__1__otherwise assigned(指定)a seat by the teacher, I always__2__to sit at the back of the classroom.
All this__3__after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the
basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy__4__because I didn"t have a good sense of balance,
nor did I have the__5__to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the
teacher who kept insisting on my "__6__for it", I wouldn"t have decided to give it a try.
Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the__7__of it! When I first started__1__the
practice sessions, I didn"t even know the rules of the game, much__9__what I was doing. Sometimes
I"d get__10__and take a shot at the wrong direction-which made me feel really stupid.__11__, I
wasn"t the only one "new" at the game, so I decided to__12__on learning the game, do my best at each
practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn"t__13__"just yet".
I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the__14__and the "moves". Being part of a team was fun
and motivating. Very soon the competitive__15__in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With
time, I learned how to play and made friends in the__16__— friends who respected my efforts to work
hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!
With my__17__selfconfidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from
"__18__" in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, __19__raising my
hand—even when I sometimes wasn"t 100 percent__20__I had the right answer. Now I have more
selfconfidence in myself.
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One of the most common questions parents ask me is,"How,in this competitive world,can you raise kind children?" My answer is "to begin by being a__1__adult".When your child__2__you go the extra mile to help a friend, he will naturally__3__this as the right way to live. We are mirrors for our__4__.When children observe our examples of kindness,they"ll know __5__to begin.One day,I mentioned that I had a __6__,and my 8yearold daughter__7__upstairs to run a bath for me.You know who__8__her stomachaches in just such a way. Kindness is a quality that isn"t often__9__in our schools, so we must make a strong effort to acknowledge(认可)it __10__.A busy mother I know is making a(an)__11__to acknowledge her young son"s kindness.She says,"Once I was with my son on a bus, and he sat next to a classmate using a wheelchair, I was amazed at__12__helpful and considerate he was, and I was __13__ to praise him when we got home." Kindness,compassion(同情),and love__14__from understanding and respect, and in turn create more of__15__.It would help to acknowledge kids" thoughtfulness instead of __16__ competition.In an achievementoriented(成绩导向型)culture,we may focus more__17__grades and sports victories than on__18__of the heart.__19__the time to acknowledge kind actions as having true worth.We can__20 kindness in our everyday lives,for example, by creating a"kindness board". | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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It was pouring outside. We all stood there __1__, some patiently, others annoyed__2__nature messed up(弄糟) their hurried day. I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens__3__away the dirt and dust of the world. "Mom, let"s run through the rain, " a girl"s voice__4__ my attention. "No, honey . We"ll wait until it __5__down a bit, " Mom replied. The young girl waited about another minute and__6__. "Mom, let"s run through the rain." "We"ll get wet if we do, " Mom said. "No, we won"t, Mom. That"s not what you said this morning," the young girl said as she __7__her mom"s arm. "This morning? __8__did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?" "Don"t you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said: "If God can get us through this, he can get us through __9__. "" The entire crowd turned __10__. Mom paused and thought for a moment about __11__she would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold the girl for being __12__. But then we heard, "Honey, you are __13__. Let"s run through the rain. If we get wet, maybe we just need washing, " Mom said. Then __14__they ran. We all stood __15__, smiling and laughing as they ran past the cars. Yes, they got wet. But they were __16__by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the __17__to their cars. Circumstances or people can take away your material possessions, and they can even take away __18__. But no one can ever take away your precious __19__. So, don"t forget to make time and take the __20__to make memories every day! I hope you still take the time to run through the rain. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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