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.

    Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Rakesh, he studied and lived in a boarding school(寄宿学校). Every night he jumped over the wall and played outside. He 1 returned before dawn (黎明) and lay on his bed again, so no one knew that Rakesh went out at 2.

    One night as usual, Rakesh found 3 asleep. He decided to play outside again. He went into his teacher—Mrs. Green's room 4 and saw her 5. Then Rakesh walked out towards the wall. Near the wall, there was a ladder in the bushes, he hid it there. He 6 the ladders and he climbed it up, then jumped over the wall. 7 at that time his teacher was awake and saw him going out.

    8 got up and took away the 9 from the wall. A few hours 10, Rakesh returned. In the dark, he tried to climb 11 from the wall. Sadly, there was no ladder, instead, Mrs. Green was standing where the ladder was and waiting for him. Rakesh was very 12 to be punished (处罚), but to his surprise, she just helped Rakesh to get onto the ground , said, "Rakesh, at least  13 a warm coat with you, when you go out at night."

    Mrs. Green's 14 made Rakesh know his own faults. He apologized (道歉) and never went out at night again. It is the 15 lesson that he has ever had.

    Bruce's favorite food is chocolate(巧克力). His parents and teachers often say that it's bad for his 1to eat too much chocolate. But he doesn't 2 it. He often puts some chocolate in the milk 3 breakfast, the juice for lunch, even the soup for supper. His mother has to put4chocolate in his bag before he goes to school. Sometimes when she goes5with him. 6doesn't leave the shop until his mother buys some chocolate for him.

    The little boy7back from school with a painful(令人疼痛的)look yesterday afternoon. One of his teeth hurt and he couldn't eat anything for supper. His mother8 some soup for him. He wanted to put some chocolate in it, or he refused(拒绝)to drink it. His father bought some9for him, but it was no use. So this morning his mother took him to see a10. The dentist found that there was a cavity(洞)in his bad tooth. So he had to fill(填充)it with something.

    "Now, kid," said the dentist, "What kind of filling(填充物)would you like for that tooth?"

    "Chocolate, please." answered Bruce.

    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 kids and I decided to go to the supermarket over the weekend. On the way, we saw a man holding a piece of paper that said, " 1 my job. Family to feed."

    At this store, a 2 like this was not normal. My 10-year-old kid noticed him and said it must be awful to have to stand 3 in the cold wind.

    In the store, I asked each of my kids to4 something they thought our "friend" there would appreciate(感激). They got 5 , a sandwich and a bottle of juice. Then my 17-year-old kid suggested giving him a 6 . All the other kids and I thought it was a good idea.

    When we handed him the bag of 7 , he lit up and thanked us with watery 8. When I handed him the gift card, saying he could use it for9his family might need, he burst into tears.

    This has been a wonderful 10 for our family. For days the kids have been looking for others we can 11 ! Things would have played out so 12 if I had simply said, "No, we really don't have 13 to give more. "Stepping out not only helped a father in 14 , it also gave my kids the15 taste of helping others. It'll go a long way with them.