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　　I used to watch her from my kitchen window．She seemed so small as she forced her way through the crowd of boys on the playground．

　　　　1　　 6was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during break time．There are so many children, and yet to me, she 　　2　　 from them all．

　　I 　　3　　 the first day I saw her playing basketball．I watched in wonder as she ran circles around the other kids．She 　　4　　 to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the net．The boys always tried to 　　5　　 her but no one could．

　　I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing alone．She would 　　6　　 moving basketball and shooting it over and over again, sometimes 　　7　　 dark．One day I asked her why she practiced so much．She looked me in the eye and without a moment of 　　8　　 she said, “I want to go to college．The only way I can go is to get a scholarship．I like 　　9　　．I decided that if I were good enough, I would get a scholarship．I am going to play college basketball．I want to be 　　10　　．My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don't count．” Then she smiled and ran towards the court to repeat the routine I had seen over and over again．

　　Well, I had to give it to her－she was 　　11　　．I watched her through those junior high years and into high school．Every week, she led her team to victory．

　　The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was seen by a college coach．She was indeed offered a scholarship, a full ride, to a Division I, NCAA women's basketball team．It's 　　12　　：If the dream is big enough, the facts don't count．

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　　Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast．He constantly 　　1　　 for hired hands(帮手)．Most people were 　　2　　 to work on farms along the Atlantic．They feared the 　　3　　 storms that swept across the Atlantic, causing damage to the buildings and crops．As the farmer interviewed applicants for the job, he received a steady 　　4　　 of refusals．

　　Finally, a short, thin man, 　　5　　 past middle age, approached the farmer．"Are you a good farmhand?" the farmer asked him．

　　"Well, I can sleep when the wind blows," answered the little man．

　　Although 　　6　　 by this answer, the farmer, 　　7　　 for help, hired him．The little man worked well around the farm, busy from dawn to dusk, and the farmer felt 　　8　　 with the man's work．

　　Then one night the wind howled loudly in from offshore．　　9　　 out of bed, the farmer grabbed a lantern and 　　10　　 next door to the hired hand's sleeping quarters．He shook the little man and yelled, "　　11　　! A storm is coming! Tie things down 　　12　　 they blow away!"

　　The little man rolled over in bed and said 　　13　　, "No sir．I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows．"

　　Enraged(激怒)by the response, the farmer was tempted to fire him 　　14　　．Instead, he hurried outside to prepare for the storm．To his 　　15　　, he discovered everything was tied down．Nothing could blow away．

　　The farmer then understood 　　16　　 his hired hand meant, so he returned to his bed to also sleep while the wind blew．

　　When you're 　　17　　, spiritually, mentally, and physically, you have 　　18　　 to fear．Can you sleep when the wind blows through your 　　19　　? The hired hand in the story was able to sleep because he had secured the farm 　　20　　 the storm．

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　　I came to study in the US last fall．My life had been quite 　　1　　 since I arrived at Andover．Although I had quite a few extracurricular(课外)activities, I hadn't taken any official leadership position．

　　This 　　2　　 changed when I received an email from Ms Griffith, my cluster(a group of dorms)dean(主任), 　　3　　 that a new female DC Rep was needed．DC Rep 　　4　　 Discipline(纪律)Committee Representative(代表)．　　5　　 boarding school students break serious rules, like using 　　6　　, getting drunk or cheating in their studies．The punishments given to such students are 　　7　　 by a DC Rep, a house counselor, two student representatives, the cluster president and the cluster dean．I was really interested in becoming DC Rep for my cluster, Pine Knoll, 　　8　　 so were five other students．We had to hold 　　9　　 and Ms Griffith asked us to write 　　10　　 to be sent to everyone in Pine Knoll．?

　　I thought hard about what to write．I didn't want to make any 　　11　　, because they are difficult to keep．I didn't want to say I was experienced, because I was not．So I started my speech by explaining 　　12　　 I wanted to become a DC Rep．“I want to serve Pine Knoll and also learn how American boarding schools carry out discipline,” I wrote 　　13　　．

　　I made three 　　14　　 that said “Vote For Teresa” and put them on every exit of my dorm so that people would 　　15　　 my name when they went to vote．

　　Although I tried hard, I didn't win the election．I was 　　16　　, but my positive(积极的)nature did not allow me to 　　17　　 for very long．I actually 　　18　　 when my friends tried to comfort me, “Teresa, I am sorry? that you didn't win the election,” they would say．

　　“No, don't be sorry for me．I am very happy to have taken part in the election,” I said．

　　It is true; the 　　19　　 is much more important than the result．I am surprised and happy to discover my hidden 　　20　　．