One afternoon last year, I walked with one of my friends along the road in my hometown. He was not a clever student but studied harder than all of us when we were at school. We were all encouraged by him at that time. And now, he is an excellent worker in his company. That day I came to visit him and wanted to ask him for help because I had some trouble with my work.

At first, we talked about the past happy life in the school while eating. Then I talked with my friend as we were walking. When we came to a wide bridge, we met a blind man who went to the same direction as ours. Because he needed to find the way with the stick in his hand, he walked very slowly. Since I was in trouble, I didn’t pay much attention to him. I talked about my five job-hopping experiences within two years and complained the trouble I was still going through. My friend just listened to me, nodded and smiled, and he kept mute all along the way.

After a while, when I looked forward, I found that the blind man walked farther than we did. I couldn’t believe it. I asked, “How did the blind man walk farther than we did?” My friend said, “Because he put his whole heart into walking. He was trying his best to walk and that’s the only thing he did.”

That was for sure. He just kept walking, but I was always talking and complaining while walking.

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Recently, teenagers face many kinds of problems. Like many of them, I was once troubled with worries and dissatisfaction. Few people could understand my feelings.     16    

“The problem with your generation is that you always expect to be happy,” my mother once said.

    17     Shouldn’t we try hard to achieve it?

But now I have noticed a change in my thinking. I gradually realize what my mother said was correct. Over these years, many studies have shown that we are crazy about happiness and high personal confidence.     18     In fact, we may often be happier when we stop focusing on happiness.

We should also reset our expectations of the future. Don’t expect miracles (奇迹), and accept that no matter how hard we try, feelings of failure and unhappiness will appear from time to time. When we feel sad, it’s often because we have learned something painful but important.     19     At the same lime, we should learn how to deal with them better than trying to make them disappear.

    20     As my mother tried to teach me all those years ago, “Prepare for the worst, hope for the best, and be unsurprised by everything in between.”

The sweetest memory of my childhood is about a round table. When I was still little, my whole family would get together on different traditional     36     to have dinner. We kids would be sitting around or playing hide-and-seek under the table while the grown-ups were having a     37    .

When I got a bit older, my aunt brought back her boyfriend and my grandma cheerfully     38     another seat to the round table. It seemed a little more crowded, but we all felt much     39     to each other. When I was twelve, my grandpa passed away. That made us     40     sad. However, when the whole family got together once again, we     41     agreed that his chair, his bowl and his chopsticks should remain the same, even though his seat was empty, we felt like that he had never left us.

We all have a table like this in     42     homes. It is a sign of reunion of our family showing our feelings.     43     the reason why we come together may be different, the feelings behind it are the same. Usually different cultures are     44     by us around the table. What’s more, we express the love not only for our family, but also for a community, our nation and even the whole world.

The history of our nation has been the stories of looking for or running to the round table     45     we belong to. The round table has been a symbol of the Chinese feelings. It was, it is and will always be.

A rich woman was so proud of a valuable antique vase that she decided to have her bedroom painted the same color     46     the vase. Several painters tried to mix the color right, but none came close enough to satisfy the woman.

Eventually, a painter came. He was so confident     47     he could mix the proper color. The woman was pleased     48     the result, and the painter became famous. Years     49    , he retired and turned the business over to his son. “Dad, ” asked the son, “there’s     50     I’ve not got to know. How did you get those walls to match the vase so perfectly?” “Son, ” the father replied, “I painted the vase.”

（2）爱好：读书，读书的感悟（至少两点）；

（3）喜欢的颜色：自己发挥，并说出喜欢的原因（至少两点）；

（2）办事有条理；保持一切井井有条，从来不会忘记需要做的事情；

（3）乐于助人：（举1-2个事例）

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If you can agree with me , I will improve myself in all aspects(方面). I’m sure I will be an excellent volunteer. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

                      Wang Gang