Mary is worried about her 16-year-old daughter，Sophia．One day，Sophia comes back from a party，upset and unhappy．From then on，she  1  nothing but how to lose weight and become beautiful．She refuses to eat and keeps on2exercise．Sophia has always been a little heavy，so Mary encourages her to go on a diet．She feels that her daughter would  3  more attractive(有吸引力的)if she lost 5 kilograms．However，Sophia has lost over 10 kilograms until now．Her eating and exercising habits are having a harmful effect(影响)on her  4 ． She is too thin and is often sick．

    Her mother is trying to prevent her from going on a diet and  5 weight，but Sophia thinks that she is still too heavy and refuses to start eating as  6 ． Sophia's mind is full of the idea of looking like a model. Every day she goes to a club to do exercise．Sometimes she 7 her time reading magazines like Fashion&Beauty．The models in these magazines are very thin and beautiful．Sophia says “If I look like these models. I will be happy and the boys will like me．”

    Mary feels sorry for having encouraged her at first，because Sophia 8 feels good or pleased with her body．She's afraid that Sophia will never be happy  9 she always compares herself with the models in the magazines．Mary tries to tell Sophia that true 10  comes from the heart．The most ordinary face becomes beautiful when the person is filled with confidence．

    Washington was the first president of the United States. He was very1even when he was still a 12-year-old boy.

    Once a thief 2 some money from Uncle Post, Washington's neighbor. The door of the house was not broken, and things in the room were in good order. Washington 3 that the thief must have been one of the villagers.

    That evening at the villagers' meeting he said, “We don't know who stole the money 4.

    God does. God sends his wasp（黄蜂）to tell good from 5 Every night the wasp flies 6 us but few people notice it.” Then, all of a sudden Washington waved his band and cried out, “Look! The wasp has landed on the thief's7 It is going to sting（叮咬）!”

    Everybody turned to 8 the thief. But soon the noise died down. All eyes were 9 on a man who was trying hard to drive the “Wasp” off his hat.

    “Now we know10 stole the money,” Washington said with a smile.

    I was always busy and had too many things to do. Whenever my daughter caused me to change my plans, I thought to myself, "We don't have time for this." So the two words I always said to her were: 1.

    The other day, the two of us rode to a supermarket near our home. After shopping I bought her an ice cream, and she sat down at a table 2, looking at the ice cream in her hand. Suddenly a 3 look was on her face. "Do I have to eat it up in a hurry, Mum?"

    I nearly cried when hearing this—the pains of a hurried life influenced(影响) my poor girl so deeply! As she looked at me, waiting to know if she could4 her time. I knew I had to make a 5. I thought of the times when I rushed my child through life, I began6 what is really important in life…

    "You don't have to hurry. Just enjoy it." I said gently. Her whole face brightened and her shoulders7. We sat side by side talking about things that interested us.

    When she got to the last bite (一口), she held it out to me, " I 8 the last bite for you, Mum," she said happily. As the icy taste put out my thirst(解渴), I realized I just got the present of a lifetime. I 9 my child a little time… and in return, she gave me her last bite and reminded(提醒) me that things taste sweeter and love is easier to get when you stop rushing 10 life.

    My parents used to tell me how important the school was for me, but I didn't think so. I didn't pay attention to it. What I cared most was to 1 with my friends. But one thing let me finally 2 what my parents meant.

    One day, when I walked past a mobile phone store, I saw an advertisement on its door. It was hiring(雇佣）new 3 ! "Sir, are you hiring people?" I went into the shop and asked." Yes, but you can't be the man who we 4 ," the manager answered. He looked at me for a few minutes from head to 5 ."Do you have a high school diploma(文凭)? " he asked, "Or do you have any work 6 ?”

    I felt so ashamed and frustrated that I didn't know what to say, so I just turned around and left.

    I could not fall asleep that night, and I thought a lot about my 7 . "I must go to school because I can't do anything without a good 8 , "I said to myself silently. I never went back to the store again 9 I finished my study and got a diploma.

    Everything looked the same when I returned to the 10 the same people and the same design. However, 11 with last time, I had more confidence this time. So it was a great chance for me.

    I 12 my diploma to the manager who once refused me. He looked at 13 fora while and then said to me," Great, you are in."

    Now I am still working in the same store. With this experience, I always advise teenagers to 14 school. Education helps you have a bright future. Now I am not worried about my future because I'm still keep 15  in my free time. Education brings my future, doesn't it?