Once upon a time a poor farmer taking a sack of wheat to the mill did not know (1) to do when it slipped from his horse and fell (2) the road. The sack was (3) heavy for him to (4) , and his only hope was that (5) some one would come riding by and (6) a hand. It was not long (7) a rider appeared, but the farmer’s heart sank when he (8) him, for it was the great man who lived in a castle nearby. The farmer (9) have dared to ask (10) farmer to help, or any poor man who might have come (11) the road, but he could not beg a (12) of so great a man. (13) , as soon as the great man came up he got (14) his horse, saying, "I see you’ve had bad luck, friend. How good it is (15) I’m here just at the (16) time. " Then he took one (17) of the sack, the farmer the other, and between them they lifted it on the horse. "Sir," asked the farmer, "how can I pay you" "Easily enough," the great man (18) . "Whenever you see (19) else in trouble, (20) the same for him. \
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In general, people talk about two groups of colors: warm colors and cool colors. (1) in psychology think that there are also two (2) of people: people who prefer warm colors and people who prefer cool colors. The warm colors are red, orange and yellow. (3) there are warm colors and a lot of light, people usually want to be (4) . People think that red, (5) , is exciting. People who like to be with (6) like red. The cool colors are green, blue and violet. These colors, (7) warm colors, are relaxing. Where there are cool colors, people are usually (8) . People who like to spend time (9) often (10) cool colors. Red may he exciting, but one researcher says that time seems to pass (11) in a room with warm colors than in a room with cool colors. He thinks that a warm color, such as red (12) orange, is a good color for a (an) (13) or restaurant. People who are relaxing or eating do not want time to pass (14) . Cool colors are better for offices or factories if people who are working there want time to pass quickly. Researchers do not know (15) people think some colors are warm and others cool. (16) , almost everyone (17) that red, orange and yellow are warm and that green, blue and violet are cool. Perhaps warm colors (18) people of warm days and the cool colors remind them of cool days. Because in the north the sun is low in winter, the sunshine seems quite blue. Because the sun is (19) during summer, the hot sunshine (20) yellow.
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I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. (1) , he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was (2) and ill. My father was (3) a strong man who loved being active. But a terrible illness (4) all that away. Now he can no longer walk. And he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is (5) . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started (6) about life, and I told them about one of my (7) . I said that we must very often give things up (8) we grow: our youth, our beauty, our friends, but it always (9) that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father (10) up. He said, "But, Peter, I gave up (11) ! What did I gain" I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say. (12) , he answered his own question. "I (13) the love of my family. " I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes along with hope and thankfulness. I was also (14) by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated at someone, I (15) remember his words and become (16) . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be (17) to give up my small irritations. In this (18) , I learned the power of acceptance from my father. Sometimes I (19) what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one (20)
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Tourism has become a very big (1) . For Spain, Italy and Greece, it is the largest (2) of foreign exchange, and (3) for Britain, it is the fourth. Faced (4) this huge income, no government can afford to look (5) on the business~ questions of hotel bath rooms, beach umbrellas and ice cream sales are now (6) by ministers of tourism with solemn expertise. Before the Second World War the tourist industry was widely (7) as being unmanly and stupid. But (8) has become a new industry, as trade business used (9) ; in Spain, Italy, Greece and much of Eastern Europe, new road (10) have opened up in the country, first to tourists, and (11) to industry and locals. (12) of tourism is a nationalized industry, a (13) part of national planning. In a place west of Marseilles, the French government is killing mosquitoes and (14) six big vacation places to (15) nearly a million tourists. In Eastern Europe, a whole new seaside (16) has sprung up (17) the last few years so that the governments have greatly (18) when tourist’s from the West (19) from half a million four years (20) to nearly two million last year.
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Can you imagine how you would feel if you fell dangerously ill and could not reach or call a doctor Millions of people (1) the world are in this unfortunate (2) , living in distant places (3) there are no railways, no proper roads and no telephones. Thousands of (4) are lost every year (5) could have been saved if medical attention (6) in time. (7) today help could be brought quickly and easily (8) many of these people (9) full advantage was taken (10) the aeroplane. (11) country has proved this (12) than Australia. The Australians (13) greater use of the aeroplane than any (14) people in the world. In no other country (15) the total number of miles flown by the (16) person so high. In fact, it has been (17) that Australians jump into planes (18) people in other countries jump into trains and buses. It is not surprising, (19) that Australia should have been the first country (20) a Flying Doctor Service.
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