It was a cold snowy morning after the winter vacation. And it was my first 1 at my new school. I was walking alone slowly and 2 about lots of things. It was early and there weren't many people on the road. Suddenly a girl who was 3 a bike on ice fell down. She was trying hard to get up but fell again. 4 thinking, I went over and helped her. She said “5” with a smile and then rode away. Her words warmed me a lot.

    Finally, I got to school. The teacher led me to the 6 and introduced me to the class. Then he asked me to sit down beside a girl. I felt so 7 that I didn't dare to look at her. Soon the first class, 8, started. Their textbooks were different from those in my old school. As I was wondering 9 to do, an English book appeared in front of me. “Let's share,” the girl beside me said, “Hi, I'm Carrie.” I 10. It was the girl I helped this morning. Later on, we became good friends.

    From that I learned: to help others is actually to help ourselves!

    Wishing to encourage her young son's progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a pianist's concert on a summer holiday evening. After they found their 1, the mother saw two friends in the hall and walked to 2 them.

    It was the boy's first time to come to the hall. He thought it was a good 3 for him to explore the wonders of the concert hall. He 4 and walked around. He walked 5 a door marked "NO ADMITTANCE" (禁止入内).

    When the hall lights turned dark, the 6 would begin. The mother returned to her seat and discovered that her son was 7. The mother was 8 worried at that moment that tears were in her eyes.

    The concert began, and the lights focused on the wonderful piano on stage. The mother was 9 to see her little boy sitting at the keyboard, playing the song Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star 10 he did at home.

    At that moment, the great pianist came, quickly moved to the piano and 11 in the boy's ear, "Don't stop. Keep playing." He leaned over(俯身) and began filling in a bass part(低音) with his left 12, then added a running obbligato(伴奏) with his right hand. They played the piano together 13. The old pianist and the young novice(初学者) changed a frightening situation into a wonderful creative experience. The audience stood up and 14 them.

    An artist's achievements and charm depend on not only his perfect skills 15 his good qualities.

    For this little boy, it is a really cold winter. His father was in a car accident(车祸) and he 1 a leg. After that, his father became so sad. When the boy didn't do something well, the father would be2and beat him.

    One night, the boy passed a small shop on the street. He saw some beautiful boxes of3An idea came into his mind. He knew his father4coffee. Although he knew stealing(偷) was not good, all he could think of was his father's5He soon put a box of coffee into his jacket and ran back home.

    He gave the coffee to his father, and his father gave6a kiss. The boy was very happy7he wanted the kiss from his father for a long time.8, the shopkeeper came and told his father the truth. His father beat him again.

    Many years later, the boy's mother called and said his father wanted to see him. He9because he was too busy. After a few weeks, he heard the10news that his father died. He found an old box of coffee in his father's room. On it was a piece of paper, saying, "The gift11my son". There was the letter:

Dear son,

    I'm not a good father. But I have a dream—to have a coffee shop, then I can make.12for you. I'm sorry I didn't keep my dream.

    The boy was very sad. He didn't meet his father for the13time. He decided to go on his father's14. He started a coffee business. His coffee business is15now. The name of the boy's coffee shop is Starbucks(星巴克). He is Howard Schultz.

Ben My First day at School

Ben's mum My Son's First Day at School

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