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　　More than I realized, Dad has helped me keep my balance．

　　When I was growing up, I was embarrassed to be seen with my father．He was severely disabled and very 　　1　　, and when we would walk together, his hand on my arm for 　　2　　, people would stare．I would inwardly feel uncomfortable at the unwanted 　　3　　．If he ever noticed or was 　　4　　, he never showed that he knew．

　　It was difficult to coordinate our steps－his hesitant, mine 　　5　　－and because of that, we didn’t say much 　　6　　 we went along．But as we started out, he always said,“You set the pace．I will try to follow you．”

　　Our 　　7　　 walk was to or from the subway, which was 　　8　　 he got to work．He went to work despite illness and nasty weather．He almost never missed a day, and would 　　9　　 it to the office even if others could not．A matter of 　　10　　．

　　He never talked about himself as an object of pity, nor did he show any envy of the more fortunate or 　　11　　．What he looked for 　　12　　 others was a“good heart,”and if he found one, the 　　13　　 was good enough for him．

　　Now that I am older, I believe that his idea is a proper 　　14　　 by which to judge people, even though I 　　15　　 don’t know exactly what a“good heart”is．　　16　　 I know the times I don’t have one myself．

　　He has been gone many years now, but I think of him often．I wonder if he 　　17　　 I was unwilling to be seen with him during our 　　18　　．Now that I am older, I’m sorry that I never told him how sorry I was for my feeling 　　19　　 to be with him in public and how unworthy I felt to be his daughter．I think of him when I complain about trifles(something unimportant), when I am envious of another’s good fortune, and when I don’t possess a“good heart”．

　　At such times I put my hand on his arm to 　　20　　 my balance, and say,“You set the pace．I will try to follow you．”

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　　More than I realized, Dad has helped me keep my balance．

　　When I was growing up, I was embarrassed to be seen with my father．He was severely disabled and very 　　1　　, and when we would walk together, his hand on my arm for 　　2　　, people would stare．I would inwardly feel uncomfortable at the unwanted 　　3　　．If he ever noticed or was 　　4　　, he never showed that he knew．

　　It was difficult to coordinate our steps－his hesitant, mine 　　5　　－and because of that, we didn’t say much 　　6　　 we went along．But as we started out, he always said,“You set the pace．I will try to follow you．”

　　Our 　　7　　 walk was to or from the subway, which was 　　8　　 he got to work．He went to work despite illness and nasty weather．He almost never missed a day, and would 　　9　　 it to the office even if others could not．A matter of 　　10　　．

　　He never talked about himself as an object of pity, nor did he show any envy of the more fortunate or 　　11　　．What he looked for 　　12　　 others was a“good heart,”and if he found one, the 　　13　　 was good enough for him．

　　Now that I am older, I believe that his idea is a proper 　　14　　 by which to judge people, even though I 　　15　　 don’t know exactly what a“good heart”is．　　16　　 I know the times I don’t have one myself．

　　He has been gone many years now, but I think of him often．I wonder if he 　　17　　 I was unwilling to be seen with him during our 　　18　　．Now that I am older, I’m sorry that I never told him how sorry I was for my feeling 　　19　　 to be with him in public and how unworthy I felt to be his daughter．I think of him when I complain about trifles(something unimportant), when I am envious of another’s good fortune, and when I don’t possess a“good heart”．

　　At such times I put my hand on his arm to 　　20　　 my balance, and say,“You set the pace．I will try to follow you．”

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　　Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents．Every day they are very busy trying to 　　1　　 in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me．They don’t act in the 　　2　　 ways that I read in books or I see on TV．In their opinion,“I love you”is too 　　3　　 for them to say．Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of 　　4　　．One day, my mother was sewing a quilt．I sat down beside her．“Mom, I have a question to ask you．Is there 　　5　　 between you and Dad?”I asked her in a very low voice．She didn’t answer immediately．She 　　6　　 her head and continued to sew the quilt．

　　I was very worried because I thought I had 　　7　　 her．I was 　　8　　 and I didn’t know what I should do．But at last I heard my mother say the following words：“Susan,”she said thoughtfully,“Look at this thread．Sometimes it 　　9　　, but most of it disappears in the quilt．The thread really makes the quilt 　　10　　．If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen 　　11　　, but it’s really there．Love is 　　12　　．”I listened carefully but I 　　13　　 her until the next spring．At that time, my father suddenly 　　14　　 seriously．My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month．When they returned from the hospital, they both looked 　　15　　．It seemed both of them had had a serious illness．After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father 　　16　　 on the country road．

　　“Dad, how are you feeling now?”I asked him one day．

　　“Susan, don’t 　　17　　 me．”he said gently．“To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom．”　　18　　 his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply．

　　Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and 　　19　　．But from this experience, I understand that love is just 　　20　　 in the quilt of our life．Love is inside, making life strong and warm．

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　　I really hated having to ask questions, for math is very difficult for me, so I don’t know why I thought I could take classes in pre-calculus in my junior year．

　　I like Mr Trout, his values and what he believed in 　　1　　 a teacher．He wanted us to really　　2　　 what we were doing．I respected that, but all the numbers were still so 　　3　　 to me．I studied endless hours, and it 　　4　　 at first, until the algebra(代数)was over．That was 　　5　　 I learned how to ask for help on something as silly as 　　6　　 problems．I realized that the only 　　7　　________ I would survive pre-calculus would be to 　　8　　 a tutor．

　　Oh, how I 　　9　　 having to tell my parents that I needed a tutor．I felt so 　　10　　．

　　Mr Hicks came to my house the next week．I 　　11　　 how I was going to bring myself to ask this man questions．But he 　　12　　 took his pen and paper out, asked me what chapter we were 　　13　　, and began to teach．

　　It was amazing．I began to understand math．I did example 　　14　　 with him, worked them out several times until I understood the process．I didn’t feel 　　14　　 asking questions because it was helping．

　　Asking for help was not what I thought it would be．　　16　　, it was a very good thing．I actually felt smarter for it, and it was a really satisfying 　　17　　．In fact, I plan on asking for help as 　　18　　 as possible．But I have found that I can still be 　　19　　 and ask for help when I need it．The only stupid question is the one you didn’t 　　20　　．

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　　Olive, from County Westmeath, Ireland, arrived in England to live with her daughter and son-in-law Thomas．She was 　　1　　 because of her poor health and 　　2　　 with her most of her treasured 　　3　　．These included a small piece of tissue paper in which she had 　　4　　 what appeared to be five teeth which had 　　5　　 her dentures(假牙)．

　　Having 　　6　　 in, she asked Thomas,“Do you know where I can get my dentures 　　7　　?”“Of course,”replied Thomas．“　　8　　 you give them to me, I’ll take them to a dental 　　9　　．"

　　Olive handed over the rather tired piece of paper which 　　10　　 some rather dirty-looking 　　11　　．Thomas drove to the dental laboratory．

　　“　　12　　 will it take?”Thomas asked the technician．

　　“Oh, about an hour,”smiled the dental expert．

　　“Then I’ll wait in the 　　13　　,”said Thomas,“and read my newspaper．”

　　An hour passed and the technician 　　14　　 at the car window 　　15　　 a plastic bag and the piece of paper．“That’ll be ￡80,”requested the specialist,“　　16　　 I could only fit four of the teeth to the dentures．I’m sorry．”

　　“That’s a 　　17　　,”commented Thomas．“What happened to the 　　18　　 one?”

　　“I have it here in the paper,”answered the technician, 　　19　　 it to Thomas．

　　“The thing is,”he said,“it’s easy to fit the teeth but 　　20　　 to fit this peanut(花生米)．”

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Far out in the sea lived three Sirens, the three sisters of magic song．Half human and half bird, the Siren sisters sat in a field of flowers, 　　1　　 in voices that excited the hearts of men．The attractive songs were so 　　2　　 that ships were attracted to the 　　3　　 and struck to pieces on the rocks．No sailor nor ship had ever been known to 　　4　　 the island of the Sirens without being attracted to 　　5　　．

Acting on the advice of Circe, Odysseus made careful 　　6　　 against the Sirens．Before their ships came to where they could 　　7　　 the song, Odysseus had himself 　　8　　 the mast(桅杆), stuffed(堵住)the 　　9　　 of his men with wax(蜡)and ordered them to 　　10　　 his orders and gestures when they were passing the 　　11　　 island．

Soon they came in sight of the 　　12　　 island, and the attractive song reached the ears of 　　13　　．It moved him so much that he struggled in despair to 　　14　　 himself and shouted for his men to 　　15　　 the rich and flowery grass land of the singing sisters．But 　　16　　 paid any attention to him．The sailors kept straight on until they were 　　17　　 out of hearing．　　18　　 his friends freed him and took the wax out of their ears．For 　　19　　 the Sirens had sung with no　　20　　．The eldest of the sisters, Partherope, loved Odysseus so much that she threw herself into the sea after his ships had passed．

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　　It used to be our custom to take handmade baskets to friends on May Day．We would 　　1　　 baskets on a doorstep, knock on the door, and then run away as fast as our legs could 　　2　　 us．It was delightful to peer(窥视)around a bush and watch our friends open their 　　3　　 and pick up the colorful gift, 　　4　　 who had left it out for them．

　　I clearly 　　5　　 the May Day of the year when I turned ten．That year I was faced with a(an)　　6　　 involving one of my dearest friends, Pam．We had studied and 　　7　　 together nearly every day, but things 　　8　　 after a new family had moved into our small town．Pam was spending more and more time at their house and I felt 　　9　　 and left out．

　　When my mother asked me 　　10　　 I was going to take a May Day basket to Pam’s house, I responded 　　11　　,“Absolutely not!I hate Pam．”I began to cry．

　　Mom wiped away my 　　12　　 and told me that things and people change．She explained that one of the greatest things friends can do is to give each other a 　　13　　 to grow, to change and to develop, and that it’s 　　14　　 for one’s friends to spend time with other people．

　　I 　　15　　 decided to give Pam a basket as a sign of forgiveness, and asked my sister to help me do it．As we watched from our 　　16　　 place, Pam picked up the basket and said loudly enough for us to hear,“Thank you, Susie, I hoped you wouldn’t 　　17　　 me!”

　　That day, I made a 　　18　　 that changed my life：I decided to hold my friends tightly in my heart, but 　　19　　 in my expectations of them, allowing them 　　20　　 to grow and to change－with or without me．

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　　One cold evening, I was waiting outside for a taxi in New York city．Later, I was 　　1　　 by a man in his thirties．Obviously, he was angry, complaining how 　　2　　 New Yorks were．I knew my 　　3　　 would only be about 10 minutes and a part of me wanted to keep 　　4　　 and just move on, but I also wanted to try and connect．

　　I asked him why．He told me he had just come from JFK airport 　　5　　 a custmer, which means ＄70 in lost fare(车费), a fairly big deal．I tried to share his 　　6　　．Gradually, he calmed down．He mentioned he had read an article 　　7　　 that the happiest people are those who give．　　8　　 ,he hoped to have more chance to 　　9　　 in his life, I was starting to 　　10　　 being with him!

　　Arriving at my destination , I paid him, giving a generous tip．I also pulled out an extra ＄20 and said,“Sir, I share the same 　　11　　 of giving with you．Here’s an extra little bit．　　12　　 it ,since you’re already 　　13　　 ＄70 from JFK．But, if you want to experience the 　　14　　 of the gift, give it to the next 　　15　　．”

　　For a monument I thought I was so 　　16　　!But the driver 　　17　　 me by saying,“Sir, I have a 　　18　　 idea．You give that ＄20 to a homeless person and I will gift the next rider for free．”

　　It was an honor meeting the driver and learning the lesson of 　　19　　, everyone is able to give and surprise 　　20　　 with their generosity．

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　　The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams．－Eleanor Roosevelt

　　My home is a place of great beauty and agricultural richness, as well as of war and natural disasters．When I was only fourteen years old, I was filled with 　　1　　 in spite of the terrible surroundings．The families living here ,who tried to make their living from the land, 　　2　　 great losses．

　　I felt sorry especially for the 　　3　　, but I 　　4　　 to be hopeless．I decided that where I was, I could do 　　5　　 to help them．I began knocking on every door and saying to each person who 　　6　　 my knock,“I know that you are 　　7　　 and give the birds that come to your yard a little 　　8　　．Please consider me your bird．Give me only a handful of rice each week when I come to your 　　9　　．I will take it to the temple where it can be given to the 　　10　　 children．”

　　No one seemed to 　　11　　 giving me a handful of rice ,even 　　12　　 they had little themselves．On Sunday ,I would go to the 　　13　　 and give my handfuls of rice to the monks to 　　14　　 to the children．

　　One day ,I came to a house that had 　　15　　 to give．I told my story and asked if I could be their bird．The woman called her daughters, and 　　16　　 gave me fifty cents, as well as the handful of rice!I began to ask for 　　17　　 and rice from the other“bird feeders”, and they gave them to me．Everyone was happy to be helping those who were suffering, even 　　18　　 only this small way．The temple was soon able to help everyone who came to them for food and clothing．

　　“Consider me your bird．”My 　　19　　 idea had not stopped the war, but anyway, it was 　　20　　 some peace．

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　　A high school history teacher once told us,“If you make one close friend in school, you will be most fortunate．A 　　1　　 friend is someone who stays with you for life”．　　2　　 teaches that he was right．Good friendship is just not easily 　　3　　．

　　It is possible that we simply do not stay in one place 　　4　　 enough for true friendship to develop．However, there can be 　　5　　 disagreement on the need for each of us to think carefully about the kind of friendship we want．

　　To most of us, friendships are considered very important, 　　6　　 we need to have it clear in our minds the kinds of friendship we want．Are they to be close or 　　7　　 at arm's length?Do we want to 　　8　　 ourselves or do we want to walk on the surface?For some people, many friendships on the surface are 　　9　　 enough．And that's all right．But at some 　　10　　 we need to make sure that our expectations are the same as our friends' expectations．The sharing of personal experience including our tears as well as our dark 　　11　　 is the surest way to deepen friendships．But it must 　　12　　 slowly and carried on only if there are 　　13　　 of interest and action in return．

　　What are some of the 　　14　　 of our friendship?The greatest is to 　　15　　 too much too soon．Deep relationships 　　16　　 time．Another“major difficulty”is the selfishness to think one“possesses”the other, including his time and attention．　　17　　, friendships require actions in return．In other words, you must 　　18　　 as much as you take．Finally there is a question of taking care of．Unless you spend 　　19　　 time together, talking on the phone, writing letters, doing things together, friendships will die 　　20　　．