One day a man was walking along a river. Then he saw a boy standing beside the river with a mirror. “Excuse me.” he said,“but could you tell me what you're doing?”

　　“I'm fishing.”

　　“With a mirror? Could you tell me how it works?”the man asked.

　　“OK, but it'll cost you five dollars.”

　　The man wanted to know the secret（秘密）very much, so he gave the boy the money.“Now show me how it works.” he said.“Well,” the boy began to say,“You hold the mirror towards the water. When a fish goes by, the sunlight in the mirror gives it a surprise. It stops and doesn't know what to do. At that time, you catch it at once.”The man was surprised.“Can you really catch fish with a mirror? How many have you caught?”

　　“You are the fifth today.”the boy answered with a smile.

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　　In our city 1 people knew Peter. He was a very famous businessman. He lived in a large house and drove a big car. He wore expensive clothes and ate his meals in big restaurants. His 2 was often in the newspapers.

　　One day a newspaper reporter asked him, “What is the secret (秘密) of your 3 ?”

　　Peter 4 for a few moments and then said, “I eat an unusual kind of fish.”

　　“Really?” the reporter asked. “What does that do?”

　　“It makes my brain (脑) work better,” Peter said.

　　“What kind of fish is it?” the reporter asked.

　　“Give me fifty dollars and come back tomorrow. I'll have some 5 you.”

　　The reporter agreed and returned the next day.

　　“Did you 6 the unusual fish?” she asked.

　　“Yes. It's in the kitchen.”

　　Peter opened the fridge and took out a very 7 fish.

　　“Here you are. Eat this for your dinner.”

　　The next day the reporter came to Peter's house 8 .

　　“Did you eat the fish?” Peter asked her.

　　“Yes, I cooked it. And I ate it.”

　　“Good. Do you feel 9 today?”

　　“No, I don't. And I think that fifty dollars was too much to 10 for such a small fish.”

　　“Well done!” Peter said. “You see, the fish is working. You're using your brain now.”

Think of life as a game in which you are playing with five balls in the air. You name them work, family, health, friends and spirit (精神) and you keep all of them in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce (弹跳) back.

But the other four balls, family, health, friends and spirit, are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be broken. They will never be the same. You must understand that and try to have balance in your life. How?

Don’t look down on your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different and each of us is special.

Don’t let other people set goals for you. Only you know what is best for yourself.

Don’t give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.

Don’t be afraid of difficulties. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.

Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible. The quickest way to receive love is to give it; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly (紧紧地); the best way to keep love is to give it wings.

Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, but also where you are going.

Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is a treasure (珍宝) you can always carry easily.

Don’t use time or words carelessly. You can’t get them back. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery (秘密), and today is a gift; that’s why we call it “the present”. Life is not a competition, but a trip, step by step.

(　 )61. The passage tells us not to _________ because everyone is special.

A. be afraid of difficulties　　　 B. be afraid to learn

C. run through life so fast　　　 D. compare yourself with others to look down on your worth

(　 )62. The sentence “Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.” means that _______.

A. Nothing is possible　　　　　 B. If we don’t give up, there is always hope

C. You should learn to give up　 D. Although you try, nothing will change.

(　 )63.Why can’t we use time carelessly? ___________

A. Because time is too expensive.　　　　　　　　 B. Because time never returns.

C. Because we are too poor.　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Because times will get back.

(　 )64. If you run through life so fast, you will ____________.

A. lose your own treasure that you can always carry easily

B. lose love by holding it too tightly

C. forget not only where you’ve been, but also where you are going.

D. not afraid of the difficulties

(　 )65.According to the passage, which is the best title? ___________

A. Nothing is impossible.　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Glass balls are easy to be broken.

C. Things you can’t do.　 　　　　　 D. Treat your life in a right way.

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　　young man once asked Albert Einstein (阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦), the great German scientist, what the secret (秘密) of success is. The scientist 1 him that the secret of success 2 hard work. 3 a few days, the young man asked him the same question again. Einstein was very 4 . He did not say 5 , but wrote a few words 6 a piece of paper and handed it to the young man. The young man 7 the piece of paper. On it was written: A＝X＋Y＋Z.

　　“What does this mean?”asked the young man.

　　“A means success,”explained the old scientist.“X means hard work, Y means good methods (方式), and Z means stop 8 and start to work.”

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