The moon had gone behind a cloud and there weren’t many stars in the sky．I saw a flame in my neighbour’s 　　1　　 ．I thought he was having a midnight fast food so I went back to my 　　2　　．

　　Soon, there was a 　　3　　 smell in the air and I guessed something was wrong．　　4　　, I jumped out of my bed and went downstairs to find out what was happening．I saw 　　5　　 coming out of my neighbour’s kitchen．Right away, I 　　6　　“Fire! Fire!” But there was no one nearby to 　　7　　 my shouts for help．

　　I rushed into my house, 　　8　　 the Fire Department and went back to my neighbour’s house．I rang the doorbell, hit on the door and 　　9　　 my neighbour’s name but there was no 　　10　　．I managed to 　　11　　 the house and rescued a cat and a rabbit．

　　I tried to throw water through the kitchen window, 　　12　　 it was no use; the fire was too strong．　　13　　, a fire engine arrived and soon the firemen 　　14　　 the fire．They arrived just in time as the fire was going to 　　15　　 to the other rooms in house．

　　When my neighbour came back, he was 　　16　　, because his kitchen was burnt down, but he thanked me for calling the Fire Department and for saving his 　　17　　．He wanted to give me some money in return but I did not 　　18　　 it．

　　Weeks later, my neighbour repaired and rebuilt his kitchen．He 　　19　　 me to his new kitchen and there he gave me a medal that he had 　　20　　 ordered from a factory．It made me very happy．

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　　On the last day before Christmas, I hurried to the supermarket．I want to 　　1　　 the remaining of the gift I didn’t buy earlier．While 　　2　　 in the toy section, I noticed a little boy pressed a doll against his chest, looking so 　　3　　．I wondered who this doll was for．Then the boy 　　4　　 to the old woman next to him,“　　5　　, are you sure I haven’t enough money?” The old lady replied, “You don’t have 　　6　　, grandson．” Then she asked him to 　　7　　 here while she went to 　　8　　 to get some food and vegetables．

　　　　9　　, after thinking a long while, I walked toward him and asked who he wanted to give this 　　10　　 to．“It is the doll that my 　　11　　 wanted so much for this Christmas．She was so 　　12　　 that Santa Claus would bring it to her．”

　　I said Santa Claus would bring it to her． 　　13　　 he said sadly．“No, Santa Claus can’t bring it to her 　　14　　 she is now．My sister 　　15　　 to be with God．Daddy says that Mummy will 　　16　　 go to see God very soon, so I thought that she could bring it to my sister．” My 　　17　　 nearly stopped．Then he 　　18　　 me a very nice photo of him where he was laughing．He then told me, “I also want Mummy to take this photo with her 　　19　　 she will not forget me．” Then he looked again at the doll with sad eyes, very 　　20　　．

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　　I can’t count how many times people have complained, while shaking their heads in obvious disappointment, “Just don’t know what is with teenagers today．”

　　The other day, I was in my car on my way to the farmers’ market 　　1　　 I passed two teenagers 　　2　　 by the side of the road with a car wash 　　3　　．My car was dirty, so I 　　4　　．

　　There was a group 　　5　　 the cars and another group spraying them down．As sponges(海绵) were 　　6　　 over every square inch of my 　　7　　 car, I sat enjoying the little water battles．I was 　　8　　 at how fourteen to fifteen teenagers had 　　9　　 their Saturday to washing cars．

　　After I 　　10　　 them a twenty-dollar bill, I asked what they were 　　11　　 money for．They 　　12　　 to me that a friend of theirs, Schmitz, had recently 　　13　　 cancer．He was only fifteen years old．He had gone to school with a lot of the 　　14　　 who were there that day and each of them had 　　15　　 of a boy sweeter than any they had known．His friend Kevin put up the project 　　16　　 he wanted to show 　　17　　 to his friend and also bring together his classmates with his boy scout troop(童子军)．He told me that they wanted to plant a tree in front of their school and 　　18　　 they raised enough money they would put a plaque(匾) there also．　　19　　 would be in memory of their friend．

　　They handed me a bag of homemade cookies with my receipt saying “Thanks for 　　20　　 us plant a tree of Schmitz．”

　　Yeah! I don’t know what is with teenagers today!

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　　For some time I’ve had a church member provide me with a rose to pin on my suit every Sunday．　　1　　 I always got a flower on Sunday morning, I really did not 　　2　　 much of it．It was a nice gesture that became 　　3　　．One Sunday, however, what I considered 　　4　　 became very special．

　　As I was leaving the Sunday service a little boy 　　5　　 and said, “Sir, what are you going to do with your flower?”“Do you 　　6　　 this?” I said, pointing to the rose pinned to my coat．

　　He said, “Yes sir．I would like it if you are 　　7　　 going to throw it away．” The little boy said, “Sir, I’m going to give it to my granny．My mother and father got 　　8　　 last year．I was living with my mother, but I could not 　　9　　, so she sent me to live with my grandmother．She has been so good to me that I want to give that pretty flower to her for 　　10　　 me．”

　　When the little boy finished I could hardly 　　11　　．My eyes filled with tears and I knew I had been touched in the 　　12　　 of my soul．I reached up and 　　13　　 my flower．With the flower in my hand, I looked at the boy and said, “Son, that is the 　　14　　 thing I have ever heard, but you can’t have this flower because it’s not 　　15　　．If you’ll look in front of the platform, you’ll see a big 　　16　　 of flowers．Different families buy them for the 　　17　　 each week．Please take those flowers to your granny because she 　　18　　 the very best．”

　　I hadn’t been 　　19　　 enough before, he made the last statement which I will always treasure(珍惜)．He said, “What a 　　20　　 day! I asked for one flower but got a beautiful bouquet．”

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　　When I was about 11 years old, I was at my friend Jenny’s house after school one day, and we were doing homework．While I was there a friend of Jenny’s mom came over to visit．

　　I don’t remember her name or 　　1　　 what her face looked like．I just remember her 　　2　　, her voice and the lesson she taught me．

　　I can still see her hand reaching out for mine in our 　　3　　．They were so beautiful, I thought．Then I heard her saying, “Oh no, that is NOT 　　4　　 you shake hands．Let me show you how．”

　　After that, I just remember her voice explaining the 　　5　　 of a good handshake, 　　6　　a positive sense of 　　7　　, looking the other person in the eye, making that first moment 　　8　　．I think in that exchange I first understood 　　9　　．

　　I respected her for taking the 　　10　　 to teach me about one of those subtleties(微妙的事情)in life．I 　　11　　 the fact that she didn’t 　　12　　 down to me because I was 11 or because I didn’t 　　13　　 something．And so because of that I felt somewhat respected, I mean in the way she 　　14　　 me．It felt good to be talked to like 　　15　　 person, and not like whatever the 　　16　　 perception(观点)of an 11-year-old would be．I also appreciate her instilling(逐渐灌输)the idea that if someone doesn’t know or isn’t 　　17　　 of something, have compassion(热情)and point him or her in the right 　　18　　; don’t be afraid to share your 　　19　　．

　　I think of her every time I meet someone 　　20　　 and I’m so thankful for her little lesson．

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　　On a cold November afternoon, my mother and I were walking home from a pizza store．We were dressed 　　1　　 and equipped with the rented video we had been 　　2　　 to watch．I was feeling a little 　　3　　 as I was carrying our shopping, and decided to throw away something．So I started to walk towards the garbage can 　　4　　 I noticed a poor man walking out of the restaurant in front of us．He 　　5　　 over to another nearby garbage can and started looking through it．

　　I suddenly felt very guitly because I was about to throw away a new drink just because it was 　　6　　．I walked up to him and handed the 　　7　　 and some snacks over to him．The man looked up 　　8　　 and took what I gave him．

　　A huge smile 　　9　　 across his face and this 　　10　　 me to feel indescribable satisfaction．I felt I couldn't be happier 　　11　　 myself, but then he said,“Wow, this is my son's lucky day!”

　　With that, he thanked me happily and started off on his bike, I 　　12　　 heard him whistling a song as he rode away．

　　I got a warm 　　13　　 inside．I now understand what is 　　14　　 by the saying“giving is getting”．

　　Although it only 　　15　　 a little action and a few words, I gained and learned more in those two minutes than I did in the 　　16　　 of the month．Everyone in the world needs help, everyone can 　　17　　 help and everyone will be helped by 　　18　　 kindness．

　　The image of that man's happiness caused by my small gift appears in my mind every 　　19　　 I have the chance to do something nice．

　　This is the 　　20　　 of charity(慈善行为)．

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　　One morning, just before Christmas vacation, I was selling tickets to our grade school's last evening performance of The Nutcracker．

　　One of my customers that day was a 　　1　　．He emptied a pocketful of change onto the table．

　　“How many 　　2　　?”I asked．

　　“I don't need tickets,” he said．“I'm paying．”He 　　3　　 the coins across the table．

　　“But you'll need tickets to see the show tonight．”

　　He 　　4　　 his head．“I've already seen the show．”

　　All the school children saw The Nutcracker with their classes that morning．It 　　5　　 for evening performances only．I pushed the pile of nickels, dimes and quarters 　　6　　．“You don't have to 　　7　　 to see the show with your class,” I told him．“That's 　　8　　．”

　　“No,” the boy insisted．“I saw it last night．My brother and I arrived late．We couldn't find anyone to buy tickets from, so we 　　9　　 walked in．”

　　Lots of people in that crowd had probably“just 　　10　　 in”．The few volunteers present couldn't 　　11　　 everyone for a ticket．Who would argue anyway?

　　He pushed his money back to me．“I'm paying now for 　　12　　 night,” he said．I knew this boy and his brother must have squeezed(挤)into the back of that crowd．And being late, they 　　13　　 possibly have seen the whole show．I 　　14　　 to take his money．A pile of coins in a kid's hand is 　　15　　 carefully saved pocket money．I wondered 　　16　　 he'd like to buy with it instead．

　　“If the ticket table was closed when 　　17　　 got there, you couldn't pay,”I reasoned．

　　“That's what my brother said．”

　　“Nobody knows the 　　18　　，”I assured him．“Don't worry about it．”

　　Thinking the matter was 　　19　　, I started to push the coins back．He put his hand on mine．

　　“I know the difference．”

　　For one silent moment, our hands bridged the money．　　20　　 I spoke, “Two tickets cost two dollars．”

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　　Old Joe and his son Tony were on their way to the White River to catch some fish．They started on the trip long before the sun 　　1　　． Old Joe drove the car．Tony 　　2　　 in the back seat．

　　Outside the city, Joe drove slowly down the river road．　　3　　 on he saw something in the middle of the 　　4　　．He stopped the car．Tony sat 　　5　　 in the back seat．“What's wrong?”he asked in a sleepy voice．Old Joe pushed the head forward to see what 　　6　　 the road．“It's one of those fish-killing turtles,”he said．Tony opened his eyes wide and looked at the 　　7　　 thing．It was the biggest turtle he had 　　8　　 seen．

　　The two men got out of the car and stood 　　9　　 down at the turtle．It looked like a 　　10　　 green rock．Suddenly, it moved a little and 　　11　　 sharp marks in the dirt．Then it stopped．

　　“　　12　　 he is going to the river,”Tony said, “these turtles kill fish．”They 　　13　　 it．“I could crush him under the wheels of the car,”Tony said, “　　14　　 he is too big．”

　　The turtle pushed his ugly head toward the men．“He thinks there is going to be a 　　15　　,” Tony said,“I wish I had brought my gun．”

　　“You are not going to 　　16　　 him, are you?”Old Joe asked．

　　“Why not? Turtles kill our fish, don't they? ”

　　“Yes!” agreed Old Joe．“They kill fish．　　17　　 lets them do it．The turtle kills fish to eat and 　　18　　．We kill fish too－we men．Do we kill them so we can live? No．We do it for 　　19　　．”

　　Old Joe walked around behind the turtle and gently pushed it with his shoe．The turtle went forward 　　20　　 the road and into the tall grass．He was going toward the river．

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　　Long, long ago, human beings used to walk barefooted．A king happened to travel 　　1　　 into the countryside．He was greatly troubled by the rugged(崎岖的)　　2　　 where gravel(碎石)and broken stones pricked(使刺痛)and numbed(使麻木)his 　　3　　．When he returned to his palace he issued an order that all the roads be 　　4　　 with cattle hide(牛皮)．He thought it was 　　5　　 not only to himself but also to the people and 　　6　　 walking would no longer be a painful thing．

　　But 　　7　　 all cattle in the kingdom were killed there 　　8　　 not be enough hide to get the work done．Evidently it was a stupid 　　9　　．As it was an imperial order people could do nothing but shake their heads and 　　10　　．At this juncture a clever servant in the palace 　　11　　 to make a suggestion．“Your Majesty,why don't take an easier way?You don't have to mobilize so many people,to have so many oxen killed,nor so much money 　　12　　．What you have to do is simply to cover each of your feet with a piece of hide．”Surprised and 　　13　　, the king immediately changed his mind and adopted the 　　14　　．

　　This is 　　15　　 to be the origin of using leather to make shoes．Though it sounds 　　16　　 and strange,it inspires us to think．It is much easier to change 　　17　　 than to change the world．So it will be much better for one to change oneself before one 　　18　　 an attempt to change the outer world．Why don't try to put yourself on the 　　19　　 of the person you deal with?You will find it easier to solve a problem 　　20　　 you change your way of thinking．

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　　Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women．Career women are 　　1　　 than housewives, Evidence(证据) shows that 　　2　　 are in poorer health than the job-holders．A study shows that 　　3　　 the unemployment rate increases by 1％, the death rate increases correspondingly(相应地)by 2％．All this 　　4　　 one point：Work is helpful to health．

　　Why is work good for health?It is because work keeps people busy, 　　5　　 loneliness and solitude(孤独)．Researches show that people feel unhappy, 　　6　　 and lonely when they have nothing to do．Instead, the happiest are those who are 　　7　　．Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard．Work serves as 　　8　　 between man and reality．By work, people 　　9　　 each other．By collective(集体的) activity, they find friendship and warmth．This is helpful to health．The loss of work 　　10　　 the loss of everything．It affects man spiritually and makes him liable to(易于)　　11　　．

　　　　12　　, work gives one a sense of fulfillment(充实感)and a sense of 　　13　　．Work makes one feel his value and status in society．When 　　14　　 finishes his writing or a doctor successfully 　　15　　 a patient or a teacher sees his students 　　16　　, they are happy 　　17　　 words．

　　From the above we can come to the conclusion 　　18　　 the more you work, 　　19　　 you will be．Let us work hard, 　　20　　 well and live a happy and healthy life．

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