A man was really worried about his son, who was sixteen years old     1     had no courage at all. So the father decided to call on a Buddhist monk     2    (train) his child.

The Buddhist monk asked the boy’s father to leave his son in the temple and     3    (say) that he would make him a man of     4    (brave) within three months. However, you can’t come to see him during that period.

Three months later, the boy’s father returned. The Buddhist monk arranged a boxing match between the child and a     5    (profession) boxer (拳击手).

Each time the boxer hit the boy, he     6    (fall) down, but at once the boy stood up.

Several times later, the Buddhist monk asked, “How do you like your child?”

“What     7     shame!” the boy’s father said. “I never thought he could be so     8    (easy) knocked down. I shouldn’t have left him here at all.”

“I’m sorry that’s what you see. Don’t you see that each time he falls down, he stands up again instead of     9    (cry)? That’s the kind of courage you wanted him to have.”

If each time you are knocked down and you have the courage to stand up again, then you can be proud     10     yourself.

Chinese singer-songwriter Liu Shuang was on a journey to Beijing when he received a message,     1     (say) that his song Mohe Ballroom had gone viral (走红). However, he didn’t take it     2     (serious) until he learned that footage of the song had been viewed more than 10 million times.

The song     3     (inspire) by Liu’s trip in 2019 to Mohe, Heilongjiang province,     4     he met an elderly man dancing alone in a ballroom.“I was curious and danced with him. We talked for     5     while during a break when I learned about his story,” said Liu, who later wrote an article     6     (title) Goodbye Evening Star, and posted it online.

The elderly man lost his wife and he has not remarried, so he often visited the old ballroom ad danced alone     7     (remember) the times he and his wife spent there.

Millions of people have been touched by the song and the story behind it.     8     (video) featuring elderly men dancing alone have appeared on social media platforms. The song’s huge     9     (popular)has also made Mohe an in-demand tourism destination. Visitors flood to the city to see the ballroom, in the hope     10     meeting the elderly man. Moreover,local residents have become curious about the ballroom,which they had never noticed before.

One day, about ten years ago, while     1     (work) at the cash register (收银台) in the gift shop at my University Museum of Natural History, I saw an elderly couple come in     2     a little girl in a wheelchair. As I looked closer at this girl, I found that she     3       (fix) on her chair. I then realized she had no arms or legs, just a head, a neck and upper body,     4     (dress) in a little white skirt. When I took the money from her grandparents, I looked back at the girl, who was giving me the most optimistic, and     5     (large) smile I had ever seen. All of a sudden, her handicap was     6     (go) and all I saw was this beautiful girl, whose smile just melted me and     7     (instant) gave me a completely new sense of     8     life was all about. She took me from a poor, unhappy college student and brought me into her world: a world of smiles, love and     9     (warm).

I’m a successful businessman now and whenever I think about the troubles of the world, I think about that little girl and     10     remarkable lesson about life that she taught me.

Buying new clothes and mobile phones will certainly bring you happiness, while it can only improve your happiness in a very short period of time. Why not try something new to improve your sense of     1     (achieve) and improve your life for a long time? Running may be a good choice for you.

Take me for example, I have never been very     2     (interest) in running. After a recent physical examination, I found that I was suffering from fatty liver due to lack of exercise.     3     was only then that I realized that I really needed to start running. One day after work, I decided     4     (run) a long way. Although my leg was hurt on the road and it was very painful, I found something satisfying, which other methods of entertainment could not give     5     me. I was full of confidence. For the next few days, I continued to run in this way. By     6     (exercise) every day, my heart and lung function has been     7     (great) improved, and my fatty liver has recovered. Last week I ran my first half of the marathon, in     8     I competed with about 100 young athletes, and I successfully     9     (cross) the finish line with great determination.

It took me a long time to realize that something as simple as running 30 minutes a day can positively improve your life. You will become     10     (strong) and healthier. You will force yourself harder than you think, and it will make you more efficient at work.

In ancient China lived an artist whose paintings were almost lifelike, which made him proud of     1    (he), One day the king wanted to get his portrait (画像) done so he called all talented artists to come and present their finest work. The artist was sure his work would prove the best.    2    when he presented his work to the king’s official, the old man laughed and told him the king was not likely     3    (choose) it. The wise old man told him to travel to the Li River where he could learn a little from the     4    (great) artist in the world.

Out of     5    (curious), the artist packed his bags and went there     6    person. When he asked the villagers on the banks of the river     7    he could find the legendary (传奇的) artist, they smiled and pointed down the river. The next morning he set out to find the well-known     8    (paint). He was impressed by the mountains being silently reflected in the water as the small boat moved     9    (gentle) along the river. When he eventually passed the milky white waterfalls and blue mountains which     10    (surround) by soft clouds, his breath was taken away by the greatest artist on earth—Mother Nature.

One day, I took my daughter to the park. As soon as we got there, my daughter     1     (run) to the swing (秋千) and asked for a push. When I was helping my daughter, I noticed another girl trying to make her own swing    2     (go) high by herself. Her old grandmother was sitting on the chair nearby and smiling at us. Happily, my daughter     3     (push) higher and higher by me.

Then I walked towards the little girl. I asked     4     I could give a big push to her. She smiled and said “Yes”. For the next hour, I pushed the swings, and played     5     my daughter and the little girl. When we went home, I was tired     6     very happy.

One day two years    7     (late), after a day's work, I went to pick up my daughter before going home. While I was waiting outside the school gate, a little girl smiled     8     (sweet) at me and gave me a big hug. As I watched her run away, I realized that she was the girl whom I gave a big push in the park.

So far, I couldn't forget her sweet smile and the warm hug that she gave me. In fact, if we give love to others, love will find its way back to us. It may travel from heart to heart     9     it may blossom(开花) in the heart. The love we share, the     10     (kind) we give, and the happiness we create will come back to us with a pleasant surprise.