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　　I came home that day with a long face and a broken heart．I had not done well in my math test and other students’ bad comments had made my bad day even worse．

　　It was my wonderful grandma, of course, who first 　　1　　 my long face and called my to her room．After 　　2　　 about what had happened, she began to think for a while and then smiled, and this made me feel bad because I thought she was smiling at my problems．I got up to leave the room but she called me back and told me a 　　3　　 that changed my life and gave me back my lost 　　4　　．

　　Once in a wild green 　　5　　 there was a blue pond(池塘)filled with frogs．But in the garden there was also a dried-up well(井)．It did not have a single drop of 　　6　　．

　　One day Billy Frog and Tilly Frog were playing in the garden 　　7　　 suddenly their ball fell into the dry well．After thinking for a while, they decided to get the ball back immediately．All of a sudden, they lost their balance and fell in．

　　The frogs started crying for 　　8　　 and tried their best to get out the well by 　　9　　．Soon their cries were heard and many frogs came to help them but they all 　　10　　．As night began to fall, the frogs started to leave saying that it was 　　11　　 to get them out of the well and that they would stay there until they died．

　　Billy listened to what they were saying and 　　12　　 hope．Tilly, however, continued to try．It took her a whole day to jump．Finally she managed to jump 　　13　　 enough to get out of the well．She successfully escaped!She looked down at Billy who looked up at her in surprise．

　　“You can do it too, Billy!” cried Tilly．“　　14　　!you can make it．”These words of encouragement lifted the spirits of the discouraged frog and he started jumping too．It was difficult, but after a day he also jumped out of the well．

　　Their story proves that 　　15　　 is impossible with a little faith．(信念)

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　　Sliver Screen：The Myth

　　Updated：2006-10-08 12∶34

　　Genre：Martial Art

　　Plot Outline：Intrepid archeologist Jack and ambitious scientist William set out on an adventure that leads them to the greatest discovery in Chinese history．Their journey starts in Dasar, India, where they stumble upon an ancient sword from the Qin Dynasty, and a magical gemstone that appears to be able to defy the force of gravity．These finds not only lead them to a mythical mausoleum(陵墓), but also connects Jack to his dark past life．Through strange dreams, Jack sees himself reincarnated(使转生)as Meng Yi, a general who fell for the First Emperor’s beautiful consort(配偶)Ok Soo some 2,000 years ago．As Meng Yi commands his troops in an increasingly desperate war against rebels, he also has to battle his own inner desires in choosing between eternal love and loyalty．

　　Back to the present day, where the final secret of the First Emperor is about to be revealed, as the two adventurers successfully enter the Heavenly Palace－a fortress loaded with death traps and unspeakable evils．But the closer Jack comes to this precious and final truth, the more he gets lost between the past and the present．

　　Leading cast overview：

　　Jackie Chan…archeologist Jack

　　Tony Leung Ka Fai…scientist William

　　Kim Hee Seon…Ok Soo

　　Mallika Sherawat…Princess Samantha

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More Than I Had Dreamed Of

　　From the time I was seven, I had a dream of becoming a member of the Students Union．I always 　　1　　 my school leaders for taking responsibility for all of us．So I dreamed of being a leader．

　　Years flew by, and soon I was able to participate in the elections, 　　2　　 I would win．But the reality was that I hadn't had a chance．I wasn't pretty．Girls across the school hardly knew me．I just did not have what it 　　3　　 to win a school election．I was 　　4　　．

　　As I cried in my room that evening, I 　　5　　 took a deep breath and decided I wouldn't stop dreaming．I decided that I would 　　6　　 for elections again in my final year at school-and I would win．

　　I recognized that my 　　7　　 had a lot of things in their favor．What were the 　　8　　 that would work in my favor? I had good grades, and I was friendly and helpful．And my biggest 　　9　　 was the faith(信念)I had．I would not allow my plain appearance to hold me 　　10　　 from putting my best foot forward．That evening, I 　　11　　 my election plans a whole year in advance．

　　I realized that girls would have to get to know me and recognize that I had the ability to 　　12　　 them．I loved making friends and I liked being helpful, 　　13　　 I decided that perhaps I could use these qualities to work to my advantage．In order to learn how to present a great election 　　14　　 , I also attended a course on effective public speaking．

　　The day after the election, when the principal announced I won the second highest number of votes, the students 　　15　　．That joy on the faces of all my friends showed that my victory was 　　16　　 theirs．

　　Suddenly, I realized that I had 　　17　　 much more than I had dreamed of．I had made many new friends and had helped people 　　18　　 the way．I had won the 　　19　　 and love of my schoolmates and they knew me as somebody who would stand by them．I was able to put a smile on their faces and 　　20　　 their day．

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