The young businessman was deep in debt (债务) and could see no way out. He sat in the park, head in hands, wondering if anything could 1 his factory.
Suddenly an old man appeared before him. “I can see that something is2 you.” he said, “I believe I can help you.” He asked the man his name, wrote out a check (支票), and pushed it into his hand saying：
“Take this money. Meet 3 here one year from today, and you can return it to me at that time.” Then he disappeared as 4 as he had come.
The young man saw the check for $500,000, signed by John D. Rockefeller, then one of the 5 men in the world! “I can 6 all my debts right away!” he realized. But instead, the young man decided to keep it, just knowing it would give him the strength to work out a way to save his business.
With renewed optimism (乐观), he made better deals and was soon out of debt in a few months.
Exactly one year later, he returned to the7with the uncashed (未兑现的) check. At the same time, the old man 8. But just as the young man was about to hand back the check, a nurse9 and took hold of the old man. “I'm so 10I caught him!” she cried. “I hope he hasn't been troubling you. He's always running away from the rest home and telling people he's John D. Rockefeller.” And she led the old man away by the arm.
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Years ago I was a successful teacher at a university, but I wasn't happy. So I started playing the guitar to get relaxation from the work. Late in the evening, I wrote “little songs”. I sang on the weekends. Finally, I joined a band and performed at nightclubs.
One afternoon, suddenly, I realized I wasn't following my own heart. Be a rock star! So I gave up teaching to follow my childhood dream. One week after I started my new job as a rock star, my band broke up. I listened to our songs over and over again. Why did we have to give up NOW?
Then I had an “aha” moment. That tune (曲调) featured my voice and guitar playing. Perhaps my sound was stronger as a singer-songwriter than as the lead singer of a pop act. So I started a duo (搭档) with a new guitarist, Rick. But when the A&R representative (代理人) knew I was thirty, he ended the meeting soon.
I didn't give up. I kept playing music. For years, some of my songs got picked up by publishers. But nothing came out of it. I looked for fresh ways to get my music out. My manager (经纪人) was a South African. Why not put all my best songs in an album (唱片) and take it to his country? Within several months, my first CD produced a top 10 hit through Polygram Records. Now my tunes have topped South Africa, Europe, and US college radio charts!
Have you ever heard of the saying “when pigs fly”? That means something can't happen-like pigs growing wings (翅膀) and flying like birds! For example, a person who hates riding roller coasters (过山车)
might tell a friend, “I'll go on that ride with you when pigs fly.”
Well, one pig in San Francisco may not be flying, but she is helping people relax before they fly in planes.
LiLou is a small pig working at the San Francisco airport. She is a treatment animal (治疗动物) that is quiet and likes to be touched by humans. She and other treatment animals aim to help travelers who get nervous about flying in planes. She was trained by the SPCA.
This is LiLou's first week on the job as a member of the airport's “wag brigade”. She only works at the airport once a month, so not all travelers to the San Francisco airport will see her. She works with a group of trained dogs. Their trainers walk around the airport with them. The animals wear signs that say “Pet me!”
LiLou, the pig has been getting a lot of attention (关注) at the airport and on social media. One Twitter user said he made fun of the airport's decision to provide a relaxing yoga room for travelers, but he really loved LiLou.
LiLou is the first pig to be ever certified (证明) by the SPCA in San Francisco. Jennifer Henley is the manager of the SPCA's program. “It's wonderful to see the surprise and fun that LiLou brings to people during treatment visits,” she said.
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Is this drawn by hand? How unbelievable it is! Who did it?
On a street in Nanjing, many people (停止) in front of a chalk drawing of Dr. Zhong Nanshan. They couldn't help showing surprise. Cong Langui, the artist, sat on the ground and smiled (甜蜜地).
For more than (二十) years, Cong has been drawing on city streets. But this artist is unusual not just because of his chosen “canvas (画布).” When he was 16 years old, Cong lost his left leg because of an (疾病). With only one leg, life has been hard for Cong, but he has always tried to be brave. He taught (他自己) to draw by reading books and watching videos. (从┈┈以来) then, he has gone on to draw art pieces on the streets of many different Chinese (省份).
Each street drawing takes about six hours to finish. Every now and then, Cong would stand up tocheck his work faraway. He always wants to make it (完美的). Cong says this is his way of making the city more beautiful.
We often hear people say that life is (不公平的). But Cong, a one-legged artist, has never said anything or (争论) about anything. So next time you want to complain about life, think of Cong.
Penney Rose has just moved into in a new town, and she has to go to a new school. That's a lot of new for 11-year-old girl. Luckily, she has a hobby. Penny usually (spend) a day in her room making robots and says that the robots are her friends.
Now Penney has made a few robots (careful), out of an old phone, a pencil sharpener and so much more. What she really wants is not a robot a true friend to share this with. She soon finds one in her neighborhood. Her name is Lark. Lark is (good) at building bird houses than any other child there, and she is interested penny's robots and joins her building a robot town. At (one), everything works well, but one day things take a strange turn: the robots seem (come) alive.
At that time, Penney gets an invitation from a science club at school, but Lark doesn't, because likes her. Penny has to choose between the best friend she's always hoped for and the club she's always (dream) of. In the end, it may be her little robots that pay the price.
This book shows that making your own space and a true friend in the world is a kind of magic all its own.
A South African man has been living in a barrel (桶) for more than two months. The barrel is on a pole (杆).
Vernon Kruger has been in the barrel for over 68 days. “ ” He says. He washes twice a week in a small basin (脸盆). His team members give him the food in a basket. The barrel has a system for all waste.
It was when he was climbing a tree on an island during a vacation. Later he learned that a man from Indonesia had already broken the record by sitting in a tree for 28 days.
This time Vernon Kruger has broken the world record set by himself in 1997. At that time, he stayed in a barrel for 54 days. “” said a member of his team. “He's not coming down after breaking his record.”
A. It is about 25 meters high.
B. Vernon is going to stay a little longer.
C. Sleeping in this barrel is not easy.
D. How did the idea first come to his mind?
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注意：1）短文必须包括表中所有内容，可适当增加细节
2）你的理由至少两条；
3）词数：60-80；
4）短文首句仅供选择使用，不计入总词数。 参考词汇：fairy tales 童话故事
短文首句：Recently, our class has had a discussion about whether teenagers can watch cartoons about fairy tales at their age.
