It was nearly dark. The sun was dropping down the mountains far away. Peter came back home. He looked very ______.

“What’s the matter, Peter? How’s your trip?” His mother asked with a smile.

“I ______. The mountain is so high and full of big or small stones on the way, I still go ahead. But I was tired and it was so late that I had to come back.” Peter cried.

“It doesn’t matter, Peter. You are only fourteen years old after all. You will have another ______.” His mother said.

“But standing at the top of the mountain is my dream!” Peter said.

Peter’s father came over and asked him. “Did you see the green trees ______ your way to the mountain?”

“Sure, and there were a lot of beautiful flowers by the side of the road.” Peter answered.

“Did you ______ the birds singing?” His father asked.

“There were many kinds of birds singing in the trees, ______ the sound was very sweet.” Peter said.

“Did you feel the beauty of ______?” His father asked.

“Yes, the blue sky, the white clouds, the green trees and the colorful flowers made an excellent ______.” Peter answered.

“That’s enough!” His father smiled and said. “Please remember, my son. For often, getting what you want is not the most important thing. Although you didn’t reach the top of the mountain, you ______ a lot on the way.”

It is ______ that not every job will end up with a success, and not every dream will come true. The most beautiful scenery is on the way.

I usually find a seat and start reading or texting my friends. Like everyone else, I try not to look at or talk to any people on the train. Then, twenty minutes later, I _________. To tell the truth, my home journey is _________ special.

But last Tuesday was quite different. I was happily looking out of the window when the train suddenly _________. After five minutes, I noticed people staring to get a bit upset. Fifteen minutes later, people started getting more upset. Then the _________ came, “Dear passengers, we are sorry we have to wait for two more hours. A train has broken down in front of us.”

There was a loud sigh throughout the carriage, but soon something _________ happened: all strangers started talking to each other. At first, everyone just complained about the trains. Then people started talking about real things. _________, I started chatting to a couple of young tourists about work, and I even talked to a businessman later. After that I decided to walk down the train, I met a woman who had been a student learning medical care at my school before.

A young woman took her guitar and soon the crowd were _________ along. When enjoying the music, we heard a sick boy crying for help, and the woman from my school jumped into action. We found she was a _________ and when coming back, she was welcomed as a hero.

Then, after two hours, we started moving again. “Hooray!..” Everyone _________, laughed and some even hugged.

I took the train again on Wednesday, but none of my new “friends” were there. Although people were polite, they weren’t nearly as __________ as the people the day before. I’ll never forget the special experience that day.

【推荐3】Basketball can be fun, or it can be trouble. People gather around a ball, but their reactions (反应) often go ______ the object. It was a terribly hot summer day when the group of us appeared on the basketball court. Silently, we ______ up and played, as always. The sun was a big “squeezer (压榨者)”, as it not only squeezed out of us sweat (汗水) and ______, but also our unhappy feelings. Body contact became more and more often, and we could all ______ the attacks of elbows (肘部). After another round of game, one of the players and I fell to the ground at the same time. From his burning eyeballs, I could see a ______ was almost unavoidable.

It suddenly came to me that ______ tins of Cola were lying on the ground, about an inch away from me. “Buddy, hot down here. What about a ______,” I said to him. ______ I rolled (滚动) one to him, looking at him in the eyes with my most sincere facial expression. “I guess I’m quite fine. Lucky no ______ bones or we’ll end up in the hospital!” I said.

Other players watching nearby all laughed. I could clearly see some movement on his face. My advice did work! He picked the Cola up, tried to open it, and walked over. As he passed by my side, he ______ his left hand, and smiled at me. I smiled back, took his hand, and gave him a light shake.

A gentle wind caught me on the face ______ I returned to the basketball court. The sun continued to provide warm for us. What could be better than a group of school students ______ basketball skills on a warm, sunny afternoon?