The story I’m going to tell truly happened in my life.

The other day, I met a man outside the gym who_16___a movie star. He was handsome and smiling. His upper body was muscular and he __17_to be on top of the world.

“How are you?” I _18___with a smile. “I’m doing really well,” he replied in a cheerful voice. His enthusiasm and big smile _19___the parking garage . _20___as he walked up, I _21___his long legs were thin and I saw he had a silver cane(手杖).“Why do you need that cane?” I couldn’t _22___thinking he had a minor injury. “I have MS,” he answered in a _23___ voice too, as his broad smile __24__left his face. Multiple Sclerosis is a very serious disease and often painful. I looked at him from my little red sports car and said, “You _25___it very well. You seem like a happy man _26___ the MS.” Without losing a bit of his smile he replied, “ I am a happy man,” and then added, “I’d be even happier if I had that sports _27___.”

 It was ironic(讽刺的). Just _28___we spoke, I’d been sitting in that little sports car, feeling sad about my painful shoulder over the last 11 months although I was _29___ after an operation. Here’s a man with a __30__far tougher than mine, but his positive attitude made him feel no _31___happiness. He went on with his enjoyment of life as usual, which moved me deeply.

     It was also a wonderful reminder of that old _32___, “I cried because I had no shoes. Then I met a man who had no feet.” _33___ your problems, just keep in__34__that none of us goes through life __35__and like the man with MS, make the most of what you have. Count your blessings.

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Why is setting goals so 1.__________ (importance)? Because goals can help you do, be, and experience everything 2._________you want in life. Instead 3.__________just letting life happen to you, goals allow 4.__________to make your life happen. 5.__________（success）and happy people have sets lots of goals to help them reach their aims. By setting goals you are taking control of your life. It’s like 6._______ (have) a map to show you 7.__________you want to go.

Winners in life set goals and follow through with them. Winners decide what they want in life and then get there by making plans and 8.__________ （set）goals. Unsuccessful people just let life happen by accident. Goals aren’t difficult to set, and 9.__________aren’t difficult to reach. It is up to you to find out what your goals really are. You are 10.__________one who must decide what to do and in what direction to aim your life.

If you have decided to study abroad, you might be looking for effective ways to prepare your language skills before you depart. Some students attend ESL (English as a Second Language) classes at local schools while others practice with   1   conversational partner. However, for those in situations   2   these two options are not available, studying ESL online might be the next alternative.

During the past decade, many websites have sprung up on the Internet,   3   (provide) ESL activities to help people practice the major language skills  4   grammar, reading, and vocabulary. Perhaps the  5   (great) interests for students are websites that focus on listening and speaking skills. In the past, listening to audio online was a very slow process, but since high-speed connections appeared, things  6  (change) greatly. A simple Internet search using the term “ESL” will bring up thousands of relevant websites out there, but not all the sites are the same. 7   you want to find a site that is suitable for you, you should look among those that combine good contents with a user-friendly interface and style.

Finally, no matter which site you end up visiting, you should set some goals  8   your study.   9   might include the number of vocabulary you want to learn, specific grammar structures you want to review,  10   even how many minutes you want to read aloud from a newspaper in English.