Leroy Columbo left his lifeguard post．He walked slowly down the 1 ．Many people were sunbathing on the sand, and they spoke to him．Leroy nodded and smiled to them． 2 , he always kept an eye on the water．You see, Leroy was a 3 lifeguard．He couldn’t hear cries for help; therefore, he 4 use his eyes．He could 5 a person in trouble in the water quickly．
Leroy was a familiar 6 on the Galveston, Texas beaches．During his 40 years of work as a lifeguard there he 7 907 people from drowning in the waters．
Leroy was born in 1905．He lost his 8 at seven．Nine years later, because of his father’s death, Leroy left school and helped 9 his family．However, Leroy didn’t need much money to swim in the waters around Galveston Island, so he spent most of his free time swimming and became a(n) 10 swimmer．
At eighteen, his brother asked him to 11 the Surf Toboggan Club．He had to take a(n) 12 first before the club could 13 him．He had to swim three hours without stopping．He couldn’t 14 rest by floating or swimming on his 15 ．Leroy took the test and passed it easily．
Leroy never won a scholarship．He never 16 training for sports competition． 17 , he used his talents(才能)to save others’ lives． 18 he died on July 2,1974, members of the Texas State Senate stood for a moment of 19 in his honor．The Galveston people have had a plaque(牌匾)made in 20 of this great man．His name was included in the Guinness Book of World Records．
Leroy Columbo left his lifeguard post．He walked slowly down the 1 ．Many people were sunbathing on the sand,and they spoke to him．Leroy nodded and smiled to them． 2 ,he always kept an eye on the water．You see,Leroy was a 3 lifeguard．He couldn't hear cries for help;therefore,he 4 use his eyes．He could 5 a person in trouble in the water quickly．
Leroy was a familiar 6 on the Galveston,Texas beaches．During his 40 years of work as a lifeguard there he 7 907 people from drowning in the waters．
Leroy was born in 1905．He lost his 8 at seven．Nine years later,because of his father's death,Leroy left school and helped 9 his family．However,Leroy didn't need much money to swim in the waters around Galveston Island,so he spent most of his free time swimming and becme a(n) 10 swimmer．
At eighteen,his brother asked him to 11 the Surf Toblggan Club．He had to take a(n) 12 first before the club could 13 him．He had to swim three hours without stopping．He couldn't 14 rest by floating or swimming on his 15 ．Leroy took the test and passed it easily．
Leroy never won a scholarship．He never 16 training for sports competition． 17 ,he used his talents（才能）to save others' lives． 18 he died on July 2,1974,members of the Texas State Senate stood for a moment of 19 in his honor．The Galveston people have had a plaque（牌匾）made in his 20 ．His name was included in the Guinness Book of World Records．
An old farmer lived on a farm in the mountains with his young grandson．Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table 1 his book．His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to 2 him in every way he could．
One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa! I try to read that book just like you do, 3 I don't understand it, and what I do understand I 4 as soon as I close the book．What 5 does reading the book do? ”
The grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied, “Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of 6 ．”
The boy did as he was told, but all the water 7 before he got back to the house．
The grandfather laughed and said, “You'll have to move a little more 8 next time．” Then he sent the boy back to the river with the basket to try 9 ．This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was 10 before he returned home．
11 , he told his grandfather that it was 12 to carry water in a basket, and he went to get a bucket 13 ．
The old man said, “I don't want a 14 of water; I want a basket of water．You’re just not trying hard enough．” 15 he went out of the door to watch the boy try again．
The boy again dipped the basket into the river and ran as hard as he could, but when he
16 his grandfather the basket was again empty．Out of breath, he said, “See, Grandpa, it's useless! ”
“So you think it is useless? ” the old man said, “Look at the basket．”
The boy looked at the basket and for the first time realized that the basket was 17 ．Instead of a dirty old coal basket, it was 18 , inside and out．
“Son, that's what 19 when you read the book．You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you will be 20 , inside and out．”