A boy was sent to a boarding (寄宿) school by his parents. Before going to the boarding school, this boy was the _______ student in his class. He was at the top in every competition. But the boy changed after leaving home and attending the boarding school. His grades (成绩) started dropping. He hated being in a group. He was _______ all the time. His parents started _______ about the boy. So his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and talk with him. They sat by the lake near the school. The father started to ask him some _______ about his classes, teachers and sports. After some time his dad said, “Dear, do you know _______ I’m here today?”

The boy answered back, “To check my _______?”

“No, no,” his dad _______, “I’m here to tell you that you are the most important person for me. I want to see you happy. I don’t care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. You are my life.”

These words caused the boy’s eyes to fill _______ tears. He hugged his dad. They didn’t say _______ to each other for a long time. The boy knew there was someone on this Earth who cared for him ________. Today this young man is in college and is at the top of his class. No one has ever seen him sad!

When I was in the seventh grade (年级), I was shy and quiet, so I was easily bullied (受欺负). I used to get very sad about it.

In an art lesson, just while the teacher was out, a big boy took away my pencil box, threw it across the classroom and sat back down. Later on, he took my schoolbag and pulled it towards him. I pulled back the schoolbag from his hand and for the first time. I pushed him away and hit him on the back. In the rest of the lesson, I was nervous. I did nothing but imagined what would happen next.

Then the teacher came to me, “Peter, are you OK?”

“ Yes,” I answered.

“No, you are not. Come to my office after class,” he said.

There we had a long talk. He made me smile and I became confident (自信的) again.

He taught me some life lessons, and said, “Get up, and don’t be a bully yourself, but remember you are stronger inside, and if the bullies (欺凌者) see this, they will stop.” I remembered these words. From then on (从那时起), every time I walked to school, I put my head high on the way, and the bullying soon stopped.