趣味数学挑战赛被我们戏称为“搭塔”。还没有踏入赛场的我们兴致勃勃，开始讨论图纸，抱着必胜的念头。我们的数学科代表曾自信满满地说：“第一是我们的。”真是大言不惭。
然而，打从一开始，我们的情况就不是很乐观。男生们开始动手卷报纸，而我们女生则当他们的翻译，等到正式开始的时候，两个男生已经沉迷于解题中不可自拔，我们只好放任他们，仅留四个人搭塔。搭着搭着，我们就发现了，我们的图纸设计者艺术细胞太好了，他考虑了各种美观，就是没有考虑搭高之后的稳固程度。
到了高处时，这个塔已经成了“比萨斜塔”，名副其实，它就是斜的，但它不倒。“我们得把它扶正了，不然高度不够。”数学科代表看着它有点发愁。“不行了，这就是个失败。”其实看看它，它凝聚了每个人的心血。在那拼命算题的两个人也曾偷闲做过塔身，而我们四个几乎是每人搭一下，它纵然是个失败品，但我们会让它成为一个“半成品”，因为其中有汗，有情。
之后，形势更加不乐观，我们却没有焦头烂额，甚至笑得眼泪都快出来了，它太丑了，又太可爱了。谁都不想把它拿上去，却谁都在注视着它。它就像一个孩子，有些烦人，我们不得不照顾它。在所有人的注视下，它仿佛就是最高的那个。
等到最后判分的那一刻，我们笑得合不拢嘴。我们那可爱机智的数学科代表竟然把它从中截断，将另一节粘在讲台上，以显高度。
这两个小时的欢声笑语，弥补了没有获胜的遗憾。最后的笑容是这个比赛给我们的最好的礼物。
高1（9）
Failed, but not regret.
For the Math challenges we were asked “to build a tower” for fun. We were in high spirits, full of confidence to succeed before the challenge, and we started to discuss how to design. Our math representative said confidently:” the number one will be ours.” It was a boast without shame.
But our condition was not good at first. Boys began to roll newspapers, and girls were responsible to do translation. Two of boys had been lost in resolving the difficult questions before the challenge began, we had to let them do that. The other four people began to build the tower. While we were building, we recognized the designer was good at designing, he considered the beauty, but he didn’t consider the stability after it was built high.
When it was built high, it was likely “the Leaning Tower of Pisa”. It was real, it was leaning, but it didn’t fall. “We have to right it, or it is not high enough.” Our math representative said worriedly. “No way, it is a loser.” Actually, it contained the effort of every of us. Each of us joined to build it. Even it was a loser, we would make it a semi-manufactured goods, because it had our sweat and emotion.
Later, our condition was worse. But we were not sad, conversely we laughed to tears. It was ugly and cute. No one wanted to take it to the front, but we were staring at it. It looked like a baby. Maybe it was annoying, but we had to look after it. It seemed to be the highest one under our insight.
We kept our mouth open for laughing when the final stage. Our wit math representative broke it, and taped the other half on the desk, which could make it higher.
Two hours of happy laughters and cheerful voices make up our defeat. The last laugh is the best gift for us in the challenge.