Life is full of chances and challenges. For students, if we don't study hard, 1, we will fall 2 other students. At first, I didn't know 3 the word " exam" meant. Later, I knew an exam was a 4 of competition. In competitions, there were always 5 and losers. As I grew up, I got to know competitions well. In one's life, there must be competitions, so people could 6.

    Each time I saw children 7 games, and heard their laughter, I 8 I were that age again. However, I remembered my parents' words—You must work very hard 9 have a good future. So I 10 up my pen and began to study hard again.

    I was still not 11 what competitions really meant. One day, I was 12 an English-speaking competition. When I went to the stage, I saw other students looking at me kindly. I suddenly knew what the competition was. It was not as cruel 13 my teacher and parents told me. In fact, competitions were important and necessary.

    I learned a lot 14 what I experienced. Now I understand 15 about the world. Competitions are important for us all.

    One upon a time, there were two fishermen who were good at fishing. One day, they went to a lake to1 . One of them 2 fishing alone by himself 3the other was an outgoing person who loved to 4 friends with different people.

    When the second fisherman found that some tourists at the lake couldn't catch any fish. He said to them“I will teach you how to do that. If you catch 10 fish, give me one. If you don't get 10,you 5 give me anything.”

    They felt like old friends at the first sight. Both sides come to a(n)6 immediately. After he finished teaching a group, he went to teach another, and 7 taught them some fishing skills.He asked one for every 10 fish the tourists 8 .

    At the 9 of the day, the fisherman who kindly helped others received a(n)10 basket of fish, and also got to know a large group of new friends. At the same time, he was respected（尊重）as a(n)11 .

    However,12 fisherman didn't have much fun. When the others circled around his camp, he became even more 13 . After fishing for a whole day alone, he looked into the 14 basket,and found he had far fewer fish than his friend.

    If we 15 others succeed, we get both success and friends.

    This morning I got an e-mail from Roy. It seems that my boy really enjoys his new life at Harvard University.

    The1 made me think of the day when we moved into this house.

    Little Roy ran around the new house with great2 and tried to move his own things into the house such as his toys, books and clothes. 3 , his little hand knocked over(打翻) a bottle of paint on the shelf. The paint made the tidy floor and white wall a terrible mess. "Oh, my God!" My wife rushed in angrily. I looked at my son, and his small face was filled with 4.

    I 5 and held his hand. "Take it easy, Roy. Now let's do something to make it look 6" I said. I took out a 7 "You see, Dad is a magician（魔术师).I can change it 8a big tree. "

    His mother soon helped paint some butterflies and flowers on the9.

    We spent the whole afternoon 10 and laughing. The wall became a beautiful 11 with plants, birds and small animals. Blue sky and white clouds were also painted by Roy. On that day, everybody in the house knew something 12 happened.

    The night before Roy left for Harvard, he asked me 13 I still remembered the day when he had knocked over the paint. "Since then I've 14worried about making mistakes," he said. "I believe I can always 15 ways to solve problems. And I know you and mom always support me, love me. I love you both."

    Thanksgiving Day was coming. A teacher gave her class an interesting task—to draw a picture of something to express their 1.

    The teacher thought most of her 2 would draw turkey or some other traditional food of the festival. And so they did. But Douglas made a 3 kind of picture.

    Douglas was a child of unhappiness. 4 other children played together, Douglas always stood close by his teacher's side.

    His picture was special. When he was asked to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a hand! 5 else. Just an empty hand.

    His work caught the attention of his classmates. Whose hand could it be? Scone guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers raised turkeys, others guessed it was the hand of God, because God helped everyone. The discussions 6, and they even forgot to ask the artist himself.

    When the discussion stopped, the teacher asked Douglas whose hand it was. The little boy said in a low voice, "It's 7, teacher."

    She got surprised at his words. Then she 8 that she often took his hand. Sometimes she said, "Douglas, take my hand, we'll go outside." Sometimes she said, "Let me show you how to hold your pencil." And she 9 said, "Let's do this together."

    Her eyes were full of tears. She had done these to all her students. She didn't know these were so 10 to him. She hugged Douglas and decided to give him more love.