Once my mother told me a story about the antelope(羚羊) and the lion inAfrica. When an antelope wakes up every morning, the first thing it thinksabout is, "I must be able to run1than the fastest lion, or I will bekilled." At the same time, a lion wakes from its dream. Thefirst thing it thinks about is, "I must be able to2 the slowest antelope, or I will be hungry."So, almost at the same time, the antelope and the lion get up and start runningtoward the rising sun.
This is life: full of3. Whether you are an antelope or alion, you must go ahead when the sun rises. For students, it is just the same.If we don't study hard, we will fall behind the other students.4, I did not know what the word "exam"meant. Later, I knew an exam was a kind of competition. In competitions, therewere5 winners and losers. As I grew up, I began tounderstand what competition is about. In one's life, there must becompetitions, so people can6.
Eachtime I saw little children playing games, and heard their7, I wished I were that age again.However, I remembered my parents' words: "You must work very hard in orderto have a good future." So I picked up my8 and began to study hard again.
However,I was still not sure what competition really meant. One day, I took part in an English-speakingcompetition. When I went on the stage ( 舞台), I saw otherstudents9 mekindly. I suddenly knew that competition was not always as cruel as my teachersand parents told me. Sometimes it could be10 . I learned a lot from realizing this fact.Now I understand more about competition.
