—Good luck. No sooner (I reach) home than it poured down.

    Tired of all the pushing in supermarkets? Fed up with waiting in endless lines to pay for what you have bought? Angry at wasting time in traffic jams only to find no parking spaces when you eventually arrive at the store? If this is you, then online shopping is the answer to your dreams of trouble-free shopping, or is it?

    Online shopping brings its own challenges. Here are a few things to bear in mind when browsing (浏览) various websites. The claim (声明) made by online sites is that shopping online is a safe and secure way to make purchases. The evidence challenges this. In any case, you only have to be the victim of fraud (欺骗) once to experience all the problems that come with this form of deceiving. Use only sites that have a trusted history and an excellent reputation.

    Another problem is that the appearance of items in reality is often quite different from what you see on your computer screen. This might not be a problem if you are buying washing powder but could be a major disappointment when that beautiful blue dress you ordered turns up in green. Also, product descriptions are sometimes simply untrue! Perhaps the wisest plan is to purchase items where design and colour are not essential to customer satisfaction.

    Some even argue that online shopping indirectly contributes to global warming. Yes, your car can stay parked but how are online goods delivered? Often by some large vans pouring out carbon monoxide(一氧化碳) and adding to our already desperate traffic problems. You are also by now becoming increasingly irritated(烦恼的) by the fact that the delivery is late and you have wasted the leave from work to receive it!

→At the back of the lecture hall .

回首往事，我感觉如果我失去了信心，就学不会骑自行车。

    One academically excellent young person went to apply for a position in an international company. The director 1 him.

    He asked, "Was it your father who 2 for your education?" The youth answered, "My father 3 when I was one year old. It was my 4 who met the expenses." The director asked, "What's her 5?" The youth answered, "She has been earning her living by 6 clothes since my father died of illness." The director asked again, "Have you ever 7 her wash clothes before?" The youth answered, "8. She wanted me to study and read more books."

    The director said, "I have a 9. When you go back today, go and clean her 10, and then come back and tell me your feelings tomorrow morning."

    When the youth got home, he 11 to wash his mother's hands. His mother felt 12 at first. Happy but with mixed feelings, she then showed her hands to him. The youth washed his mother's hands 13. His tears fell 14 he did that. It was the first time he had noticed that his mother's hands were so wrinkled.

    Next morning, the youth went to the director's 15. He said, "I cleaned my mother's hands as requested and also finished cleaning all the remaining clothes."

    The director asked, "What have you 16?"

    The youth said, "Now I know what 17 is. Without my mother, I wouldn't have finished my studies. By helping my mother, I realize how difficult it is to get something done. I'm really grateful to my mother for what she has done."

    The director said, "I'm 18 to hear that. I want to employ a person who can appreciate the help of others, a person who knows the 19 of others to get things done, and a person who would not put money as his only goal in life. You are 20."