When     1     (face) a setback, most people will feel upset and complain about it. Whenever there is an activity or a competition, I take part, but a series of     2     (fail) leave me disappointed.

One rainy day after I had failed once more, I walked along a path. The path was so muddy that I could hardly walk even a little     3     (far). What was worse, I fell down. I burst into tears because of tiredness under great pressure. For a long time, I just sat     4     I had fallen down. Looking at the footprints I had left behind, I thought of walking on the path in sunshine. Thinking of that, an idea     5     (occur) to me. There will be no footprints     6     (leave) on sunny days, but on rainy days there will be.

It is     7     (truth) that a smooth life is what we long for, but how can we see the rainbow     8     experiencing a rainy day? Disappointment is sure to slow our advancement, but because of it, each of our steps leaves a print. Those who live     9     (steady) can never experience     10     same enjoyment as those who succeed after having failed for many times.

I had hardly sat down on the train and opened a bar of chocolate     1     a really old man with huge bags sat down across from me. I said hello     2     him, smiling sweetly and then I suddenly thought, "Why not offer him a piece of chocolate?” So I did. He was quite     3    (surprise), but accepted and thanked me. He said that people didn't usually do things like this for     4    (strange) at least that was what I understood, because he was speaking a really     5    (usual) dialect.

Then he opened one of his bags and gave me     6     handful of freshly picked cherries,     7    (explain) that he had just taken them from his orchard. The cherries were really lovely, better than those in the shops, and I enjoyed them very much. It had been just an impulse(冲动) to offer him a piece of chocolate, but if I had not done so, I would never     8    (taste) those lovely cherries,     9     I didn't even know he had at the time. Life is about giving and taking, and it’s     10    (general) true that if you give, you will receive.

【推荐3】A student once asked his teacher, “What is Greed?” Instead of giving the answer directly, the teacher asked him     1     (go) through the chocolate factory nearby and pick the one chocolate he liked most. But he could not turn back as he passed through the factory.

The student went to the chocolate factory. As he walked through, he saw one chocolate     2     (wrap) nicely. He instantly liked it, but he said to     3     (he) that he might find a much bigger one further. So he walked on and saw another chocolate. But again, he thought     4     same. When he almost came to the end of the factory, he couldn’t see any chocolates as big as the one he didn’t pick     5     (early). He started to regret his decision of letting it go.

Finally, he went back to his teacher with an empty hand and gave an account of     6     he did. The teacher told him, “You did like the one chocolate very much, but still you kept looking for a bigger one. And later you realized that what you gave up     7     (be) the best chocolate you could find there. That     8     (call) Greed.”

We let go of many good things in our life because     9     our greed of having even better things. But in the search for better things, we let go of many good things that could have given us similar     10     (satisfy) and made us happy. Learn to make your choice wisely.

Friendship is one of the most important things in everyone’s life.    1     is very difficult to find a better definition(定义) of friendship. A true friend is the person 42    2    can share all our sadness and double all our happiness. In time of trial(尝试), he or she is always at our side to give us his or her help and comfort. Knowing how     3    (value) friendship is, we should be very careful with our choice of a friend. We should choose those people with a good character     4    our friends, but we must try to avoid making     5    (friend) with a bad man. Besides, we should forgive their mistakes and try to help them as much as possible.

A true friend can always    6    (trust), loved and respected. If you tell a friend your secrets, he or she won’t tell    7    (other). Friends share their joys and sorrows. They help each other when they are    8    trouble, and cheer each other up when they are sad.     9    most important thing is that a friend always     10    (understand) you.

In conclusion, when you have made a good friend, don’t forget him or her.

Although sometimes being left alone may lead to reflection and personal     1    (improve), we can’t live without friendship.

Close friendships may comfort the heart, advise the head and help us achieve the goals we set for ourselves. Firstly, we can get peace by     2    (share) with friends our joy, sadness and failure. Sharing makes happiness take     3    a greater meaning and a trouble shared become a trouble     4     (half). Secondly, through conversations with friends     5    are wise and well-meaning, a better understanding and judgement may be achieved. Also,     6    (prepare) to talk with a friend makes our thoughts clearer and our understandings     7    (thorough). Moreover, friends with different skills and ideas can provide us with help in many different ways during our life and, perhaps, even     8     death.

However, it must be pointed out that friends should be carefully     9    (choose) and relationships carefully developed.     10     the comfort, advice and help from our trusted friends, we can live a better life.

Friendship is one of the most important     1     (thing) in everyone’s life. It is very difficult     2     (find) a better definition（定义）of friendship. A true friend is the person     3     can share all our sadness and double all our happiness. In time of trial(尝试） , he or she is always at our side to give us his or her help and comfort.

    4     (know) how valuable friendship is, we should be very     5     (care) with our choice of a friend. We should choose those people with a good character     6     our friends, but we must try to avoid making friends with a bad man.

Besides, we should forgive their mistakes and try to help them as much as possible. A true friend can always be trusted, loved and     7     (respect). If you tell a friend your secrets, he or she won’t tell anyone . Friends share their joys and sorrows. They help each other when they are     8     trouble, and cheer each other up when they are sad.     9     most important thing is that a friend always understands you. In conclusion, If you have made a good friend, don’t forget     10     (he) or her.