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On one June afternoon, Gene and his brother Rouco were1Gene's yard. It had grown brown and was almost in2in the heat, and the situation needed changing. The new grass was already there, but the job was3. Suddenly, Gene wasn't feeling good. He went inside to rest and4 the couch. Seeing this, his wife, Melissa, called 911 immediately.
5he was dying, Gene had one thing in his mind:the lawn. If the grass wasn't put down that day, it would6. "While he was having his heart attack, almost in and out of 7, he kept begging me to put it down because he didn't want it to go8," Melissa recalled.
Soon the medical workers arrived and took Gene and Melissa to the hospital, leaving Rouco behind to9the situation. Within an hour, he had10to remove the old grass. He was about to lay the new ones when seven men—the same ones who had11his brother—walked off the emergency vehicle. It turned out that Gene had told them how12 he'd wanted to get the grass down, so they returned to help.
Fortunately, Gene had a successful operation. He's now fully recovered, 13his beautiful lawn at home. The couple are still amazed that those men went14their job duties. These men15Gene from death, and then came back to save his grass. That's just so awesome.
A DREAM, for me, is like a torch to light up my insipid (平淡的) life and a pair of wings to fly me into the sky. The uncertainty of my future and the heavy burden of schoolwork had driven me into a negative situation and not until I had a dream did I get out there. I decided to become a hostess.
It was last summer. I went to Jinan, which is famous for its natural springs, and started to learn broadcast hosting. However, I found that it was not easy.
The weather was bad. It was too hot to stay calm, which made me homesick. I called my parents at least five times a day. But as I tried my best to adapt to the weather and living conditions there, I became more independent.
Another thing bothered me, too. My teacher criticised all my mistakes. Grievance (委屈) and exhaustion often reduced me to tears and sweat flowed down my checks. To get her recognition, I practised my voice skills in a park every day, even on rainy days. You can't imagine how happy I was when she praised me for the first time.
My dream enabled me to change a lot. Without my dream, I wouldn't have had the courage and the confidence to host the New Year party at our school. On stage, I knew that it was a good beginning to my hosting dream.
I took the arts examination in the winter. To my delight, I did well. And I was more than excited when I received the offers from Shandong Normal University, Yunnan Normal University and Yunnan Art Institute.
My dream has powered so much energy in me that my life has become colourful every day. So, however hard it will be to stick to my dream, no way will I give it up!
