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Many years ago， there was a Greek king named Midas． King Midas loved gold very much． He had more gold than any other king in the world， but he still wanted more．
One day， a beautiful fairy （仙子） came to his palace． "Midas， you are the （1） __ man in the world， "said the fairy． "Yes， "said the king， "but I want more gold because gold is the most wonderful thing in the world! ""Your wish will （2） ， "said the fairy． "From tomorrow morning， you can turn everything you touch into gold．
King Midas got up very early the next morning． He wanted to see if his wish had really come true． He touched his bed with his（3） ， and the bed was turned into gold．The king was wild with joy． He ran
around his palace and touched everything he saw．Everything was turned into gold!
The king felt hungry after running around for a long time． He decided to have his breakfast，However（4） he touched a bowl of milk， the bowl， together with the milk in it， was turned into gold． What's more， the bread and the meat were also turned into gold when he touched them． In the end， the poor king ate （5） ．
（but choice color direct fly high important instead it many quick slow）
One day， a father and his son went to a kite ﹣ flying festival． When they arrived， there were already many adults and their children playing in the park． When the son saw the sky filled with（1） kites in different shapes， he was excited and wanted to get one too． His father agreed to buy one for him． So they went to a kite shop and （2） a beautiful one．
With the string（线）in hand， the son started （3） the kite． Soon， the kite was high up in the sky． After a while， the son said， "Father， it seems that the string is stopping the kite from flying higher． If we cut it， it will be free and fly even higher． Can we cut it？" The father didn't reply， but just cut the string off the reel（线轴）． Suddenly， the kite began to go（4） ， which made the son much happier．
However， to his surprise， the kite was coming down． They waited for quite some time． （5） ， it fell onto the grass． The son felt upset and asked， "I thought that after cutting the string， the kite would fly higher． Why did it fall down？"
The father smiled and said， "The role of the string was not stopping the kite from flying higher， （6） helping it stay in the sky， because the kite（7） can' t fly up． By using the string you help the kite go up in the right （8） ． When you cut the string， it could not support the kite．
In our life， we may sometimes feel like there are certain things that are holding us back and stopping us from growing． But in fact， these might be the things that support us（9） ． We can really grow up and become stronger by realizing the（10） of these things．
A： Johnny， do you know the young man named Frank？
B：Yes． He's an engineer． Why do you（1） him？
A： I feel strange． Wherever I go， I see people greet him warmly． How long has he been in George Town？
B： He's been here for only one year， less than half of the time I've stayed here．
A： That's amazing．Why is he so （2） in such a big town？
B： Maybe it's because of his（3） ． He's fun． To our surprise， he can always （4） ___ find humorous points in what seems rather usual． And he helps anyone in trouble if he can （5） to． He values the friendship with others．
A： That would（6） it． What about you， my friend？ Why do you have so few friends in the town？
B： It's probably because I'm the （7） to Frank． And my work is busy， so I have no chance to meet （8） people．
A： I think I can introduce some of my friends to you．
B： Well， thanks， but actually I have many friends on the Internet． I often chat with them online．
A： （9） you can share something with them， you should know that they can never be（10） with the friends around you．
B： You' re so kind． Thank you for your advice．
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