Three1ago, my family got our first computer. 2 the beginning of this summer, I found it was too old and I wanted to get a 3 one. After my father and I talked for a long time, he 4 . We went to many shops and read many ads 5 we bought an HP computer.

    During the first week, I noticed 6 our computer had some problems. I spent many hours 7 to fix it, but it 8 work. So I 9 to phone the HP company and ask them 10 to work out my problem. They told me to wait until the next morning because all their workers were 11 that day.

    The next morning two workers came. It took them many hours to mend it, but the computer 12 did not work. My dad had no other way but to return the whole thing. A few days later, we decided that I should go on the Internet and order some parts to build a new computer by 13 .

    It was not an easy job for me to build a new computer. I tried many times, and in the end I was successful. From these setbacks(挫折), I have learned a lot. Now I believe that if the HP computer hadn't had any problems, 14 I would not have learned how to build the new one. Even though I spent lots of time on it, I know it wasn't 15.

    When I was about 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike! I 1my parents my birthday wish, but I knew there was little hope because my family could 2have that money.

    On my birthday my parents told me they had my3outside in the back yard. At once I 4out to the yard. There was my bike, 5it wasn't the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink, old and worn with age. It was so6! I thought I7  my parents' feelings because I could see the disappointment8their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I 9the old bike and rode it, feeling 10that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile, rode as fast as I could and didn't 11 ...

As time went by, I began to understand my parents gave me12 much more than just a rusty（生锈的）old bike. They gave me a life lesson about 13 .When you give something out of love, it doesn't matter what it is in fact. What matters is the love that is in it. I like to remember this 14because giving a gift is not about money. It's about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember, a gift that 15two dollars isn't any less valuable（有价值的）than one that costs one hundred dollars, or even more.

    Gina is a new teacher in a middle school. She lives in San Diego, just fifteen minutes' walk 1 a beach. So she always walks along the beach after work.

    Gina was very happy this weekend. After a busy week, she was ready (准备好的) to 2 The weekend started when she met her friends for dinner at Sam's Chinese Restaurant on Friday night. "My friends and I all like Chinese food, so we 3eat together at Sam' s Chinese Restaurant," said Gina.

    On 4 morning, Gina helped a friend move to a new house. In the afternoon, she went to her tennis class. 5 she is new to the sport, she plays well. After dinner, Gina went to the Red Onion and 6 until (到……时) 10:00 p.m. She loves dancing and she thinks it is good for her health.

    On Sunday, Gina got up at 8:00 a.m. and went to a small 7 near her home for breakfast. She likes the food there. Then she 8 the whole (整个) morning reading books. In the afternoon, she went to swim with her cousin, and then 9 had a fast-food meal together. In the evening, she went to the San Diego Folk Festival. She thought it was wonderful.

    10 do I have such a great weekend? Oh, every weekend," said Gina.

I was always busy with work and travel. I didn't think I would have 1 or energy to care for a pet. But everything changed when I met Kitty.

Kitty was a homeless cat that I found on the street one 2 night. She was wet, hungry and frightened, and she looked at me as if she was begging (祈求) for 3 . So I decided to take her to my 4 .

At first, Kitty was 5 and nervous. She hid under the sofa and only came out when I offered her food and water. She didn't like to be 6 or held, and she would scratch (绕) me if I tried to pet her. I wondered if she would ever 7 me or love me.

But as time went by. Kitty started to warm up to me. She began to 8 me around the house, and sit next to me on the sofa or the bed. She would play 9 with the toys I bought her and would wait for me at the door when I came home from work.

Kitty 10 my life for the better. She made me feel more relaxed. She taught me how to be more patient and caring.

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