After the First World War, a small group of old soldiers returned to their village in Britain．Most of them managed to 1 fairly well, but one-Francis Binstering, who had been wounded and never recovered his 2 －was unable to work regularly． 3 he became very poor．Yet he was too 4 to accept anything from the people in the village．
Once these old soldiers held a reunion dinner in the home of Jules Grandin, who had made 5 money．Grandin produced a curiosity(稀奇的东西)－a large old 6 coin．Each man examined it with 7 as it passed around the long table．All, 8 , had drunk wine freely and the room was full of noisy talk, 9 the gold piece was soon forgotten．Later, when Grandin 10 it and asked for it, the coin was gone．
One of them suggested everyone be searched, 11 which all agreed, except Blustering．“You 12 , then?” asked Grandin．Blustering said with a red face, “Yes, I cannot allow it．”
One by one, the others turned out their pockets．When the coin was 13 to appear, attention was ?focused? on poor Blustering．Under the 14 stares of his friends, he walked out and returned to his home．
A few years later, Grandin had his house repaired．A workman found the gold coin． 15 in dirt between planks(板)of the floor．Hurrying to Blustering’s home, Grandin apologized to him．
“But why didn’t you allow yourself to be 16 ?” Grandin asked．
“Because I was a 17 ,” Blustering said brokenly．“For weeks we had not enough to eat and my pockets were full of 18 , that I had taken from the table to 19 home to my wife and 20 children．”
The house next door had been empty for so long that we had quite forgotten what it was to have neighbors．One day, 1 , a great furniture lorry drew up near our front gate and in a short time, all kinds of furniture were 2 on the pavement．A small car arrived, out of which came seven people, a man, a woman and five children of 3 ages．The children hurried out and began laughing 4 as the whole family moved into the house．Windows were 5 opens furniture was put into 6 ; and little faces looked curiously at us over the fence and disappeared．It was our first 7 to the Robinsons．
Though we became firm 8 with our new neighbors, we often had causes to be made angry by them．Our garden became an unsafe place：little boys 9 as cowboys or Indians would jump up from behind bushes, 10 wooden guns at us and 11 us to put our hands up．Sometimes our lives were 12 ; at others, we were killed with a 13 “Bang!Bang!”．Even more dangerous were the arrows that occasionally came sailing 14 the garden fence．
But we did not 15 go in fear for our lives．The Robinsons were friendly and helpful and when we left for the holidays, we knew we had nothing to fear 16 our neighbors were around．We understood what it was like to have 17 in the long, friendless, winter evenings 18 ．Mr．Robinson would 19 in for a cup of tea and chat;or when Mr．Robinson would 20 over the fence and talk endlessly with father about gardening problems．
Travelers to new cities are often told to start their trip with a bus tour．The thinking is that they can then return to the places that 1 them．Nonsense! What you see from the 2 of a moving bus is 3 and completely removed from the real sights, sounds, and 4 outside．Be adventurous! The best 5 to experience any place is on foot and with absolutely①no travel plan． 6 go wherever your feet and your interests 7 you．You finally will get to the 8 sites that are on the bus tour－the museums, the monuments, city hall－but you will have seen much more．You will have 9 the present life of the city．
“But what if I get lost?” people might ask．No one ever gets 10 lost in a major city．At first, you can find your way back to a(an) 11 location．If it 12 you to be “lost”, just find a taxi and go back to where you started, however, the 13 things can happen if you get lost．You 14 at a sidewalk café to sit and relax．You ask instructions of a local people at the next table．And 15 they don’t speak your language, your trip becomes more memorable②because of the 16 ．Here are a few more ways to get the most out of your travel．
Know before you go． 17 a few hours before your trip learning about the history and culture of your destination(目的地)．This will help you understand what you’re seeing．
Move around like a local．Use the subways and buses of the city you’re 18 ．You will not only save money, but you’ll also learn how people really live．
Check the bulletin boards．Sometimes you can find advertisements for free concert, and 19 fun activites on bulletin boards around universities．
So the next time you see a poster advertising an introductory③bus tour, save your money．Instead, wander 20 I promise you a time you’ll remember with great pleasure．
After the first World War, a small group of old soldiers returned to their village in Britain．Most of them managed to 1 fairly well, but one－Francis Binstering, who had been wounded and never recovered his 2 was unable to work regularly． 3 he became very poor．Yet he was too 4 to accept anything from the people in the village．
Once these old soldiers held a reunion dinner in the home of Jules Grandin, who had made 5 money．Grandin produced a curiosity(稀奇的东西)－a large old 6 coin．Each man examined it with 7 as it passed around the long table．All, 8 , had drunk wine freely and the room was full of noisy talk, 9 the gold piece was soon forgotten．Later, when Grandin 10 it and asked for it, the coin was gone．
One of them suggested everyone be searched, 11 which all agreed, except Blustering．“You 12 , then?” asked Grandin．Blustering said with a red face, “Yes, I cannot allow it．”
One by one, the others turned out their pockets．When the coin was 13 to appear, attention was focused on poor Blustering．Under the 14 stares of his friends, he walked out and returned to his home．
A few years later, Grandin had his house repaired．A workman found the gold coin 15 in dirt between planks(板)of the floor．Hurrying to Blustering’s home, Grandin apologized to him．
“But why didn’t you allow yourself to be 16 ?” Grandin asked．
“Because I was a 17 , ”Blustering said brokenly．“For weeks we had not enough to eat and my pockets were full of 18 , that I had taken from the table to 19 home to my wife and 20 children．”
My husband, Bob, died in January 2004．His death was unexpected as well．I 1 condolences(哀悼)from people I hadn't heard from in years：letters, cards, flowers, calls, and visits．I took a bad knock with 2 ．I was so struggling to 3 the whys and hows of this terrible thing that had happened to my family, knowing in my heart that there really were no 4 ．It's just all so sad．
One message 5 me deeply．I received a letter from my best friend from sixth 6 through high school．We had drifted somewhat since 7 in 1959, as she stayed in our home town and I did not． 8 it was the kind of friendship that could quickly resume even if we 9 touch for five or ten years．
Her husband, Pete, had died perhaps 20 years ago at a young age, 10 her with deep sorrow and heavy 11 ：finding a job and raising three young children．She and Pete, 12 Bob and I, had shared one of those rare, close, “love－of－your－life－you－can－never－forget” 13 ．
In her letter she 14 an anecdote about my mother who had passed away years ago．She wrote, “When Pete died, your dear mother 15 me and said, ‘Trudy, I don't know what to say…so I'll just say I love you．'”
She closed her letter to me repeating my mother's words of so long 16 , “Bonnie, I don't know what to say．．．so I'll just say I love you．”
I felt I 17 almost hear my mother speaking to me now．What a 18 message of sympathy!How dear of my friend to cherish it all those years and then 19 it on to me．I love you． 20 words．A gift．A legacy(遗赠物)．