Everyone should work hard more and succeed but it is not wise to get success at the cost of family and health.

There was once a hard-working father. He tried his best to support his wife and three children. He spent all his evenings attending classes, hoping to improve himself so that he could one day find a better-paid job. He hardly ate a meal together with his family. He worked and studied very hard because he wanted to 1 his family 2 the best things that money could buy.

Whenever the family complained, he said that he was doing all this for them. But he often wished to spend more time with his family.

3 It paid quite well.

However, the family still did not get to see the father for most of the week. He went on working hard, hoping to get the position(职位) of manager.

The father’s hard work paid off and he was promoted(提升). Excitedly, he decided to hire a maid(女仆) so his wife did not have to do the housework any more. He also felt that their three-room house was no longer big enough. It would be nice for his family to be able to enjoy the comfort of a large house. The father decided to further his studies.

As expected, the father’s hard work paid off again and he bought a beautiful house. He told his family that he had decided not to work so hard. From then on he was going to devote more time to his family.

The next day, the father did not wake up.

This is a picture of my family. That's me on the right, standing. As you can see, I have a big family. There's my mother, my father and my two brothers: Paul - he has a ball, and Robert — he has a football shirt on. Then these are my sisters: the big one is Jane, and she is at university in America now. My sister Kelly is next to her, and she is twelve.

My parents each have a sister and a brother. My four aunts and uncles are on the left. I have grandparents, too: My grandmothers and grandfathers are sitting in the front.

How many people are there in your family?

Love,

Charlie