—Sorry, Mum. It ________ yesterday. I forgot to do it.
Recently, a foreign student in China gave a very touching answer to the question: What should China be proud of? It was (wide) spread online.
Emma is from Canada. She came to China four years ago. Now she is University student in Ningbo. The following is China in her eyes.
＂ (find) a job in China can be really simple. There are more job (chance) here than any other country in the world. "
＂Its public security is great. I (travel) many countries so far, and I think China is really safe. ＂
＂About 400 million Chinese are studying English. China has become the country has the greatest number of English speakers in non-English speaking countries. "
＂The speed of Chinese trains is high. On my (three) visit to my friend in Beijing. I took a train there. From Ningbo Beijing. The train runs 1,365 kilometers for only seven hours. "
＂I think there (be) many more things China should be proud of. I believe China must be much (good) than other countries. "
When I was in middle school, I felt I was always letting people down. Once I brought my 1 Daisy to my home. I noticed that all my family members seemed to 2 Daisy better than me.
I felt very 3. I even thought they didn't love me. I wondered whether they would miss me if I died some day. 4 I told my mum, ＂Daisy is more patient than I have ever been. You must want her to be your daughter instead of me. ＂
My mum explained that Daisy was a lovely girl, but 5 could replace(代替) me in the family. She said I was the only person who could fill my role. She made me realize that even if I made 6, I was a beloved member of the family who could never be replaced.
From then on, I tried to 7 out who I was and what made me special. I look at 8 in a new way. Then I started to be positive(积极的) towards my life, and I was happy about who I 9 was. I came to feel much better as I knew that no one could ever replace me.
Each of us holds a special place in the world. You are special, no matter what others say or what you may think. So 10 that you will be replaced. You can't be.
There were many plants in a forest. When spring came, a pine tree saw a red rose nearby and said, "What a beautiful flower! I wish I were that lovely. "
The rose proudly said, "It seems that I am the most beautiful flower in this forest. "Then the rose looked at a cactus (仙人掌) and said, "Look at that ugly plant full of thorns（刺）!"
"What a proud flower!" Thought the trees.
As the days passed. The red rose often looked at the cactus and said bad words about it, like "This plant is useless. How sorry I am to be his neighbor!"
The cactus never got angry and even tried to advise the rose, saying, "God did not create any form of life without a purpose."
Spring passed, and the weather became very hot. As there was no rain, the red rose began to wilt（枯萎）.
One day the rose saw birds put their beaks (喙) into the cactus and then fly away. The red rose asked the pine tree what the birds were doing. The pine tree explained that the birds were getting water from the cactus.
"The cactus has water?" asked the rose.
Yes, you can also drink some from it. The birds can bring water to you if you ask the cactus for help. "
The red rose felt too ashamed to ask for water from the cactus. But finally it did ask for help. The cactus kindly agreed.
The rose learned a lesson and never judged (评价) anyone by their appearance again.
