One day a wise man was walking along the beach when he saw a young man far away picking up something and very gently throwing it into the sea．As he got 　　1　　 he called out to the young man, “Good morning! What are you doing?”

　　The young man 　　2　　, looked up and replied, “Throwing starfishes into the sea．” “Why are you throwing starfishes into the sea?”

　　“The sun is up and the 　　3　　 is going away．And if I don't throw them in they'll 　　4　　．”

　　“But, young man, don't you 　　5　　 that there are miles and miles of beach and starfishes all along it．You can't 　　6　　 make a difference!”

　　The young man 　　7　　 politely．Then he picked another starfish and threw it into the sea, and said, “It made a difference for that 　　8　　．”

　　There is something very 　　9　　 in each and every one of us．We have all been given the ability to make a difference to shape the future．We must each find our own starfish．And if we throw our starfish wisely and well, the 　　10　　 will be better．

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　　Some time ago, my wife and I traveled to visit my sister．We had taken more clothes than we needed and struggled onto the rain．

　　In front of us, in a face-to-face seat, 　　1　　 six young men in their early 20s．They were strong and 　　2　　, and I disliked them immediately．They were laughing loudly, obviously 　　3　　 themselves and they 　　4　　 a foreign language．

　　As we went quickly 　　5　　 the countryside, I kept an eye on them as they joked around．Sometimes they took a look in our direction．When two of them go out 　　6　　, relaxed a little．The rest of them 　　7　　 to laugh and joke in their own language．

　　When we finally arrived at our 　　8　　,only one of them was left on the train．He was obviously 　　9　　 too and as I struggled towards him with my heavy luggage(行李), he reached out and asked in English “Want a hand with that, mate?”

　　He 　　10　　 the heavier bag up the station steps for us．We were pleasantly surprised and very grateful．

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　　I sat down to read under an old tree in the park．I felt my life was 　　1　　, for my whole world was dark．

　　A young boy ran up to me, out of 　　2　　．He stood right before me with his head down and said 　　3　　, “Look what I found!” In his hand was a flower, and what a poor sight! The flower was dry and 　　4　　．I gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes aways so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play．

　　　　5　　, he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his 　　6　　 and said in surprise, “It smells sweet and it’s beautiful, too．That’s 　　7　　 I picked it．Here, it’s for you．” The flower before me was dead．But I knew I must 　　8　　 it, or he might never leave．So I accepted the flower, and replied, “This is just what I 　　9　　．” Just then, for the first time I noticed that the boy could not 　　10　　－he was blind．

　　Tears(眼泪)came down my face as I 　　11　　 him for picking the best one．“You’re welcome．” he smiled, and then ran off to 　　12　　．I sat there and wondered how he was able to learn about my pain(痛苦)．

　　Through the eyes of a blind child, 　　13　　 I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me．And for all those years I myself had been 　　14　　．I decided to see the beauty in life, and 　　15　　 every second of my life．And then I held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell of a beautiful rose．

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　　My dad was a fisherman．He worked hard and stayed out until he caught enough 　　1　　 to feed the family nearly every day．When the weather was bad he would 　　2　　 me to school．An old truck was used in his fishing business．When we got to the school, he would give me a big 　　3　　 on the face and tell me to be a good 　　4　　．It was so embarrassing for me．I was 12 years old, and my dad would still kiss me goodbye!

　　I remember the day when I decided I was too 　　5　　 for a goodbye kiss．When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his usual big smile．He started to lean(倾斜)toward me, but I put my hand up and 　　6　　, “No, Dad．” It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way．He had a surprised look on his face for a long time, and his 　　7　　 started to be wet．He turned and looked out of the windshield(挡风玻璃)．“You’re 　　8　　,” he said．“You are a big boy－a man．I won’t kiss you any more．”

　　It wasn’t long after that when my dad went out to 　　9　　 and never came back．It was a day when most of the fishermen stayed at home except Dad．He had a big family to feed How I wish I had been a man then．If I had been a man, I would 　　10　　 have told my dad I was too old for a goodbye kiss．

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　　One day an old man went into a cafeteria(自助餐厅)to eat in America for the first time．He sat down at an empty table and waited for 　　1　　 to take his order．Of course nobody did．Finally, a woman with a plate full of food sat down opposite him and told him how a cafeteria 　　2　　．

　　“Start out at that end,” she said．“Just go along the line and 　　3　　 what you want．At the other end they’ll tell you how much you have to pay．”

　　“I soon learned that’s how everything works in the US,” the old man later told a friend．“　　4　　 is a cafeteria here．You can get anything you want 　　5　　 you are willing(自愿的)to pay the price．You can even get success, but you’ll never get it if you wait for someone to 　　6　　 it to you．You have to get up and get it yourself．”

　　　　7　　, life everywhere is like a cafeteria．Don’t wait for things to happen to you．Success lies in your own 　　8　　．

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　　July 4 is the birthday of the United States of America．Since 1776, people have 　　1　　 the Independence Day holiday every year．

　　What do people 　　2　　 on Independence Day? Many colorful and interesting things．They have fireworks shows in the evenings and sing songs．Some families organize picnics with barbecues(烧烤)．Kids can 　　3　　 much delicious food like hotdogs．

　　And these parties are a good time to dress up．Some kids make July 4 hats 　　4　　 the stars and stripes(星条)of the country’s flag on them．And Independence Day is in summer．Many kids use stars and stripes fans to keep themselves 　　5　　．

　　It’s a great day, but no one forgets that it’s 　　6　　 too．US people are proud of their 　　7　　 and proud of what the founders did for it．On Independence Day everyone gets the chance to show it．

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　　On my way home I knocked into a stranger as he passed by．“Oh．I'm terribly sorry,” I said．“That’s all right．Please excuse me too; I wasn't even 　　1　　 you．I wish　I didn’t hurt you．”

　　We were very 　　2　　．We said good-bye and went on our way．

　　But at home we often 　　3　　 our loved ones in a different way．

Later that day, while I was cooking the evening meal, my daughter stood beside me very quietly．When I turned, I nearly 　　4　　 her down．“Move out of the way．” I shouted．She walked away, tears(眼泪)in her eyes．

　　While I lay awake in bed, I realized how 　　5　　 I’d spoken．So I decided to get up to say sorry to my daughter．On the way to her bedroom, to my surprise, I found some 　　6　　 by the door of the kitchen．At that time my tears began to fall．I quietly went and got down on my knees by her 　　7　　．She woke up and put her arms around my neck when I kissed her．Then I asked, “Did you pick these flowers for me?”

　　She smiled, “I found them out by the tree．I picked them 　　8　　 they're pretty like you．I knew you’d like them．I stood quietly in order to give you a surprise．” “Oh dear, I'm really sorry for the way I acted today; I shouldn’t have shouted at you．”

　　“That’s okay．Mom．I 　　9　　 you anyway．”

　　I suddenly realized what a clever way it is to explain the word 　　10　　 like this：(F)ather(A)nd(M)other,(I)(L)ove(Y)ou!

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