Once a group of 50 people was attending a meeting. Halfway through his talk, the speaker stopped and decided     1     (create) a group activity. He went around the hall and gave each person a balloon (气球). Each one was asked to write his or her name on the balloon     2     (use) a marker pen. Then all the balloons     3     (collect) and put in another room.

The speaker then asked the group to find the balloon which had their name     4    (write) on within five minutes. Everyone was     5     (hurried) searching for their name, bumping (撞) into each other, pushing each other around. At the end of the five minutes, no one could find     6     (they) own balloon.

Now each person was asked to randomly (随便地) collect a balloon and give it to the person     7    name was on it. Within two minutes everyone had their own balloon. When everyone quieted down, the speaker began to talk, saying that this is exactly     8    was happening in our life. Everyone is busy looking for happiness,     9     not knowing where it is.

Our happiness sometimes lies     10     the happiness of other people. Give them their happiness and you will get your own.

Since Brad Ryan began to take grandma Joy on trips to the breathtaking landscapes of America, they     1     (go) through dozens of cross-country adventures.

In 2015, Brad Ryan visited his 85-year-old grandma     2     (live) a simple life on her own, and then he hoped that spending some quality family time with her would help to lift her spirits. When he told     3     (story) of his travels to his grandma, she regretted not seeing more of the world. Then Ryan invited his grandma     4     (hike) with him, and she accepted his idea     5     (cheerful). From then on, the pair travelled to 29 National Parks in total, and had many adventures along the way,     6     has even affected his way of life.

“Life for her now is a lot     7     (rich). It was the look in her eyes that impressed me a lot. "Ryan said , "I love my grandma. She has taught me how to live, I’ve learned to slow down and see the world in     8     different way. There are so many viewpoints and knowledge we can gain     9     our elders. Even if some day she does pass away, I can go back to these places to feel her spirit and feel     10     (connect) to her."

A young man and an old man were waiting for a bus.     1     sat next to each other. “What’s that in your bag?” asked the young man, pointing to a big bag beside the old man.

“Gold. There was nothing but gold,” answered the old man. The young man could not believe his own ears and was     2     great surprise. Then he began to think about     3     to get the money. The old man was very tired and it seemed that he could hardly keep his eyes open. After a while, the old man     4     (lie) down on the chair and fell asleep.

The young man took     5     big bag gently and quietly. But when he was just about to run away, he found a corner of his fur coat was under the old man’s body. Several times he tried to pull it out,     6     failed. At last he took off his coat,     7     (think) that the gold in the bag must cost far more than his fur coat.

Worried but     8     (delight), the young man ran out of the station as quickly as his legs could carry him, until he reached a place     9     he thought the old man couldn’t find him. He stopped and quickly opened the bag but he just found a great many small stones in it. Then he ran back to the station     10     (hurry), only to find that the old man was gone.

When I was in the seventh grade, I had    1    (difficult) behaving. My heart was in the right place, but I couldn’t always follow the rules. I played many tricks    2    my schoolmates. Once, I even pulled a girl’s hair on the school bus to get her attention. As    3    result, I was repeatedly sent to the office of the headmaster. Although I hated going there, I did not hate the headmaster, Mr. Smith.

When he punished me for     4    (put) some ants into a classmate’s pencil box, it didn’t hurt at all, but it did hurt my feelings. I thought so much of him and moments like that seemed    5    (prove) I was hopelessly bad.

When I was called to Mr. Smith’s office for the sixth time, I had no idea what I had done. I felt    6    (disappoint) as I walked down there. I went into his office, sat down, and    7    (look) at the floor. Then he said the last thing I expected to hear. “Kevin, I’ve heard you’ve been behaving really well    8    (recent). I want you to know how proud I am of you.”

Mr. Smith was really kind. He made me realize that I was just a kid     9    had problems with     10    (behave). Mr. Smith gave me some hope by giving me some love. I will just remember him forever.

This morning, they left on a long trip to Hawaii. They were as     1    (excite) as if it were their honeymoon(蜜月).

When my parents married(结婚), they had only enough money for a three-day trip fifty miles from home. They made an     2    (agree) that each day they would put a dollar in a special metal box and save it for a honeymoon in Hawaii for their fiftieth anniversary(周年纪念).

Dad was a policeman, and Mom was a school teacher. They lived in a small house and did all     3    (they) own repairs. Raising five children was a challenge, and sometimes money was short,     4     no matter what emergency came up, Dad would not let Mom take any money out of the “Hawaii account(账户)”. As     5     account grew, they put it in a saving account and then bought CDs.

My parents     6    (be) always very much in love since the day they got married. I can remember Dad     7    (come) home and telling Mom, “I have a dollar in my pocket,” and she would smile     8    him and say, “I know how to spend it.”

When each of us children married, Mom and Dad gave us a small metal box and told us their secret,     9    we found attractive. All five of us are now saving for our dream honeymoon. Mom and Dad never told us how much money they had managed     10    (save), but it must have been fairly large because when they cashed in those CDs, they had enough for the flights to Hawaii and a hotel room for ten days and plenty of spending money.

Do you like trying different things? Are you afraid     1     things that you think you’re bad at?

Last year I started to learn Tai Chi (太极)in order to improve my health and reduce my stress. It was something new for me, and I found it to be quite difficult, very     2    (difference) from anything I’d ever learned before. Small     3    (move) are important in Tai Chi. I was used to being fast and active ,     4     to learn Tai Chi I had to learn patience. Now I’ve found that I’m a much more patient person than before, and Tai Chi isn’t nearly as difficult as it     5    (be ) before.

We tend     6    (like) things we are good at —— that’s normal. For example, I’m naturally very good at badminton and tennis, but I’m very bad at anything     7     involves keeping balance, such as skating, skiing and gymnastics. Tai Chi has     8    (great) improved my balance which has been a very good thing for me.

My point is that you can keep     9    (do) the things you know you’re good at and live in your comfort zone, or you can try something new. If you don’t try new things, you’ll never know what it would be like to try something new to challenge     10    (you). It will definitely pay off in the end.

A young man, while traveling through a desert, came across a spring of clear water.    1    water was sweet. He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to an elder    2    had been his teacher. After a four-day journey, the young man    3    ( present ) the water to the old man. His teacher took a deep drink, smiled    4    ( warm ), and thanked his student very much for the sweet water. The young man went home    5    a happy heart.

After the student left, the teacher let    6    student taste the water. He spat it out,    7    (say) it was awful. Apparently, it was no longer fresh because of the old leather container. He asked his teacher, "Sir, the water was awful. Why did you pretend to like    8    ?"

The teacher replied,“You tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of kindness and love. Nothing could be    9    (sweet).”

We understand this lesson best    10    we receive gifts of love from children. Whether it is a cheap pipe or a diamond necklace, the proper response is appreciation. We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing.