When a man was walking by some elephants, he suddenly stopped He wondered why these huge animals were being held only by a small rope tied to their front legs. No chains, no cages. It was clear that the elephants could break the rope at any time, but for sonic reason, they did not.

    He saw a trainer nearby and asked why the animals just stood there and didn't try to get away. "Well," the trainer said, "when they were very young and much smaller, we used the same rope to keep them from running away. At that age, it's enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot break tile rope. They believe it can still hold them, so they never try to break free."

    The man was surprised. These animals could break flee whenever they wanted, but because they believed they couldn't, they were stuck right where they were.

    How many of us go through life like the elephants-holding onto the belief that we cannot do something simply because we failed at it once before?

    Failure is a part of learning. If we failed once, it doesn't mean we can never succeed. If we try again and again, maybe we will succeed one day. So don't be afraid of failure and keep on trying.

    In 1901, Karl Landsteiner, an Austrian scientist, discovered that there are four types of blood. These four blood types were named A, B, AB and O. People have one of these four types. Blood type O is the most common around the world. Blood type A is the second most common, and type AB is the least common. If people with type A blood are given type B blood, or people with type B are given type A blood, they will probably die.

    In 1927, a Japanese doctor Furukawa Takeji, carried out research and came up with the idea that people with different blood types also had different personalities. He said that people with type A blood are usually calm and serious; people with type B blood are curious, cheerful and outgoing; and people with type O blood are generous and honest; while those with type AB blood are often caring, original and careful.

    More recently, a doctor in the United States wrote a book that links blood types and what people cat. For example, his book suggests people with type O blood should cat more meat and less bread A diet for people with type A blood includes more vegetables His book, Eat Right for Your Type, has been a hit with people who want to lose weight. However, Dr. Peter D'Adamo believes that eating food that matches a person's blood type can do more than help them lose weight. He thinks it will make the person healthier in other ways, too.

    Where in the world can you take aft hour's train ride, and pass a forest, a London street, a scene from the Wild West, and a burning building that never burns down? There's only one place, and that's Hollywood, in California The scenes you see from the tourist train are film sets(布景)in the Universal Studios, one of the oldest and largest movie companies in the USA.

    A visit to Universal Studios brings back memories of great days of Hollywood, the films and the stars. But they are only memories Hollywood isn't quite the same as it used to be Costs have gone up and confidence has gone down. Movie-makers are afraid to spend their money on expensive new ideas. Instead, they repeat old ones.

    The film industry is changing fast. Teenagers still go out to the movies. The theatre is a good place to meet friends away from home. But older people mostly stay at home to watch series, like Dynasty, which have become as important to Hollywood as expensive movies. These "soap operas", as they are called, show rich, powerful families living in beautiful homes and wearing beautiful clothes. But the actors and actresses are nearly all middle·aged, like many of the people who watch them.

    Though it is soap operas that are keeping the film-makers of Hollywood in business, big films are still being made in America. But more and more of them are made outside Hollywood. New York is tile most important new center, but there are many others as well. Movie-makers have realized that they don't need Hollywood any more Modem cameras and real houses instead of expensively made copies in a studio Other states, especially Florida and Texas, are working hard to take the film business away from California They are offering better working conditions and lower cost.

    But Hollywood is fighting back. The state of California is trying hard to keep its best-known industry.

    Meeting new people and making friends can be overwhelming, but with a little effort and willingness to step outside of your comfort zone, you can easily make friends. Here are some good ways to make friends.

          This is a great way to find other people who have common interests. If you enjoy something, try searching for a place where you can meet people who share that interest. If you play instruments or sing try joining a band or choir. 1fyou are good at sports, join a sports team.

          You can go to school, join a club, or go to church, but you still won't make friends if you don't actually talk to people. Any time you talk to someone, you have a chance at making a lasting friend You can talk to anybody：the clerk at tile video store, tile person sitting next to you on public transit, or the person in front of you in the lunch line. Don't be too picky.

          That will give you a better opportunity to talk and get to know each other a little bit better. Invite them to join you for lunch or coffee sometimes and give them your email address or phone number. This gives the person the opportunity to contact(联系) you；they may or may not give you their information in return, but that's fine.

          Many people think that interesting people are easy to make friends. Far more important than this, however, is the ability to show that you're interested in others Listen carefully to what people say, remember important details about them(their names, their likes and dislikes), ask questions about their interests, and just take the time to learn more about them.

          Many people lose contact with their friends because they're either too busy, or just don't value their friends enough. When you lose connection with a friend, tile friendship may fizzle out. And when you do try to contact them again, it can be hard to gain the friendship again.

    On the day of the interview, I felt a little bit nervous I got to tile interview place without having1. I was the 24th interviewee(应聘者)and the 22nd was all ordinary-looking girl. I greeted her by2. I asked her where she graduated. She told me in a low3. I graduated from a common college, I am the only one who doesn't get a bachelor's degree(学士学位）among the 50 interviewees." she said.

    I didn't4the interview would last so long. As I didn't have anything in the morning, my stomach started to ache, I had to sit by tho table to5. The girl asked me what happened. "I ate nothing this morning," I said, "so my6comes to me."

    After a while, the girl came in and7me two pieces of bread. I felt8all over my heart because I hadn't imagined she would help me, who is, one of her rivals(竞争对手).

    9, I got the job. I was surprised to see the girl on my first day to work. She10got the job! When I asked her why, with a smile, she said, "That day when I bought you the food, I met a man with papers in hands. He asked me11I could help him to copy those papers. I12. When I gave him the paper copies, seeing the food, he asked me why I brought it to the interview place I told him the13. Later I found out the man was right the interviewer! Then I got the job I am so lucky!" I felt really happy for the girl. 14I knew the reason why the girl could get the job was not only for the good luck. When she offered to help me and the man, she was also helping15.

    Helping others means helping yourself. Do you think so?

    Do you often call the restaurant for some take-out food? People are so busy these days that many people have no time      (cook). In recent years, this has become a problem. Most people still love home cooking! The food tastes      (good)and a family meal brings everyone warmth. In some families, meals are the only time everyone sees one another      the same time.

    Another reason people enjoy home cooking is that      is often a way to show love. A parent      makes some cookies is not just satisfying      (child)sweet teeth. She or he is sending a message. The message says. "I care about you enough to spend all hour      (make)cookies that you will eat up ill fifteen minutes if I let you. "

    There is also something about the smell of home cooking. The smell of home cooking      (please)people of all ages. It makes most of us feel good and      (love), even if we are the ones doing tile cooking! So next time you want to call for take-out food, think      (two)!

—It must be Mary's. J. K. Rowling is her favorite writer.

参考词语：sports shoes／shorts，relay race(接力赛)／800-meter race／long jump／high jump/…

参考问题：When and where will you have the spots meeting?

What do you advise Mike to prepare for tile sports meeting?

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Dear Mike,

    How's it going? I'm writing to invite you to take part in our sports meeting. …

    I'm looking forward to your reply.

Yours,

Li Ming