I was the tallest girl in my class when I started school. It made me feel 1 and I believed that I looked very fat and ugly. The small girls were thought to be smarter, so they were more popular and got more 2 from teachers. I began to hate myself 3 not being small when I was seven years old, and by adulthood, I felt sad about my appearance.

    I didn't dare to look into the mirror 4 one day my friend pulled me to the mirror to let me see that I had a good figure. It's true that I was in good shape. Then I did something kind for 5 — I bought a beautiful dress for myself, I felt very happy! Happiness wasn't a part of my life as I was too busy 6 others. I always thought following others could make me more popular. But it's hard to be happy when you don t see your own 7.

    Each small kindness I did for myself made me 8 myself more. I'd do something loving and feel happier, which made me want to do 9 .That focus on myself 10 deep self-love.

    Today my self-love is very 11. It has helped me develop self- confidence and led me to 12 myself from an unhappy school teacher to a popular writer. Now I am seen 13 a very beautiful woman. I have a wonderful body without 14.

    Please join me in taking steps to develop self-love. Every little loving act you do for yourself helps you build 15.

    Sometimes, you feel down or unhappy and it is hard to come back to your high spirits. So if you're having a bad day and need a boost, then help is just a click away.

    A website is trying to offer people positive(积极的) messages from strangers to cheer them up. It announces to be" the nicest place on the

Internet"，where happy people can present their positive thoughts and feelings to those who are in low spirits.

    The website lets people post videos of themselves blowing kisses and leaving positive and encouraging messages to lift visitors' spirits. The website was created by Jeff Lam and is considered to help many people out when they feel low. The well-known artist who lives in San Francisco said he came up with the idea when he and his friend I auren were having one of those bad days.

    "We tried to become cheerful, but none of the usual methods seemed to be working. Not music. Not food. What we hoped was something positive, honest and good. So with only a camera and work-free weekend, we created 'The Nicest Place On The Internet'，"he explained on his website.

    One user of the website, Joseph Meehan, 27, from Birmingham, said," It's a fun and exciting website. I visit it every once in a while when I'm missing my friends or family. I think it could really be a help to people who are feeling down or sad. It may even stop them from doing something stupid. You can also post your video to the website, and they add it to the series. It's very easy to share the love."

    Mr. Lam is now working on a new project that allows people to leave positive voicemails for strangers. The idea is that strangers send an audio

(音频的) diary by leaving a voicemail so that anyone can listen to it.

    Peter was the best table tennis player in his school and hardly ever lost a match. He hated losing anything. When he (win), he would feel really good. If he lost, he would feel terrible. It seemed to Peter that losing was the (bad) 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 Peter and Albert. Peter worked hard to get ready for the match, but Albert didn't seem (think) much of it. When the match began, Albert was a real player. There was always a smile on his face, while Peter looked serious all the time. Peter thought it was so important to win the match he even wanted to cheat(作弊), but he lost in the end.

    "You played very well, Peter. I think we can play again sometime," said Albert. But Peter didn't feel happy and couldn't fall (sleep) that night.

    One day, Peter saw Albert playing basketball. he lost again and again, the happy smile never left his face. Peter found Albert was great at table tennis， but bad at basketball. However, he enjoyed of them.

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