Do you want to be successful in everything you do? If so, then how? Here is an example.

There was a farmer who 　1 corn（玉米）all his life. Each year he took his corn to the market. Then each time his corn was chosen as the 　2 and won the first prize.

One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something surprising about how he grew it. The farmer 　3 his seed（做种子的) corn to his neighbors.

"How can you share your best seed corn with your neighbors?" the reporter asked. "You know they are taking part in the 　4 with you each year."

"Why, sir," said the farmer, "didn't you know? The 　5 picks up pollen (花粉) from the corn and moves it quickly from field to field. If my neighbors grow 　6 corn, cross-pollination (异花传粉) will affect the quality of my corn. So if I want to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors to grow good corn. "

The farmer knows much about the connection of life. His corn cannot improve unless his neighbor's corn improves.

As a great man says, "We make a living by what we grow; we make a life by what we give." We can't 　7 without food, clothes, and many other things. However, a meaningful life is not decided by how much we can get, 　8 by how much we can give others. Giving, instead of taking, makes us 　 9　 from other animals.

So those who choose to live well must help others to live well and those who choose to be happy must help others to find 　10 in their life.

1.　　　　 A. grew　　　　　　　　 B. bought　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sold D. collected

2.　　　　 A. cheapest　　　　　 B. prettiest　　　　　　　　　 C. best　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. shortest

3.　　　　 A. lent　　　　　　　　　 B. showed　　　　　　　　　 C. offered D. recommended

4.　　　　 A. game　　　　 B. fight　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. experiment　　　　　　　 D. competition

5.　　　　 A. wind　　　　　　　　 B. water　　　　　　　　　　　 C. farmer D. neighbor

6.　　　　 A. tasty　　　　　　　　 B. bad　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. tall　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. unusual

7.　　　　 A. cheer　　　　 B. move　　　　　　　　　　　 C. work　　　　　　　　　　　 D. live

8.　　　　 A. and　　　　　　　　　 B. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. or　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. so

9.　　　　 A. different　　　　　 B. free 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. safe　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. far

10. 　A. hope　　　　 B. success　　　　　　　　　 C. friendship　　　　　　　　 D. happiness

Now lots of parents will buy everything that their children want to have. If they go on with the habit, their children won’t know the money 　　1　 from hard work.

Some parents like to 　　2　 birthday parties for their children. If they keep on doing this, their children　 3　 think it necessary for them to enjoy birthday parties every year. Year after year, maybe they will forget their 　　4　 birthdays and only remember their own. It is against traditional habits.

Many parents don’t let the children do housework. They think children have only one thing to do. They should study hard and do 　　5　 in their lessons. If parents go on 　　6　 this, the children will only learn to open their mouths to be fed and stretch out (伸出) their arms to be

　 7　 every day. When the children grow up, they will be able to do 　　8　 , and they won’t even find a job. Parents should teach the children　 9　 to do housework because it can help them start good habits of working by 　　10　

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