Nick was not the kind of boy I had expected to spend my summer with.I was hoping to have a 1 this summer before my busy senior year, but my mother asked me to do her a 2 .One of her colleagues needed a full-time 3 .“You planned to volunteer at the local hospital, why not volunteer to 4 Nick instead?” Then she told me that this six-year-old boy was not a 5 child.
Nick was a lovely little boy who suffered from many disorders.Normal day-care centres would not 6 him.As a baby, he had serious ear infections which left him with equilibrium(平衡)problems.
He couldn’t 7 or run properly.I was 8 if I was to take the job when my mother 9 , “Don’t you want to be a nurse in the future?I doubt if you even have the 10 .”
Then I told her I was 11 for the job.
The day started at 7∶00 a. m.Nick was my wake-up call!With so much energy and very little 12 , he was quite a mix
At the park, when he saw all the other children play on the jungle gym and swings, the boy’s face 13 up-How he wished he belonged to the group of his age!You would think it would be 14 to get a child to go down a slide.Believe me, it wasn’t!It took time, a lot of time.But with patience and support.Nick took one step up the slide each day.We worked together to face his 15 and gradually he got closer to taking the slide of his life.
Halfway through the summer, he 16 it to the top of the slide.With my arms holding him tightly, we flew down the slide!I waited for his 17 .After realizing that he was safe and sound, he gave me a big 18 and asked, “May I go down again alone?”
I had never been happier in my life when I saw this little child climb the ladder and enjoy what other children 19 for granted.
This 20 child taught me that being a nurse means respect, kindness and patience.
As my wife greeted me one evening, her voice came through the door,“Guess what?”
I always take a deep 1 on this very leading question.“What?”I asked.
“I just won a sales contest at work and the 2 is dinner for two at the new fancy restaurant down by the river-front!”
She was so 3 .We knew the restaurant was extremely good.“See?I told you there would be a 4 for me to wear my new spring outfit,”she shyly reminded me.
“ 5 can play at that game,”I responded.“I will wear my gray suit, my Borsalino imported straw hat and a new silk tie.We will be well 6 .”
It was early 7 and nearing dusk as the waiter took us to a table by a window, with a(n) 8 of the river.And the table was 9 set, with a smoke-gray tablecloth and bright colored napkins.
A delicious meal 10 in such an atmosphere should be remembered a long time.As it 11 , this will probably never be forgotten.
As the shadows lengthened, the 12 rocking by the riverbank, I murmured,“Why not take a walk?”
Hand in hand, we walked by the stores.People smiled and nodded.“I 13 realized there were so many 14 people as we have seen this evening, dear,”I observed.
“Probably your new straw hat or your 15 ,”she said.
After receiving many smiles, we 16 ourselves back at the restaurant, looking at ourselves in the 17 .It was then that I saw the 18 for all the smiles.
Caught in the fly of my trousers and 19 down for all to see was a bright red 20 from the restaurant!
When I was a little girl, every Sunday my family of six would put on our best clothes and go to Sunday School and then church.The 1 in elementary school would all meet together to sing songs, and then later divide into 2 based on their ages.
One Easter Sunday, all the kids 3 with big eyes and big 4 about what the Easter Bunny(复活节小兔)had brought. 5 all of the kids shared their stories with 6 , one young boy , whom I shall call Bobby, sat 7 .One of the teachers , noticing this, said to him, “And what did the Easter Bunny 8 you?”He replied, “My mom 9 the door by accident so the Easter Bunny couldn't get 10 because he hadn't got a key.”
This sounded like a 11 idea to all of us kids, so we kept on going with the stories.My mom knew the true story, 12 .Bobby's mom was a single parent , and she suspected(怀疑)that they just couldn't 13 the Easter Bunny.
After Sunday School was over, everyone went off to 14 .But my mom announced that we were going home 15 .At home, she explained that to make Bobby feel 16 , we were going to pretend(假装)to be the Easter Bunny , make a basket of our candies for him and 17 it at church.We all donated(捐赠)some to the basket, and 18 back to church.There, mom hung the basket over the hanger(挂钩)and attached(附上)a(n) 19 :
Dear Bobby,
I'm sorry I 20 your house last night.Happy Easter.