Peter was the best table tennis player in his school and hardly（几乎不）ever lost a match. He hated losing anything. When he w 【小题1】 , he would feel really good. If he lost, he would feel terrible. It seemed to Peter that losing was the w【小题2】 thing in the world.

A new kid, Albert, came to Peter’s school. He was good at table tennis, too. Soon there would be a match b【小题3】 Peter and Albert. Peter worked hard to get ready for the match, but Albert didn’t seem to think m【小题4】 of it. When the match began, Albert was a real player. There was always a smile on his face, w【小题5】 Peter looked serious all the time. Peter thought it was so i【小题6】 to win the match that he even wanted to cheat(舞弊), but f【小题7】he lost.

“You played very well, Peter. I think we can play again sometime,” said Albert.

But Peter didn’t f【小题8】 happy and couldn’t fall asleep that night.

One day, Peter saw Albert playing basketball. Though he lost again and again, the happy smile

Whether he won or lost the game, Albert enjoyed it. Peter came to realize that a game was much more important than winning or losing it. He felt happier than ever before.

A lie is saying something that you know is not true. Sometimes people lie because they are embarrassed (尴尬的) to tell the 【小题1】. Other times, people lie because they are trying to trick (欺骗) someone.

Almost everyone has told a lie in their life. People have many different 【小题2】 for lying. Some people lie to make 【小题3】 look better. Sometimes when some students get a bad 【小题4】 in a test, they might lie to their parents that they get an A. A boy who does not want to share his candy might lie by 【小题5】 his friends he has no more candy.

But have you thought of the 【小题6】 of telling lies? Lies damage(毁坏) trust. It is one of the most special things you can have with other people. But 【小题7】 a person lies to someone who trusts him or her, the trust will be damaged. If your best friend tells you a lie, how will you feel? You might 【小题8】 trusting your friend. Then it might be hard to be friends again.

Telling something true can be hard, because you might get punished 【小题9】 it. But being 【小题10】 is more important. You’ll feel proud that you were brave enough to tell something true.

Tom is the son of a farm owner. One New Year’s Day, 【小题1】 he was 15, his father asked him to work on the farm for one year when he was free. Tom 【小题2】 (be) unhappy with his father’s idea. He said, “That isn’t my job. I have too much homework to do.” Hearing this, his father said, “I promise to give you 【小题3】 (beautiful) present if you can finish one 【小题4】 (year) work.” Tom thought for a while 【小题5】 agreed.

Starting on one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked hard until evening, just like any other farmer. Time passed quickly. Tom’s crops grew 【小题6】 (good). On the last day of the year, the father said, “I’m happy to see that you have worked very hard 【小题7】 these months. Now, tell me what you want.”

The boy smiled and showed his father 【小题8】 big piece of bread made from his wheat. “I 【小题9】 (get) the best present already. No pains, no gains. I think this is what you wanted me to know.” His father was quite happy 【小题10】 (hear) that.