There was a rich foreign merchant who had 4 wives. He loved the 4th wife most and ____ her with best clothes and ____her to delicious food.

He also loved the 3rd wife very much. He’s very proud of her and always wanted to ____his 3rd wife to his friends.

He too, loved his 2nd wife. ____the merchant faced ____, he always turned to his 2nd wife and she would always help him out.

Now, the merchant’s first wife had made great ____to his business. However, the merchant did not love her and although she loved him deeply, he hardly took notice of her.

One day, the merchant fell ill. He knew that he was going to die ____. He told himself, “ Now I have 4 wives with me. ____when I die, I’ll be alone. How ____I’ll be!”

Thus, he asked the 4th wife, “ I ____you most. Now that I’m dying will you ____me and keep me company?” “No way!” replied the 4th wife and she walked away without another word.

The ____merchant then asked the 3rd wife, “ I have loved you so much for all my life. Will you follow me and keep me company?” “____!” replied the 3rd wife. “ Life is so good over here! I’m going to ____when you die!”

He then asked the 2nd wife, “ I ____turned to you for help. Now I need your help again. Will you follow me and keep me company?” “I’m sorry, I can’t ____you out this time!” replied the 2nd wife.

Then a ____pulled out, “ I’ll leave with you. I’ll follow you no matter ____you go.” Broken-hearted, the merchant said, “ I should have taken much better ____of you while I could have.”

Actually, we all have 4 wives in our life: our body, our possessions, our friends, and our ____. We should take good care of our soul all our life.

In high school, I did a scientific experiment. The experiment made me _______ that science could teach us a lot. It teaches us the _______ so we know where we are from. That day, I firmly _______ to be a scientist. Ever since that day, I have studied harder _______ in all my science-related subjects. After school, I do much research on how I can become a _______ scientist in the future.

One of my _______ in becoming a scientist is Barbara McClintock, who was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. At 25, she already had her PhD in botany. After that, she started her _______ as the leader in the development of maize cytogenetics (玉米细胞遗传学) and she _______ herself to that research for the rest of her life.

If I am lucky and given the _______ to achieve my ambition as a scientist, I want to be like Doctor McClintock. She ________ something that helped the other scientists ________ the things about genetics (遗传学).

I know I will be able to achieve my ________ as long as I put my heart and perseverance into it. If I achieve my goal, I will share my ________ of success with all the kids who also love science and want to become scientists. My future will be as ________ as the stars in the night sky. However, my future is still far. I will make the most of the ________ to achieve my greatest ambition of becoming a scientist.

It was 1961 and I was in the fifth grade. My marks were ____ and the worst thing was that I didn't even ____. I watched TV every night, the only way to ____time.

But one day my morn changed my world ____. She ____the TV. She had noticed, something in the offices she cleaned ____. So she came back, saying "You're going to read 2 books every week. ____, write me a report."

I complained about how ____it was. And we didn't have any books in the house ____mom's Bible. But morn responded ____," I will drive you to the library."

So soon we were in her old Ford ____our way to the public library. I wandered hesitantly among the children's books. I loved animals, so when I found some on them, I immediately ____in them. For the first time in my life I was attracted by ____world. No TV program had ever taken me so ____from the surroundings as did the visit to the library. I began to ____, visiting there. I moved from animals to plants,

and then to rocks. Between the ____of all those books were whole worlds, and I was free to go ____in them. Moreover, I started to fall in love with ____. Teachers noticed that too.

Now I am a doctor. Sometimes I still ____believe my life's journey from a failing student to a doctor. But I know ____the journey began--- the day when mom turned off TV and drove me to the library.