90.Our 13-year-old son won a local "Hoop(籃圈)Shooting" competition and entered the regional competition.So on Saturday morning we headed down to Green Bay,Wisconsin for an (1)
to move forward to the state championships. In the competition,my son (2)
waited his turn.Nearly an hour later,he went to the hoops.His first basket was a (3)
.We could see the frustration(沮喪)in his eyes.He tried(4)
to shoot another hoop.Then another failure.But he continued.Finally,he(5)
to shoot a few balls and scored 20 points.My son(6)
from his hoop,frustrated and disappointed,being(7)
that he didn't make it because there were several guys getting over 40 points,already (8)
his. If it had been up to our son to decide,he would have left before watching the game and(9)
himself in our hotel.Instead,we took this chance to help him (10)
this life disappointment:giving him time for frustration and then sharing our opinion on this (11)
.We told him:It's because of his earlier (12)
that we were able to watch this game;it's(13)
to fail.We all fail at some point in our lives.We were proud of him though he didn't receive the prize. In the end,we(14)
,watched the game,and had a great time!When you are(15)
by life,don't let it keep you down.As the old saying goes,"When life hands you lemons,make lemonade!"