I have a neighbor. She looks young and beautiful although she is over 70. I asked her how she kept so _______ and healthy. She replied, “ I have a secret. It is quite simple. Keep your mind active, be interested in the world around you, and try to _______ new things every day. Don’t think you are too _______ to learn. I know a man who started to study medicine when he was 70 years old. He _______ for 6 years and now he works in a _______. Some people may think keeping learning is easy only for young people. In fact, everyone can make it.”

My name is Jenna. I live next to a horse farm. I spent almost every afternoon of my childhood looking at the _______ on the farm.

It was my 16th birthday last week. When my parents told me that they paid for me to take _______ lessons as a birthday gift, I was _______ . It was something I always dreamed of!

This morning, I went early to meet Sarah, my instructor（教练）. First, she showed me Oliver, a beautiful brown horse. “You have to be _______ because horses sometimes kick when they are afraid,” Sarah said. Then she helped me get on the horse.

“How great it is!” I thought to myself. But soon I began to feel _______ , “It is so high from up here, and Oliver walks so fast!” I cried to Sarah. She laughed and made Oliver walk _______ . A few minutes later, a car suddenly drove past quickly, and Oliver started to _______ . “Don’t worry. Oliver will stop running. Just wait and sit up straight,” Sarah told me.

Oliver slowed down and thankfully I didn’t _______ , so I started feeling better about riding. Oliver walked slowly and the rest of the lesson went well with no _______ . Last, Sarah showed me how to get off and put a carrot in my hand for Oliver. I __________ Oliver for a great ride. I think I’ll feel ready to ask Oliver to run next time.

A man was driving down a country road one day when he saw a child trying to lift a bale of hay (一堆干草) off the ground. It seemed that the hay had fallen off the back of a truck.

The man stopped his car and went over to the boy. “Hey there, you look like you’re having a hard time moving that heavy bale of hay. Why don’t you take a break? I can give you some water,” the man said.

“No, thank you,” the boy replied. “My dad said I need to move this bale of hay.”

“Ah, but everyone needs a break. Just take a few minutes to get relaxed!” the man said.

“No, my dad said it’s really important to move this hay as soon as possible,” the boy said.

“That sounds strange! Can you tell me where your father is? I’d like to talk to him about how he’s treating you,” the man said.

“Well,” the boy replied, “he’s under this bale of hay.”

It was 10: 00 on a Saturday night. The door to the animal hospital flew open. Cyrus took a little black dog into the building.

“ Save him, please!” cried Cyrus. “He ran out into the street and a car hit him.” There was a lot of blood on his body. Dr. Williams came from behind the desk. She read the dog’s name card—Lobo.

When Dr. Williams took a closer look at Lobo, her face clouded over. Lobo’s front leg was badly hurt. She was afraid that there were other wounds (伤口) she couldn’t see. The nurses in the room all kept quiet. Everyone knew that Lobo might be hopeless. And even though he was saved, it would probably be hard for him to stand up again.

“ Here, let me take Lobo to the X—ray room,” Dr. Williams said.“I will take an X—ray of him and see what I can do.” The little dog was still whining when he was taken into the X—ray room. The X—ray showed that Lobo’s leg broke in three places. He was also bleeding (血) inside.

Dr. Williams didn’t want to give up the poor little dog. She knew she must try to stop the bleeding quickly. She started to work. The operation (手术) took nearly two hours. To everyone’s surprise, it was a success. “Let’s see how well he can walk again in a few weeks,”   said Dr. Williams.

A young man went to a farm and asked for a job. When the old farmer asked what the young man could do to help the farm, he just said, “I can sleep when the wind blows.”

This short answer puzzled（迷惑）the farmer. But he liked the young man and said OK anyway.

Everything went well until one night when there was a heavy storm. The old farmer and his wife quickly woke up and started checking to see if everything was safe.

The farmer and his wife checked their things. They found that the farm tools had been put away safely in the house. The truck was parked in the garage. They found that the doors of the farmhouse were closed. The barn（谷仓）was properly locked. Even the animals were calm. All was well.

After checking everything, they went to the young man’s room and found that he was sleeping. The farmer and his wife then understood the meaning of the young man’s words— “I can sleep when the wind blows.”

Because the young man finished all of his work while the skies were clear, he was prepared for the storm before it came.

So when the wind blew, he was not afraid. He could sleep in peace.

Howes was spending a day at the Ocean Beach in New Zealand. His daughter Niccy and her two friends, Helen and Karina, were with him. They were swimming over 300 feet out to sea when they saw six dolphins (海豚) coming to them.

“We couldn’t believe our eyes,” Mr. Howes said. “They kept moving in a circle and we didn’t know why.” Then, one dolphin swam to Mr. Howes and Helen, who were about 65 feet away from the other two. It pushed Mr. Howes and Helen a lot. Mr. Howes felt that the dolphin wanted to bring them together.

“Suddenly I saw another fish swimming to me and Helen,” said Mr. Howes. “It was in fact a great white shark (鲨鱼). It was only about 15 feet away from us,” he said. Then he knew what the dolphins were doing! They were trying to save them from the shark. The shark then went to the other two girls. Mr. Howes was really scared. One of the girls was his daughter.

The dolphins pushed the four swimmers back together and placed themselves between the swimmers and the shark. About 40 minutes later, the shark finally lost interest and swam away. The four swimmers were finally out of danger.

For Howes, it was a day he would never forget. He couldn’t thank his animal friends enough.

How do you feel when you have to make a speech in front of your classmates? What about when you go to a birthday party? Do you get really shy?
41． You are not alone. Everyone has such feelings sometimes.

42． When people feel shy, they usually have red faces. They may talk in broken sentences. It’s normal when you go to a new place or meet strangers. In fact, everybody gets a little shy at times.

43． They think that shy people are not only cleverer, but also better at working with others.
44． You see, being shy isn’t all bad.

Some great people in history were shy, too. But remember not to let good chances go by just because of being shy! When you grow up year by year, you’ll become brave enough to speak to anyone.
45． If you have to sing a song at a party, just do it! There’s nothing to be afraid of!

Remember, though you’re shy, you are still confident. Come on, our shy friends!

Akrit Jaswal was born in India in 1993. His parents discovered soon that he was
56． (smart) than other children. He could talk when he was only ten months old, and he could read and write at the age of two. He
57． (start) reading adult books when he was five.

Medicine was one
58． his favorite interests, and he decided
59． (become) a doctor. When he was six, the doctors in a hospital allowed him to watch
60． (they) performing the operation. He spent much time in
61． (watch). In this way, he learnt more
62． (use) medical knowledge.

At the age of seven, he
63． (perfect) performed his first difficult operation on a
64． (village) in his hometown. Akrit, who was only 1.5-meter tall at that time, became famous in India. Many local people who could not afford medical care came to see him.

Akrit went to university at eleven. He was
65． youngest college student in India. He’s been devoting(投身)himself to studying medicine since he graduated.

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