John, an academically(学术上)excellent young man, went to apply for a management position in a big company.The director did the last 1 .
The director asked, “Who paid for your school fees?” John answered, “My 2 did.When I was young, my father 3 .” Then he continued, “ 4 was your mother?” John answered, “My mother worked as a 5 cleaner.” Hearing this, the director asked John to 6 his hands.John reached out his hands that were 7 and perfect.The director said, “I have a 8 .When you go home, clean your mother's hands and see me tomorrow.”
John felt 9 but did it.His tears fell 10 he cleaned his mother's hands.He noticed for the first time that her hands were so 11 .Also John 12 that it was this pair of hands that washed clothes every day to 13 him.After cleaning his mother's hands, John 14 washed all the remaining clothes for her.
Next day, John went to the director's office.Tears in eyes, John was asked to 15 his feelings.“Now I know what is 16 .Without my mother, there wouldn't be the 17 me today.By helping my mother, I see how 18 it is to get something done.I have also come to know the value of family relationship.”
The director smiled, “This is what I am 19 .I want a person who can appreciate the help of others, a person who knows the sufferings of others and a person who 20 put money as his only goal in life.You are hired.”
In my third year as a high school athletics coach, I gave a speech telling students and parents about the benefits of football.I gave the same 1 each year, aimin g at recruiting(招收)new team members.I talked about 2 football wasn't just for 3 athletes and how everyone could 4 from it.This year, a 5 looking couple approached me after my speech.They said their son really wanted to play football.They had tried to 6 him out of it, but he had his heart 7 on joining the team.
When they told me his name, my heart sank.Michael was five feet and ten inches tall and weighed about 108 pounds.He was a 8 boy, the constant target of other kids' jokes, and as far as I knew he had never 9 sports.I knew he would never 10 it through football practice, let 11 as a player.But we told them we could give it a try.
On the opening day of practice, Michael was the first player on the field, we did 30 minutes of warming-up 12 starting a one-mile jog around the track.I 13 my eye on Michael.At 50 yards he fell, and I helped him to his feet.“Michael,”I said,“Why don't you just 14 the mile?”He said in tears that he wanted to run with the others, so I let him go on. 15 he fell, but each time 16 himself up.
The same thing happened every day for weeks, and Michael gained strength both 17 and physically.By the last week of practice, Michael could run the mile without falling, we had 18 only one game that season, 19 the team cheered louder for Michael's run than the victory they had, Afterward, Michael approached me, and I told him how 20 I was of him.
When I was a little girl, every Sunday my family of six would put on our best clothes and go to Sunday School and then church.The 1 in elementary school would all meet together to sing songs, and then later divide into 2 based on their ages.
One Easter Sunday, all the kids 3 with big eyes and big 4 about what the Easter Bunny(复活节小兔)had brought. 5 all of the kids shared their stories with 6 , one young boy , whom I shall call Bobby, sat 7 .One of the teachers , noticing this, said to him, “And what did the Easter Bunny 8 you?”He replied, “My mom 9 the door by accident so the Easter Bunny couldn't get 10 because he hadn't got a key.”
This sounded like a 11 idea to all of us kids, so we kept on going with the stories.My mom knew the true story, 12 .Bobby's mom was a single parent , and she suspected(怀疑)that they just couldn't 13 the Easter Bunny.
After Sunday School was over, everyone went off to 14 .But my mom announced that we were going home 15 .At home, she explained that to make Bobby feel 16 , we were going to pretend(假装)to be the Easter Bunny , make a basket of our candies for him and 17 it at church.We all donated(捐赠)some to the basket, and 18 back to church.There, mom hung the basket over the hanger(挂钩)and attached(附上)a(n) 19 :
Dear Bobby,
I'm sorry I 20 your house last night.Happy Easter.