TheHardTruthOneday,Marissanoticedaspider(蜘蛛)web,shininginthesunlight.Aspiderwasspinningwebsonit.Thespiderwasn'ttryingtobesomethingelse,likeabutterflyorabee,Marissathought.Itwashappytobeexa
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Oneday,Marissanoticedaspider(蜘蛛)web,shininginthesunlight.Aspiderwasspinningwebsonit.Thespiderwasn'ttryingtobesomethingelse,likeabutterflyorabee,Marissathought.Itwashappytobeexactlywhatitwasandtodowhatitwasgoodat.
WhatcamenaturallytoMarissawas(41)___.Shecouldpaintordrawalldaylongandnevergetbored.However,afewweeksagoMarissasigned(42)___forhighjump.Becausehermotherhadbeenahighjumpstarinschool,shethoughtitwouldmakehermotherhappy.Butnowshe(43)___thathoweverhardsheworked,shewouldneverbeahighjumpstarlikehermother.Onenight,halfwaythroughherhomework,Marissafell(44)___.Whenshewokeup,theclock(45)___1:00A.M.Marissagotintoapanic.Therewasstillsomuch(46)___ todo,butshereallyneededherrestfortrack(田径)practice.Marissahadalwaysbeenagoodstudent,butnowtrackwasriskingher(47)___.
Thenadarkthought(48)___Marissa'smind.Ifshe(49)___someofherclasses,shewouldbeoffthetrackteam.Thatwasonewaytosolveherproblem.Afteraweekof(50)___herhomework,lettershadbeenmailedouttoparentslistinggrades,andMarissaknewtheletterswouldshowthathergradeshad(51)___alot.Shewalkedhomewithslowheavysteps,knowingher(52)___planhad(53)___.JustasMarissahadexpected,hermotherwaswaitingwiththeletterinherhand."What'shappeningtoyourgrades?Andmoreimportantly,what'shappeningtoyou?"sheasked.Withtearsinhereyes,Marissaadmittedher(54)___."Ionlyjoinedthetrackteamtomakeyouproudofme.Ihatedit,(55)___Ididn'twanttodisappointyou.IthoughtifIwerefailinginmyclasses,Coachwouldkickmeofftheteam.Whata(56)___I'vemadeofeverything."
Marissawatchedhermother'sfaceturnfromangerto(57)___."Marissa,Iwasalwaysproudofyou.Youdidn'tneedtodothehighjumptomakemehappy.Nowyouhavealotofhardworkinfrontofyoubecauseyoumadeabad(58)___."
Marissathoughtagainaboutthespider.Sherealizedshehadlostsightofher(59)___andtwistedherweb.Nowshehadtogobackand(60)___thatweb.
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