The key to success
Once, when was young boy, boasted(吹嘘)that determined(下决心)to win first place at the coming 1 competition, yet I knew this goal was nearly impossible. Every year, the best players from all over the state took part in this competition. It was a huge deal, especially for a beginner like me.
But my mom was my number one 2. Every day after school, she would sit down right next to me while Miss Green was giving me piano lessons or I was 3 my piano piece. When I couldn't and wouldn't play any longer, she would always say, "If you determine to win, then act like it. Don't give up." After every practice, my whole body was in pain for numb(麻木的)fingers and stiff(僵硬的)back. However, didn't want to 4 my mom, so I kept on practising until I finally fell asleep on the piano keys.
Finally, the big day arrived. Right before my turn to perform, my mom said, "I know you want to win, so listen to me: Be there for the 5 not for the success, okay?" I managed to nod.
When I walked onto the stage, I was afraid that the judges would hear the beating of my heart instead of the music. Carefully, I took a seat before the piano and began to play. Slowly, began to 6 the world around me I just let myself fall deeper and deeper into the music.
7, really won first place. The experience made me realise that determination is not just saying that you will win; when you have solved difficulties and kept 8, you can truly say you're determined. As my mom always said, "It's hard to beat the person who is the best, but it is harder to beat the person who never gives up.
Speaking from Experience
Ryan Fila's number one goal is to make the world a better place. He has managed to put his words into action showing those around him that anything is possible if you put your mind to it.
As the son of working parents, Fila had to make the most of every opportunity no matter how small.
"I remember there was a small basketball hoop near where I lived. It looked like it was from the 1940s and there was no net." He remembered. But that was Fila's introduction to sports and played an important role in his life.
Fila played high school football in Sedalia, Colo. In order to prove his talent, Fila went to West Hills Community College in Fresno, Calif, where he played football for two years. A serious leg injury(伤害)in his second season seemingly prevented his plans of playing at a four-year college, but there was another college that was taken by Fila's ability and offered him a chance to play two more years.
Fila got a starting position on the Beaver football team as a wide receiver and played in all 22 games of the 2016 and 2017 seasons. It's Fila's achievements that set him apart from the traditional student players.
There're so many ways to get educated. There's education from life experience, school and social interaction. In addition to excelling(胜过)in the classroom and on the field, Fila started his own You Tube channel(频道), Motion Impact. It is through his channel that he produces motivational videos and offers them up to the viewing public.
He would like to think those experiences will help with his biggest goal that he wants to make a difference to the world. On March 6th, 2017, Fila presented "College: My Story, Your Story" on how to make full use of the college experience.
Three roommates(室友)from the US found $40,000 in a sofa. Later they gave the money back to the owner.
Doris, Cally and Lara were roommates. They paid $20 for the sofa from a store.
One night, they were sitting on the sofa and felt something must be in the sofa. Doris opened one part of the sofa and found an envelope(信封)with around $ 4,000 in it.
The roommates started opening other parts of the sofa, and found more envelopes. At last they found over $ 4,000 in the sofa.
The roommates said that at first they were very excited. They said they even started to talk about how to spend the money.
But then the roommates found a phone number on one of the envelopes. The next day, they called the person to say what they had found.
The owner was a 91-year-old lady. She put the money in the sofa. However, her family did not know about the money and gave the sofa away.
The roommates drove to the woman's house to return the money. When they gave the money back, the old woman cried and gave the three roommates $ 1,000 to express thanks.
Cally said that they thought about keeping the money at first, but they knew that they would have felt wrong to use it.
Christa Maria Idel, a Chinese language student, came to Zhejiang University in China to study Chinese for one term.
When she found out that her blood type is panda blood, she called herself Gao Xiongmao.
"I was told that only 0.3 percent of the people in China have panda blood. The proportion(比例)in some western countries is as high as 6 percent or higher," she said.
Out of curiosity(出于好奇), Christa searched on Weibo to find out more information about the blood type.
But she found a post asking for help from the family of an old woman in October. The old woman, Kong Qinmei, required blood transfusions(输血)to keep her alive. Christa decided to help Kong. She left a message on the post and a doctor contacted her a couple of days later.
In the middle of November, Christa took a high-speed train to Wenzhou, a city she had never heard of before.
"I met the family. They said thank you to me many times, but I didn't think it was a big deal," she said.
Born in Germany, Christa studied at the University of Goettingen, majoring in Chinese and sports. She had been learning Chinese for two years and came to Zhejiang University as an exchange student to improve her Chinese ability.
"My father is a doctor and always tells me to help those in need. On the train back to the university, I felt very happy," she said.
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It was cold night in Washington, D. C., and was heading back to the hotel when a man came to me. He asked if I would give him some money so he could get something to eat. I'd read the signs: "Don't give money to panhandlers(乞丐).So shook my head and kept walking.
I wasn't prepared for a reply, but he said, "I am really homeless and I am really hungry! You can come with me and watch me eat!" But I kept on walking.
I couldn't forget what happened to me that day for the rest of the week. I had money in my pocket and it wouldn't have killed me to hand over a dollar or two even if he had been lying. On a very cold night, no less, I thought the worst of a fellow human being. Flying back to Anchorage, I still couldn't help thinking of him.
I was the writer of weekly garden column(专栏)at The Anchorage Daily News. One day, out of the blue, I came up with an idea. Bean's Cafe, the soup kitchen in Anchorage, feeds hundreds of hungry people every day. Why not try to get all my readers to plant one row in their gardens for Bean's? Plant a row and take it down to Bean's. Clean and simple.
We didn't keep records back then, but the idea began to take off. People would call me when they took something in. Those who only grew flowers gave them away. Food for the spirit.
In 1995, the Garden Writers Association of America（GWAA）held their meeting in Anchorage and after learning of Anchorage's program, Plant a Row for Bean's became Plant a Row for the Hungry. The idea was to have every member of the Garden Writers Association of America write or talk about planting a row for the hungry.
As more and more people started working with the program, many companies gave free seed to customers and had the logo(商标)seen in public.
Garden editor Joan Jackson raised more than 30,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables in her first year, and showed the public how the program could really work. Texas fruit farms gave away food to their local food bank after hearing about Plant a Row. Today the program continues to grow.
I am shocked that millions of Americans are threatened by hunger. If every gardener in America-and we're seventy million strong-plants one row for the hungry, we can make a difference in the number of neighbours who don't have enough to eat. Maybe then I will stop feeling guilty(愧疚)about walking past a hungry man I could have helped.
题目①
下个月加拿大某校（Canadian school）分师生将要来你校访问。学校英语社团正在招募志愿者承担接待工作：带他们参观校园、向他们介绍中国文化，或者带领他们游览北京。假如你是李华，请给英语社团负责人Tony写一封申请信，说明你愿意承担哪一项工作，为什么能胜任这项工作，以及你具体打算做什么。
提示词语：Chinese culture, history, be good at, teach, gift
提示问题：·Which job would you like to do?
·Why do you think you can do this job?
·What's your plan for the job?
Dear Tony,
I'm looking forward to your early reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
题目②
初中三年的学校生活已过半，在这一年半的时间里，你一定在某些方面取得了进步并积累了一些经验。你愿意和初一新生分享吗？某英文网站正在开展以"分享经验、助力成长"为主题的征文活动。请你用英语写一篇短文投稿，主要内容包括：你在什么方面取得了进步（如学科学习、体育运动、人际交往等），你是如何取得进步的，你想给初一新生提出什么建议。
提示词语：make friends, smile, in trouble, help
提示问题：·What progress have you made?
·How did you make the progress?
·What's your advice for 7th graders?
