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　　The following is a true story．It shows that potential(可能性，潜力)discovered may lead to success．

　　A young man traveled by train．As it was running across a 　　1　　 passengers looked out of 　　2　　 idly and aimlessly．When the train came near a bend it 　　3　　 and then an unadorned(简陋的)house came into 　　4　　．It was so obvious 　　5　　 the deserted landscape that everybody on the train turned to：“　　6　　” it with eyes wide open．Some passengers 　　7　　 began a discussion about it．

　　The young man was also 　　8　　 by the scene．On his return he 　　9　　 the train at the nearest station and found his 　　10　　 to the house．Its 　　11　　 told him that troubled by the 　　12　　 of the train he wanted to sell the house but 　　13　　 would buy it．

　　Soon after the young man 　　14　　 thirty thousand dollars for the house, regarding it as a 　　15　　 site for advertisement．It was facing the railway 　　16　　 where the train had to slow down and the 　　17　　 passengers would cast their eyes at the house to 　　18　　 themselves．

　　He managed to get 　　19　　 to big companies and tried his best to convince them of the advantage of the place for 　　20　　．Finally the Coca-Cola Company took a lease on(租用)it to put up promotion signs．The young man was paid 180 thousand for a three-year rent．

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　　Robert performs his 24-foot boat past young willow(柳树)trees that stick out of the waters of the Mississippi River．　　1　　 dances off maples(枫树), their branches heavy with 　　2　　 spring leaves．But a 　　3　　 inspection discloses trouble behind the beautiful sight．Rubbish is 　　4　　 in a logjam(浮木阻塞)and hangs from the tree’s branches．

　　For the next three hours Robert and his team pull plastic bags, tanks, bottles and 　　5　　 bowling pins out of the water．Then they 　　6　　 for a picnic table caught in the trees．Welcome to the Mississippi River Beautification Project begun in 1997 with Robert’s one man 　　7　　 to pick up rubbish 　　8　　 a 400 mile stretch(伸展)of the 2340 mile river．That year, often working 　　9　　, the 22-year-old fellow cleaned 150 miles of shoreline．

　　At first the project appeared 　　10　　 and useless．But Robert tried his best to find 　　11　　, and with their backing, he soon had a new boat and five-man 　　12　　－the Boom Crane Crew．Last year the crew 　　13　　 from the water 44 055 gallon drums, 1104 tires and enough plastic bags to 　　14　　 a football field．Much of the waste will be 　　15　　．

　　“Robert’s operation is the only one actually in 　　16　　 on the river,” says Mark of the Mississippi River Basin Alliance, a union of environmental groups．“It’s the 　　17　　 I have ever seen in 20 years, and he is inspiring others to do the 　　18　　．”

　　“The river has given me a livelihood and brought me so much 　　19　　,” Robert says, “I want to do something in 　　20　　．”

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　　Long long ago，human beings used to walk barefooted．A king happened to travel 　　1　　 into the countryside．He was greatly troubled by the rugged(崎岖的)　　2　　 where gravel(碎石)and broken stones pricked(使刺痛)and numbed(使麻木)his 　　3　　．When he returned to his palace he issued an order that all the roads be 　　4　　 with cattle hide(牛皮)．He thought it was beneficial not only to 　　5　　 but also to the people and 　　6　　 walking would no longer be a painful thing．

　　But 　　7　　 all cattle in the kingdom were killed there 　　8　　 not be enough hide to get the work done．Evidently(明显地)it was a stupid 　　9　　．As it was an imperial order people could do nothing but shake their heads and 　　10　　．At this juncture a clever servant in the palace 　　11　　 to make a suggestion．“Your Majesty，why don’t take an easier way? You don’t have to mobilize so many people，to have so many oxen killed，nor so much money 　　12　　．What you have to do is simply to cover each of your feet with a piece of hide．” Surprised and 　　13　　, the king immediately changed his mind and adopted the 　　14　　．

　　This is 　　15　　 to be the origin of using leather to make shoes．Though it sounds 　　16　　 and strange，it inspires us to think．It is much easier to change 　17　　 than to change the world．So it will be much better for one to change oneself before one 　　18　　 an attempt to change the outer world．Why don’t try to put yourself on the 　　19　　 of the person you deal with? You will find it easier to solve a problem 　　20　　 you change your way of thinking．

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　　Few other nations are so much interested in horseracing．The famous races Ascot are held every year and followed by sports fans all over England．The king or the queen also attends 　　1　　 and presents the winner with a gold cup．To 　　2　　 this gold cup is the dream of every owner of a race horse．All newspapers, great and small, are full of detailed descriptions of the 　　3　　, and the name of the 　　4　　 winner of the Ascot cup is pronounced by everyone 　　5　　 of a great hero．

　　It happened once, however, some seventy years ago, that the gold cup was stolen a few days before the race! The police 　　6　　 for it all over the country but could not find it．

　　Just at the time, Mark Twain, the witty American writer, 　　7　　 England．He was 　　8　　 by an England Literary Society to be 　　9　　 at a dinner given in his honor．After dinner the president of the society rose to 　　10　　 a toast to Mark Twain’s health and praise 　　11　　 the talent of the famous American．Mark Twain 　　12　　 started his speech with the following words：

　　“Gentlemen, I thank you for the great honor you 　　13　　 me, 　　14　　 I very much doubt whether all your countrymen join you in your warm welcome．When I arrived at Dover yesterday, and 　　15　　 my foot in ‘Merry Old England’, the first thing I saw was a newspaper poster and on it, 　　16　　 my great surprise, I read two 　　17　　 printed in big red letters：

　　MARK TWAIN ARRIVES!

　　ASCOT CUP STOLEN!

　　These two announcements stood so closely together that it 　　18　　 seemed, gentlemen, as if some people in this country 　　19　　 sure that my arrival had something to do with the disappearance of the gold cup! ”This witty speech of the famous American author 　　20　　 a shout of laughter．

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　　If you have a watch, don’t repair it! I know it 　　1　　．Once I had a beautiful watch．And this watch 　　2　　 perfect time．But one night it happened that I forgot to 　　3　　 it up．Next morning I went to a watchmaker as I wanted my perfect watch to 　　4　　 by the exact time．The watchmaker examined my watch and said：“The regulator(校准器)is to be pushed up 　　5　　 your watch is four minutes 　　6　　．”

　　I tried to stop him, tried to 　　7　　 him understand that my watch kept perfect time, but he did not listen to me and pushed the regulator．

　　My beautiful watch began to gain time．It 　　8　　 faster and faster day by day．By the end of the second month it 　　9　　 all the clocks and watches of the town far behind．

　　What did I have to do? To take it to another watchmaker to be regulated．I expected him to regulate the watch immediately 　　10　　 he asked me to come in a week’s time．When at last I took my watch from him it began to 　　11　　 down．And I began to be late for trains, business appointments and even missed my dinners．

　　Now I went to 　　12　　 watchmaker．While I waited for him to repair my poor watch, he 　　13　　 it to pieces and said that he could finish this work 　　14　　 three or four days．I could do nothing but 　　15　　．That time my watch went for half a day and then stopped．

　　So I kept 　　16　　 my watch from one watchmaker to another for a considerable period of time．

　　And as a result of it the cleverest man in the world could not 　　17　　 the time by my watch．The thing was getting 　　18　　．My watch had 　　19　　 two hundred dollars originally but I paid for repairs more than two hundred．At last I decided to buy 　　20　　 watch, which I did．

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　　My ears are recently full of joyous remarks from my friends such as, “Oh, Beckham is so handsome, so cool, that I can’t help falling in love with him!” or “What perfect skills he has!” Yeah, I agree 　　1　　 some degree, though I sometimes do want to ask them how much they 　　2　　 Beckham, apart from his appearance and how much they know about football 　　3　　 scoring goals．It seems funny that we are crazy for things, with which we are unfamiliar or 　　4　　 we are uncertain, but we all, my friends 　　5　　 I, consider this 　　6　　．

　　We need these pleasures to brighten up our lives．But that doesn’t amount to craziness 　　7　　 nonsense(胡闹)．As an old saying 　　8　　：“Don’t judge a book by its cover．” We should not 　　9　　 anything from its appearance．We should all know, it is one’s good character and great contribution that 　　10　　 one a star and unforgettable．Therefore we’d better say 　　11　　 about Beckham’s good looks．

　　If we close our eyes, 　　12　　 in deep thought, we can find that the things 　　13　　 us to be in truth happy, sad or moved 　　14　　 a clear meaning．If we don’t go deeper and just satisfied with superficial(表面的)things, 　　15　　 we will find that we have not really gained anything 　　16　　 our first impression has blinded and misted us, and we’ll remain ignorant(愚昧无知的)　　17　　 we realize that and make some changes．

　　It is believed that thinking and going deeper than before is a sign of great 　　18　　．If one day we are willing to go deeper into everything, no matter how much it 　　19　　 us, we will finally prove how much we have grown up, how much more sensible(明智的), mature, and intelligent we have 　　20　　．

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　　“Where is the bus?” I asked myself．I was going to be late 　　1　　 the manager wasn’t going to be 　　2　　．“Thank God, here it is!” The bus came round the corner and I got on．Ten minutes later I was walking into the 　　3　　 where I work．“Twenty-five past nine．I 　　4　　 the manager doesn’t notice．” But no 　　5　　!

　　“Smith! ” shouted the manager．“Late again．What’s your 　　6　　 this time?” “I’m afraid the bus was late, Mr Brown．” “　　7　　 up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, get to business at the counter．We’ll be opening in a few minutes．”

　　My first customer was a pretty girl 　　8　　 a red dress．Behind her was a young man of about 25．He seemed very nervous, and every few seconds he looked towards the main 　　9　　．The girl asked about opening a bank account(账户)．I gave her the necessary 　　10　　 and she walked out．　　11　　, I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something 　　12　　 brown paper．Turning to my next customer, I was terrified to see a gun sticking out of his coat．The next moment a loud noise 　　13　　 my ears．Everything went black．I was falling．After 　　14　　 seemed a very long time, I opened my eyes and found myself in bed! 　　15　　 shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house．As usual the 　　16　　 wasn’t on time, and I arrived at 9∶25．

　　“Smith!” the manager cried out in a 　　17　　 like thunder．“Late again! Go and start work at once!” To my 　　18　　, the first customer was a girl in a red dress and 　　19　　 her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper．The dream 　　20　　 the surprise of my life!

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　　“When a customer enters my store, forget me．He is King, ”said John Wanamaker, who in 1876 turned an abandoned railway station in Philadelphia into one of the world’s first department stores．This revolutionary concept 　　1　　 the face of retailing(零售业)and led to the development of advertising and marketing as we know it today．

　　But convincing as that slogan was, 　　2　　 the shopper was cheated out of the crown．　　3　　 manufacturing efficiency increased the variety of goods and lowered prices, people still relied on advertisements to get most information about products．Through much of the past century, ads spoke to an audience restricted to just a few radio or television channels or a 　　4　　 number of publications．Now media choice, has 　　5　　 too, and consumers select what they want from a far greater variety of sources－especially with a few clicks of a computer mouse．　　6　　 the Internet, the consumer is finally seizing power．

　　As our survey shows, 　　7　　 has great implications for companies, because it is changing the way the world shops．Many firms already claim to be “customer-driven” or “consumer-centred”．Now their 　　8　　 will be tested as never before．Taking advantage of shoppers’ 　　9　　 will no longer be possible：people will know－and soon tell others, even those without the Internet－that prices in the next town are cheaper or that certain goods are inferior．The Internet is working wonders in 　　10　　 standards．Good and honest firms should benefit most．

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　　With long brown, deep blue eyes, a tall and thin figure, Brad Pitt seems to be a born actor．He made his 　　1　　 appearance in a film in 1990．Though he 　　2　　 in the film for only 14 minutes, people flooded the cinema to see him．In his next 　　3　　, Pitt played the role of a fisherman．To make the film 　　4　　, he learned the skill of fishing from a fisherman．

　　Pitt, caring 　　5　　 about roles than money, has a special favour for the ‘hard’ roles．After 　　6　　 the screen-play of ‘Legends of the Fall’, he was attracted by the 　　7　　 character．He asked for a lower 　　8　　 from the shooting team and was 　　9　　 to work in hard conditions in the Rocky Mountains for six months．“The film 　　10　　 the chance to know life．I shall 　　11　　 remember the time when we were 　　12　　 the film, ”Pitt said after completing it fully．

　　Pitt started his 　　13　　 of art when he was in university．　　14　　 born in an ordinary family in 1964, he showed his 　　15　　 in film at an early age．After leaving high school, he went to university to 　　16　　 law．Because he loved film more than law, shortly before he could graduated, he 　　17　　 out for a life of his own, with only 325 dollars in 　　18　　 sometimes as a porter 　　19　　 a waiter．Thanks to his hard work，he 　　20　　 opened up a new field of his own．

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　　Learning experiences happen to us throughout our lives．Not long ago, I had one that I would like to 　　1　　．

　　I was going to Marblehead with my sailboat team．The team was racing down the highway at 85 mph 　　2　　 we realized we were 　　3　　．Luckily, we saw a rest area ahead．I had a brand-new ＄20 bill．I was so 　　4　　 because I had never had that kind of cash before．But spending it on 　　5　　 seemed like throwing it away．We all rushed into the pizza line．　　6　　 I got a pizza and a drink, and walked to my table．About halfway through the meal, I 　　7　　 I had not actually handed my money to the cashier．I had just 　　8　　 out, and nobody had noticed．I felt terrible．

　　My conscience(良心)opened its mouth and swallowed me in one big bite．I couldn’t 　　9　　 over it．I just couldn’t go back to the cashier and 　　10　　 for my stolen pizza．I was so upset that I 　　11　　 to give myself the pleasure of an ice cream in 　　12　　 that someone would say, “Hey, Jeff, why don’t you use the change 　　13　　 the pizza instead of that nice, new ＄20 bill?” I was not so 　　14　　 of my cash now．

　　For the next two years, whenever I was 　　15　　 of the “pizza incident”, I would say to myself, “Don’t think about it．”

　　I have learned two things from this 　　16　　．Maybe I was a fool for 　　17　　 in to my conscience, and being too stupid to appreciate a 　　18　　 pizza．But the real lesson is that even if you get away from what you have done, your conscience will 　　19　　 up with you．

　　This reflects the saying, “A coward(懦夫)dies a thousand deaths, a hero dies one．” I was a coward and have felt terrible about that incident at least a thousand times．If I had been a “　　20　　” and gone back to pay for the pizza, I would have felt a little uncomfortable about it only once, or maybe twice．