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.

    The ladies club(妇女俱乐部) always 1 a meeting 2Friday afternoon and someone came to talk to them about 3. After that, they had tea and asked 4.

    One Friday a man came and talked to the club about the food problem. "There's not 5 food in the world for everyone," he said. "More than half of the people in the world are hungry. And when they have 6 food, they have more babies, 7 they never 8 being hungry. Somewhere in the world, a woman is having a baby every minute day and night. What are you going to do about it?" He 9 for a few seconds. Then one of the ladies said, "Well, why not 10 that woman and stop her?"

    Jennie sat at her window as usual， looking out upon the street， with a look of sadness on her face， “what a long day this is going to be!”

    Then she saw a little boy running down the street， swinging his schoolbag. Looking up to the window， he took off 1 hat and bowed with a bright， pleasant smile.

    “What a nice 2 ， ” said Jennie to herself， as the boy ran out of sight. “It seems like having the sunshine. I wish everybody who goes by would look up 3 smile.

    George， the little boy， told his mother about that 4 girl when he got back home， “she looks so helpless. I wish I could do something for her.”

    “Why not give her some 5?”said his mother. George agreed.

    The next morning， as Jennie 6 at the window again， she saw George with a handful of beautiful flowers carefully picking his way across the street. He stopped in front of her window， smiling pleasantly， and said， “can I come in?” Jennie told him 7 to get into the house. Opening the door to Jennie's gentle “come in”， George said， “I've brought you some flowers.”

    “Are they for me?”said Jennie 8. “How kind you are，” she continued， as George put the flowers on her lap. I've 9 received any flower since we moved to the town.”“Did you live in the countryside?”asked George， 10 the old， small and empty room.“Yes，” said Jennie.

    Jennie used to have a happy family and live in a beautiful house in the countryside. However， she lost her right leg in an accident. She 11 walk like other people any longer. Later， her father died， and her mother was sick 12 so many years that their money was all gone. They sold the house， and moved here to get work to do.

    George told his parents 13. They decided to help her. More and more people in the 14 gave Jennie friendly smiles when they passed by her house. She was greatly cheered up. A few months later， Jennie and her mother 15 a flower shop. People could always see Jennie sitting in the shop， having a lovely smile on face.

    A young man and an old man1in the park. The old man2behind the young man. He is tired，so he3to have a rest. There is a chair in front of the young man. The old man sees the chair. He wants4on the chair. He walks to the chair. The young man walks to it，too. So the old man begins to run. The young man says，"5sit on the chair!" The old man doesn't6him. Now he7on it. He looks8. The young man comes over to him. He is9a small board in his hand. It10"Wet Paint（油漆未干）"

When I was in school, I volunteered to work in a hospital for some time.

On one visit, I carefully entered a dark room to find an elderly man {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (lie) in bed. I firstly thought he was sleeping. When I moved {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (close), however, I realized he was very much awake. He wanted to communicate something; but I couldn't make sense of what he {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (say). 0He seemed quite weak, and I couldn't tell if he was in pain, or just frightened. I knew nothing about him, and I felt totally helpless. He clearly didn't want me {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (leave) him, but I felt so lost and uncomfortable that I had to leave the room after only a couple of {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (minute).

The next time I was at {#blank#}6{#/blank#} hospital and saw him again, I was certain he didn't remember me. But he {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (immediate) said, "I remember you. , You gave me hope in my darkest hour that evening!" I was so {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(amaze) that I didn't know how to answer.

In the short moment of my staying there, I did nothing at all. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} surprisingly he found in me something he needed, just because I was there.

I have thought about this thing often over the past years. {#blank#}10{#/blank#} makes me want to offer whatever kindness I can to others, and I try to make it out and appreciate (赞赏) it.

Betty is a biologist. She studies brain diseases that come along with aging. Her 1 is not an easy one. She is trying to understand what goes wrong with the brain over time, and how people can age in a healthy way. It is very important, especially when people are living a 2 life now.

Betty does not have a natural gift (天赋) for math. She never 3 that she could be a scientist one day when she was little. Now, she has got a doctor's degree in biology and become a famous 4 researcher. Betty has made it partly because she is curious about everything. This is a very 5 quality for a scientist. Another 6 is that she is a creative thinker. "After all, science is all about problem-solving," Betty said.

Betty thinks the best part of her research is trying out an idea to see if it will work. Her heart is filled with joy when her idea is proved right and 7 by other scientists. But when things don't go 8 as she plans, she feels no disappointment. She says mistakes may 9 a new idea.

Few are born to be a 10 . According to Betty, curiosity and creativity play the biggest role.