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　　There was a very special teacher who made a big difference in my life．

　　Fall, 1959, the first day of class at Bethesda Chevy Chase High School was about to begin．“Who”, I asked a senior, “is Mrs．McNamara, my assigned 10th grade English teacher?” He just 　　1　　 and mumbled(咕哝)something about my being in 　　2　　．Soon, I understood what he meant．Mrs．McNamara had a pattern(方式)of 　　3　　 that she repeated again and again．We would have a literature reading assignment for 　　4　　．The next day, when we came to class, there would be two or three topics on the blackboard 　　5　　 to the homework reading．We were 　　6　　 to write an in-class essay about one of the topics．The following day, she would 　　7　　 the corrected and graded essays and each person would be called 　　8　　 to stand in front of the class and to 　　9　　 his/her essay．The class was expected to criticize(评论)that essay, 　　10　　 the grade of everyone in class would be reduced．

　　The first time that I 　　11　　 her read-write-criticize method, I had not bothered(费心)to do the homework and had 　　12　　 something without knowing what it meant．Imagine the extreme 　　13　　 I suffered, standing before my classmates, making a 　　14　　 of myself．No one laughed at me; no one would be 　　15　　 enough, or foolish enough, to do that in Mrs．McNamara’s class．The embarrassment came from 　　16　　 and along with it came a strong 　　17　　 not to let it happen again．

　　Mrs．McNamara kept all of our written work in folders(文件夹); it was easy to see the 　　18　　 in writing that had occurred．What was not so easy to see was the inner change that had taken place, at least for me．What Mrs．McNamara 　　19　　 me to do was to see myself as others see me．Having done that, I could improve me．And I 　　20　　．Thank you, Mrs．McNamara．

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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．