Just Love

    My story is about receiving unconditional love from my students.

    With so much going against immigrants, I want to share this story that blessed an immigrant like me.

    I teach nursing here in the US. I am from China, and I just {#blank#}1{#/blank#} start) working in a community college in California in July 2016. At the beginning, I was {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (worry) that I couldn't make myself {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (understand) by my students as my accent was different. I thought I would never be accepted. My thoughts were {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (complete)wrong! Each day they encouraged me {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (get) better. They never discourage me.

    As weeks passed, my students came up with an idea to encourage this foreign teacher of {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (they). They gave me a prize for getting better with my {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (pronounce). I was given a packet of Skittles(彩虹糖), {#blank#}8{#/blank#} truly moved my heart. I am so thankful to my students. It's not that I teach them nursing, but that they teach me life. I am glad to be {#blank#}9{#/blank#} teacher to these hard-working students who try hard to be wonderful future nurses.

    I just want to encourage anyone feeling depressed. Never give {#blank#}10{#/blank#}. There is always hope.

    Club sports — for those just like sports

    Many colleges have established many club sports, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} to meet a special interest or fill a gap {#blank#}2{#/blank#} an intercollegiate(校际的) team is not available. Some of sports, like fencing, crew and rugby, are sometimes {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (compete) for club members. They are often played with other colleges and sometimes with community groups. These clubs give you the opportunity {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(play) a sport you love or learn a sport that is new to you. The one drawback(缺点) to club sports is {#blank#}5{#/blank#} colleges often don't fund(提供资金) them. In these cases, club members have to work hard to organize fund-raisers and collect money to keep their sports {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(go).

    Club sports are less time-consuming {#blank#}7{#/blank#} other athletic items, and you can easily miss a practice or even a competition if your academic or work commitments are {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(particular) demanding at a certain point. You can also leave a club sport if you find it just isn't working out. However, it's {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (worthy) it to stick with a club sport for a while.

    Most colleges have a full range of teams, so you can attend sports competitions year-round. At bigger schools, larger sports, like football and basketball, may attract fans from all over the area. {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(small) sports, however, will also attract a group of fans.

    A poor farmer had a friend,who was famous for the wonderful apple he grew.One day,his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(take) it home and plant it.

    The farmer was pleased with the gift,but when he got home he did not know where to plant it.He was afraid that {#blank#}2{#/blank#}he planted the tree in one of his fields,his neighbors would come at night and pick some of the apples.Finally he planted the tree in his wood{#blank#}3{#/blank#}no one could see it.But{#blank#}4{#/blank#}sunlight and good soil,the tree soon died.

    Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in{#blank#}5{#/blank#}a poor place."What's the difference?"the farmer said{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(angry)."If I had planted the tree near the road,strangers{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(steal) the fruit."

    "Yes,"said the friend,"{#blank#}8{#/blank#}at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit.Now you not only have robbed everyone{#blank#}9{#/blank#}the fruit,but also you{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(destroy)a good apple tree!"