Pete Roy opened the gate and was turning round when something hit him in the stomach. Pete walked with difficulty a few meters but couldn't make it ____(1)____. The pain was so terrible that he fell to the ____(2)____, fighting to breathe. There was no phone ____(3)____ and Pete, a farm worker, in far north New Zealand, ____(4)____ he was in trouble. What's even worse, he was ____(5)____ except for his dog, Max.

   The ____  (1)  ____ was sharp and there was no way of ____(7)____ help. Then he turned to Max. "Go away back, boy." Max knew something was ____  (2)  ____ wrong and ____(9)____ off up the road, but a few minutes later Max came back, ____(10)____ to leave. Pete sent him back, and after some time he again ____(11)____, alone. "Go away back, go get Angela."

   Angela Rose-Collins, his former partner, ____(12)____ about 500 meters down the road. Max was a regular ____(13)____ to her house and she thought nothing of it when he ran into her ____(14)____. She just sent him away. The third time, Max left with her little pet dog, Roxy.

   Pete saw Max return to the place ____(15)____ he lay, holding Roxy down with a paw (爪子) and refusing to let the smaller dog go until its ____(16)____ arrived.

   By now nearly an hour had passed. Anxiously (焦急的) watching Pete, Max never moved from his position for Angela to come, looking ____(17)____.

   Sure enough, finally Angela arrived, ____(18)____ Roxy. She immediately called the ambulance (救护车) and before long Pete was ____(19)____ to the hospital. The ambulance officers said he probably would not have survived another hour if Max had not gone ____(20)____ help.

When you see my title “5 + 5 = 5”, I know what you are thinking: 5 + 5 does not equal 5. So, please let me   (1)  .

Let’s   (2)   a question: How many times have you heard that you need to have a “long-term” goal and   (3)   on it for the whole length of that “long term”? Let’s assume you have a 5-year goal, and I’m going to tell you how you can know if you are   (4)   on track to achieve the goal.

The first “5” in the equation   (5)   for the 5 people you call friends. I   (6)   you make a list of the 5 people and take a good look at it to see if they either have goals like yours or are   (7)   towards the achievement of a goal the same as your 5-year goal. A key to unlocking the secrets of your   (8)   is to realize the fact that you’ll finally become whomever you often spend time with.

The second “5” in the equation is to make a personal list of the last 5   (9)   you have read. Just for   (10)  : the next time one of your friends is not satisfied with something, ask him what the last 5 books he has read are. You will get one of the two   (11)  : I don’t have the time to read or I don’t   (12)  . The books will decide where your life develops. The   (13)   person reads one book a year after high school. This is why 95% of people are “dead broke” at age 65.   (14)   the greatest computer in the world   (15)   to be programmed in order to work well.

Concentrate on your 5-year goal and realize your 5 friends and the 5 books will decide if you can “hit” your   (16)   or not. Success is   (17)  , but not easy,   (18)   it takes the ability to grow, stretch（伸展）, and search.

5 + 5 = 5... Give it a try and see if it   (19)   for you. I can actually forecast your   (20)  : 5 + 5 = your dream.

People give gifts in almost all societies. Gifts   (1)   festivals and other important occasions (事件或庆典). Some gifts are expensive, or they may take months to create. Others are of less   (2)  , such as birthday cards.

Gift giving is often a process of exchange (交换过程).   (3)   you receive a birthday gift from someone, that person usually   (4)   a birthday gift from you   (5)  . In some cultures, there are certain rules about gift exchange. In Pakistan, for example, there is a tradition called “taking giving.” It   (6)   this way: You give the newly-married couple a gift, and they “repay” you with a gift of higher value. Then you give the couple   (7)   gift. This one should be worth the difference between the first two gifts. The gift exchange continues,   (8)   the same way.

In many ancient cultures, people made   (9)   to their leaders to show their loyalty (忠诚). The Nubians in ancient Egypt are a good   (10)  . They brought gold to the Egyptian kings. Traditions like these   (11)   today in some parts of the world. In parts ofAfrica, for example, farmers may give gifts to the local leaders to   (12)   them for protection.

Today presidents   (13)   bring gifts when they   (14)   a foreign leader. Leaders bring gifts to strengthen relationships between   (15)  , not to emphasize (强调) the power of the gift receiver.

Gifts can   (16)   send special messages. For example, gifts can tell people that we are thinking of them and that we want them to feel   (17)  . Sometimes a gift makes us remember the giver. The gift keeps the   (18)   of a special person and a special relationship alive.

There is no doubt about the good side of gift giving. That is why some people don’t   (19)   the idea that modern gift giving is very wasteful. It is   (20)   that there is an emotional benefit (情感好处) for people who exchange gifts. That is surely enough of a reason for the tradition to continue.

“It’s no use, Mum,” said Johnny .“I’m just no good at dancing.”

“You’ve got to keep trying. Tonight will be    (1)   ,dear. Try a turn with that pretty Lisette.”

Johnny  (2)   . Every Saturday night used to be the best of the week. He and his parents went to the  (3)  at the Club, where his hero, Alcide, played the accordion（手风琴）with the band. But lately everything had changed. Now that Johnny was older, he was  (4)   to dance with a girl!

  (5)  Johnny and his parents arrived at the Club, music had already started. Johnny got up his  (6)   to approach Lisette. “May I have this dance?” Johnny asked. “That’s all right,” said Lisette. Johnny struggled to keep up with Lisette’s  (7)   steps, but he was always one beat behind her. Then Johnny heard his friend Pierre say, “Look! Johnny has two left feet!”  (8)  burst from the crowd. Johnny  (9)  and ran outside, determined never to go to another dance.

The next Saturday, Alcide  (10)   to Johnny’s house for some potatoes. He happened to hear Johnny playing the accordion. Alcide’s eyes  (11)  . “Bring that accordion and play some songs tonight,” Alcide said. Then he drove off, leaving Johnny staring open-mouthed  (12)  him.

At the Club, Johnny scanned the crowd for Lisette and   (13)   her. The band played for a long time before Alcide said, “Dear friends, I got a  (14)  for you tonight. Young Johnny is going to join us!”  (15)  , Johnny stepped up on the platform, his eyes on the floor. He began to play, and the band   (16)  behind him. When the song ended, he heard cheers. Johnny kept playing until the dance was   (17)  “You did a fine job tonight. Play with us again next Saturday night,” Alcide said. “Yes, sir!” said Johnny.  (18)   he went outside, Johnny saw Lisette and her friends near the door. Lisette stepped  (19)   , smiling, “You played really good tonight!” she said.

“Thank you,”Johnny blushed（脸红）.As he walked on, Pierre  (20)  moved out of the way for him to pass.

Johnny patted his accordion. Come to think of it, in his whole life, he had never once seen Alcide out on the dance floor.

Since the popularity of smart phones, people spend lots of time on their phones, either messaging other people,   (1)   news, or playing games.   (2)  I think cell phones have made life more   (3)  , I don’t think spending a lot of time on cell phones is a good idea.

First, spending too much time on cell phones may   (4)   cancer. Scientific studies have   (5)   that low levels of radiation are given off from the batteries of cell phones. Not only that, but phones are constantly using microwaves to send and   (6)   information. Since many people use their cell phones near their heads, long time exposure could eventually lead to some very   (7)   and unhealthy effects.

Secondly, when people spend too much time on their cell phones, they   (8)   on the things going on around them. This has been proven over and over again by   (9)   who use their phones while in their cars. This has been such a major cause of car   (10)  , because drivers are too distracted (使分心) by their phones to   (11)  the road, that most states in the U.S. have banned (禁止) the   (12)   of cell phones while driving. There are also other cases showing how using cell phones can  (13)   people to miss out on the things around them. For example, I went hiking with a friend a few weeks ago. She was so   (14)   to her cell phone the whole time that she missed out on all the   (15)   things we saw on the mountains, and didn’t get a   (16)   to experience the same awe of nature as I was able to experience.

Lastly, spending too much time on cell phones makes people forget how to have normal conversations.   (17)  , when people use text messaging, they use a form of shorthand known as “Netspeak” to   (18)   on the size of messages and make typing them on small keyboards fast and easy.   (19)   this, many people forget how to spell and use grammar   (20)  .

When I was strolling in the park one day, I passed some children selling hot chocolate. One girl asked, "Would you like to help support our park? Itˈs only 50 rents a cup." Of course, I couldnˈt help being extraordinarily  (1)  that kids showed great interest in  (2)   their community. They were having great  (3)   pouring hot chocolate and feeling proud that they were helping a local cause. It was because they  (4)  grasped a basic idea about helping others：It feels   (5)  .

Teaching our children to help others benefits them a great deal.   (6)   brings them peace of mind. Serving those in need also helps children learn to make a  (7)  -that they have the   (8)  to make a positive impact. This   (9)   a sense of control, helping them feel less frightened. It also reassures them that help would be  (10)   if they were ever in danger.

Another important   (11)   is that we are all dependent on each other. When children serve others, they learn to  (12)   someone elseˈs greater need and to   (13)  other people.

There are many other  (14)  of making charity a part of your familyˈs life. You’ll meet new friends and develop relationships. Running a bake sale will give your kids a chance to practice   (15)   such as fundraising, money management, and teamwork. Self-exploration and discovery will   (16)   through their choice of activities.

If a child can become a cheerful, charitable giver, he or she must try different volunteer efforts. When you see them enjoying the   (17)  of them, encourage them to   (18)  .

On my own experience, I can say developing the good   (19)   of charitable giving will become  (20)   to your best family memories and celebrations.

John’s parents acquired the washer when he was a small boy. It happened during World War II. His family never   (1)   a washing machine and, since gasoline was expensive, they could not   (2)   trips to the laundry (洗衣店) several miles away. Keeping clothes   (3)   became a problem for young John’s household.
    A family friend joined the army, and his wife   (4)  to go with him. John’s family   (5)  _ to store their furniture while they were away. To the family’s   (6)  , the friend suggested they use their Bendix. So this is how they   (7)   the washer.
   Young John helped with the washing, and across the years he   (8)  a love for the old, green Bendix. But   (9)   the war ended. When the friends came to take it back, John grew terribly   (10)  .  His mother   (11)   him and said. “You must remember, that machine   (12)   belonged to us in the first place. That we ever got to use it at all was a gift. So, instead of being   (13)   at it being taken away, let’s use this   (14)   to be grateful that we had it at all.”
    The lesson turned out   (15)  . Years later, John watched his eight-year-old daughter die a slow and painful death of leukemia (白血病). Though he   (16)   for months with her death, John could not begin getting over from the   (17)   until he remembered the old Bendix.
    His daughter was a   (18)  . When he realized the simple fact, everything changed. He could now begin recovering from the death of his daughter. He started to see her as a marvelous gift that he was fortunate enough to   (19)   for a time. He felt   (20)  . He found strength and recovery. He knew he could get through the valley of loss.  

No one knows who was the first one to think of riding bikes in the mountains. The   (1)   just seemed fun. The first mountain bikers were from Colorado and Northern California. They had   (2)   done their riding on main roads. Then some of the cyclists   (3)   the mountains nearby. Why not   (4)   on the paths there, too?

The   (5)   was that racing bikes weren’t strong enough. For   (6)   riding, you need a   (7)   bike. It has to have wide tires to hold onto dirt roads, and the bike itself has to be higher off the ground. Stores didn’t   (8)   that kind of bike then, so the cyclists   (9)   their own. The cyclists found   (10)   bikes that had once been popular by   (11)   second-hand markets. They cleaned them up, added strong handlebars(把手), put on heavy-duty tires and made other  (12)   .

Cyclists in different areas heard about mountain biking, and the movement     (13)   . Soon the mountain bikers were teaching themselves tricky   (14)   , such as jumping their bikes over rocks and stones.

In a short time, mountain bikers raced each other down mountain passes. Sometimes they took it   (15)   and just enjoyed the views---- as if they were doing a hike on a bike. To   (16)   injuries, they began wearing safety equipment.

One winter when there was no snow, mountain bikers in Crested Butte, Colorado,   (17)    a “Fat Tire Festival!” Bicycle companies guessed the sports would become very   (18)  . Almost as soon as the companies began producing them in large numbers, mountain bikes became America’s   (19)   type of bike. They’re comfortable and fun to ride,   (20)    you never ride them off-road, away from main roads.

My mom died when I was two years old. She died in an accident when   (1)   to visit her parents. I was in the backseat, and I wasn’t   (2)  . I don’t remember anything about her. The only few things I know are from the   (3)   my dad tells me. I   (4)   with only my dad and myself. I love my dad, but sometimes it was   (5)   like being in elementary school when Mothers’ Day was coming, kids would decorate cards, and so on. To make it   (6)  , there was a “tea party with mom ” day for 2^nd and 3^rd grade when kids and their   (7)   would come during the school day and have   (8)   and snacks. Except that my dad would let me   (9)   those days, we would do something   (10)   together like going to Disneyland. I never exactly felt   (11)   even though I didn’t have a mom.

My dad worked very hard. My mom died right as he   (12)   from Harvard Law, and he tried to be both a good   (13)   and a great dad, but also he tried to play both   (14)   as dad and mom. I remember all the other girls in my 2^nd grade class had hair braided (辫子), and I   (15)   that too. So my dad would braid my hair every morning before   (16)  . It makes me smile just to   (17)   it.

I think about not having mother occasionally, and   (18)   it does bother(使…不安) me, like the   (19)   that on Mothers’ Day my dad and I visit my moms’ grave, and bring her   (20)   yellow roses.

Maybe I don’t have exactly what I want, but I have what I need.

The 1990s saw great changes in the way people communicate. People could send mail without going to the   (1)  , and go shopping without leaving home.   (2)   like email and download became part of people’s vocabulary. The cause of this great change was the

  (3)  .

The idea for the Internet began in the early 1960s in   (4)  . The Department of Defense（美国国防部）wanted to   (5)   their computers together in order to   (6)   private information. In 1969, the ARPA net(an early form of the Internet) first connected the

  (7)   at four American universities. One computer successfully   (8)   information to another. In 1972, scientists shared ARPA net   (9)   the world. They created a   (10)   to send person-to-person messages using ARPA net. This was the   (11)   of email.

Over the next few years, there was a lot of progress made in the world of computing,

  (12)   most people were not using the Internet. Then, in the 1980s, personal computers became more   (13)  . In the early 1990s,   (14)   important things happened:the birth of the World Wide Web in 1991, and the creation of the   (15)   Web browser（浏览器）in 1993.The web made it   (16)   to find information on the Internet, and to move from place to place   (17)   links. The Web and browser made it possible to see information as a website with pictures, sound, and words.

Today,   (18)   of people connect to the Internet to send email, visit websites, or store information on servers.   (19)   are now an important part of our lives and are changing

  (20)   we learn, work, shop, and communicate.