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In 1876, Mark Twain published The Adventure of Tom Sawyer (汤姆•索亚历险记). The book is fun to read. Even today, it is quite popular among children. And although I am ___1___ my thirties, the novel remains (依然是) one of my favorites. After rereading the book recently, I learned an important lesson from Tom Sawyer.
In our ___2___ (day) lives, we are often given boring or tiring tasks. Let's be honest: What's in your mind when your mom tells you to mop the floor? Have you ever wanted to complain (抱怨)? I think most of us ___3___.
Tom Sawyer, however, thought "differently" when he was ___4___ (give) a boring task.
On Saturday morning, Aunt Polly told Tom to paint the fence. Tom's friend Ben ___5___ (happen) to walk past. Instead of complaining, Tom told Ben that he felt "excited" about the task. "only one in a thousand --- maybe even two thousand --- boys can do this," Tom said. " I enjoy it very much!"
Tom's words made Ben ___6___ (interest) in the task. He even gave Tom his apple so ___7___ he could have the chance to paint the fence. If Tom had only complained about it, he would have had a bad day painting the fence.
Tom thought differently in order to trick others into working for him. Yet the story taught me a valuable lesson: __8__ (complain) is useless. The next time you are given a boring or tiring task, don't complain. Unlike what happens in the story of Tom Sawyer, it is almost ___9___ (possible) that someone will come and do the work for you. However, without complaining, you'll feel ___10___ (good) and perhaps even do a greater job. Use your head, and you'll surely find more ways.
