Mary was seven years old. Her parents recently moved to a new town, and so Mary was going to a 36   school, which was a few kilometers from the house they lived in now. A school bus going around picked up 37 every morning and brought them back to their  38  every afternoon, and as both of Mary’s parents  39 to go to work, she always went on this bus.
Mary’s parents always 40  their alarm clock for seven o’clock so that none of them would be 41   . But one morning the alarm  42  to go off, and it was not until a quarter past eight that Mary’s mother suddenly 43  , looked at the clock and said, “What’s ever happened to that clock?” and then 44   into Mary’s room to wake her up.
“I’m sorry, dear,” she said, “ 45 you’ll have to wash and dress very quickly, have an even  46 breakfast and then I’ll  47  you to school on my way to the office.”
“But how can you find the   48, Mum?” Mary said, “You’ve been to school only once.”
“Yes,” her mother answered, “but you’ve done the   49   several times now on the bus, so you can be my guide to get there, can’t you?”
“Oh, yes,” said Mary, “I suppose so.” She washed, and  50  and had a quick breakfast, and then they set off. Mary told her mother to turn each time they came to a place she 51  .In this way she made her mother drive round most of the town   52  they got to her school. When they arrived, her mother saw that it was not really very far from her house.
“Why ever did you make me go such a long way round, Mary, instead of the most    53    way?” her mother asked her.
“Well, Mum,” answered Mary, “it was because I didn’t know   54  else to get here. That’s the way our bus always goes to   55   the other children to school.

I live in a big city with a lot of homeless(无家可归的) people. Luckily there’re small ways of helping them and you needn’t have a lot of   31 . One way to help is to buy their monthly magazine. By doing this one day, I got to   32  a young homeless man. He was often   33  the magazine at the train station.
He was a poor farmer from another country. After a while, I discovered that his   34  was close to mine. It   35__ that we were born in the same month.
I met him last year shortly   36  his birthday, and after congratulating(祝贺) him, without thinking, I asked if he had had a good day. He   37  and said that he hadn’t really celebrated(庆祝). I felt so   38__.
I just couldn’t help(情不自禁) thinking of this nice, young man being    39  on his 25th birthday with no presents, no cake, nothing! So I went home and looked in my yarn(毛线) basket.   40  for me, I had enough yarn left. I set to work and knitted(编织) a   41  for the young man. The yarn had become a little dirty   42  I didn’t knit very often. Then I washed the yarn so the scarf(围巾) would be clean when he got it.
I met him on my own birthday as I was going shopping. I had   43  to meet him so I had carried the scarf and a piece of my own birthday   44  around with me. He was very happy with these gifts and so was I. The   45  in his eyes was the best present he could have given me!

I live in a big city with a lot of homeless people. Luckily there're small ways of helping them and you needn't have a lot of__1__. One way to help is to buy their monthly magazine.__2__doing this one day, I got to__3__a young homeless man. He was often_4__the magazine at the train station.
He was a poor farmer from another country. After a while, I discovered that his__5_was close to mine. It_6__that we were born in the same month.
I met him last year_7__after his birthday, and after congratulating him, without__8__， I asked if he had had a good day. He__9__and said that he hadn't really celebrated. I felt so __10_.
I just couldn't bear the thought of this nice, young man being__11__on his 25th birthday with no presents, no cake, nothing! So I went home and looked in my yarn(纱线) basket.__12__for me, I had enough yarn__13__. I set to work and knitted a__14__for the young man. The yarn had become a little dirty__15_I didn't knit very often. Then I washed the yarn so the scarf would be__16__when he got it.
I met him on my own birthday as I was going shopping. I had__17__to meet him so I had__18__the scarf and a piece of my own birthday__19__around with me. He was very happy with these gifts and so was I. The_20__in his eyes was the best present he could have given me!
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Years ago, I worked in an office in Halifax. We had large windows overlooking a busy street. I stood by one of them. When a woman in a passing car __36__and made eye contact, naturally, I __37__. 
It was the beginning of a year of window antics（古怪行径）. When things were __38 _, I stood in the window and waved at the passengers who looked up. And this made me laugh- work __39__ was washed away.  It didn't __40__ long to attract the following - a man with a construction truck, the carpool crowd and the business lady with her children…. When waving became ___41___, I made signs: "Hi!", "Hello!", "Be Happy!" I ___42__ them in the window and waved. 
Christmas approached. Job cuts were announced. Several co-workers would ___43___their jobs. Stress reached a high point. Everyone was ___44__. We needed something to break the tension. While working a night __45 _, a red lab jacket __46_  my attention. I used my __47__ and turned it into a Santa’s costume. The next day my co-workers gathered around me and __48 _for the first time in weeks. Just then my boss walked through the door. He looked up, saw me, paused, __49__ his head, turned and left.
I __50_ trouble. The phone on the desk rang. It was my boss. "Mike, come to my office!"  Entering his office, I felt nervous. "Mike... "That was all he managed to say. Tears _51__  in his eyes, as I sat silent and confused. When he regained __52_ , he said, "Thanks, Mike! With the job cuts, it's been hard to enjoy the __53__season. Thanks for the laugh, I needed it.”
That evening, and every evening of the Christmas season, I stood __54__ in the window and waved to my __55_ . The bus crowd waved wildly, and the little children smiled at the strange Santa. My heart filled with joy. For a few minutes each day, we could forget the loss of jobs. 

       I grew up in a small town .My father  36   chickens and ran a construction company. I was barely 10 years old  37   my dad gave me the responsibility of feeding the chickens and  38   the stable. He believed it was important for me to have those jobs to learn  39   . Then ,when I was 22, found a job in Natchbill at a country music  40   called the Natchbill Palace, I washed  41   and cooked from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm and then went on  42   and sang until 2:00 in the morning. It wasn’t  43   I became known as a singing cook. I had been  44   so many times by record companies that it was hard not to be  45   .One night, a  46   executive from a company named Warner Brothers Records came to hear me sing. When the show  47   ,we sat down and talked and after she left , I said to  48   it was one more  49   . A few weeks later , my manager received a phone call-Warner Brothers wanted to  50   me to a record deal. Soon after, I  51   my first record in June 2006. It sold over 2 million.  52   . My best efforts had gone into every job I’ve ever held. It was the sense of responsibility that made me  53   a man. Knowing that I had done my best  54   me with pride. I still feel that way today,  55   I have become a well-known singer.