Most of the time life is pretty good and we all seem to be happy．But let's 1 it：sometimes we can feel down and be in a 2 mood．
People can feel down for many different 3 ．Sometimes we feel down because we had a 4 with a friend or a family member．Or perhaps we didn't do as well in an exam as we might have 5 ．But sometimes we can feel down and we don't 6 know why．Whatever your reason for feeling down is, there are things we can do to help us feel better．
Is there a special activity that you really enjoy? 7 you really like to lay football or ride your bicycle with friends．Or maybe you just like to 8 time alone and listen to music．Doing something that you-enjoy is a great way to cheer yourself up． 9 I am in a bad mood, I like to talk with a good friend to help me 10 through why I'm feeling sad or angry．Talking with my 11 helps me a lot so my anger or sadness doesn't keep 12 inside me．
While doing an activity you enjoy or talking with friends can be really helpful in 13 you out of a bad mood, those choices don't always 14 for everyone．Sometimes it just takes 15 to bring someone out of a low mood．But if you 16 that you are in a low mood for a long time, you should talk to one of your parents or an adult you 17 ．There are lots of people in our lives 18 are able to help us if we're feeling down．Don't be afraid to ask for help．
Everyone is in a bad mood from time to time．Remember that you're not 19 ．Our friends and families are always willing to help us 20 in any way they can．Just remember to think positively and know that you can overcome your bad mood!
I've always loved pigeons(鸽子)．Some years ago I managed to persuade my wife to let me buy a few and start 1 them myself．They cost a lot of money and so it spoilt(破坏)our 2 a bit, but my wife never actually stopped me so I 3 carried on．I learnt so much about them that I could 4 a good racer anywhere and I bought some beauties．My pigeons won some top races, and I even began to make a bit of 5 ．
You see, people are prepared to pay big prices if they get to know that your pigeons are 6 big prizes．
My wife had been changing her 7 to the pigeons over the last year or two anyway．She was quite 8 of all the prizes we’d won．Then there was the travelling, which she liked．You see some one has to take the pigeons a 9 way off and set them free．Some of the 10 were really nice．I never travelled．I used to like to wait at home and see them come in．They’ve got this wonderful sense of 11 , which can bring them back home so quickly．They’d flown hundreds of miles sometimes 12 storms or against strong winds．And there they’d come, tiny white birds against the great 13 ．Then I'd watch them 14 round and come down onto the landing shelf．I'd look at my watch and think, “My goodness, that’s a good 15 ．”And I'd take off the little leg ring and push it through the machine to 16 what time he’d arrived．Then my wife would 17 up and say, “Has he arrived yet?” Then we would work out if we’d won 18 ．
Then last year we had a 19 ! All of them got some sort of flu and 20 ．It was terrible．I had to burn them all．We lost a fortune, of course．
My wife had been married to me for 21 years．After the anniversary(周年纪念), my wife wanted me to take another woman out to 1 ．The other woman has been a widow for 19 years, but my work had made 2 impossible to visit her often．That night I called to 3 her to go out for dinner．“What's wrong, are you 4 ?” she asked．“I thought that it would be 5 to spend some time with you, just the two of us,” I answered．She thought about it 6 , and then agreed．
That Friday after work, 7 I drove to pick her up I was a bit nervous．When I arrived at her house, I 8 that she, too, seemed to be 9 about our date．She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to 10 her last wedding anniversary．
We went to a restaurant that, 11 not the best, was very nice and comfortable．When I was reading the menu, I lifted my eyes and saw Mom sitting there 12 at me．A nostalgic(怀旧的) smile was 13 her lips．During the dinner, we had a 14 conversation－nothing special but catching up on recent events of each other's life．
A few days 15 , my mother died of a sudden heart attack．It happened so suddenly that I didn't have a chance to do 16 for her．Some time later, I received an envelope with a note 17 ：“You will never know what that night meant for me．I'm looking forward to the 18 dinner．I love you, son．”
At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time：“I LOVE YOU”．Nothing in life is more important than your 19 ．Give them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be 20 till “some other time”．
I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job．Money was always tight, but we had a 1 over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always 2 ．Not knowing we were poor, my kids(孩子们)just thought I was 3 ．I’ve always been glad about that．
It was Christmas time, and although there wasn’t 4 for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party．But the big 5 for the kids was the fun of Christmas 6 ．
They planned weeks ahead of time, asking 7 what they wanted for Christmas．Fortunately, I had saved ＄120 for 8 to share by all five of us．
The big 9 arrived．I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and 10 them to look for gifts of about four dollars each．Then everyone scattered(散开)．We had two hours to shop; then we would 11 back at the “Santa’s Workshop”．
Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, 12 my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually 13 ．She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies－fifty-cent candies!I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything 14 we got home．I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, 15 to be angry again．This is what she told me．
“I was looking 16 thinking of what to buy, and I 17 to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees．’ One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she 18 for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃)．So I took the card off the tree and 19 the doll for her．We have so much and she doesn’t have anything．”
At midnight Peter was awakened by heavy knocks on the door．He rolled over and look to his 1 , and it was half past one．“I’m not getting 2 at this time,”he 3 to himself, and rolled over．
Then, a 4 knock followed．“Aren’t you going to 5 it?”said his wife．
So he dragged himself out of bed and went downstairs．He opened the door and there was a man 6 at the door．It didn’t take long to 7 the man was drunk．
“Hi, there,”slurred(嘟囔)the stranger,“Can you give me a push?”
“No, get lost．It’s half past one．I was 8 ,”Peter said and slammed the door．He went back 9 to bed and told his wife what had happened．
She said,“That wasn’t very 10 of you．Remember that night we had a 11 in the pouring rain on the way to pick the kids up and you had to 12 that man’s door to get our car 13 again?What would have happened if he’d told 14 to get lost?”
“But the guy was 15 ,”said Peter．
“It doesn’t matter,”said the wife．“He needs help 16 it would be the Christian thing to help him．”
So Peter went out of bed again, got dressed, and went downstairs．He opened the door, and not being able to see the stranger anywhere, he shouted,“Hey, do you still want a 17 ?”
And he heard a 18 ,“Yeah, please．”
So, still being unable to see the stranger, he shouted,“ 19 are you?”