Once there was a rich man. But his son had no goal in life and wasn’t happy. One day, he handed his son     1     map and said, “I want you to go to the marked place and find a treasure.”

The son set out and travelled really far, across     2     (forest) and mountains. At last, he reached the place and began to dig. He dug     3     a long time but nothing was found. Tired and sad, he decided     4     (go) back home. On     5     (he) way back, he noticed dancing birds and beautiful flowers. He met the farmers who were     6     (work) happily in the fields. He found everything nice!     7     (final), he got home and his father asked, “How was your journey there? Did you enjoy it?”

“Of course not!     8     I really enjoyed the journey back home and almost     9     (forget) the pain of not finding the treasure.” “Nice things are always there,” the father smiled. “My son, I want you to have a goal.     10     you don’t have a goal, you won’t set out. But if the goal is the only thing in your mind, you’ll miss something nice and won’t be happy. So remember—It’s important to have a goal in life and enjoy the journey as well.”

I have a neighbor. She looks young and beautiful     1     she is over 70. She can do all the housework, read newspapers and learn something new on the Internet. I often see her do tai chi(太极拳）in the morning and dance in the evening.

Last week a reporter from magazine asked her     2     to keep so young and healthy. She replied, “I have a secret(秘诀) for staying young and healthy. It is quite     3    . Keep your mind active(活跃的), be interested in the world     4     you and learn at least one new thing every day, and don’t think you are too old to learn. A friend of mine started to study medicine in a college     5     he was 70 years old. He studied there for 6 years and now he works in a hospital. Another friend of mine started to learn to play     6     at the age of 71. And now he is good at playing tennis. Some people may think keeping learning is easy only     7     young people. In fact, everyone can make it”

Please tell this story to your family. It would be a good start to follow the old woman’s     8    . I hope all the people will stay young and healthy.

【推荐2】September 5, 2021

Today is the     1     (five) day of the new term. It was raining when I was     2     the way home after school.     3     (luck), I took my umbrella. When I passed a corner near my house, I saw     4     grandfather. He was carrying an umbrella and a basket of apples. Suddenly, I     5     (hear) a cry, “Help!” Then I saw the grandpa was     6     (fall) down and the apples were dropping on the ground. I helped     7     (he) stand up right away, and picked up the apples into the basket. After that, I sent the grandpa to his house. When we arrived at his home, my     8     (foot) were both wet in the rain. He said “Many thanks to you! You are such a     9     (help) boy!” to me. I was very happy b    10     I helped someone in need.

【推荐3】Holding doors open for people behind you, picking up litter, thanking people. . . these acts of kindness seem very     1    . But students at James Middle School know that such small acts make the world a better place.

Eighth-graders from James Middle School, took part in the Random Acts of Kindness Week    2    March 31 to April 4. During the week, they tried their best to do kind things for others. Celeste Murray, an English teacher at the school, started the activity. Since she was little, she has always tried to do small acts of kindness in her daily life. “I believe the world is    3    by small things,” she told the newspaper The Daily Times. Over the week, to her surprise, Murray also    4    great changes in her class.

Before that, she always needed to ask her    5    to push the chairs in or turn off the lights before they leave the classroom. Now, the students do those things by    6    . “The teachers have a lot of work,” Said Jordon, one of Murray’s students. He learned to care more about others. Eliza,    7    student, gave out more praises（赞扬） to others. “It makes them feel happy and successful,” she said. The activity made students feel that they can make a difference. Hailey decides to continue to do at least one act of kindness every week,     8    busy she is. She believes her acts could encourage others.