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---- It took me nearly 5 years to make a breakthrough in my field.
---- Well, you know what people say. _________.
A. There is no smoke without fire.
B. Practice makes perfect.
C. All roads lead to Rome.
D. No pains, no gains.
D

Rain was falling as my sister Jill and I ran out of the church, eager to get home and play with the 1 that Santa had left for us. Across the street was a gas station where the bus stopped. It was 2 for Christmas, but I noticed a family standing close to the locked door in an attempt to keep 3 .
We were on the way to our grandparents’ house for the Christmas dinner. We were approaching our destination(目的地) 4 my father U-turned in the middle of the road and said, “I can’t 5 it! They are standing in the rain. They’ve got children. It’s Christmas. ”
When my father 6 the gas station, he rolled down his window. “Merry Christmas. You are waiting for the 7 ?” Father asked.
The man said that they were. They were going to Birmingham, where he had a brother and 8 of a job.
“Why don’t you all get in the car and I’ll 9 you up there. ”
After they settled in, Father looked back over his 0 and asked the children if Santa had found them yet. Their sad faces gave him the 11 .
“Well, I didn’t think so,” my father said, “ 12 when I saw Santa this morning, he told me that he was having 13 finding all, and he asked me if he could leave your toys in my 14 . We’ll just 15 them first before I take you to your destination. ” All at once, the three children’s faces shone with 16 .
When we got out of the car at our house, the children 17 the front door and straight to the Christmas tree. One of the girls picked up Jill’s doll and 18 hugged it to her breast, and the other girl seized(抓住)something of mine.
All this happened many years ago, but the memory of it remains 19 . That was the Christmas when my sister and I learned the 20 of making others happy.
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I live in Albuquerque, and some homeless people often stay at the stoplights. I often gave money to them, feeling 1 for their bad luck. But later I became a single mom with no home, a huge debt. As a result, I 2 giving and had a strong sense of 3 .
Things started to 4 for me. Again I had a home, and plenty of food, and I started to 5 myself out of debt. One day we saw a homeless person with the 6 ,"Will work for food." I 7 .
My daughter commented, "Mommy, you 8 to give to those people in 9 ."I replied, "Honey, they just use that money for alcohol or other 10 things. "She didn't respond. But when I said that, I didn't feel right.
Three days later, I was driving to 11 up my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner, and something deep 12 me said, "Just help him." 13 I rolled down my window, and he ran over with delight, saying "God bless you, I only need 77 cents." I 14 into my ashtray(烟灰缸) and strangely enough, there sat three quarters and two pennies.
I scooped(抓起) it up and gave it to him. He 15 with joy and tears in his 16 "Wow, you just made it 17 for me to see my mom for Christmas! Thank you so much. The bus that has this great sale is 18 in 20 minutes!" It was a moment I'll never forget. I think that man won't forget it either, 19 I was the one who got the best 20 in life——GIVING.
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The young couple had another quarrel. They were sitting silently when the landlady came in and asked, “You don’t 31 the house any more?” He kept silent and she 32 shook her head.
The landlady began 33 the house. After looking around, the landlady screamed, “See how you have 34 my house? The walls are full of nails! How could I rent it to others?”
She began looking around her 35 room. Four years ago on the wedding night, he felt deeply 36 to her, saying, “I feel so sorry to you for 37 you live in this small room. In the future I will buy our own big house.”
This tiny room has two nails on the wall next to the door, one for her bag and the other 38 . At that time, she threw all her stuff such as her bag and umbrella on the 39 once she entered the room, staring at the whole 40 and feeling terribly upset. Then he began 41 more nails into the wall. There were three nails on the left, on which 42 his clothes yesterday and four on the right used to 43 their wedding photo frame.
The landlady started to pull the nails out with a tool. After the nails were 44 , the walls were left with countless holes. Suddenly, she felt heartbroken as if she were 45 nonstop through these holes.
She 46 to her feet and exclaimed, “Stop removing the nails! We will rent the house 47 we buy our own!” He gazed at her surprised, and then turned round, tears over his cheek.
She 48 realized that marriage was like a wall and that all 49 and “cold wars” were like the nails on the wall. 50 , when they were removed, only a wall with holes would remain. But if all the nails were still in their own places, the wall was still complete and reliable.
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