A few years ago I used to develop websites for clients (客户). One day, I was ______ by a local guy who wanted to start an e-commerce business and was ______ someone who could build a site for him.

His budget was pretty ______, so I set up a meeting with him and went to his place to discuss the ______. We discussed all the technicalities in brief. However, upon ______, I came to know that he was just a ______ small-scale businessman with kids and was willing to invest (投资) his entire ______ in building an e-commerce store, which was a ______. He had almost no idea about online marketing and didn’t know any other online marketing ______.

I knew that this deal could bring me a good profit ______ I also knew that the guy would lose all his money. The very next day I went to his place, and I explained to him how ______ it would be to make a profit out of ______ an e-commerce store. Instead, I suggested his ______ his products on e-commerce sites like Amazon which was a marketplace. I didn’t make any profit that day but deep inside I was ______ that I helped him save much money.

After a few months I received a call from him ______ me for suggesting his selling on Amazon, and his business was ______. Over the period of a year, he ______ me 3 other clients for my designing their sites and I made three times as much money as I’d ever been ______ by him. Had I been ______ the very first time, he would have lost money and I would have ______ my virtue; however, this was a win-win deal for us.

“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.

Tony was excited to see his friend Kevin, They had been friends since primary school _______through high school. When starting college, they headed their _______ ways. Tony wanted to study in electrical engineering, and Kevin wanted to _______ a doctor. Their career choices led them into different _______,but their friendship was still _______ .

They had been good friends in_________. They started their friendship while performing; a small painting _________. When Kevin noticed Tony painting a really nice rocket, Kevin _______ him for it and the two began talking about their interest in other things. _________really kept them together at that moment was when Tony acknowledged Kevin’s reaction when Tony ________ dropped his paints on the classroom floor. Tony was embarrassed and terrified, but Kevin wasn’t ________ to help him out by cleaning it up.

________, they shared similar interests. When in primary school, they ________ a dream of becoming astronauts to discover unknown universe and unknown life ________ . In middle school, they shared the dream of becoming famous basketball players. Then, in high school, they both had the __________ to become famous rock stars.

It wasn’t always a __________ friendship. Sometimes, they fought and held different views about different things. __________their differences, they didn’t __________ their friendship apart. In moments of ________ and doubts, they were there to support each other.

They have recently received their bachelor’s degree. They have kept in contact up until now, and have decided to get together and ________lost time. True friendship lasts forever.