求两篇英语短文 ...谢谢了

Thank You, My Friend
I have a good friend. He is a handsome boy and his eyes shine with wisdom.
I have known him since Senior One. We are both interested in English. Once both of us entered for an English contest②. How eagerly I expected to get a prize! On hearing that I had failed in the contest, I could hardly hold back my tears. “What a pity!” I murmured to myself over and over again. I felt that the world had become cold and everyone seemed to be laughing at me.
I love English and have gone all out to study it since my first day in the junior middle school. I have even dreamed of entering a foreign language institute. So I felt very sad.
Just at this time, I received a short letter in English, saying, “Failure is the mother of success. Cheer up! Don’t lose confidence③. Keep on your study and you will succeed!” I knew it was from the good friend of mine.
These words encouraged me greatly. I forgot all my sadness. From then on, I studied English even harde