1 . A couple in Ohio accidentally dropped off a bag containing almost $100,000 at an Ohio charity shop. Thanks to _________ employees, they got money back. 

The employees were going through _________ last week when they came across a _________.Inside was $97,004. “It was so much cash,” employee Kelsey Croy said. “I looked in the bag and we _________ it right there on the desk. And it was $97,004.” Thankfully, the owners _________ a receipt for tax purposes when they dropped off _________ that morning. The employees _________ called the couple but there was no _________. 

Not wanting to_________ that amount of cash in the store, they called in the Zanesville Police Department. __________ repeated calls, officers finally got a hold of the couple. The couple hadn’t realized the money was __________.They told police they withdrew all their money to another bank. On the way, they __________ at the charity shop to donate a bag of clothes. That’s __________ the money ended up there.“When we finally __________ them,they just asked if they could get it tomorrow,” the officer said. 

The couple has since made contact with the original __________ who found the money to thank them. “I’m just glad that I meet with a bunch of honest and loyal people,” Croy said.

2 . After he retired, Chan Jae Lee, who lives in Brazil, decided to spend his days taking care of his two young grandchildren, driving them back and forth to school and taking the opportunity to spend some quality time with them. But when Lee’s daughter moved her family to Korea, he was left with a gaping hole in his life. “All of a sudden, I had nothing to do and I missed them terribly, ” Lee said.

In 2015, Lee’s third grandchildren was born to his son Ji. He traveled to New York to meet the baby and it was there that Ji suggested his dad begin drawing pictures for his grandkids and posting them on Instagram as a way to keep in touch. “I liked the idea and found a purpose to draw and I learned how to stay in touch with my grandkids around the world, ” Lee said.

Lee shares new pictures daily, which are watercolors of toys, vivid landscapes and imaginative animals—all of them are full of Lee’s imagination. And he draws birthday messages and his favourite places in Korea, and uses his paintings to teach the kids about important Korean traditions. Right now, Lee is able to use his art project to create a bond with the youngest members of his family.

Lee has no formal training in art and he teaches himself how to use different techniques to draw, but fans have fallen in love with his pictures. “The reaction was amazing. I couldn’t have imagined it in my wildest dreams,” Lee said. “What started as a small family project has drawn great attention. ” He is called Grandpa Chan by his followers and achieve fame.

Lee has even been able to sell some drawings online to help fund more trips to see his grandchildren, but the biggest reward for his Instagram influence has been the reaction he’s gotten from his followers. “Seeing what I’ve done, many people start to reconnect to their own passion for drawing and painting and many people share their stories about their grandparents and parents, ” Lee said.

5 . Do you want to be a billionaire? Most of us can’t live like billionaire Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates, but we can read like him. Gates recommended four books.

Leonardo da Vinci, by Walter Isaacson

The best­selling biographer of Steve Jobs and Albert Einstein researched deeply into Da Vinci’s contributions beyond art, highlighting the breadth of his scientific, technological, and creative output.

The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir, by Thi Bui

Gates called this graphic novel “really impressive”. Bui is the daughter of Vietnamese refugees who came to America after the fall of Saigon and becoming a parent inspired her to look into her own parents’ miserable history.

Lincoln in the Bardo, by George Saunders

Saunders, a long­time short story writer, won high praise for this novel. The book imagines the ghosts that haunt (出没于) the basement of Willie Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln’s son, who died at 11 in real life. “Willie’s death after the Civil War made the president have a new understanding of the grief he’s creating in other families by sending their sons off to die in battle,” said Gates.

Origin Story: A Big History of Everything, by David Christian

This new book is by the creator of Big History, a free, online social studies’ course. It traces history in wide, sweeping movements, starting with the Big Bang, and it provides, in effect, a short course in modern science. This is a brief history of the universe.

7 . After a long time of struggling with lung cancer, my father passed away, due to which, my life _______a lot after his death. I took the responsibility of raising the family. In order to _______my sick mother and two younger brothers, I couldn’t help but_______school and work to support my family. However, a thread of hope flashed in those_______days. It was a rainy dusk when I exposed myself to the rain and walked in the street.

Suddenly the rain stopped!_______, I looked up, only to find that “the sky” was a dark blue umbrella. Then a man with a crutch (拐杖) said, “Why not run with an umbrella? I shook my head with_______, but his words shocked me deeply. Without my father’s_______, could I only be a slave to the fate?

While walking together in the rain, I knew he was a promoter from the city. Having received an order from his company, he had to spend_______time on it. Looking at this guy, I had no sympathy but _______. I took the umbrella from his hand. He told me he once had dreamed of being a policeman, but an accident________his dream. His present work was demanding and was not his cup of tea; however, every travelling was a start to him. To his happiness, he never________heart and still “ran” on the road of life.

________by what the man remarked, I became an insurance representative later. After two years’ running, I got my________and the life condition in my family________better gradually.

Everything is so simple: to run without an umbrella! Only when you________the rainy season of your life will there be bright sky ahead of you. Never give up!

8 . Chinese people love food made of flour. In the hands of skilled artisans (手艺人), flour is made into lovely models of people or animals to be enjoyed and played with, which brings a unique kind of pleasure. This art form is called dough figurine (面塑). Among the various art styles of dough figurines, Beijing’s Dough Figurine Lang is a unique folk art, which is filled with the rich history and customs of the capital city. In 2008, it was included in the list of national intangible (非物质的) cultural heritage.

It was created by Lang Shao’an. Most of the dough figurines are animals and characters from legends, historical stories, and local operas. The finished product is either put at the end of a thin stick or on a table for display. Some are mostly for children to eat or play with, with simple forms and vivid decorations, while some are fine pieces of artwork for display only. For this reason, during the making process they are often mixed with additives (添加剂) to better preserve the finished products.

Lang Jiaziyu, born in 1995, is the third-generation inheritor (继承人) of Dough Figurine Lang. When he was 15, he created Beijing Olympic Mascot (吉祥物) shaped dough figurines which were highly praised. He looks a bit more fashionable than other folk artisans. In his skilled hands, pop culture icons (偶像) are popular with young people.

Like most of the other intangible cultural heritage handicrafts in China, Dough Figurine Lang does not get as much attention from the public. Few young people are willing to take the time to master a skill that does not make money, which has led to a decline in the number of those who are devoted to the handicraft. Good handicrafts need the devotion of artisans from one generation to another.

10 . If you have a thought in mind that you can achieve the same goal within less amount of time and hard work by cheating to achieve success, then you shall feel bad later in future. You may have achieved a goal but you choose a wrong path. So, always remember that the path you choose in your life chooses your destination and then you shall not have an option to change it.

It is good to fail though it may take you to terrible feelings of life but in return, you will learn many things that life offers. The struggle is true but after that, the sweet of the fruit will build up your confidence to face any kinds of problem in the future. But if you prefer cheating, then you shall always live in fright.

Honour is like a coat, which you can wear confidently. If you cheat to achieve a goal, then you cannot hide it. Billy was lazy in hard work and used to delay all his work. He always thought of taking a fake degree to enter a big company. When the company CEO asked him to write a program for a certain topic, then he was quite shocked as he was unable to do the work, because he had no knowledge on the programming language and had faked his certificate.

Honour teaches you how to be disciplined. Being well-educated people, we should know what is good for us. It is always good to fail because at the end of the day, you will learn something new that will help you grow much stronger rather than cheating to achieve success, which will make you regret sooner or later.

All in all, success can be achieved via shortcuts but honour can never be. It’s better to live everyday with honour than to cheat.