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　　Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column．She had been a school teacher before she retired(退休), but she needed to keep 　　1　　．She was even willing to work without pay．She then offered her 　　2　　 with a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people．Every day she 　　3　　 other old folks like her．By talking with them, she 　　4　　 two things．Old people had abilities that were not 　　5　　．But old people also had some 　　6　　．She found a new purpose for herself then．

　　Through the years, she 　　7　　 to write stories about people for national magazines．There was now a new 　　8　　; old people tike herself．She began to write a newspaper column called“Sixty plus”, which was about 　　9　　 old．She writes about the problems of old people, especially their problems with being 　　10　　．

　　Anna Douglas uses her 　　11　　 ability to see the truth behind a problem．She understands 　　12　　 problems begin．For example, one of her 　　13　　 said that his grandchildren 　　14　　 the houses as soon as he came to visit．Mrs．Douglas 　　15　　 some ways for him to understand his grandchildren．

　　“It’s important to know 　　16　　 about your grandchildren’s world,”says Mrs．Douglas．“That means questioning and listening, and 　　17　　 is not what old people do best．Say good things to them and about them,”she continues．“Never try to 　　18　　 your grandchildren or other young people．Never 　　19　　 your opinion．Don’t tell them what they should do．　　20　　, they have been taught they should have respect for old people．The old should respect them as well．”

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Perhaps the most important person I have ever met is an Italian professor of philosophy who teaches at the University of Pisa．　　1　　 I last met this man 8 years ago, I have not forgotten his special qualities．First of all I was 　　2　　 by his devotion to teaching．　　3　　 swarmed(蜂蛹)into his classroom because his lectures were always well-prepared and clearly delivered, his classroom．He could explain his idea in a(n)　　4　　 way, 　　5　　 understanding as paintings, recordings and guest lectures．Once he even sang a song to 　　6　　 a point．Drinking coffee in the bar, he would discuss subjects 　　7　　 from astronomy to diving with students．He believed that no class hour is a success 　　8　　 the students and the professor share several chuckles(轻笑)and at least one loud laugh．Through his 　　9　　 of humour, he made learning more enjoyable and more 　　10　　．

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　　Exercise is good for you, but most people really know very little about how to exercise properly．　　1　　 when you try, you can run into trouble．

　　Many people believe that when specific muscles are exercised, the fat in the neighboring area is “　　2　　 up．” Yet the truth is that exercise burns fat from all over body．

　　Studies show muscles which are not 　　3　　 lose their strength very quickly．To regain it needs 48 to 72 hours and exercise every other day will keep a normal level of physical strength．

　　To lose weight you should always “work up a good sweat” when exercising．Sweating only 　　4　　 body temperature to prevent over heating．This is 　　5　　 water loss．Once you replace the liquid, you replace the weight．

　　Walking is the best and easy-to-do exercise．It helps the circulation of blood 　　6　　 body, and has a direct 　　7　　 on your overall feeling of health．Experience says that the-20-minute exercise 　　8　　 is minimum amount．

　　　　9　　 your breathing doesn’t return to normal state within minutes after you finish 　　10　　, you’ve done too much．

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　　Ben and his wife Susan were on their way to have dinner with their friends, Ian and Betty．It was a dark, 　　1　　 night, and they did not know the road very well．They 　　2　　 through Crookston until they found 　　3　　 they thought was the road to Dorling, 　　4　　 Ian and Betty lived．　　5　　 it soon became clear that they were not on the road to 　　6　　 at all．The road that they were on was getting 　　7　　, and there were not other 　　8　　 on it．The wind was blowing 　　9　　 with every minute that passed．

　　They came to a small 　　10　　．They drove past a church, and then two houses without lights on．There was 　　11　　 about to tell them where they　　12　　, or where the road went．Just then Ben saw a telephone-box, fifty meters or so further on．While he walked 　　13　　 along the road to see if there was a name outside the church, Susan 　　14　　 Ian and Betty to tell that they were still 　　15　　．

　　Betty was just saying that the 　　16　　 was already rather dry, when Ben came back to the 　　17　　, his head down 　　18　　 the wind．He said that there was a tree 　　19　　 across the road, and that the telephone lines were down, Susan heard 　　20　　 more from Betty about the dinner．

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　　Life is but a hard and torturous(曲折的)journey．It 　　1　　 us to face many difficulties and troubles．Therefore, I 　　2　　 like to say, “No matter what happens, be self-confident．”

　　When I was 14, I suffered 　　3　　 a lack of confidence．I was very timid(胆小的)and overcautious(过分谨慎的)I dared not answer teachers’ questions in class and was 　　4　　 in public．My classmates often 　　5　　 me．I was sad but could do nothing．

　　Later, something happened, 　　6　　 changed my life．It was a speech contest 　　7　　 at our school．My mother persuaded me to take part, which meant that I had to speak in front of all the teachers and students of my school．

　　　　8　　 idea! I could not even collect enough 　　9　　 to talk to a single person alone．But my mother had 　　10　　 confidences in me．She had wonderful dreams 　　11　　 my future．Her confidence 　　12　　 me to take part in the speech．

　　I 　　13　　 a topic most appropriate to me, “Self-confidence and Success”．I tried my best 　　14　　 my whole speech 　　15　　 it more than 100 times before a mirror．With my mother’s great love and encouragement, I 　　16　　 the contest．

　　I could 　　17　　 believe my ears when the news was announced that I had won the first place! I heard 　　18　　 from the audience．Those classmates who once laughed at me，now 　　19　　 me．My mother embraced me and cried excitedly．

　　Since then, everything has changed for me．In 　　20　　 I do, I try to remind myself that self-confidence is the first step towards success．This is true for each single person as well as for a nation．

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　　Obviously, there was a wall separating my father and me．But I was eager for my father’s love．Nobody knew how 　　1　　 I was when I saw other fathers and daughters walking hand in hand．However, for me, it was only a dream．

　　With years going by, I couldn’t 　　2　　 it any more．So I decided to tear down this 　　3　　 into pieces．But I needed courage．

　　Everything began to 　　4　　 after I wrote a letter to my father．I can imagine the 　　5　　 look on my father’s face when he read the letter, which was really a 　　6　　 to him．

　　“I am sorry, my daughter．It is my fault that I have 　　7　　 your feelings．But I 　　8　　, from now on, I’ll try my best to be a good father．” My father told me this later．At that moment, tears rolled down my cheeks．

　　He ignored my feelings before, but now he really 　　9　　 the importance of love and has changed a lot．Now every time I come home from school, my father will talk with me．He will ask me if everything is going well in school．

　　Finally, I have entered my father’s world．I opened the door to his heart．I have succeeded in gaining happiness by my own effort and I’ll 　　10　　 it for ever and ever．He is my father, the only one I have．

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　　I really like the Christmas season．Yesterday, Judy asked me what I 　　1　　 for Christmas more than anything else．I thought for a minute or two 　　2　　 I was really unable to answer the question．

　　Just then I remembered the 　　3　　 gentleman that I met in the Glynn Place Mall last year．He and I sat on a wooden bench outside the KB Toys Store 　　4　　 the kids as they ran wildly in and out of the store．

　　“Never got to 　　5　　 that kind of thing when I was a kid,” he told me．

　　“How come?” I asked him．

　　“Family was just too poor．Never really 　　6　　 had a Christmas,” he told me, as he laughed．

　　“What are you doing this year?” I asked him．

　　“Nothing 　　7　　．Just me and my dog left now,” he told me．

　　“You’re 　　8　　 to come as our guest, to the Christmas party at Sonny’s Bar tomorrow night,” I said．

　　“That’s awfully nice of you fellow．But I really don’t want to 　　9　　 anyone,” he responded．

　　The next day it was a little bit cold and it was 　　10　　．Judy and I took our granddaughter and at about 9∶30 p. m．we 　　11　　 the Christmas party．

There were games, gifts, fun and food for all．I 　　12　　 there watching the children as they ran, and laughed, and clapped their little hands acting 　　13　　 they had not a worry in the world．

　　“That’s the way it is 　　14　　 to be for kids,” I said to myself．

　　As I was looking around the room I saw the same old man that I had 　　15　　 at the mall looking in the rain-soaked window．

　　I 　　16　　 my hand at him and quickly stood up．　　17　　 as I headed towards the front door he disappeared from 　　18　　．I ran outside into the rain, but he was nowhere to be 　　19　　．

　　What do I want more than anything else this Christmas?

　　I want that 90-year-old gentleman to come to the Christmas 　　20　　 this moment．

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　　One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well．The animal cried sadly for hours as the farmer tried to 　　1　　 out what to do．Finally he decided the animal was old and the well needed to be covered up 　　2　　 and it just wasn’t worth it to save the donkey．

　　So he invited all his neighbors to come over and help him．They all grabbed a shovel(铲)and began to shovel dirt into the well．Soon the donkey 　　3　　 what was happening and cried horribly．

　　Then, to everyone’s amazement, he 　　4　　．

　　A few loads of shovel later, the farmer finally looked down the well and was astonished at what he saw．With every shovel of dirt that 　　5　　 his back, the donkey was doing something amazing．He would shake it off and take a step up．As the farmer’s neighbors 　　6　　 to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up．Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the 　　7　　 of the well and walked off!

　　Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt．The trick to get out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up．　　8　　 of our troubles is a stepping stone．We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never 　　9　　!Shake it off and take a step up!　　10　　 the five simple rules to be happy：

　　1．Free your heart from hatred．

　　2．Free your mind from worries．

　　3．Live simply．

　　4．Give more．

　　5．Expect less．

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　　When other nine-year-old kids were playing games, she was 　　1　　 a petrol station．When other teens were studying or going out, she 　　2　　 to find a place to sleep on the street．But she overcame these terrible setbacks to win a 　　3　　 competitive scholarship and gain entry(进入)to Harvard University．And her　　4　　 story has inspired a movie, “Homeless to Harvard：The Liz Murray Story”, 　　5　　 in late April．

　　Liz Murray, a 22-year-old American girl, has been writing a real-life story 　　6　　 willpower and determination．Liz grew up in the shadow of two drug-addicted parents．There was never enough food 　　7　　 warm clothes in the house．Liz was the only member of the family who had a job．Her mother had AIDS and died 　8　　 Liz was just 15 years old．The effect of that loss 　　9　　 a turning point in her life．Connecting the environment 　　10　　 she had grown up with how her mother had died, she decided to do something about it．Liz went back to school．She 　　11　　 into her studies, never telling her teachers that she was homeless．At night, she lived on the streets．

　　“　　12　　 drove me to survive had to do with understanding, by understanding that there was a whole other way of being．I had only 　　13　　 a small part of the society,” she wrote in her book “Breaking Night”．She admitted that she used envy to drive herself on．She used the benefits that come easily to 　　14　　, such as a safe living environment, 　　15　　 herself that “next to nothing could hold me 　　16　　”．She finished high school in just two years and won a full scholarship to study at Harvard University．

　　But Liz decided to leave her top university for a couple of months 　　17　　 this year in order to take care of her father, 　　18　　 has also developed AIDS．“I love my parents so much．They are drug addicts．But I never forget that they love me 　　19　　．”

　　Liz wants moviegoers to come away with the idea 　　20　　 changing your life is “as simple as making a decision”．

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　　After 35 years, we had to move out of our home．How did one say good-bye to a house? As the porters moved our furniture into their truck, I thought 　　1　　 to the nights when thunders and lightning drove our two small daughters from their rooms．These two girls, now grown women came by to say 　　2　　 to their house．They walked from room to room, laughing and crying, 　　3　　 events that shaped their lives．

　　Thirty-five years 　　4　　, we had come to this house with 　　5　　 and hope．Not all the years were joyous．Sickness and loss of dear ones were with us constantly．But always, our comforting house 　　6　　 us and helped renew our spirits．We grew old but not so our house．　　7　　 by tall trees and flowering bushes, it became more beautiful, more 　　8　　, and more solid．

　　The new caretakers of our house were young．We prayed they would be happy．We knew we would never live in our home 　　9　　．But memories are lasting and we have no 　　10　　．

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