2 . In a small village there lived a lazy Brahmin Ramdas. He would do nothing but daydream all day. One sunny afternoon, Ramdas was very _________. He said, “What a beautiful day! How I wish I could go back to sleep. But I have to go out and get my food.” After bathing, Ramdas took out a bowl and out to _________. By begging the whole day he managed to get a pot full of _________.

“It is this pot of milk that is going to make me _________,” he thought. “I will use it to make butter. From the butter, I will be _________ to make ghee (酥油). I am really clever! I will then go to the _________ and sell the ghee,” his dream _________. “With the money I get, I will buy a pair of goats. They will have _________ after six months. Soon I would have an entire herd of goats.”

“How _________ I am,” he thought. “The day I become a rich businessman I will build a big house right in the middle of the village. There will be a splendid garden and a swimming pool in front of the house. Early morning I will __________ in the blue waters of the pool.”

Deep in his __________, he struck out with his foot, breaking the __________, and drenching (使湿透) himself with the milk. He saw the broken pot and cried. He lost whatever he had because of his __________ and daydreaming.

Laziness is the biggest __________ of our life. If you are lazy then you will not acquire any significant (重要的) position in your life and will always have nothing. Laziness is a __________ who slowly steals everything from us. If you want to become successful in your life and career, please overcome the devil laziness.

4 . Eddie McCarthy was watching the local TV news when he suddenly saw a _______ face on the screen: Roman, one of his high school math students, His parents were _______ looking for a live kidney (肾) donor for him. McCarthy decided he would get a blood test to see if he might be a_______ match.

Roman’s kidney s were failing, and he would likely have to wait three to five years for a donor kidney, _______ more than 92,000 people were on the waiting list.

Roman’s mother said, “Every birthday was bittersweet, knowing that Roman was getting closer to _______ a kidney transplant (移植).” His parents began an all-out _______ for a living donor two years ago.

Then in February, their _______came after McCarthy saw them on the local news. McCarthy got a blood test at a local clinic and _______that his blood type was O positive like Roman’s. He soon did more tests. At the end of June, he _______news that he would be a great donor match for Roman.

When the hospital ________ in June that the operation would be performed, Roman's parents began to shed tears.

Roman’s transplant went smoothly, and he was pretty much back to being a ________ 15-year-old kid. His parents’ friends ________ a GoFundMe account for him to help pay the expense.

“Everyone in our family will forever be ________ for what the donor did,” Roman's mother said. “We hope that McCarthy’s ________ will give hope to others who are ________ what we did, and that they’ll also find donors.”

5 . I did an online order for my family and went into the store to pick it up. It was a big one ________ my youngest daughter’s second birthday. The young man Adrian was lovely and ________ my order. Happy mum I was and ________ with trolley (小推车) full of groceries. 5—10 minutes later I got four missed ________ from a number in Sydney. ________ it must be a scam (诈骗的) call as I lived in Melbourne, I thought. Luckily an online gentleman left a ________. When I ________ it, I had gotten home and put my daughter down for her afternoon sleep.

When I called back, The online gentleman told me that Woolworths Gladstone Park was trying to ________ me to let me know that they ________ left some cold stuff out of my trolley order. I ________ to the gentleman online that I had just put down my baby to sleep and unfortunately I could not return to the store to collect my ________ groceries. The online gentleman was so ________ and said he would call the store and see if they could ________ it to me, free of charge. I was so grateful to hear this.

Half an hour later the lovely Adrian from Woolworths Gladstone Park, who ________ me earlier personally dropped off my order. That totally ________ me and he even gave me a box of chocolates to say sorry.

Mark was a 11-year-old boy. One day he was selling magazines for his school fees, walking up to a house that people rarely visited. The house was very old and shabby and the owner hardly ever came out. When he did come out, he would not say hello to his neighbors or passers-by but simply just glared at(怒视) them. It was said that the old man’s name was Henry.

Mark knocked on the door and waited, sweating due to fear of the old man. Mark’s parents told him to stay away from the house, and a lot of other neighborhood children were told the same thing by their parents.

Dusk found Mark wandering and hesitating(犹豫) what to do. As he was ready to walk away, the door slowly opened: “Why are you standing here?” the old man Henry said impatiently. Mark was very afraid but he had to sell a certain number of magazines for his school fees... So he got up the courage and said, “Uh, sir, I am selling these magazines and, uh, I was wondering if you would like to buy one from me.”

Henry just stared at Mark without saying a word. Mark could see that Henry had dog figurines(小雕像) on the shelves inside his house. “Do you collect dog figurines?” Mark asked. “Yes, I have many collections in my house. They are my family here and they are all I have.” Mark then felt sorry for Henry, as it seemed that he was a very lonely soul.

“Well, I do have a magazine here for collectors. It is perfect for you. I also have one about dogs since you like dogs so much.” Henry was ready to close the door on the boy and said, “No, boy. I don’t need any magazines of any kind, now goodbye.”

Mark was sad that he was not going to achieve his goal of selling a certain number of magazines. He was also sad for the old man being so alone in the house that he owned. Mark went home and then had an idea. He had a little dog figurine that he had got some years before from an aunt. The figurine did not mean so much to him since he had a real living dog and a large family.

Mark held the dog figurine and ran out of his house.

Mark’s contact and communication with Henry made a difference to Henry’s life and character.

Jane was still sleeping when the phone rang in the living room. She opened her sleepy eyes and looked at the clock on the table. It was already nine o’clock! Although Jane was still very sleepy, she knew she had to get up because her mother was working in her office and she couldn’t expect her younger brother Tom, who was sleeping like a pig, to answer the Phone. She quickly put on a coat and ran to the living room. When she picked up the receiver, on the other end came the warm greeting, “Good morning!”

It was from her father, who was a seaman and rarely came back. Suddenly, Jane’s sleepiness disappeared.

Born in a not-so-rich family, Jane and Tom felt the stress of life, but they were happy to enjoy the family atmosphere. At school, they were straight-A students and took part in various after-school activities. They were the pride of the family.

“Good morning, Dad. Why do you call us so early on the weekend?” Jane said and pretended to be annoyed. “Tom and I have been very nice recently.” “My dear, today is your mother’s birthday, and I have ordered a cake online and it will be sent to our home late in the afternoon. Do remember to take the cake. It is my surprise for your mother.”

Hearing her father’s words, Jane felt a little ashamed. How could she forget her mother’s birthday?!

While she was chatting with her father, Jane looked around the room and saw a lot of dirty clothes on the sofa. The floor hadn’t been cleaned for a few days since her mother had to work all this week.

She looked at the clock again and was sure that she still had enough time to prepare a surprise for her mother.

“Well, Dad, now I’m going to wake Tom up. We will give Mum a surprise, too!” Jane said and hung up the telephone.

Jane hurried to Tom’s room and shared her plan with him.

“Happy birthday, Mum!” Jane and Tom shouted when their mother opened the door.