“What are you doing?” my fifth-grade teacher inquired as I was ready to leave my desk.

“I’m ________ my schoolbag. The bell rings in a few minutes. ”

“Unpack your ________. You still have five minutes. We work until the clock runs out. The more you do here in class with me, the less you have to do at home,” she ________ with a small smile as she walked back to her desk.

I unwillingly ________ my math assignment back out and completed one problem at a time as the minutes ticked away. The bell finally rang, and I ________ my homework in my schoolbag as fast as possible and ________ my next class. I cannot remember how many times per day she would repeat, “Use your time ________. ”

It ________. It became second nature for me to work until the bell rang. In middle school, I continued the ________ she instilled (灌输) in me. I worked on my assignments until the bell rang. And she was ________. The more I did in class, the more time off I had ________. The more time I had at home, the more time I had for projects and hobbies.

I held ________ to the principle until my college. I instilled that mindset in nearly every ________ of my adult life: my education, my career, and my family. It’s not just a lesson in using the ________ you have, but in enjoying those moments, _______ the time spent with loved ones, and living life.

There came a time in my life when my learning curve ( 曲线) became very steep. I learned so much in such a _______ time that I was reading two grades ahead of my _______class. At school I was continuously ________with lectures, because I had already done _________.

And ________my knowledge increased, so did my arrogance(傲慢). I started getting into ______debates with my teachers. I knew more than them, and I was eager to show it at every _______I got. That was until Mrs T _______. She was new to our school, and a perfect ________for me. I tried one of my tricks on her in front of the whole class. She didn’t scold me. She just _______

At the end of the class, she ________me aside and said the following words:

“I know that there is an unspoken _______that a teacher is supposed to be more ________than the student. We both know that is _______ . I know for a fact that you know much more than me. And I won’t insult you by pretending otherwise. But remember this. Knowledge is supposed to give you ______, not pride. Today you are the smartest person in the room; tomorrow you won’t be. There will always be someone much _______, much more diligent than you. And when that happens, all the pride in the world wouldn’t be enough to _______you from downfall. Everything that you have learnt will be for nothing if you don’t learn the _______of humility.

Today, I _______remember her words. I ________myself of them daily.

Recently, I have experienced constant problems in the computer room. Many students also had the same ______. Therefore, I’m writing to you to express my views.

The computers are old and slow, and sometimes they even do not______at all. In my opinion, we should have new computers. We need______computers with better memories. Also, we need to buy______keyboards, mouses, and monitors, because many of the______ have letters missing and some mouses and monitors are not working properly. Last Sunday, I had to spend 4 hours doing my homework, all because of problems with the computer I was using. I tried other computers ______ they were in worse conditions. At last, I finished my homework, but then I had another______— the computer did not work! After I______the “print” button, nothing happened. I had to find a senior student to help me. It took half an hour to fix it.

It is very important to our future and even to the ______of our nation for us to learn how to use information technology, so we really need to ______ the computers and other equipment.

Yours,

Gao Ying