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.

A firefighter prevented a woman from being hit by a train

It was late, about 10:15p.m. Esposito    1    (get) off the train at Bellport, New York, went to her car and started driving home. She was so familiar with the road    2    she almost drove automatically turned left to the Station Road, then another let onto Montauk Highway, and then — bam! When Esposito’s car had just crossed the two railroad    3    (track), it hit a big tree and was pushed back.    4    (injure) but mostly shocked by the crash, she    5    (trap) in the car.

As it happened, John was just about to go to sleep when he heard a sharp noise and saw    6    accident not far outside his bedroom window.    7    a volunteer firefighter, John, who was 65, fetched a flashlight and rushed out without hesitation. He discovered Esposito’s car straddling (横跨) the railways. And then he heard the train alarm go off,    8    signaled a train’s arrival.

    9    (immediate) John rushed to Esposito’s car but the driver’s door couldn’t be opened due to the crash, so John ran to the other side and managed    10    (open)another door. Finally he got Esposito out to safety. Several seconds later, the train crashed into the car.

I got the chance to receive $ 100 from a company to complete an act of     1     (kind) to help others. I thought it     2     (be) cool to make little gift baskets for people at the shelter. I thought of this idea as I remembered how     3     (joy) gift baskets are, and how those at a shelter would probably love them. When I entered the contest, I never thought I could win it. When they sent an email informing me     4     my opportunity, I was     5     (shock); I thought it was a mistake. I knew after that email that I had a lot     6     (do) in a little time. The planning part for the baskets was perhaps the     7     (hard) thing to do. I had to figure out when and where I should hold the assembling (聚集) of the gift baskets and     8     I would call them. I had to decide what to buy with the $ 100 and how to tell people about the event. I ended up     9     (decide) to call my project “Smile Baskets”, because     10     (hope) each basket would make a person smile. The women’s baskets were filled with beauty products and food treats. I filled the kids’ baskets with toys.