Once a young man was traveling by train．It was a long and boring journey．

　　As the train was moving 　　1　　 a wilderness(荒野)，the passengers looked out of the windows 　　2　　．When the train reached a bend(转弯处)，it 　　3　　 and then a simple house 　　4　　．It was so easy to notice 　　5　　 everybody on the train turned to “enjoy” with eyes wide open．Some passengers even began a 　　6　　 about it．The young man was also 　　7　　 by the scenery．

　　On his return he 　　8　　 the train at the nearest station and found his 　　9　　 to the house．Its owner said that he was troubled by the 　　10　　 of the train．He wanted to 　　11　　 the house, but nobody would buy it．

　　　　12　　 the young man spent 30, 000 dollars on the 　　13　　．He thought it was a good place for 　　14　　 because it was facing the railway bend．When the train moved slowly past, the 　　15　　 passengers would be very interested in the house．

　　He 　　16　　 to connect with some big companies and told them that could be used for advertisement．　　17　　 the Coca-Cola Company took it to put up their 　　18　　．To everyone’s surprise, the young man was 　　19　　 180, 000 dollars for a three-year rent(租金)．This is a true story．It tells us that discovery is very important to 　　20　　．Monday people have got new ideas from it．

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　　In 1867, an engineer named John Roebling was given the job of building a bridge to connect(连接)New York with Long Island．

　　Roebling thought about the idea all the time．He couldn’t get the bridge off his 　　1　　．But many people thought it was 　　2　　 to do the job．

　　The project started well, but only a few months later Roebling was killed in a terrible accident．The following month his son, Washington, was asked to 　　3　　 his work．

　　Building the bridge was a long and tough job．Not only did John Roebling die, but also up to thirty other men lost their 　　4　　．

　　Washington himself had the same bad luck 　　5　　 his father．In early summer 1872, he became very ill．He couldn’t walk, talk or 　　6　　 move．

　　“We told them so．”

　　Crazy men and their crazy dreams．”

　　“It’s foolish to follow wild ideas．”

　　Everyone criticized(批评)the bridge project．People said it would never 　　7　　．

　　But Washington was not discouraged．He kept his mind on the job．

　　One day as he lay in bed in his hospital room, an idea hit him．He could still move one 　　8　　．He decided to make the best use of it．

　　He touched(触摸)his wife’s arm with that finger．He wanted her to call the engineers．Then in the same way, he told the engineers 　　9　　 to do．The project started again．

　　For 11 years Washington tapped out his words with his finger, until the bridge was completed．Today the spectacular(壮观的)Brooklyn Bridge stands in all its glory (荣耀)．It tells the world a 　　10　　 story, but also a story of determination．

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