Mike is a specialist in algebra and geometry. His only recreation is 【小题1】 (science) and technical inventions. He has published many articles in many famous journals and won several patents.

One day, he was invited to a seminar held by 【小题2】 enterprise. The participants were from all walks of life, 【小题3】 (include) officials, software programmers and futurologists.

Shortly after the seminar began, many issues were put forward, such as 【小题4】 (starve) in African countries, race discrimination in America and the conflicts in the Mid East. Permanent peace, 【小题5】 (equal) and happiness were what all the people wished for. Meanwhile, some digital 【小题6】 electronic products were presented.

Finally, Mike declared that he brought two new inventions. One was a kind of liquid 【小题7】 could remove stains on garments quickly; the other was a kind of material that could deal with poisonous chemicals in rivers. He was very outspoken. He said that pollution was very serious worldwide and that if we permitted the situation to go on, the outcome 【小题8】 (be) hard to imagine.

The organisation also encouraged people 【小题9】 (invest) money in poor countries. After the seminar, all the participants got some beautiful 【小题10】 (souvenir).

   When 65-year-old Joan Price got a check in a hospital in November，she knew she wouldn't be returning to her home. But she _________ to pay her rent so her cat，Isis，would have a _________ place to live in.

Price got _________ wrong with her liver 40 years ago. She was unable to walk or stand without _________—a difficult condition，but her only _________ was for Isis.

The manager of Price's building in Fort Lauderdale，Florida，_________ the cat and cleaned her litter box，but Isis，a 2-year-old black cat that Price had _________，was alone. And with no friends or family nearby，Price _________ that Isis would have no one to care for her.

"I was so anxious. I cried every night，"Price _________ Vetstreet. com. "I don't care about myself. I'm ready. But I am worried if Isis is OK."

Price began getting in touch with rescue groups to find a new home for Isis，but she wasn't having any luck ____________ Dorian Wagner，a Florida blogger，who often helps local rescues find homes for cats，____________ Price's unpleasant situation.

Wagner ____________ Price's story with her Facebook community. Soon so many people were ____________ in helping that Wagner started a Facebook page to ____________ updates and organise assistance.

The ____________ quickly found a foster home（寄养家庭）for Isis，but they knew she needed a ____________ home，so Wagner worked with Good Karma Pet Rescue and began to ____________ whoever hoped to adopt Isis.

Soon they found a home with the help of a friend in Michigan, and another member of the Facebook group offered to ____________ the cat to meet her new owner.

When Price learned that Isis would have a new family, she was ____________ deeply. Just knowing Isis was taken care of gave her much ____________.

In our life, everyone is surely to have difficulties. It is the same with me. I still remember how worried I am about my English learning three years ago. I had difficulty follow my teacher in the English class. With my classmates often laughing at me because of my poor English, I decided to do anything. Firstly, I took a part in the English Corner that I met many friends. They shared their methods of learning English with me. Beside, I also found it useful keep English diaries. What’s more, I talked with friends on the Internet and exchanged emails with English. As a result, I made great progresses in learning English.

   Sarah grew up on a fishing boat. Her father, _____ to make enough money to buy a house, had _____ her within their only small boat since his wife died.

One morning, Sarah saw a _____ above the sea, which was close to them, and the boat began to rock as waves grew. ____  the mountain of clouds approaching from the south, she rushed below deck (甲板) ,“Dad, _____!”

“What?” her drunken father asked _____.

“Dad, a big storm is coming. We need to get out of here.” She grabbed his shoulders and _____ him.

He got angry, shouting, “What are you doing?”

“Dad, we have to _____ the boat. There’s a big storm coming.”

Her father _____ her at last. He walked to the deck, saw the ______ and fired up the engine.

“Dad, what are you doing?”

“Sarah, ______ we stay here, we will die. We need to go out to the sea. We must ride the waves; that’s our only ______.”

Their boat headed into the storm ______. Above them were black clouds and in front of them were dark waves. It was so ______.

Hours passed. The dark day turned into darkness totally. They held each other for ______, but the experienced fisherman needed no ______ because he had fought many such battles.

Eventually, the waves ______ and the sky brightened. Sarah was ______ and hugged her father, “You did it, Dad.”

They sailed back into the port. Other boats had been destroyed. Their boat was the only one to ______ the storm. Sarah hugged her father again. “Dad, you made it. You ______ us.”

“No, Sarah,” he held her by his arms, “we did it together.”

   There was once a group of young people searching everywhere for happiness，but what they got was only trouble，sadness and suffering.

So they_____ to Socrates for advice on where happiness lay. But_____ giving any answers，Socrates asked them to help with building a_____ first. The group of guys had to_____ the task，laying aside their own business of seeking happiness. It took them a long time to cut down a tall tree，gouging out（挖出）the center. Through great effort，they made a boat out of the tree. They put the boat into a river，and then_____ together in it，singing with ___.

Socrates asked，“My children，do you have happiness now？” They answered in chorus（齐声地），“We couldn’t be happier！”Socrates_____ ，“That’s it！_____ you are too busy pursuing（追求）something to notice anything bitter，happiness will _____ .”

From the story I got to know that happiness______ hides behind every______ thing that you are involved in，and that you may only get pleasure through______ work and creativity.

We may have to______ pain in our daily life and in the process of seeking happiness. Sometimes we______ to look for happiness in______ things，like a new car，new clothes，etc. True long-term happiness，______，comes from within our______ and spirit. So why not turn suffering into______ life，and turn tears into the light in your heart? Only in this way can we find ______ happiness.

So my dear friends，just remember happiness is a state of mind and a matter of ______，and I wish you all a life of happiness.