In Africa, when the antelope (羚羊) wakes up every morning, the first thing     1     comes into his mind is, “I must be able to run     2     (fast) than the fastest lion,     3     I will be killed by a lion.” And at just the same time, the lion     4     (wake) out of his dream, and the first thing     5     (take) up his mind is: “I must be able to catch up with the slowest antelope, otherwise I will suffer     6     the death.” So almost at the same moment both the antelope     7     the lion jump to their feet, and choose     8     (run) toward the rising sun. Such is life —    9     you are an antelope or a lion, you ought to run forward with     10     (brave) when the sun rises.

As a man was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped, confused by the fact    1    these huge creatures were being held by only a thin rope tied to their front leg. No chains, no    2     (cage). It was obvious that the elephants could, at any time, break away from their bonds. But for some reason, they did not.

He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these elephants just stood there and made no attempt     3    (get) away. “Well,” the trainer said, “when they were very young and much     4     (small), we used the same size rope to tie them, and at that age, it was enough to hold them. As they grow up, they     5     (condition) to believe they cannot break away. They believe the rope can still hold them,    6    they never try to break free.”

The man was amazed. These elephants could at any time break free from their bonds but because they     7     (believe) they couldn’t, they were stuck right where they were.

Like the elephants, how many of us go through life    8     (hang) onto the belief that we cannot do something,    9     (simple) because we failed in it once before?

    10     (fail) is part of learning. We should never give up the struggle in life.

We always have colorful dreams. When people    1    (face) with a setback (挫折), most of them will feel sad and complain about it. Whenever there is    2    competition, I would like to take part in it, but    3    (fail) make me upset.

One rainy day after I had failed once more, I walked along a path and unfortunately I fell down. I burst into tears. For a long time, I just sat where I fell down.    4     (look) at the footprints I had left behind, I thought of walking on the path in sunshine.

Thinking of that, an idea    5     (strike) me. There will be no footprints    6     (leave) on sunny days, but on rainy days there will be. The    7     (heavily) we fall down, the deeper our footprints will be.

Certainly, a smooth life is what we long for, but how can we see the rainbow    8    experiencing a rainy day? Frustration is sure to slow our advancement,    9     because of it, each of our steps leaves a print. Those who live    10     (smooth) can leave nothing behind. They can never experience the same enjoyment as those who succeed after having failed for many times.

Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to get a seat by myself. Just then,     1    air hostess approached me and asked, “Would you mind    2     (change) your seat? A couple would like to sit together.” The only possible seat was next to a girl with her arms in casts(石膏）, a black-and-blue face, and a sad    3     (express).“No way am I going to sit there,” I thought    4     (immediate). But a soft voice spoke, “She needs help.” Finally, I decided to move to that seat.

The girl was named Kathy. She    5     (hurt) in a car accident and now was on her way for treatment .

When the snacks and juice arrived, it did not take me long to realise that Kathy would not be able to feed    6     (her). I considered offering    7     (feed) her but hesitated , as it seemed too impolite to offer a service to a stranger. But then I realised that Kathy’s need was more important    8    my discomfort. I helped her eat, and although she was uncomfortable, she accepted. We became closer and closer in a short period of time. By the end of the five-hour trip, my heart had warmed, and the time was really better spent than if I had just sat by myself.

Love sometimes flows beyond human borders and removes the fears    9    keep us separate. When we offer to serve another, we grow to live in a    10     (large) and more rewarding world.

It was Mother’s Day morning last year. My son, a five-year-old boy     1    ( name) Tom, and I were leaving the supermarket after shopping. Suddenly an old woman    2    (fall)over at the entrance and hit her head on the ground.Her husband was with her,but the woman was    3    (serious) hurt and shaking with pain.

At the front of the supermarket a charity group was selling some beautiful     4    (flower)to raise funds. Tom wanted    5    (buy)the lady a flower. “It will make her feel better” he said. I was    6    (surprise)that he’d come up with such a sweet idea. So we went to the flower seller to buy a flower    7    the lady. By now rescuers had arrived,and they were    8    (take) care of the injured woman. As we walked up to her,my son became scared by all the blood and medical equipment. He said he was just too scared to go up to her.

Instead I gave the flower to the woman’s husband    9    told him,“ My son was very upset for your wife and bought her this flower to cheer her up. ”At that moment,the old man was moved and said,“Thank you so much,you have     10    good son. Happy Mother’s Day to you. ”

The man then gave his wife the flower,telling her who it was from. Although badly hurt,the old lady looked up at Tenyson with thanks in her eyes and gave him a little smile.

9 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Why is setting goals important? Goals can help you do, be and experience everything you want in life and goals allow you     1     (make) your life happen.

Successful people imagine how their life should be and set lots of     2     (goal). By     3     (set) goals you are taking control of your life. It’s like having a map to show you where you want to go.

Think of it this way. There    4     (be) two drivers. One has a destination in mind which can     5     (find) on a map. She can drive straight there without any wasted time or wrong turnings. The other driver has no goal     6     destination. She starts off at the same time from the same place as     7     first driver, but she drives aimlessly around, never getting anywhere, just using up gas. Which driver do you want to be?

Winners in life set goals and follow through on them.     8     (success) people just let life happen by accident. Goals aren’t difficult to set, and they aren’t difficult to reach. It’s up to you to find out what your goals     9     (real) are. You are the one     10     must decide what to achieve and in which direction to aim your life.

There is a tradition in my school     1    when the College Entrance Examination is less than a month away, students in the    2    (low)grades, from Senior 1 to Senior 2, all     3    (gather)together on the ground in front of the teaching building and cheer on the Senior 3 students who are standing upstairs. It wasn’t until I    4    (person)took part in the activity that I understood the real     5    (mean)of it.

I was in Senior 2 at the time.     6    that special night, all the Senior 3 students stood in the corridors(走廊)and looked down at the younger students below. Various     7    (cheer)started to resound throughout the school, wave after wave. “Believe in yourself!You deserve to win!”

    8    (see)everyone’s smiling faces around me, I thought of     9    famous quote from the American philosopher Henry David Thoreau: What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.

Soon it will be my turn     10    (bless)in this way, which also means I will have to say goodbye to my school. Sad as it will be, being cheered on by so many students will still be one of the brightest times of my life.