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Camels certainly like eating green grass, not dry grass. But (strange), camels always keep looking for dry grass their stomachs are filled up.
A classmate of (I) whose home is on the edge of Turpan Basin in Xinjiang told me his home has two camels; he said you could imagine a camel’s appetite, for it can slowly swallow dozens of kilograms of hay (干草). I asked him camels eat hay, not green grass. He said the camel is a kind of animal with strong sense of suffering, (fear) its master letting it travel through the desert the next day, and the hay in its stomach is more hunger-resistant green grass.
The camel has the best tolerance. Unfortunately, many people can only see a camel’s outstanding performance, but few understand its (prepare) made for it.
Life, a camel traveling through the desert, (need) the adequate accumulation, but not everyone can understand it.

One(rain) night I was driving along a lonely highwayI saw a man walking rapidly ahead of me along the side of the road. It was pouring rain and I slowed down to avoid(splash) him as I went by.
He misunderstood,(think) I was offering a ride and ran towards my car. He was very tall, had a full beard and he scared me. I stepped on the gas pedal to leave(quick), and I saw the look of total despair in his eyes.
Suddenly, all fear was (go) and I backed up and unlocked my car door, praying this was not the (big) mistake in my life but somehow knowing it would be okay.
The man was a plumber（水暖工人）, truck had got stuck in the mud. He(walk) for miles. No one would pick him up and his wife was in the hospital in labour（分娩） with their first child!
He had cried at the thought that he might not be there.
We(arrive) at the hospital moments before his son was born.

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What on earth does happiness mean? I can’t give you exact definition, but I’m sure if you love and help _________ , you’ll get it .
I’ll never forget an old lady. She lives in __________ small house alone. It is said that her husband and her son_______( die ) in a road accident years ago . Her life is bitter, but she often helps others with a smile. Whenever it snows, she is always the first _________ (clean) the paths. She looks after several children living nearby. I am one of them. I often remember the stories she told us and her kind smile. Perhaps she is unlucky, but I think she is a happy person. Her life is full of _________( laugh ) and love .
But I’m sad to see some people getting their happiness in bad ways. They talk________ (noisy) in cinemas and meeting rooms; they destroy trees to enjoy themselves and they laugh at others’ shortcomings. Perhaps they feel happy at that time , __________ they will never get true happiness because they ________
(lose) their personality already .
Now I know what happiness is. _________ means kindness, love and unselfishness. Above all, I have come to understand that _______ (bring) happiness to others is getting ourselves happiness.

Some say that madness and genius often come hand in hand. This is especially true the Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh.
Van Gogh is famous for his (amaze) use of color and shape. Born in 1853, he was painting at a time when art was changing. A long time ago, artists tried to make their (paint) look real like photographs. But later on, art became more about the artist’s own ideas. If you see Van Gogh, it won’t look like the real world. It will look even more beautiful.
Some of Van Gogh’s most famous paintings are of natural scenes and flowers, such as sunflowers. He also painted many wonderful self-portraits, which (bring) him a lot of fame. Van Gogh had a gift for painting; however, he was a troubled man. At one point, he cut off own ear.
Van Gogh is now one of the world’s most famous artists. But he died at the age of 37, alone poor. Almost nobody knew or cared about his art at that time. Although he was a great genius, he suffered (great). Some say that his madness was he paid for his art.
Actually, if Van Gogh had died at the age of twenty, no one would have connected him with failure or mental illness. , he would have been remembered by those close to him as a dutiful son.

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Have you ever had problems in your life? Have you ever wondered how to be happy? If so, you will find the book “Being a Happy Teenager” （use）. In his book, Matthews tells us how to have a happy life and answers the questions of teenagers.
About problems with parents and friends, the book says we should stop （be） angry and forgive. The book tells us some skills such as how to put everything we have learned from life into beautiful pictures.
Many teenagers think that （happy） comes from a good exam result or praise from people. But you can still be happy there are no such “good” things.
Success comes from good attitude. If you learn from problems, you （have） success in the future.
Some school students have problems such as being too tall too short. But Matthews tells us that we should think about things a positive way. This is Matthews’ most important lesson: you choose to be happy!