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　　Tom Lee is determined to help people suffering from multiple sclerosis(硬化症)．Sometimes he 　　1　　 a 300-mile bike ride in two days to prove it．

　　“It's a very 　　2　　 disease,” Lee, 72, said．“I've met a lot of people with MS in the last 19 years．I've been 　　3　　 by their strength of character．They're a very 　　4　　 group of people．” That courage inspired Lee to find his own．　　5　　 he enjoyed biking as a child 　　6　　 up in Ireland, he didn't start riding long 　　7　　 until he worked for Westinghouse in Minnesota．It was 1991 　　8　　 he did his first 150 miles in two days．He's been 　　9　　 ever since．

　　This weekend, Lee will ride from Miami to Key Largo during a biking event called the Maroon MS 150 Bike 　　10　　．In September, he will ride from Kerry to Derry in Ireland where he will 　　11　　 300 miles in two days．Between the two events, he plans to 　　12　　 thousands of dollars．He sends letters to 100 people to collect the money, and most of the money he's collected has 　　13　　 to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society．Lee enjoys 　　14　　 himself to achieve more．In 1992, he 　　15　　 to ride from Boca, Raton to Jacksonville and back．He did the ride for nine years．“I collected more than I 　　16　　 did,” he said．

　　Here's Lee's 　　17　　 to a successful ride：drink water, eat every hours, ride 　　18　　 and never think about how far you’re riding．It's not keeping 　　19　　 that helps Lee finish a bike ride, although he rides his bike 50 to 60 miles every week．He said, “I just have a lot of stamina(耐力), which is very 　　20　　 for long races, and I'm strong-willed．”

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　　An elderly carpenter was ready to retire．He told his boss of his plan to 　　1　　 the house business and live an easier life with his 　　2　　 enjoying his extended family, 　　3　　 their grandchildren．He would miss the paycheck, but he really needed to 　　4　　．

　　The boss was sorry to see his 　　5　　 worker go and asked if he could build one more house as a personal 　　6　　．The carpenter agreed, but 　　7　　 it was easy to see that his heart was 　　8　　 in his work．He 　　9　　 poor workmanship and used bad materials．It was a(n)　　10　　 way to end his career．

　　When the carpenter finished his work and the boss came to inspect the house, he handed the front door key to the carpenter．“You always do your work well．This is 　　11　　 house,” he said, “my gift to you．”

　　What a shame! If he 　　12　　 he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently．Now he has to live in the home he had built none too 　　13　　．

　　So it is 　　14　　 us．We build our lives in an absent minded way, reacting rather than acting, willing to put up less than the best．At important points we do not give the job our best 　　15　　．Then 　　16　　 a shame we fall into the 　　17　　 we have created and 　　18　　 that we are now living in the “house” we have 　　19　　．If we had realized it, we should have done it 　　20　　．

　　Your life today is the result of your attitudes and choices in the past．Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and choices of today．

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　　The story goes that some time ago a man had a very lovely little daughter．One day the man 　　1　　 his 3-year-old daughter for 　　2　　 a roll of gold wrapping paper．Money was tight and he became 　　3　　 when the child tried to decorate(装饰)a 　　4　　 to put under the Christmas tree．　　5　　, the little girl brought the gift to her 　　6　　 the next morning and said, “This is for you, Daddy．”

　　The man was 　　7　　 by his earlier 　　8　　, but his anger flared again when he found out the box was 　　9　　．He yelled(吼叫)at her, stating, “Don't you know, when you give someone a present, there is 　　10　　 to be something inside?” The little girl looked 　　11　　 at him with tears in her eyes and cried, “Oh, Daddy, it's not empty 　　12　　．I blew kisses into the box．They are all for you, Daddy．”

　　The father was greatly moved．He 　　13　　 his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her 　　14　　．

　　Only a short time later, an 　　15　　 took the life of the child．It is also told that her father kept that gold box by his bed for many 　　16　　 and whenever he was discouraged, he would take out a(n)　　17　　 kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there．In a very real sense, each one of us, as human beings, has been given a gold container 　　18　　 unconditional love and kisses…from our children, family members, friends and God．There is simply no other 　　19　　, anyone could hold, more 　　20　　 than this．

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　　I heard this story while in Vietnam．A bomb landed in an orphanage in a small village, killing two children and wounding one 8-year-old young girl, 　　1　　 several．

　　Minutes later, an American doctor and nurse were 　　2　　．They found the girl was 　　3　　 injured and would die of 　　4　　 of blood, without quick action．

　　A donor(献血者)with a 　　5　　 blood type was required．But a quick 　　6　　 showed that none had the correct type except several of the 　　7　　 orphans．

　　The doctor tried, in English, to explain to their young, 　　8　　 audience that unless they could 　　9　　 some of the girl's lost blood, she would certainly die．Then they asked if anyone would be willing to give blood to help．

　　Their request was 　　10　　 with wide-eyed silence．After several long moments, a small hand 　　11　　 went up．

　　“Thank you,” the nurse said sweatly, “What is your name?”

　　“Heng．” 　　12　　 the reply．

　　Heng lay down and a needle got into his arm．After a moment, he 　　13　　 a sob, covering his face with his free 　　14　　．“Is it hurting?” the doctor asked．Heng shook his head, but then his 　　15　　 sobs became a steady crying．They were concerned．Something was obviously wrong．At this point, a Vietnamese nurse arrived．Seeing the boy's 　　16　　, she spoke to him, listened to his reply and answered him in a comforting voice．

　　After a moment, the boy stopped 　　17　　．Glancing up, the nurse said to the Americans, “He thought he was dying．He thought you had asked him to give all his blood 　　18　　 the girl could live．”

　　“But why would he be willing to?” asked the doctor．

　　To this question, the boy answered 　　19　　, “She's my friend．”

　　As the doctor 　　20　　 it：Greater love has no man than this．

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　　The other night, I had to go to a meeting, which lasted past my daughter's bedtime．I 　　1　　 home and was brushing my teeth when I 　　2　　, and there on the bathroom mirror was a note in the 　　3　　 of a heart．It said, “Hi, Mom! I Love You．Laurel．” 　　4　　, I cut a heart out of a piece of paper, and taped a(n)　　5　　 next to hers, saying, “I Love You, Too, Laurel．Love, Mom,” which she 　　6　　 the next morning．

　　Our family has 　　7　　 that by integrating writing into our 　　8　　 activities, we become more thoughtful of each other．Meanwhile, our daughter is learning to enjoy writing and becoming a(n)　　9　　 writer．

　　While teaching in a primary school, I 　　10　　 how influential parents can be as children learn to write．　　11　　 when our daughter first began to scribble(乱涂), I became 　　12　　 by her work．I offered praise for her 　　13　　, for I found that scribbling is far more complex and important than I had 　　14　　．It was obvious that her scribbles, 　　15　　 being lovely art objects, showed a lot about her 　　16　　 of the world of writing．

　　Gradually, our family began writing a great deal．I sensed that writing helped Laurel learn 　　17　　 to read．As a matter of fact, by 　　18　　 my own child and her friends and by reading professional books, I became more and more 　　19　　 about how writing develops and how 　　20　　 can help children become eager writers．

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　　During the month of September, a dear friend of mine lost her husband suddenly in an accident．The tragedy was a 　　1　　 to everyone．When I got the news, I drove home 　　2　　 that we just don't know when a loved one is 　　3　　 going to be with us．We sometimes take our loved ones 　　4　　, and we expect that they will be with us forever．　　5　　, as we all know, life does not work that 　　6　　 and sometimes we get a wake up call that shocks us and makes us 　　7　　 and realize how short life is．

　　In comforting her at the funeral, I tried to imagine if I was in her 　　8　　 how would I feel．

　　As I was leaving the 　　9　　, I ran into a Marilyn, who has been a true friend to me over the years．When she asked me how my job was, I started 　　10　　 things through．I was having a 　　11　　 week with my job and I was telling her how I was feeling．She listened to me as I was shouting my 　　12　　, then without saying a word, she took her hands and 　　13　　 them on my face, and said to me, “But at least you had a day．”

　　The 　　14　　 of her hands on my cheeks, the 　　15　　 in her voice, and the words she spoke, “BUT AT LEAST YOU HAD A DAY”, hit me like a ton of 　　16　　．All the frustrations, all the stress that was 　　17　　 inside me came to a complete 　　18　　．

　　Since that day, when I start feeling 　　19　　, I remind myself of Marilyn's words－but at east I had a day! Things could be a lot 　　20　　, but I am alive and I have a lot to be thankful for．

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　　While my friends attended their universities in great delight, I restarted my senior high school life．My spirit 　　1　　 at the thought of starting all over again．　　2　　 by strange classmates, I felt like I was in a net and was sorry for myself．There were some 　　3　　 feelings in my mind．I was frightened, nervous and lonely．

　　To make matters worse, I recalled my failure again and again, which put more 　　4　 on me than I could bear．　　5　　, I was always feeling down during class．

　　My teacher found me 　　6　　．One day he asked me to come to his office and told me about his attitude towards 　　7　　：we might suffer from making mistakes, 　　8　　 it's important to model ourselves into the people we will become．All the growing pains and the 　　9　　 things we may experience are part of the process．So learn from it and 　　10　　 your spirit! At last, he added if you are 　　11　　, things you want may happen to you!

　　Warm feelings rush through my soul．I suddenly 　　12　　 the sun shining again when I stepped out of his office．

　　With the teacher's help, I eventually 　　13　　 my depression．From then on, I no longer bowed my head but began 　　14　　 to my classmates．I would put up my hand 　　15　　 in class and kid with my new friends in my spare time．Meanwhile, I was gradually 　　16　　 by my classmates．

　　Now faced with fierce competition, we all study diligently, and every second 　　17　　．　　18　　, there is an atmosphere of mutual trust and respect between us．I love my class; I love my classmates!

　　To be frank, I still have a 　　19　　 for my dream university, but I'm not afraid of the failure because it can 　　20　　 me．

　　Now I’m quite certain of my future and I'm sure I can fly high．

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　　Chinese tennis is entering a golden time．In recent years there has been an explosion(激增)of 　　1　　 female tennis players bursting onto the global scene．And this couldn't have come at a 　　2　　 time with the 2008 Beijing Olympics just months 　　3　　．

　　These young girls have both strong will and talent．　　4　　 the way is Li Na, who may have the 　　5　　 name in women's tennis, but she has a big reputation(名气)．Li Na is China's top ranked player and the first to have 　　6　　 into the world's top 20．

　　After 　　7　　 nearly six months of the season with a serious injury, the 25-year-old 　　8　　 an impressive comeback by winning the Australian Women's Hardcourt Tennis Championships．

　　In the world of professional tennis, Li's refreshing sense of humor proved to be a hit both on and 　　9　　 the court(球场)．

　　“My husband said he had a special gift for me 　　10　　 I won,” Li Na said after lifting the prize cup．“That’s 　　11　　 I tried so hard today．I wanted a special gift．”

　　The Wuhan girl 　　12　　 tennis at the age of eight after being discovered by a coach who had 　　13　　 her playing badminton．After years of hard training, Li Na turned 　　14　　 in 1999 and has become one of the most successful Chinese tennis players．

　　With her solid groundstroke(击落地球)and aggressive(攻击的)mindset, she 　　15　　 the first Chinese tennis player to win a WTA Tour 　　16　　．Then two years later, she was the first Chinese to make 　　17　　 into the last 16 of Wimbledon, which led to her being 　　18　　 number 16 in the world last January．

　　Li is now looking forward to winning a 　　19　　 at the Olympics．“The Olympics are very important for us,” she said．“I am more motivated after my recovery 　　20　　 I feel my desire for the Olympics is bigger than ever before．”

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　　Fire-stations are strangely exciting places．In the normal course of events the great doors are shut, and behind them, the fire-engines wait peacefully, brightly cleaned and lovingly cared for．But the 　　1　　 the fire alarm sounds, the huge doors open immediately and the firemen come 　　2　　．The powerful motors spring to life and the men jump 　　3　　 as the fire-engines shoot out and flash down the street, with alarm bells ringing．In large towns, 　　4　　 are employed on a full-time basis; that is to 　　5　　, their full-time job is fighting fire and they have no 　　6　　 work．But in many 　　7　　 places, the firemen have their own jobs to do, besides the work of fighting fire, 　　8　　 they only come to the fire-station when they are called．It is not unusual to hear the fire alarm, and seeing, seconds later, the men hurry from 　　9　　 parts of the town, in cars, on bikes, on foot, in the direction of the fire-station．

　　But firemen are 　　10　　 only called out to fight fires, they are also called to advise on fire prevention．They are also called to rescue cats from high trees, to free small boys 　　11　　 heads have got stuck between iron railings or to save ladies who have unexpectedly got locked in public women's．　　12　　, during a period of time of cold weather, little Sandra Fox decided to go to the lake in the park near her home．She walked 　　13　　 the ice to a small island in the middle and played 　　14　　 happily for a few hours in the afternoon sunshine．She did not realize that the weather had got 　　15　　 warmer, and when she wanted to go home she found that the ice had melted, and she was stuck on the island．She cried for 　　16　　 and soon drew the attention of the people in the park, and 　　17　　 called the firemen．In less than 　　18　　, the firemen were there with a long ladder which reached across the 　　19　　 to the island．

　　Sandra 　　20　　 to crawl across it and reached the other side without even getting her feet wet．

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　　Emily and I met in our first semester of college and 　　1　　 for almost six years．　　2　　 my clever ideas, I was never able to surprise her with anything．

　　After much thought, I decided to 　　3　　 and publish a story book as my proposal which will 　　4　　 two of Emily's loves：　　5　　(her life-long pursuit)and pigs(her favorite animal)．

　　I asked a(n)　　6　　 teacher to help me with the cartoon illustration．I wrote about two little pigs, which I named Emmy and Matty, which meet in a college, just like Emily and me．My story 　　7　　 their journey through the years．

　　My hard work 　　8　　．My creation came out 　　9　　 a real book, 　　10　　 printed and bound．After all these years, I would surprise Emily．

　　As she read the first few 　　11　　, she started to catch on that I had written a hook for her, but had no 　　12　　 it would change both of our lives forever．

　　As she 　　13　　 the proposal page, I asked her to stand up．I bent down on one 　　14　　 as I watched her eyes follow the words on the paper that simply said, “Emily Suzanne…Will You Marry Me?” She was speechless as she 　　15　　 and saw me with a 　　16　　 in my hand．

　　　　17　　, she closed the book and gave me a big hug．“Yes, yes and yes! Of course I love you!”

　　I wiped the 　　18　　 from her eyes and 　　19　　 her to turn to the last page of her storybook proposal－an illustration of pigs dressed in wedding gown and tuxedo．

　　It read, in appropriate storybook fashion, “Emmy and Matty lived happily 　　20　　 after．”

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