I grew up in a small town. There was a man named Joe, who was uneducated and couldn't talk1. He was good natured but not very smart,2every one teased him.

    One day when was sitting on the porch, he came walking by, I was about 12 and thought it would make me 3grown up to play jokes on him as some 4did.

    He asked what I was doing, I told him that my father had 5his job and that we were short of money. I could see my friends nearby6so I went on with the7.From his8 expression, I'm convinced that I had fooled him 9.

    I knew he lived a 10life with low income, so it was funny when he asked11we needed anything. I told him that we didn't know if we would have enough to12he replied "you poor thing. "

    That night I heard the door13softly. I thought it was the wind whipping against the door, so I 14it. The next morning I found a small box of food outside my house, I knew it was from Bob. I looked into the box of canned food with15in my eyes. I felt ashamed for taking advantage of his 16towards me, I 17the whole story to my father and said I wanted to return the box. My father scolded me and 18that I keep the box; otherwise it would hurt Joe's feelings.

    Although the good was not19 I knew Joe gave the best he had. I did not20the gift.

    It was pouring rain. I was starving and decided to1to a McDonald's near a hospital. When I went to order, I saw a young man, about 20, dirty, and2He had a loosely wrapped dirty bandage around his right hand; I noticed this3I am a nurse. He was talking to the glass door, as the wind and rain blew.

    Before my order came up, he had4outside, holding an empty plastic bag, and sat on the ground. I knew that it was freezing out there, even if it was California. I5looking at him, then I noticed a wet $20 bill6 the double glass doors.

    I walked outside. He was, again, speaking to things or7that you and I could not see, that is, not part of our8. I kept asking him, “Is this your $20?” He was confused, then he jumped up,9holding his empty plastic bag. I led him to the10, telling him that I wanted him to 11.

    The other patients shied away from him, making a wide12around him. I guided him to the counter to 13. Several workers said, “We don't want to give him anything.” “But he has14now,” I told them. Somehow the young man ordered, then seemed extremely15as to what to do.

    I guided him to a seat, handed his food.16his soda, and brought him lots of ketchup(番茄酱). Again, all other tables around him vacated(空出)their seats and looked at me17. I opened his sandwiches, and set his meal up. I wish I had a18end to this true story,19, at that point, it was all I could 20, as I had to get back to work.

    Have you ever traveled around by bike? This spring my older brother and I 1 the busy city and spent a long weekend 2  in the countryside. Our speed was only around 14 kph, but we didn't 3 . We hadn't come to break any speed records,  4 . All we wanted was some 5 air and a break from schoolwork.

    We really 6 ourselves while cycling along traffic-free country paths. There was plenty of sunshine, 7 it was quite cold,  8  in the mornings. The good news was that soon we  9 as we rode along. Our only 10 was when my brakes (刹车) started making a terrible noise. But I didn't care as it gave us an  11   to visit a café while a bike mechanic (机修工) had a look at it.

    Every few kilometers there was a  12  where we could talk with local people. One of the women was very  13  and showed us the way when we got lost. On Saturday night we were   14  at 2 a.m. by some young people. They kept singing loudly in the next room, which made us 15 all night. We felt very 16  when we got up the next morning. Soon we 17 . We were more cheerful on the way when the sun came out. 18  , things like that happened only once. Anyway I still like traveling around by bike — it's 19 and it's fun. If you're looking for a short break that's active and cheap, then cycling is a great 20 !

    I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was 1and when I was 14, he said, "You're never going to be 2 but a failure."

    After five years of 3 jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best 4 that could have happened to me. I 5 I wanted to do something positive (积极地) with my life because I wanted to prove to 6 that what people said about me was 7. Especially her mother, who had said to me, "Let's 8 it; you've failed at everything you've ever done." So I tried hard with my 9 and went to college. My first novel 10 while I was at college.

    After college I taught during the 11 in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a 12 in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of 13 that job to write full time 14 I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself — 15 was a working-class boy who'd 16 school early, now teaching at the university.

    My writing career (职业) took off when I discovered my own style. Now I'm rich and 17, have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. 18 what does it mean? I 19 wish all the people that have put me down had 20: "I believe in you. You'll succeed."

    I played a racquetball game against my cousin Ed last week. It was one of the most 1 and tiring games I've ever had. When Ed first phoned and 2 we play, I laughed quietly, figuring on an 3 victory. After all, Ed's idea of 4 has always been nothing more 5 than lifting a fork to his mouth. 6 I can remember, Ed's been the least physically fit member in the family, and 7 proud of himself. His big stomach has always ballooned out between his T-shirt and trousers.

    Although the family often 8 about that, Ed refused to buy a 9 T-shirt or to lose weight. So when Ed 10 for our game not only with the bottom of his shirt gathered inside his trousers but also with a stomach you could hardly 11, I was so surprised that I was 12. My cousin must have made an effort to get himself into shape. 13, at the point in our game when I' d have predicted (预计) the score to be about 9 to 1 in my favor, it was 14 7 to 9—and Ed was 15. The sudden realization was painful. We 16to play like two mad men. When the score was 16 up, I was having serious 17 about staying alive until 21 years old, let alone (更不用说) 18 that many points. When the game finally ended, both of us were lying flat on our backs, too tired to 19. In a way, I think we both won: I the game, but cousin Ed my 20.

In a small town lived Matthew, a diligent（勤奋的） youth with a passion for English. Nevertheless, he was completely  1  of the online world, leading him topav a heavy  2  in a case later.

One day, Matthew received an email from a stranger, claiming by 3  a special English learning material, he could easily improve his grades. The email also 4 several success stories, which convinced. Matthew. He followed the instructions and transferred much money to the sender's 5 . Receiving the material, he found it worthless. Matthew felt 6 and regretful, yet powerless.

However, the story didn't 7 there. After the setback, Matthew began to  8 the world of online scams （诈骗）. Discovering similar ones, he decided to use his English skills to expose them on social media, and  9  people to be watchful of online scams.

Matthew's story spread throughout the town. People expressed their 10 and support. With his assistance, many people escaped online scams. Everyone needs to 11 learn about relevant knowledge so as to enhance their awareness of 12 .

The Internet isn't without risks. When we 13 setbacks, don't give up. It's these experiences that make us more mature and cherish our 14  and privacy. Let's unite to establish a safe and 15 online environment!