I believe it is in my nature to dance by virtue of the beat of my heart, the pulse of my blood and the music in my mind. So I dance1.

    My dining room is now a2ballroom. Each morning when I3the house on the way to make coffee, I turn on the 4and it's dance time! I dance alone to whatever is playing.

    Tango(探戈)is a recent enthusiasm. It's a complex and5dance. The first time I went tango dancing I was too6to get out on the floor7 I stayed on edge of the dance floor when the dancing began. The fancy footwork8me. “Don't make a fool of yourself. Just9it. ” I thought10my mind, an older woman dropped out of the11sat down beside me, and said she had a secret for me. She12“If you do not join the dancing, we will know you are a fool. But if you dance, we will think well of you fo13 Inspired by her14words, I took up the15of tango.

    A friend asked me if I was a little too16“Tango? At your age? You must be out of your mind!" On the contrary, it's a deeply considered17I seek the sharp, scary18that comes from beginning something new, which19all my resources and challenges my body and mind. So, when people say, “Tango? At your age?” I20answer, “Yes!”

He got up early catch the first train.

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    Today is Sunday. The sky is full of sunshine, so does my life. At about 9:00 a.m., I go to the bookstore with my friends. There was a lot of new books. I didn't know what one to buy because these books were all useful to me. At 10:00, we went to cinema. The film was called Titanic but some people were waiting outside the booking office. It took to us about 3 hours to see it. Having seen the film, everyone was deeply moving. Some of my friends even burst out tears. From the story, I understand that love is noble and valuable. That's a really wonderful film. It is very worth seeing again.

    What a happy day! I hope tomorrow I will be happier!

    The stage lights dimmed, and I took a quick look from behind the heavy black curtains into the audience. Blinded by the lights, I quickly 1. It seems that a great number of eyes were looking at me. I took a deep 2 as the music of my dance began to play. I entered the stage and began my 3, the graduation test of the classical Indian dance.

    After a decade of learning this art form, I had 4 been considered ready to take on the most difficult act. The test is the most important event in a dancer's life as it pays 5 to all the factors in one's life that 6 the dance form: one's culture and family.

    The performance is undertaken only by the most 7 and determined students. It is a difficult process that requires much 8. For more than six months, I spent two to three hours every day9 these dances. Many times, I 10 myself to my physical and mental breaking point, but still I would not stop. I could not give up. There was always so much more to do and so much more to 11.

    I 12 a lot about myself in those tiring hours. I learned that I was far too 13 to give up, and I was too proud to prove myself 14 after I had set an unrealistic goal. Even with physical pain and mental 15, I forced myself to meet my 16. Even when I was at the end of my 17, there was always something driving me on, forcing me not to give up.

    Fortunately, I made it. What I had done 18 the success. It was in those hours that I learned what a dancer 19 is. Those time was evidence that I could 20 something I set out to do.

If you've been a traveler before, you're likely to be shocked that customs differ one culture to another. It's important to educate(you) on the rules of politeness in advance.

In Pakistan, if you go out for a meal eating with your right hand, the left hand is considered(clean). Don't show anyone the bottom of your shoes, and try not to touch others with either of your(foot).

In Russia, don't smile at strangers. That is a rude behavior;can make you seem impolite. When(pay) for goods, place your money on the counter (柜台) instead of handing it directly to the salesman.

In China, be generous with saying "thank you", if someone(do) anything good for you, such as pouring you tea, giving you a hand, and so on. And if you receivegift, take it with both hands.

In Korea, remember not(touch) a person while talking to him, and keep a proper distance: personal space is very important. Try to avoid talking too much during meals, and (active) offer to pay even if you know that someone is treating you.

    I have never been a fan of the phrase, "No pains, no gains." I prefer the alternative version, "No pains, no pains!" When it comes to exercise, for example, I learned years ago that pushing through pain was more likely to lay me up with an aching back than to leave me feeling strong and healthy.

    But there are times when stressful situations actually do lead to greater happiness. A new study published in the Journal of Happiness Studies found that people who pursue (追求) goals that are tough to achieve feel more stress in the moment, but greater happiness in the aftermath particularly if they feel connected to others along the way.

    The researchers concluded that happiness increases when people develop greater competence in something and greater competence only comes when people keep on working through the stress-inducing phase of trying, fighting, and trying again to learn and grow. If the psychological needs to be autonomous or self-directed, and to be connected to others are met, the momentary stresses will be less acute, and the resulting happiness will be more lasting.

    This idea reminds me of another often quoted phrase, which I have heard in reference to challenging tasks, such as exercise —"Fill-in-the-blank-stressful-task is the worst thing to do, but the greatest thing to have done." In other words, suffering from the stress of an exercise class that leaves us feeling sweat-drenched shouldn't lead us to walk away from exercising. And if we can pass those stressful moments with a friend, colleague or family member who is trustworthy and supportive, all will be better.

    As I travel my positive path, I'm certainly not seeking out stress. But life will offer me plenty of it, whether I ask for it or not. My task is to choose wisely when and how to face it head-on, knowing that happiness awaits on the other side.

    Clothes can make phone calls, play music, dial your pal's number, keep you warm during cold weather and operate your computer?

    This is not a fantasy. A British company, called Electrotextiles, has created a wide range of clothes—clothes that have minds of their own! Scientists, working for the company, have invented a kind of cloth that can be mixed with flexible (有弹性的) electronic materials to create intelligent clothing. The results are electronic garments (衣服).

    If you think the wearer has to be wired to different devices, think again. These designer clothes are wire-free, soft to touch and washable! Like any electronic device, these high-tech clothes have to be powered. Currently, a tiny nine-volt battery serves the purpose. But the researchers hope that in the near future the clothes will produce electricity by using body heat. These clothes are 100 percent shock proof, they say.

    The Electrotextiles team has also created the world's first cloth keyboard. This keyboard can be sewn into your trousers or skirt. To use this device, you will have to sit down and tap on your lap! These 'lap-tap' gadgets (器具), are all set to take over laptop computers!

    Another useful garment is the shirt-cum-mobile phone. This handy invention enables drivers to chat comfortably with others at the wheel! Other popular electronic wear include the denim (牛仔布) jacket with flexible earphones sewn into the hood and the electronic ski jacket with a built-in heater. The ski jacket is also programmed to send signals to a satellite. This technology is known as global positioning system and can be used to track lost skiers and wandering kids.

    Having completed the cloth keyboard, scientists have already started to work on a new project—a necktie that can be used as a computer mouse. What is the next? Do you have any idea?

Since the quarrel last year, they have with each other.

    While it's wonderful to share a special trip with friends or family, traveling alone is another experience.

1）. Meet new people.

    People who are traveling alone seem more approachable to others. Before you know it, you could be chatting with some interesting folks at a sidewalk cafe or even joining a group of like-minded people on the beach.

2）.Do everything you want and nothing you don't want.

    Have you ever been hesitant to do that half-day at the spa you are eager for because you feel bad leaving your travel partner with nothing to do? If you want to “waste” the day sitting at an outdoor bar drinking a cocktail instead of sightseeing, you won't have to answer anyone.

3）.

    If traveling makes you a good, smart person, then traveling alone makes you better and smarter. Taking a trip by yourself might seem frightening. However, once you take the courage and get over your fears, you'll feel a sense of energy. A successful single vacation can inspire you to try new things in life.

Great service.

    For some reason, service at hotels and restaurants seems better when you're traveling alone. And it's possible that when you make it known, you could be offered a better room or a free cocktail.

A.The key is to keep an open mind and keep safety in mind.

B.Travelling  alone makes you truly listen to your inner thoughts.

C.When you travel alone, you don't need to please anyone but yourself.

D.Here are four good reasons why you should try it.

E.It is refreshing.

F.Cheering up.

G.People tend to admire those who travel alone.

    The Intelligent Plant. That is the title of a recent article in The New Yorker, and new research is showing that plants have surprising abilities to sense and react to the world.

    But can a plant be intelligent? Some plant scientists insist they are since they can sense, learn, remember and even react in ways that would be familiar to humans.

    Michael Pollan, author of "The Botany of Desire," says for the longest time, people who have long talked to their plants or played music for them were being considered "mad."

    The new research, he says, is in a field called plant neurobiology(神经生物学), which is not a proper name, because even scientists in the field don't argue that plants have neurons(神经) or brains.

    "They have analogous structures as humans," Pollan explains. "Plants have all the same senses as humans. They have ways of taking all the sensory data they gather in their everyday lives, integrate it and then behave in an appropriate way in response." In addition to hearing, taste, for example, they can sense gravity, the presence of water, or even feel that an obstacle(障碍物) is in the way of its roots, before coming into contact with it. Plant roots will change direction, he says, to avoid obstacles.

    So what about pain? Do plants feel? Pollan says they do respond to anesthetics (麻醉剂). "You can put a plant out with a human anesthetic. And not only that, plants produce their own compounds that are anesthetic to us." But scientists are unwilling to go as far as to say they are responding to pain.

    How plants sense and react is still somewhat unknown. They don't have nerve cells like humans, but they do have a system for sending electrical signals and even produce neurotransmitters (神经递质) and other chemicals the human brain uses to send signals.

In life, do you choose to take the road everyone has taken, or do you choose the path that is best for you? It might be 1 to choose what everyone has done, especially if it seemed to work for them. But is that what truly 2 for you?

On a recent hiking 3 ， my partner and I decided to take a popular trail in the 4direction. This was an old, well-traveled trail that people had been hiking and biking from A to Z for years. For our own reasons, we chose to travel from Z to A. Going backwards made more sense with my 5. The trip would take several days and going backwards 6 that I would end the trip closer to the airport for my flight home.

As my partner and I walked, everyone crossing our path had something to say, "You're going the wrong way. Are you lost? Are you returning 7 you forgot something? Are you crazy? The path occasionally crossed a 8. When it did, even passing cars beeped to 9 us in the "right" direction.

Why did people only see one way? Because that's what everyone does? Because that's how it's always been done? We even 10 to talk to a Danish woman who said, "We have a(n) 11 in my country: when you go backwards to everyone else, it's because you're avoiding something." I couldn't believe it. We were just enjoying connecting with nature, hiking the way that best 12 us. Had we gone the "wrong" way? No. At least, not for us.

I decided to 13 the path I chose. 14, we had an amazing experience. Choosing the "wrong" path was right for me. When your inner 15 tells you something is right (or wrong), listen to it. It's your instinct. It's speaking to you for a reason and it knows, better than anyone, what's best for you.

It was New Year's Day and I was shopping at the local supermarket with my five-year-old son, Tenyson. As we were 1 , we realized that only minutes earlier an 2 woman had fallen over at the entrance and hit her head on the ground. 3 was with her, but there was blood everywhere and the woman was embarrassed and clearly in shock. 4, a lot of people stopped to help out.

While we were walking towards the scene, Tenyson became very 5 about what had happened to the elderly couple. He 6 to me, "Mom, it's not much fun falling over in front of 7. " Seeing that there was a flower stall (摊位) at the front of the supermarket, he added, "Why shouldn't we 8 the lady a flower? It will make her feel better. " I was 9 that he'd come up with this 10 idea. So we went over and told the flower seller what we wanted. "Just take it, " she replied. "I can't take your money for such a wonderful 11. "

By now medical staff had arrived, and were 12 the injured woman. We gave the flower to the woman's husband and I told him it was from my son. At that moment, the old man started crying and said, "Thank you very much. " He then turned to me, "You have a 13 son. Happy Mother's Day to you. "

The man bent down and gave his wife the flower, telling her who it was from. Regardless of being badly hurt, the old lady looked up at Tenyson with 14 in her eyes and gave him a little 15.