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•OncearichmanmetagroupofArabsinthedesert.Itwasnotlong1theybecamefriends.Thenonedaytherichmanfoundhisgoldwas___2___(消失)“Someonemusthave3(拿)itduringthenight,”hethought.Thechiefpromisedtofindoutthethief.Hesaidtohismen,“Eachofyoumustgotomytentandpullmydonkey’stail.Youallknow4mydonkeyisverywise.Whenathief5(摸)histail,hewillbray（叫）.”•OnebyonetheArabswent6thechief’stent,butthedonkeydidnotbray.Thenthechiefaskedhismentoo__7__theirhands.Hesmelledtheirhands.Afterhesmelledthehandsofthelastoneheshouted,“Youarethe8.Goandbringbackourfriend’sgoldatonce,orI'llkillyou!”Themanbroughtthegoldtotherichman.•Therichmanwassurprised.Thechiefexplained,“Iwass9thattherealthiefdarenotpullmydonkey’stail,soIrubbedthetailwiths10strong-smellingoil.Therewasnosmellatallfromthethief’shands.”•1.before2.gone3.taken4.that5.touches6.into7.open8.thief9.sure10.some•Wereyouthefirstorthelastchildinyourfamily?Orwereyouamiddleoranonlychild?Somepeoplethink1matterswhereyouwereborninyourfamily.Buttherearedifferentideasaboutwhatbirthordermeans.Somepeoplesaythatoldestchildren,2aresmartandstrong-willed,areverylikelyto3(成功).Thereason4thisissimple.Parentshavealotoftimefortheirfirstchildandgivehimorheralotofattention.Anonlychildwillsucceedforthesamereason.•Whathappenstotheo5childreninthefamily?Middlechildrendon’tgetsomucha__6__,sotheydon’tfeelthatimportant.Ifafamilyhasmanychildren,themiddleonesometimesgetslostinthecrowd.Theyoungestchild,7,oftengetsspecialtreatment.Oftenthischildgrowsuptobefunny.Butarecentstudysawthingsquite8(不同).Thestudyfoundthatfirstchildrenbelievedinfamilyrules.Theydidn’ttakemanychancesintheirl___9__.Theyusually10(遵循)orders.Rulesdidn’tmeanasmuchtolaterchildreninthefamily.Theytookchancesandtheyoftendidbetterinlife•1.it2.who3.succeed4.for5.other6.attention7.however/though8.differently9.lives10.followed•Atonepointalonganopenhighway,Icametoacrossroadswithatrafficlight.Iwasaloneontheroadbynow,butasIdroveuptothelight,itturnedred,andIbraked(刹车)toastop.Ilookleft,right,andbehindme.Nothing.__1__acar,nosuggestionofheadlights,butthereIsat,2(等待)thelighttochange,theonlyhumanbeingforatleastamile___3___anydirection.•Istartedwondering4Irefusedtorunthelight.Iwasnotafraidofbeing5(抓住)bythepolice,becausetherewaso___6___nocop（警察）anywherearoundandtherecertainlywouldhavebeennodangeringoingthroughit.•Muchlaterthatnight,thes7questionofwhyI’dstoppedforthatlightcame8(回来)tome.IthinkIstoppedbecauseit’spartofacontract(合同)weallhavewitheachother.It’snotonlythelaw,butit’sanagreementwehave,andwetrusto9tohonorit:wedon’tgothroughredlights.Likemostofus,I’mreadytobes10fromdoingsomethingbadbythesocialagreementthatdisapprovesof(否定)itthanbyanylawagainstit.•1.Not2.waiting3.in4.why5.caught6.obviously7.same8.back9.others10.stopped•Ihadthemostinterestingafternooninmylife．Imetan•American______1___(艺术家)andheshowedmesomeofhisoilp_____2__,intheChineseartgalleryinFuzhouCity．Healsotoldmeabouthowhe____3_____todrawwhenhewasveryyoung•and______4___(决定)tostudyartandtobeapainterattheageoften．Thisishisfirst____5_______（展览）inChinaanditisgoingreallywell．Sofar,hehassoldmanyofhisw___6___!Personally,Ireallylovewhathehaspainted___7___theylooklikerealthings．Healwayspaintspicturesof___8___(风景)．MountHuangshanisawell-knowne__9____ofhispictures．Hisuseofmanydifferentshadesof__10____emphasizesthebeautyofnature．HowIwishIcouldhaveenoughmoneytobuyoneofhispictures!．••1.artist2．paintings3．began/started4．decided5．exhibition•6．works7．because/for8．scenery9．example10．colour