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My father always tells me not to gossip (八卦) about others behind their backs. When in middle school, I once 【小题1】 (compete) with another classmate, Amy, for the monitor. To gain an advantage, I invited some classmates to my home and gossiped a lot about Amy.【小题2】 (hear) what I said, my father told me, “When your forefinger 【小题3】 (point) at others’ back, you have other three fingers pointing at 【小题4】 (you) and fighting back with triple power.”