Last spring，Michelle fell in love with kite­boarding，an adventure sport that combines surfing and sailing. So she got a kite­board，took some   41   and a few months later drove out to the Banana River. There she met John，who offered to help her   42   her skills.

One day，John   43   Michelle while his wife，Nancy，stayed behind on a Jet Ski(摩托艇).In that way，there would be   44   to bring back Michelle if she got into trouble. After John gave her a few   45  ，he took off. He’d sailed about three quarters of a mile down the river when he felt the wind   46  .He knew that the stronger the wind grew，the more   47   it would be for Michelle to control her board.  48  ，he turned and started sailing back toward the two women.

Michelle had   49   decided to head for shore. The wind was too strong for her to handle the kite. She prepared to land her   50   by releasing one of the four lines that kept the sail in the air.  51   she didn’t have a chance. She was thrown over the water，still   52   to the kite. Seconds later，a huge wind sent the kite upward. Even more dangerous，the sail’s lines started to twist together，round and round. Michelle   53   to free from the kite. But she failed.

Nancy was several hundred feet away on the Jet Ski and couldn’t get to her   54   enough to help. By then，John had closed in and Michelle felt John   55   her out of the water. As she held his arm，he tried to pull the handle but couldn’t   56   it. Then suddenly，John let go. At that point，Michelle was sure she would die without him holding   57   her. But John had seen Nancy approaching and   58   that he’d have a better chance of helping Michelle. He jumped onto the Jet Ski. As the kite dived down，with all his   59  ，he jumped from the Jet Ski onto the kite and dragged it to the water. Finally Michelle was saved.

This experience hasn’t kept Michelle from loving kite­boarding.“Life is fragile(脆弱的)，but it’s meant to be   60  ，” she says.

Some people cannot learn in ordinary schools. Physical or __46__ illness prevents a child from learning. Today new __47__ are being used in special schools to help the disabled learn. A school is being __48__ in New Jersey, USA. It is called Bancroft. Here the disabled will be trained to __49__ themselves and to get along in the outside world. Bancroft is not surrounded   by__50__of any kind. Its director insists that it be __51__ so that students may gradually develop __52__ relations with the rest of the world. Bancroft students will__53__ in apartments, cooking their own meals, and learning to perform other tasks. As they become __54__, they will buy their own furniture, paying for it out of their own __55__. They will pay for their food, too. They will learn to expect __56__bills for the calls they make every month. As a step toward the goal of becoming __57__, each disabled person will decide what kind of work he wants to be __58__ to do. While some of the training will be __59__ on within Bancroft itself, most of the students will receive __60__ training in nearby towns. They will be trained by town people. After the training has been __61__ completed, the student will work __62__ an assistant and will begin to earn money. After that he will leave Bancroft, __63__ the school will continue to give him help if he needs it. How long will it take a student to complete his training under this new system? The director says, “For some a year will be enough. For others it might take ten years.” For all, however, this method offers new__64__. Many will learn to be__65__and independent, supporting themselves in the world.

I am very lucky because I enjoy my work very much. I'm a fitness instructor at a gym near where I live. I   (1)   six aerobics (有氧运动) classes a week and also tell my students about   (2)   and nutrition (营养学). As they say,“You are what you   (3)   .”

To be honest, I worry about the   (4)   that many people have today. So many people are overweight. And why? Because they eat the   (5)   foods and they don't do any exercise. When you work in an office all day, I know it is difficult to find   (6)   to keep fit, but you   (7)   need to do 20 minutes a day!

It's also very important to have a   (8)   diet, starting with breakfast in the morning. It's not a good idea to   (9)   breakfast although many of us just have a cup of tea or coffee. Eat as much   (10)   food as possible — lots of fruit and vegetables — and   (11)  not to eat too much fried food. When you don't have much time, it's   (12)   to get a takeaway (外卖), but it certainly isn't very good for you!

One   (13)   that a lot of people feel less than 100% fit is that they don't drink   (14)   water. You need to drink two liters a day — and water   (15)  water, not tea, coffee or sugary drinks.

Keeping fit is fun. However, a lot of people think it's   (16)  to go jogging or cycling. They just want to   (17)   their food. Well, of course, it's fine to have cakes and ice cream,   (18)   not every day! I would say we like what our bodies   (19)   and if you eat more healthy food, over time, you might find yourself wanting to eat them more than anything else. Try it, I think you'll be   (20)   !

University was a new experience for me. I hadgrown up in a small seaside town in the southof England, and suddenly I was  (1)  together withpeople of my age from all over the country. Peoplewere speaking in   (2)  that I had only ever heard onTV, and sometimes using words that I had   (3)  heard before.

I had only been at university for about a weekwhen I   (4)  David Pitman, from Blackburn in thenorth of England. We   (5)  that we both playedtennis, and arranged to meet up one afternoon fora   (6)  .

I went to the sports hall at the time weˈd   (7)  ,and went into the changing rooms. David wasalready there, and I could see that he wasnˈtvery   (8)  . He was searching anxiously for somethinginside his bag. He looked up at me as I   (9)  .

“Iˈve   (10)   my keks,”he said.“You havenˈt gotany, have you?”  (11)  I had no idea what he wastalking about. Tennis balls? Shorts? Trainers?What? I said:“Sorry?”David repeated:“Have yougot any   (12)   keks with you?”

Of course, I could have asked him what theword meant,   (13)   I was tooembarrassed(尴尬的)and didnˈt want tooffend(冒犯) him. David sawthe   (14)  on my face, and said:“You know—keks.Shorts. Tennis shorts.”

Now I   (15)   , and luckily, I did have some   (16)   inmy bag. I lent them to him, we   (17)  , and he won.Then we went to get a   (18)  . The woman at thecanteen asked me what I wanted.“Iˈd like a BlackBeauty, please,”Isaid. (Where I   (19)   , thatˈs colaand ice cream.)“What on earth is that?”said thewoman. I   (20)   knew how she felt.

My mind seems always to return to the day when I met Carl. I got on a bus, and   (1)   a place to sit.   (2)   , I spotted a place to sit near the back.

The occupant (占有者) of the   (3)   next to the one I was going for was an older man. Taking the seat next to the man, I began to read the   (4)   I'd been carrying. The man   (5)  next to me introduced himself by asking if I'd read any other books like the one I was   (6)   holding. When I told him I had, he seemed to become  (7)   , and, to tell the truth, so did I.

His name was Carl. He told me about how he loved jazz music and we   (8)   many stories and a lot of laughs. Carl and I   (9)   a lot of different things. The more we talked, the more   (10)   I became at how much the two of us really had   (11)   , despite (尽管) the age   (12)  . Finally, Carl happily   (13)   at his stop. I haven't seen him since then, but the thought of our   (14)   that day never leaves my mind.

Carl really made me think about how much we can learn from each other   (15)   we just break through the barriers ( 障碍) we've got. I mean, I would have   (16)   thought before that day that I could have anything in common with someone so much   (17)   than I. But Carl   (18)  me that no matter what, we're all just people, and that we should make an extra   (19)   to try and get to know our neighbors and people we see every day. If we all took the time to try to   (20)   each other, I think that the world would be a much better place.

Most stress isinternal(内在的), caused by the wayin which we relate to the world and events and peoplearound ourselves. Stress is   (1)   when there is a disconnectionbetween our   (2)   and our reality. When realityfalls short of an expectation, it   (3)   disappointment andthat causes stress.

For example, let us say you drove your car to worktoday, your car was   (4)   in the nearby parking lot, andyou would leave   (5)   today at 5:00 p.m. You probablyhad an expectation that your car would be right whereyou   (6)   it when you got to the parking lot thisafternoon. Well, what if you were to   (7)   at 5:00 p.m.that your car had   (8)   ? I would imagine most of uswould feel some   (9)   if our car had been stolen!

But, what if you returned to the parking lot thisafternoon and your car was   (10)   where you left it thismorning? You would insert the key and drive away.Would you   (11)   stress over finding your car whereyou left it? No. Because when expectation and reality  (12)  , you donˈt feel stress.

  (13)  most of us will experience those larger   (14)   inlife, they are typically few so that our bodies have a   (15)  tocope(应对) and recover. Rather, it is all thelittle disappointments that will really build up ourstress.

The   (16)   ? Bring your realities up to your expectations.How? Through   (17)   daily planning. Makesure that you plan to do the little things you wantand expect to be done   (18)   all the things you“have-to”do during the day. Build a daily action listthat   (19)   both the“have-toˈs”and the“want-toˈs”.Prioritize(排序) this list andhandle them in theorder of their   (20)   to you.

 It's great to be part of a happy family. It is fun to be with people who like you. It is good to feel the   (1)   and the love of the ones who care for you. It is fantastic when you can   (2)   them when you have problems.

   (3)   , it is also true that things are not always easy. Young people want to  (4)   their own personality. Parents   (5)   think they know better. They find it   (6)   to accept that their son or daughter wants to think differently from how they used to think when they were   (7)  themselves. As a result, young people are often unhappy and believe their parents do not   (8)   them.

  Many of my friends would love to be   (9)   of their parents as soon as possible. They would love to have their own place where they can live the life they imagine must be   (10)   . They think that not having a  (11)   who tells them to tidy up their room or get up at a certain time must be paradise(天堂).

  How would I   (12)   if I were asked if I wanted to leave home? First of all, there is the financial situation. Having your own flat costs a lot of   (13)   . Secondly, being completely   (14)   also means a lot of responsibility.   (15)   , I admit I like to be reminded of urgent things I have forgotten to do (   (16)   I would never admit that to my parents). And thirdly, if members of a family accept that everybody is an individual and needs a certain amount of   (17)   , life in a family can be great fun.

    (18)   , I would not like to be on my own too soon. I would say that I am   (19)   living with my family for now and I can   (20)   .

There was once a group of young people searching everywhere for happiness but what they got was only annoyance, bitterness and pain.

    So they   36  Socrates for advice on where happiness   37  . But   38  giving any answers, Socrates asked them to help with building a   39  first. The group of guys had to   40 the task, laying aside their own business of seeking happiness. It took them a long time to cut down a tall tree, gouging out (挖空) the center. Through much effort, they made a canoe out of the tree. They launched the canoe into a river, and then rowed together in it  41__ .

    Socrates asked, “My children, do you have happiness now?” They answered in chorus: “We   _42 be happier!” Socrates added, “That’s it!   43  you are  44_ busy pursuing something to notice anything bitter, happiness will occur.”

    From the story I got to know that happiness   45 hides behind every tiny thing that you are involved in, and that you may only get pleasure through   46 work .

    We may have to   47 pain in our daily life and in the process of   48   happiness. Sometimes we tend to look for happiness in   49  things, like a new car, clothes, etc. True long -term happiness, however, comes from within our   50  and soul. So why not turn suffering into   __51 life, and   52  tears into the light in your heart?   53  in this way can we make it through and find true happiness.

So my dear friends, just remember happiness is a  54 of mind and a matter of choice , and I   __55 you all a life of happiness.