When I was a kid, I often played basketball. So I was thin but healthy. When l was about 15, I stopped playing basketball. I also started to drink a lot of drinks high in sugar and eat much more than before. Between 15 and 17, I put on a lot of weight-about 50 kg.

    I didn't know how big I was until I saw a photo one day. In the photo, I had a fat neck and my stomach was out there. I hated the way I looked. I knew I needed to lose some weight.

    I started to drink only water, and eat less and healthier. I ate mainly vegetables and only one piece of meat every day, and stayed away from sugar.

    I also started to exercise. Every day, I ran for 30 minutes first, and then I did some push-ups (俯卧撑) for 10 minutes. I also jumped rope for 15 minutes every day.

    I kept exercising the whole winter. When March came, many people said to me, "Oh, Dave, you've been a different person!"

    It was true. I had lost 25 kg in three months. I liked taking photos, and I noticed the difference in my looks.

    I loved the three months. It felt good to lose weight, and it felt even better to set a goal (目标) and go for it.

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Tom and Mike were good friends, and they began to work in a company together the same year. They both worked hard. After several years, however, the boss made Mike manager (经理) but Tom was still an office worker. Tom couldn't stand it, so he handed a letter to his boss, saying that he decided to resign (辞职) his job because the boss didn't value his hard work at all.

The boss knew that Tom worked very hard for years. He thought for a moment and said, "I hope you will do one more thing for our company before you leave. Perhaps you will change your mind." Tom agreed. The boss asked him to go and find out if there was anyone who sold water-melons in the market. Tom returned soon. He said he had found a man selling watermelons. The boss asked the price of the watermelons. Tom shook his head and went back to the market again. When he returned, he told the boss it was $2 for each kilo.

The boss told Tom to wait for a moment in his office, and he called Mike in. He asked Mike to find if there was anyone selling watermelons in the market. Later Mike returned and said, "Only one man is selling watermelons, $2 for each kilo. He has 100 watermelons in all. Every watermelon weighs about 2 kilos. They were brought here two days ago, pretty fresh and sweet." Tom got to know the difference between Mike and himself. He decided not to resign his job any more.

 In a small village, there is a girl named Lena. She is afraid of 1 in front of people. When she speaks, she is2 and her face turns red.

 One day, the water of 3 village dries up"One of us should go to the nearest town for help." a villager says.4 no one answers(回复) . Right at the moment, Lena 5 . She knows it is not just for herself, but for the village.

 Lena 6 to the town. When Lena gets there and faces the 7 , she feels nervous. She takes a deep breath(深呼吸) and 8 to tell the story of her village. Everyone in the 9 is moved (感动的) . At last, they decide to help the village. When Lena comes back with the10 news, all the villagers thank her again and again.

 Sometimes, the best way to solve a problem is to face it.

"Good morning, Grandma! What are these on the bed?" Frank asks. "They are your old 1 . I want to sell them to the old clothes store." Grandma says.

"May I have a look? They might still (仍然) be right for me. Wow! A T-shirt! Oh, no! It's so small. It is 2 my grandpa. There are some sports things on it, like volleyballs, tennis bats and 3 . What about the sports trousers? My uncle bought them for 4 . They look cool but they're too short. Well, let me 5 my sports socks. I am very happy to get them on New Year's Day."

"Yes, but they're 6 , too."

"Why do I grow (成长) so quickly (快地)? I love these clothes, 7 they're not right for me. OK, you can take them."

After a while, Grandma comes back. "Guess what? They are right for someone."

"8 ? Grandma?" Frank asks.

"Next to the old clothes store, I meet two young 9 like you. Their houses are flooded (被淹没). They 10 some clothes."

"OK, Grandma. Let's give the clothes to them."