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　　I grew up in San Pedro．My Dad was a fisherman．It was hard to make a living on the sea．He worked hard and would stay out 　　1　　 he caught enough to feed the family．No just enough for our family, but also for his Mom and Dad．When the weather was bad he would 　　2　　 me to school．He had this old truck that he used in his fishing 　　3　　．Older than it was, that truck, out of 　　4　　, coughed all the way with loud noise and heavy smoke．As he would drive, I would fall down into the seat hoping to 　　5　　．He would pull right up in front, and it seemed like everybody would be standing around and 　　6　　．Then he would lean over to give me a big kiss and tell me to be 　　7　　．It was so 　　8　　 for me now．Here, I was 12 years old, and he would 　　9　　 me good-bye!

　　I remember 　　10　　 I decided I was too old for a goodbye kiss．When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his 　　11　　 big smile．He started to lean toward me, but I put my 　　12　　 up and said, “No, Dad．”

　　It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way, and he had this 　　13　　 look on his face．I said, “Dad, I'm too old for a goodbye kiss．I'm too old for any kind of kiss．” My father looked at me for the longest time．When 　　14　　 came into his eyes, he turned and 　　15　　．“You're right' he said, “You're a big boy…　　16　　．I won't kiss you anymore．” It wasn't long after that when my Dad went to sea and never came back．It was a day when 　　17　　 of the ships stayed in, but not Dad．He had a big family to feed．

　　You don't know what I would give to have my Dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek…．To touch his rough old face…, to 　　18　　 the ocean on him… to feel his arm around my neck．I 　　19　　 I had been a man then．If I had been a man, I would never have told my Dad I was too 　　20　　 for a goodbye kiss．”

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　　All the birds came to the magpie to ask how to build nests(巢)．The magpie is the 　　1　　 of all at building nests．　　2　　 she put them round her and began to 　　3　　 how to do it．First, she took some mud(泥)and 　　4　　 a round cake with it．

　　“Oh, that's how it's done!” said the thrush, and it 　　5　　 away．Then the magpie took some twigs(树枝)and put them round in the 　　6　　．The blackbird said, “Now I 　　7　　 all about it!” and flew off．Later the magpie put another layer(层)of mud over the twigs．“That's quite obvious!” the owl said and flew away．　　8　　 this, the magpie took some twigs and put them round the outside．“The very thing!” said the sparrow and it went off too．Then the magpie took some features(羽毛)and covered the inside of the nest very 　　9　　 with them．“That suits me!” cried the starling, and off it flew．

　　So it 　　10　　, every bird taking away some 　　11　　 of how to build nests, but none of them waiting to the 　　12　　．

　　The magpie went on working without noticing until the only bird that 　　13　　 was the turtledove．He hadn't paid any 　　14　　 all along, but only kept on saying its silly cry, “Take two, take two-o-o-o!” The magpie said, “One is 　　15　　．” But the turtledove kept on saying, “Take two, take two-o-o-o!” The magpie got 　　16　　 and said, “You just need one, I tell you!” Still the turtledove cried, “Take two, take two-o-o-o!”

　　At last, the magpie 　　17　　 up but she saw 　　18　　 near her except the silly turtledove, and then she flew away and 　　19　　 to tell the birds how to build nests again．

　　That is why different birds build their nests 　　20　　．

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Secret Santa of Kansas City

　　In 1971 a young man who grew up very poor was traveling across the country, trying to make a new start for himself．Along the way he had 　　1　　 run out of money and was 　　2　　 to spend the night in his 　　3　　．

　　This continued until one morning, after a week of 　　4　　 in his car, he walked 　　5　　 into a restaurant and 　　6　　 a big breakfast．After eating his first good meal in weeks, he found himself 　　7　　 to the waiter, telling him he had “lost his wallet”．The waiter, who was also the owner, walked behind the chair where the young man had been 　　8　　．

　　He 　　9　　, and came up with a ＄20 bill that looked as if it had fallen on the floor．“Son, you must have 　　10　　 this,” the owner said．The young man couldn't believe his 　　11　　!He quickly paid for the 　　12　　, left a tip, bought gas with the change, and headed west．On the way out of town, it dawned on him．“Maybe 　　13　　 dropped the money at all．Maybe the waiter just knew I was in 　　14　　 and he helped me in a way that didn't 　　15　　 me．”

　　Now older, the man lives near Kansas City．Each year he 　　16　　 thousands of dollars, primarily in increments(递增)of ＄100．He is 　　17　　 as the “Secret Santa”, because at Christmas time each year, he personally hands 　　18　　 out to those on the street or at restaurants．

　　“I've lived the story, so I know it's definitely more blessed to 　　19　　 than receive, because it comes back to you many, many times over, ” he says．He is 　　20　　 to be able to share the gift that blessed his life so many years ago．

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　　In 1971 a young man who grew up very poor was traveling across the country, trying to make a new start for himself．Along the way he had 　　1　　 run out of money and was 　　2　　 to spend the night in his 　　3　　．

　　This continued until one morning, after a week of 　　4　　 in his car, he walked 　　5　　 into a restaurant and 　　6　　 a big breakfast．After eating his first good meal in weeks, he found himself 　　7　　 to the waiter, telling him he had “lost his wallet”．The waiter, who was also the owner, walked behind the chair where the young man had been 　　8　　．

　　He 　　9　　, and came up with a ＄20 bill that looked as if it had fallen on the floor．“Son, you must have 　　10　　 this,” the owner said．The young man couldn’t believe his 　　11　　! He quickly paid for the 　　12　　, left a tip, bought gas with the change, and headed west．On the way out of town, it dawned on him．“Maybe 　　13　　 dropped the money at all．Maybe the waiter just knew I was in 　　14　　 and he helped me in a way that didn’t 　　15　　 me．”

　　Now older, the man lives near Kansas City．Each year he 　　16　　 thousands of dollars, primarily in increments(递增)of ＄100．He is 　　17　　 as the “Secret Santa”, because at Christmas time each year, he personally hands 　　18　　 out to those on the street or at restaurants．

　　“I’ve lived the story, so I know it’s definitely more blessed to 　　19　　 than receive, because it comes back to you many, many times over, ” he says．He is 　　20　　 to be able to share the gift that blessed his life so many years ago．