Most people believe they don’t have much imagination．They are 　　1　　．Everyone has imagination, but most of us, once we become adults, forget how to 　　2　　 it．Creativity isn’t always 　　3　　 with great works of art or ideas．People at work and in their free time 　　4　　 think of creative ways to solve problems．Maybe you have a goal to achieve, a tricky question to answer or you just want to expand your mind!Here are three techniques to help you．

　　Making connections This technique involves taking 　　5　　 ideas and trying to find links between them．First, think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do．Then find an image, word, idea or object, for example, a candle．Write down all the ideas/words 　　6　　 with candles：light, fire, matches, wax, night, silence, etc．Think of as many as you can．The next stage is to relate the 　　7　　 to the job you have to do．So imagine you want to buy a friend an original 　　8　　; you could buy him tickets to a match or take him out for the night．

　　No limits! Imagine that normal limitations don’t 　　9　　．You have as much time/space/money, etc．as you want．Think about your goal and the new 　　10　　．If your goal is to learn to ski, 　　11　　, you can now practice skiing every day of your life(because you have the time and the money)．Now 　　12　　 this to reality．Maybe you can practice skiing every day in December, or every Monday in January．

　　Be someone else! Look at the situation from a 　　13　　 point of view．Good businessmen use this technique in trade, and so do writers．Fiction writers often imagine they are the 　　14　　 in their books．They ask questions：What does this character want?Why can’t she get it?What changes must she make to get what she wants?If your goal involves other people, put yourself in their 　　15　　．The best fishermen think like fish!

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One of my father’s favorite sayings as I was growing up was“Try it!”I couldn’t say I didn’t like 　　1　　, whatever it might be, 　　2　　 I tried it．Over the years I’ve come to 　　3　　 how much of my success I owe to my 　　4　　 of those words as one of my values．My 　　5　　 job was just one I decided to try for a couple of years until I 　　6　　 what I want to do as a career(职业)．　　7　　 I believed I would work for a few years, get married, stay home and raise a family, so I didn’t think the job I took 　　8　　 that much．I couldn’t have been more 　　9　　．I mastered the skills of that beginning level position and I was given the opportunity(机会)to 　　10　　 through the company into different 　　11　　．I accepted each new opportunity with the 　　12　　,“Well, I’ll try it; if I don’t like it I can always go back to my 　　13　　 position．”But I was with the same company for the past 28 years, and I’ve 　　14　　 every career change I’ve made．I’ve discovered I 　　15　　 a large number of different talents(才能)and skills that I never would have thought were within me had it not been for my being 　　16　　 trying new opportunities．I’ve also discovered that if I 　　17　　 what I’m doing and work hard at achieving my 　　18　　．I will succeed．That’s why I’m so 　　19　　 to be a part of CareerFables．com．I think 　　20　　 has come and I am determined to make it a success．

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　　Peter and Paul had a permission from their parents to camp in a field close to their farm．But, being adventurous boys, they know it would be more 　　1　　 to camp in the woods that lay beyond the river．Excitedly, the boys 　　2　　 with their tent and food．

　　Carying their heavy 　　3　　, the two brothers walked along the riverbank, hardly noticing the distance or the sun beating down．．They were eager to reach their 　　4　　 before lunchtime．As they entered the cool, shadowy woods, they began to search for a suitable camping spot．Peter wanted to 　　5　　 close to the river at the edge of the woods, 　　6　　 Paul, who was older, insisted that they camp further away．　　7　　 Peter followed his brother deeper into the 　　8　　．“This really is a wonderful setting!”said Paul in excitement．They 　　9　　 thei tent, and settled down to eat the sandwiches they had made, then decided to find their way 　　10　　 to the river to catch some fish．

　　“Are you sure that this is the right 　　11　　?”whisperde Peter shakily．“I’m sure we passed that hollow tree just a while ago．”Paul walked 　　12　　 silently．“Look, there it is again．We’re lost, aren’t we?”complained Peter．Paul had to admit that he didn’t know where they were．　　13　　, they were a long distantce from where they were 　　14　　 to be．They were not even 　　15　　 of where they had set up their camp．They set in 　　16　　 for a few minutes until Peter had a bright idea．“Why don’t we look for clues(线索)the way trackers 　　17　　 in the movies?We weren’t careful about how we walked, so I’m sure we would have left 　　18　　 some broken tree branches and leaves．”

　　Carefully, the boys 　　19　　 the marks that they had left, until finally they found their campsite．Hurriedly, they packed their belongings and set off 　　20　　 the direction of the river．

　　What would their parents think of their adventure?

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Alfred Nobel became a millionaire and changed the ways of mining, construction, and warfare as the inventor of dynamite(炸药)．On April 12,1888, Alfred's brother Ludwig died of heart attack．A major French newspaper 　　1　　 his brother for him and carried an article 　　2　　 the death of Alfred Nobel．“The merchant of death is dead．”the article read．“Dr．Alfred Nobel, who became 　　3　　 by finding ways to kill more people faster than ever before, died yesterday．”Nobel was 　　4　　 to find out not that he had died, but that, when his time was up, he would be thought of only as one who profited from 　　5　　 and destruction．

　　To make sure that he was 　　6　　 with love and respect．Nobel arranged in his 　　7　　 to give the largest part of his money to 　　8　　 the Nobel prizes, which would be awarded to people who made great 　　9　　 to the causes of peace, literature, and the sciences．So 　　10　　, Nobel had to die before he realized what his life was really about．

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　　People often fall ill because of me．　　1　　, they can hardly blame me; it is largely their own 　　2　　, A tired person may get 　　3　　, especially when he goes to crowded places with polluted air．A sudden change in 　　4　　 is another factor．In hot summer, people turn on the air-conditioner upon returning home．They will catch a cold easily．

　　My latest victim is an energetic student．After school, he played football hard for two hours．Though 　　5　　, he still went to the cinema．Then he got back home and took a cold shower immediately．

　　I seized this golden chance to 　　6　　 him．He reacted, trying to 　　7　　 me, but I was already 　　8　　 deep in his throat．He kept sneezing(打喷嚏)and his nose was running．　　9　　 he put on some warm clothes, it didn’t work, for there were too many of us．Besides, his sore throat kept 　　10　　 him, and he developed a cough to force me and my family out, but 　　11　　．

　　The next day he couldn’t go to 　　12　　, He had lost his appetite and was not as 　　13　　 as before．His mother made him orange juice every few hours for more vitamin C, which would help his 　　14　　．

　　For two days he was 　　15　　 by his mother．As he rested more, his defense strengthened and I began to feel the 　　16　　, I knew I had to 　　17　　 him before long．But I am not the one who gives up easily, and I made every effort to fight back．　　18　　, it was my turn to feel 　　19　　 now, for his defense system was starting an all-out attack against me．I became 　　20　　 and finally my time was over．

　　Do you know what I am?

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　　The trip to city was eye-opening for everyone, and near its end, all the young people in our froup began to reflect on what it had meant．We 　　1　　 the first night we had arrived．We had all gone into the markets of the city 　　2　　 the young people could experience its energy．But what we actually saw simply　　3　　 us all –the rundown houses,the children in rags,the people begging for money…Walking home, 　　4　　 under a low bridge, we came across 　　5　　 families of homeless people seeking a bit of dry ground to sleep on 　　6　　 the night．We had to step over bodies as we found our way throungh the darkness．

　　The poverty(贫困)was 　　7　　 than anything my young companions had ever imagined．Back in the hotel, an air of sadness settled over the proup．Many 　　8　　 and cried．Spending time in this 　　9　　 moves a person to care about humanity．

　　That evening, our froup spent hours talking about what we had 　　10　　．Gently, I encouraged everyone to talk about the difficult 　　11　　 that day’s discoveries had inspired．Sitting together 　　12　　 a circle as everyone had a chance to speak, we all began to realize that 　　13　　 of us was alone in our struggle to cope with our reactions．

　　Based on my 　　14　　 in pocerty-stricken areas, I suggested that 　　15　　 the emotions we had were painful, they could also be important in helping us to move forward．We all 　　16　　 that we had seen things that should never be allowed to happen．　　17　　, what could we do about it?Together, we began to brainstorm ways we could help to case the 　　18　　 we had seen．As I encouraged group members to focus on 　　19　　 they could do, a sense of determination 　　20　　 the previous sadness, Instead of despair,these young peple bagan to feel a call to action．

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　　One afternoon, my son Adam asked me,“Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”

　　I thought for a minute, and then I said,“I’ll explain, 　　1　　 you can just wait until we make a quick 　　2　　 at the grocery store．I have something 　　3　　 to show you．”

　　At grocery store, we 　　4　　 some apples-red, green and yellow ones．Back home, I told Adam,“It’s time to 　　5　　 your question．”I put one apple of each 　　6　　 on the table．Then I looked at Adam, who had a 　　7　　 look on his face．

　　“People are like apples．They come in all 　　8　　 colors, shapes and sizes．On the 　　9　　, some of the apples may not 　　10　　 lood as the others．”As I was talking, Adam was 　　11　　 each one carefully．

　　Then, I took each of the apples and peeled(削皮)them, 　　12　　 them back on the table, but 　　13　　 a different place．

　　“Okay, Adam, tell me which is which．”

　　He said,“I 　　14　　 tell．They all look same now．”“Take a bite of 　　15　　．See if that helps you 　　16　　 which one is which．”

　　He took 　　17　　, and then a huge smile came cross his face．“People are 　　18　　 like apples!They are all different, but once you 　　19　　 the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside．”

　　He toally 　　20　　 it．I didn’t need to say or do anything else．

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　　Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans, With each passing dity everyone became more 　　1　　 wthting for the final school bell Upon its 　　2　　 everyine wouod run for their coats and go hone, everyone except David

　　David was a small boy in ragged clothes．I had often 　　3　　 what kind of home lire david had, and what kind of mother could send her son to schlool dressed so 　　4　　 for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves, But something made David 　　5　　 I can still remember he was always 　　6　　 a smile and willing to help．He always 　　7　　 after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor．We never talkde much He 　　8　　 just smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly 　　9　　 home

　　Weeks passed and the 　　10　　 ovre the coming christrnas grew ilto restlwssness until the last day of 　　11　　 before the holiday break．Ismiled in 　　12　　 as the last of them hurried out the door tuming arormd Isaw David 　　13　　 standing by my desk．

　　“I have something for you”he said 　　14　　 from behind his back a small box．　　15　　 it to me, he said artxiously．“open it”I took the boxrom him, thanked him and slowly unwjapped it Iliftd the lid and to my 　　16　　 saw nothing Ilooked at David's smiling face add back into the box and said．“The box is nice, david, but it's 　　17　　”

　　“Oh no it isn’t”said david“It’s full of love, my mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or souch unless you know it’s thete”

　　Tears filled my eyes 　　18　　 Iooked at the proud dirty race that I had rarely given 　　19　　 to．After that Christmas, David and Ibecame good friends and I never forgot the manning 　　20　　 the little empjty box set on my desk

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The True Story of Treasure Island

　　It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson's imagination．　　1　　, recent research has found the true story of this exciting work．

　　Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived 　　2　　 for many years．In 1881 he returned to Scotland

for a 　　3　　．With him were his American wife Fanny and his son 　　4　　

　　Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long 　　5　　 over the hills．They had been 　　6　　 this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse．Kept indoors by the heavy rain, Lloyd felt the days 　　7　　．To keep the boy happy, Robert asked the boy to do some 　　8　　

　　One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island．Robert 　　9　　 that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of 　　10　　．“What's that?”he asked．“That's the 　　11　　 treasure'”said the boy．Robert suddenly 　　12　　 something of an adventure story in the boy's 　　13　　．While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story．He would make the 　　14　　 a twelve-year-old boy, just like Lloyd．But who would be the pirate(海盗)?

　　Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the 　　15　　 of a women leg．Robert had always wanted to 　　16　　 such a man in a story．　　17　　 Long John Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg, was 　　18　　．

　　So, thanks to a 　　19　　 September in Scotland, a friend with a wooden leg, and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy, we have one of the greatest 　　20　　 stories in the English language．

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The True Story of Treasure lsland

　　It was always thought that treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson's imagination．　　1　　, recent research has found the true story of this exciting work．

　　Stevenson,a Scotsman,had lived 　　2　　 for many years．In 1881 he returned to Scotland for a 　　3　　．With him were his American wife Fanny and his son 　　4　　．

　　Each morning Stevemson would take them out for a long 　　5　　 over the hills．They had been 　　6　　 this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse．Kept indoors by the heavy rain,Lloyd felt the days 　　7　　．To keep the boy happy,Robert asked the boy to do some 　　8　　．

　　One morning,the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island．Robert 　　9　　 that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of 　　10　　．“What's that?”he asked．“That's the 　　11　　 treasure,”said the boy．Robert suddenly 　　12　　 something of an adventure story in the boy's 　　13　　．While the rain was pouring,Robert sat down by the fire to write a story．He would make the 　　14　　 a twelve-year-old boy,just like Lloyd．But who would be the pirate(海海盗)?

　　Robert had a good friend named Henley,who walked around with the 　　15　　 of a wooden leg．Robert had always wanted to 　　16　　 such a man in a story．　　17　　 Long John Silver,the pirate with a wooden leg,was 　　18　　．

　　So, thanks to a 　　19　　 September in Scotland,a friend with a wooden leg, and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy,we have one of the greatest 　　20　　 stories in the English language．

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