My problems started after I went to a boarding(寄宿) school. I was only 14, and at first I missed my family a lot. I often called them and cried on the phone. But after two weeks, I found I enjoyed being with my classmates at school. I had many friends who were boys. I thought of them as my best friends—— but only friends. I never guessed my friendships with boys would become a problem.

      Then, three months later, my friends told me that some teachers and girls said I was hanging out with (与… 混在一起) boys all day long in order to get attention (注意力) from them. Seven months after that, the head teacher Mr. Wang asked the class to choose some students to join the Student Union. I thought I could win for I was doing well in school. I came first in math and English exams. A week later, the list came out and it didn't include me. I was sad.

      Mr. Wang came to me and said, “Don't be sad. I know you're excellent! Maybe you are a little distant from the girls in our class. They don't know much about you, so some of them didn't choose you. It doesn't matter. Do your best to get along well with everyone and I think you'll make it next time.”

    Edison began to make a talking machine in 1877. At first he 1 paper with holes to make a sound. He worked for months on this 2, at last he 3 how to record a person's voice. But the first machine was very4 and the voice was only one type and not clear enough. Then he 5 another long time on it. He 6some parts and he put some new 7 on the talking machine. This time the voice could be played（被播放) and the voice was also very 8. After the Second World War others used his 9 to record music and songs. Then came the tape recorder. it is much easier to record voice. How 10 Edison was!

    As darkness fell, hundreds of people in the Swiss village left their houses. They were staring（凝视）1at the mountain top in the distance. It was covered with 2 beautiful and dangerous.

    The huge mountain is called Matterhorn. Mountain climbers had 3the top, using the southern route. But no one had ever dared（敢）to try a winter climbing up the 4 side. But now one man was daring to try the 5route. He was Walter Bonatti, a great mountain climber from Italy.

    For two days he had climbed. The village people had watched him anxiously(焦急地). Now they were waiting to see his signal（信号）. If he planned to 6 the next day, he would light a green signal. A red light would mean that he was turning back.

    A tiny green light7 high on the mountain side. Bonatti was not giving up! The people8.

    The next day he continued his way upward. He was so lonely and so 9! But he would not give up. Again that night he lit the10 light.

    In the morning, Bonatti 11. He couldn't see the top, but he knew he was 12 there. Though the climb was painful, he moved up.

    Bonatti had spent months13 for the climb. Was the training enough? Did he have the strength and skill to climb to the top?

     He was finally at the top! News about his 14 was radioed to the world.

    The trip down the southern route was easy. He was warmly welcomed in the village. He had done the"15", and would be well remembered as a climber of all time.

    A rich man had only one son. His son made friends with some bad boys. What is worse, he 1 a lot of bad habits.

    The man was very 2 about the bad habits of his son. He tried different ways to make his son 3 the bad habits. However, he4succeeded. One day, he thought of an idea to teach his son a lesson. He went to the 5 and bought some fresh apples and a rotten（腐烂的）one. He went back home and asked his son to put all the apples in one 6.The son did as he was told.

    After a few days, the father 7 his son to fetch（取来） an apple for him. When the son opened the bag, he was 8 to see that all the apples had become rotten.

    After that moment, his father told him to see 9 one rotten apple had spoiled（使变质）all the rest. In the10way, one bad man could spoil his friends and one bad habit could destroy one person. Hearing this, the son decided to give up his bad habits and leave his bad friends.

    A young man went to visit a wise man living deep in the mountain for the wisdom of life.

    "Excuse me! Could you please tell me what the most1day in our lives is? Is it the day when we were born or the day we2? Is it the day when we fall in love or the day we succeed?" the young man asked.

    "3. The most important day in our lives is today, "the wise man replied calmly." Why?" The young man felt more than4. "Is it because there is a moving event taking place today?" "No. Nothing has happened today. ""Is it because of my visit?" "Even if nobody visits me today, today is5very important because today is the only wealth we have. No matter how memorable yesterday is, it has gone just like a ship going down into the sea. No matter how bright tomorrow may be, it is yet to come. But no matter how common today is, it is6our control."

    The young man still wanted to ask something, while the wise man7him and said, "When we are talking about the meaning of today, we have8a lot of it."

    The young man nodded and then went down the mountain.

    Actually, today is the only 9we have. So, what we should do now is10yesterday and tomorrow and seize today!

    As a child, I got angry quite easily and was not good at communicating with others.

    I still remember it was an early autumn. Some1started to turn yellow and the weather became cool. One day, as I was getting ready for school, my mother carelessly handed me my father's vest(背心)instead of 2. At that time, I was getting to have a 3 size than my father, so when I put on the vest, I felt as if I wasn't able to breathe! I realized that it was a small mistake which was4by my mother, but somehow the breathless feeling was so strong that it made me very angry. My mother said sorry with a smile, but I shouted at her5thinking much. I got it off my body so wildly that I made a hole in it. I put on my own vest and rushed out of the house6 my mother could stop me.

    Later, my mother shared her bad feelings with my father, "See what your son has done. "Instead of saying he would scold (责备)or beat me, my father7 asked my mother to mend the Later when my mother told me about my father's response(反应), I felt terribly sorry for my bad behavior(行为). My father's gentle kindness taught me a lesson which I would8 forget.

    On that day, I decided not to let anger 9me any longer. Of course, there are times when I am angry. However, whenever that happens, I will try to remember my father's10 . It always reminds(提醒)me to think about others' feelings when I get angry.