . Facing the endless runway, I felt like a boat facing the wind and rain. Just then, the starting gun went off and all the     64     rushed out like tigers running down a hill. I didn’t realize that I’d run so fast that I used up almost all my energy until I finished the first lap. But I had to keep running for the last 100 meters. Looking at the runners in front of me, as they got     65     to the finishing line, I really wanted to stop running and sit down. With my     66     strength, I ran to the end of the track.

I ended up coming in the     67     place. This might have     68     a little achievement to other people, but it made me feel happy and excited. I pushed myself to my limit.

In 1989, a boy was born in Sweden(瑞典). No one knew that this boy would become a legend (传奇). This boy’s name was Tim Bergling, who later became known as AVICII.

AVICII is a famous DJ and a producer of electronic dance music (EDM). His songs are different from those of other producers. He mixes jazz and country music with EDM. His songs are refreshing (使人振作的) and full of power.

Some people say AVICII’s songs should have been sung by Taylor Swift. But he doesn’t think so, as he values the singers who are not famous but are still talented.

AVICII is so popular that some of his fans say God listens to his music. Unfortunately, AVICII died at the age of 29. Maybe he really needed to rest in peace. But his songs will last forever.

80. 假设你叫李平，你的美国朋友David近期来到了中国，并且要到一个中国朋友家里做客，他对有关礼仪不是很了解，请你根据下列提示给他写一封电子邮件，给他一些建议。

I’m glad to hear you’ve come to China.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I’m looking forward to seeing you soon.

Yours,

Li Ping