Many people travel during the holiday season but do not make sure that their houses and homes (protect). Crime goes up
(rapid) during the winter and summer holiday seasons. Here are some things that you should keep in mind when you go on a holiday.
Always give (strange) the feeling that you are at home. Have the snow
(clean) off your stairs or out of your driveway during the winter season. You might ask someone to park his cars in your driveway.
Tell your newspaper deliverer that you are not at home. (have) a pile of newspapers and other mail on your doorsteps tells people that you are not at home, so you could also have a neighbor or a relative get your mail every day.
The air we breathe is freely available, without we could not survive more than a few minutes. For the most part, air is available to everyone, and everyone needs it. Some people use the air to sustain them while
(sit) around and feel sorry for themselves.
breathe in the air and use the energy it provides to make
magnificent life.
Opportunity is in the same way; it is everywhere. It is so freely available that we take it granted. Yet opportunity alone is not enough to create success; it must
(seize) and acted upon in order to have value. So many people are so
(anxiety) to “get in” on a “ground floor opportunity”, as if the opportunity will do all the work. That’s
(possible).
Just as you need air to breathe, you need opportunity to succeed. , it takes more than just breathing in the fresh air of opportunity. You must make use of it. That’s not up to the opportunity; that’s up to you. It doesn’t matter what “floor” the opportunity is on, but
matters is what you do with it.
Not all ads play tricks us, though. PSAs use some of
same methods as commercial ads, like attractive pictures and clever language. They aim to teach us and help us
better lives. Our government has been using PSAs to educate people
many years. One of these is, “
you smoke cigarettes, you are slowing killing
. All of these ads
meant to benefit the public, and you can often learn a lot by following the advice they give. Finally, when
comes to advertisements, we must be intelligent and not be a slave to them.
Most Americans don’t like to get advice ___ (strange)”. When they need advice, they don’t usually go to people they know. Instead， many of them write
to newspapers and magazines ___
give advice on many different subjects
(include) family problems, the use of language, health, cooking, child care, clothes, and even on how to buy _
house or a car.
Most newspapers(regular) print letters from readers with problems. Along with letters there are answers written by people who are supposed to know
to solve such problems. Some of these writers are doctors, _
__ are lawyers or educators. But two of the most famous writers of advice are women without special
(train) for this kind of work.
A young man, while travelling through a desert, came across a spring of clear water. water was sweet. He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to an elder
had been his teacher. After a four-day journey, the young man
(present) the water to the old man. His teacher took a deep drink, smiled
(warm), and thanked his student very much for the sweet water. The young man went home
a happy heart.
After the student left, the teacher let student taste the water. He spat it out,
(say) it was awful. Apparently, it was no longer fresh because of the old leather container. He asked his teacher, “Sir, the water was awful. Why did you pretend to like
？” The teacher replied，“You tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of kindness and love. Nothing could be
(sweet)．”
We understand this lesson best we receive gifts of love from children. Whether it is a cheap pipe or a diamond necklace, the proper response is appreciation. We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing.
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