Katy and I have been friends since college, for more than thirty years. Our friendship has 1 constant(不变的). We have seen each other through all the times when we really need a friend. In 2 of our friendship, Katy and I took our first 3 trip together.

    The first day of our trip ended in Santa Fe, New Mexico. 4 with the long drive, we decided to go to the restaurant for dinner. We sat down and 5our meal. As we talked, I noticed a（n）6 couple sitting a short distance away from us. The look of 7 on the woman's face attracted me.. She stared into the face of the man as he talked, 8 me of a teenager in love!

    I called Katy's 9 to the couple. As we watched, the man reached 10 to place a gentle kiss on the woman's cheek. She 11. “Now that's what I call real love! I imagine they've been married for a long time.” I said. “12 maybe,” remarked Katy, “They haven't been together long.” “Well, whatever the case, it's 13 they care much for each other,” I said.

    Katy and I watched and listened 14 to their conversation. She smiled and 15 whatever he said. We were touched by the warm scene we were witnessing (看到). Then the 16 changed. The woman's wrinkled but beautiful face was suddenly covered with a 17 look. She asked the man in a sweet voice, “Do I know you? What is this place?” “You know me. I'm Ralph, your husband. We're in Santa Fe,” the man said. “Oh, I 18 to have forgotten. I'm not sure,” she said. “That's okay, sweetheart. You'll be all right,” he 19 her, kissing her cheek again. Tears coursed down our cheeks as Katy and I looked at each other. “We were right,” she said 20. “It is the real thing. That is love.”

    A lot happened to me while I lived on Thirteenth Street. I 1 school at Miss Marie Purkins' School for Little Folks kindergarten which I loved until I broke my leg one day 2  rope. And it wasn't3  a moving rope. One of the rope ends in the playground was tied to a tree, the other end to a swing set. The kids would  4  on one side and take turns running and jumping over it. All the other kids5 the rope.

    But I had no6I was a little short and fat anyway, and I was so slow that I was once the only kid at an Easter egg hunt who didn't get a7egg, not because I couldn't find them but because I couldn't get to them 8enough. On the day I tried to jump rope but I was wearing cowboy boots to school. Like a fool I didn't9the boots to jump. My heel 10  on the rope, so I turned, fell and hurt my leg. I lay in11on the ground for several minutes while Daddy12over from his company to get me.

    I had broken my leg above the knee, and13I was growing so fast, the doctor was 14to put me in a cast up to my hip.  15  he made a hole through my ankle, pushed a stainless steel bar through it. And then he 16 it to a stainless steel horseshoe, and 17 my leg up in the air over my hospital bed. For two months, I had been lying on my 18 feeling both foolish, waiting to return to my19 . I missed my playmates so much.

    After I got out of the hospital, my folks bought me a bicycle,20I never lost my fear of riding without the training wheels. No wonder people say, "Once bitten, twice shy."

Before I came to college, I was sure I knew all about it, since I had met some college students and had seen more than my share of old "college" movies where the 1 belonged to "playboys" and the heroines to sophisticates(圆滑世故的人）. But, now, after one semester as a college student, many of my old ideas have2 completely.

    I used to imagine bossy upper-classmen, for example. I thought they would be know-it-all rulers of the campus who 3 freshmen for fun. I pictured being 4 to the wrong classrooms, being ignored. But, in fact, the upper-classmen turned out to be quite 5. They offered to help me and inspired me to6 my tough courses.

    The upper-classmen weren't the only ones I worried about. I was also 7 about the other freshmen. I was afraid they might think I was too fat, too shy, too 8, or even too dumb to bother with. 9, I was wrong. When I finally got to college, I discovered that most students felt exactly as I did. They were as uneasy with me as I was with them, and as we started to open up, we began to10 one another. We began to become curious about each other's backgrounds and interests; the differences among us actually became11.

    I changed my mind about other things too. I had 12 homework to be a book-filled nightmare, which would keep me from meeting 13 dates. I did have some 14 tests; I did break out in a clammy sweat, and 15 a stomach upset and a gigantic headache, but contrary to expectations, I passed all of my exams with good grades.

    I've always been 16. Then if the worst happens, I'm just ready for it. I have planned to live 17 this principle before. But after this, I know not all schools would be the same. This one 18 to be much better than I thought it would be — a good 19 in not jumping to conclusions. No doubt my 20 toward college will shift still more as I go on, but I know I'll never be as negative as I was before I got to college.

    It was a dark day, one of depression, sorrow and anger. As I climbed out of the 1, after witnessing my time in the 100 yard freestyle, I did not feel like speaking to anyone. I saw the bright smiles of swimmers who had just 2 a best time. 3, I had failed. Or at least that is what I thought at the time.

    I was lying on my cool bed when an idea4my head. Success is the 5 to go from failure to failure without 6 your enthusiasm. At practice the next day, I told my swimming teammates about my goal time and they all either laughed or replied with a 7 similar response like, "You can't do it" or "Probably not". Believe it or not, these are the responses that made my goal 8.

    Finally came the day when I had to 9 to myself and others that with 10there is no limit to your achievements.

    With the starting gun 11, I dove with perfect form into the pool. I felt the cool water running 12 my back. I swam like a fish, bouncing off each 13 at the wall as if it was a spring board. On the 14 turn, I came back to the wall with every piece of strength I had. I 15 the final wall with my fingertips and knew that I had swum the 16 race.

    I had done it! I had achieved my best time! Joy filled my 17 like water does a cup. I saw the 18 on all of my friends' faces as I 19 out of the pool: their jaws dropped to the ground. I began to laugh and gave them thumbs up.

    I have 20 in life that having belief in yourself opens all gates. Never forget that anything the mind can conceive and believe it can achieve.

The famous composer, Rob Stewart, didn't have a good start in this career. However, he achieved a great deal of success as a result of a1. Stewart's parents died when he was eight and he went to live with his2. As a little boy, he fell in love with music and3himself about it by reading through the family collection that his mother kept,4which there were a lot of related books.

Three years later, Stewart's grandfather died, and his mother's sister decided to5him. Her husband was a kind man and6for young Stewart's music lessons. One summer vacation at a Belgian seaside added a second7to his life——the sea. Then he studied to be a naval cadet, but still took time to study8.

In the French Navy, he and two friends found time to9a band, playing the works of Beethoven and other10. Stewart also began composing. On Christmas Day 1892, he had his first chance to11as a composer, which turned out to be a success.

That success12Stewart to write a wedding march, and one of his navy friends13to show it to the famous conductor, Edouard Colonne. When Stewart's friend14with the manuscript, he reported that Colonne had advised Stewart to15his naval career and devote his life to music.

Not long16he was 25, Stewart decided to17Edouard Colonne's advice. He gave his heart and soul to his composing and18a major force in the twentieth century's French music. Because of Edouard Colonne's inspiring19, Stewart devoted his life to music, but Stewart's20friend later admitted that he had made it up. He said he had never ever shown Stewart's manuscript to the famous conductor.

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During the second year in high school,Ben Cloud took a few business classes.He 1 an idea of selling his own brand of coffee.So he 2 on the Internet and learned about all of the 3 of starting a business.It all seemed 4 but he continued to stick it out.

He began testing different 5 of coffee with his friends and family.He got feedback and improved his product.As he had only a little bit of 6 from his birthdays and odd jobs over the years,he 7 several designers to help him with his logo and website design.Then,he would supply them with coffee in 8 for their design talent! 

After 9 his website,Ben started to sell his coffee at his local high school coffee shop.Then a restaurant.Then local shops.He does have plans to 10 nationally as well.And Ben also made a decision early on to 11 a portion of his profits to benefit others.Meanwhile,Ben received great support from his friends and his community for his 12 and energy.And his good coffee! 

Looking to the 13 beyond his business,he is considering college in a way that will allow him to continue with his business but also 14 from a college experience and learning.Ben Cloud is a 15 example of a young person making every effort to become the best version of himself.