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　　Recently, my husband and I had the opportunity to do something good for two people who were complete strangers to us．It made us feel so good to be able to do it that I thought I should 　　1　　．We were traveling down to Mexico for Thanksgiving week with our family．　　2　　 we were sitting in the 　　3　　 first two seats in the first row of first class waiting for the plane to take off, I 　　4　　 heard one of the flight attendants(空乘)telling 　　5　　 that there was a couple sitting in the 　　6　　 of the plane who had just been married the previous day and were 　　7　　 off on their honeymoon．They had 　　8　　 their flight eight months in 　　9　　 but, owing to some schedule changes, had not been able to get 　　10　　 together, and no one else on the plane was 　　11　　 to move and the bride was in 　　12　　．

　　I turned to my husband and told him what I heard．We 　　13　　 agreed and I called the flight attendant 　　14　　 to tell her that we'd be happy to give up our seats to this couple．The flight attendant seemed amazed and said“Really?Are you sure?”We said“Absolutely!”

　　So, we 　　15　　 to the back of the plane in separate seats．The flight attendants were extremely 　　16　　 and took good care of us even though we were no longer sitting in first 　　17　　, and we both made friends with the people sitting around us, who, as it 　　18　　 didn't know why the young woman was crying or that they were newly married, and had a great flight．I had to go back to the front of the plane to 　　19　　 up a forgotten item at one point during the flight and 　　20　　 that the couple were sitting very close together, happily enjoying champagne．It really made my day and Thanksgiving week get off to such a wonderful start!

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　　Every year on my birthday, a white gardenia(栀子花)was 　　1　　 to my house．But no card or note came with it．Calls to the flower shop were always 　　2　　－it was a cash purchase．After a while I stopped trying to discover the sender's identity and just 　　3　　 in the beauty and heady perfume of that one magical, perfect white flower lying in soft pink paper．

　　But I never stopped 　　4　　 who the giver might be．My mother 　　5　　 to these imaginations．She asked me if there was someone for whom I had done a special kindness who might be showing 　　6　　．I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy I fell in love with or one who had 　　7　　 me even though I didn't know him．

　　One month before my high-school graduation, my father died．My feelings 　　8　　 from sorrow to fear and 　　9　　：my dad was missing some of the most important events in my life．I became completely 　　10　　 in my coming graduation, the senior-class play and the ball．But my mother would not hear of my losing any of those things．Mother and I had gone shopping and found an impressive dress, but it was the 　　11　　 size．When my father died, I forgot about the dress．

　　The day before my ball, I found that dress－in the right size－hanging over the living room sofa．It was 　　12　　 to me so lovingly．I didn't 　　13　　 if I had a new dress or not．But my mother did．She wanted her children to feel 　　14　　, filled with a sense that there was a beauty even in the face of 　　15　　．

　　My mother died ten days after I was married．The following year the gardenia stopped coming．

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　　Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning?Do you sometimes oversleep?Are you often late for work or school?Yes?Then Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan has a(an)　　1　　 bed for you．Hiroyuki's bed will get you up in the morning!Here is how it 　　2　　．

　　The bed 　　3　　 an alarm clock．First, the alarm clock rings．You have a few minutes to wake up．Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays 　　4　　 music or other pleasant sounds．The tape recorder in Hiroyuki's bed plays a recording of his girlfriend．She whispers in a sweet 　　5　　,“Wake up, darling, please．”A few minutes later, a second recording 　　6　　．The sound recording can be loud music or 　　7　　 sounds．Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss shouts,“Wake up immediately, 　　8　　 you'll be late!”

　　If you don't get up 　　9　　 the second recording, you will be sorry!A mechanical“foot”is in the bed．The mechanical foot kicks you in the head．Then the bed waits a few 　　10　　 minutes．What!You're still in bed!Slowly the 　　11　　 of the bed rises higher and higher．The foot of the bed goes lower and lower．　　12　　 the bed is vertical(垂直的)．You slide off the bed and onto the floor．You are out of bed and 　　13　　．

　　Hiroyuki made his bed because he wanted to 　　14　　 a contest．He works for Honda Motor Company．Once every two years Honda has a contest for its 200,000 employees－“All-Honda Idea Contest”, The employees think of new ideas．If their ideas win, the employees win 　　15　　．Hiroyuki Sugiyama won a lot of money for his bed．

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　　In the north of Scotland there is a lake called Loch Ness．It is the biggest 　　1　　 in Britain．It is over thirty kilometers 　　2　　 and in some places nearly 300 meters deep．It is cold and dark and not many people went there until after 1930．Then a road was made 　　3　　 the lake．

　　Holiday makers began to use the road, and this was when the 　　4　　 began．Someone said that he had seen a monster(怪兽)in the lake．He said it was twelve meters long．It had a long 　　5　　 and a small head．Then someone else said he had seen 　　6　　．Others said the same thing and in 1933 a London doctor took a 　　7　　．It 　　8　　 like a monster with a long neck and a thick body but the photo was not too 　　9　　．The newspapers printed the picture and 　　10　　 it the Loch Ness monster, or“Nessie”．

　　Then the argument(争论)began．　　11　　 people, however, were certain there was something living in the lake．Others said there was 　　12　　 there．

　　In 1961, a lot of people joined together to make a real 　　13　　 to see and photograph the monster to find 　　14　　 there was one!Several times people thought they saw something but after ten years there was 　　15　　 no real proof(证据)．

　　Later underwater television cameras were used, but 　　16　　 found any real proof．However, they 　　17　　 find something interesting：a huge underwater cave．It was big enough to be 　　18　　 of a monster, but of course, this was not a proof．

　　In 1975, however, some American scientists 　　19　　 a search group．They used an underwater camera．It took pictures every seventy seconds．Some of the pictures seemed to show a red-brown creature．Its body was about four meters long 　　20　　 had a very ugly head on the end of a four-meter neck．Many people then began to believe in the monster．But even today we can't be certain．

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　　When I was 14, I was hired for an after-school job selling subscriptions(征订，订阅)to my hometown paper, the Houston Post．I was sent to some of the city's worst neighborhoods to“beg”door-to-door．Even though I was often moving around after dark in bad areas 　　1　　 for garage apartments, I was 　　2　　 for the work．

　　It was a 　　3　　 because people didn't like a stranger knocking on their door, 　　4　　 a kid trying to get them to buy something．On one 　　5　　, a man shut his door heavily in my face and 　　6　　,“I don't want your damn paper．”I 　　7　　 myself to knock again and was able to tell him how great the paper was．I 　　8　　 selling him a subscription．I was soon among the 　　9　　 subscription sellers and, like other successful 　　10　　, was given responsibility for training newcomers．

　　　　11　　 this time I started playing the harmonica and guitar．Before long I was playing in a 　　12　　 at barbecues and other events．When I 　　13　　 18, I focused my 　　14　　 on becoming a professional musician．I never lost 　　15　　 of this dream．I'm sure my determination came from what I 　　16　　 knocking on strangers' doors．

　　That 　　17　　 helped me in many ways．Early in my music career I was locked in a legal disagreement with a former manager．He 　　18　　 me to back off, but I refused．

　　Having all those doors shut in my face as a kid gave me the 　　19　　 to stand up to this frightening figure．Except this time there was one 　　20　　：I was the one saying no．And I won．

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　　Atlanta was a Greek princess．She was very 　　1　　 and could run faster than any man in Greece．But she wasn't 　　2　　 to run and win glory for herself in the Olympic Games．She was so 　　3　　 that she said to her father that she would not marry anyone who couldn't run faster than her．Her father said that she must marry, so Atlanta made a(an)　　4　　 with him．She said to him,“These are my 　　5　　．When a man says he wants to marry me, I will run 　　6　　 him．If he cannot run as fast as me, he will be 　　7　　．No one will be pardoned．”

　　Many kings and princes wanted to marry Atlanta, but when they heard of her rules they knew it was 　　8　　．So many of them 　　9　　 went home, but others stayed to run the race．There was a man called Hippomenes who was 　　10　　 when he heard of Atlanta's rules,“Why are these men so 　　11　　?”he thought．“Why will they let themselves be killed because they cannot run as fast as this 　　12　　?”However, when he saw Atlanta come out of her house to run, Hippomenes changed his mind．“I will 　　13　　 Atlanta－or die!”he said．

　　The race started and although the man ran very 　　14　　, Atlanta did better．As Hippomenes 　　15　　, he thought,“How can I run as fast as her?”He went to ask the Greek Goddness of 　　16　　 for help．She promised to help him and gave him three golden apples．She said,“Throw an apple in front of Atlanta 　　17　　 she is running past．When she stops to 　　18　　 it, you will be able to run past her and win．”Hippomenes took the apples, and went to the 　　19　　．He said,“I want to marry Atlanta．”The King was 　　20　　 to see another man die, but Hippomenes said,“I'll marry her－or die!”So the race began．

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　　I was tired and hungry after a long day of work．When I walked into the living room, my 12-year-old son looked 　　1　　 at me and said,“I love you．”I didn't know what to say．For several seconds all I could do was standing there and 　　2　　 down at him．My first thought was that he must need 　　3　　 with his homework or he was trying to 　　4　　 me for some news．

　　Finally I asked,“What was that all about?”“　　5　　．”he said,“My teacher said we should 　　6　　 our parents that we love them and see what they say．It's a(an)　　7　　．”

　　The next day I called his teacher to find out more about this“experiment”and how the other parents had 　　8　　．

　　“Basically, most of the fathers had the 　　9　　 reaction as you did．”The teacher said,“When I first 　　10　　 we try this, I asked the children what they thought their parents would say．Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble．”

　　“The 　　11　　 is,”the teacher explained,“feeling loved is an important part of 　　12　　．It's something all human beings 　　13　　．What I am trying to tell the children is that it's too 　　14　　 that we don't all express those feelings．A boy should be 　　15　　 to tell his dad that he loves him．”

　　The teacher, a middle-aged man, understands how 　　16　　 it is for some of us to say the things that would be good for us to say．

　　When my son came to me that evening, I held on to him for a(n)　　17　　 seconds．And just 　　18　　 he pulled away, I said in my deepest, most manly voice,“Hey, I love you, too．”

　　I don't know if saying that made either of us healthier, but it did feel pretty good．Maybe next time one of my children says“I love you”, it would not take me a whole 　　19　　 to think of the right 　　20　　．

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　　“Hi, Mom, happy fiftieth birthday!”I heard my son, Brian, say as 　　1　　 as if he were sitting next to me．　　2　　 he wasn't．Brian was on the USS Kitty Hawk on maneuvers(大规模演习)　　3　　 between our U．S．shore and the Persian Gulf．

　　My party-loving friend, Denise, had 　　4　　 me out for a quiet fiftieth birthday celebration dinner．When we 　　5　　 at the restaurant, I scanned(扫视)the sea of 　　6　　, but didn't recognize anybody．

　　A wave of 　　7　　 washed over me, and tears welled in my eyes when 　　8　　 I heard Brian in my head．“Hi, Mom, happy fiftieth birthday．”“What's wrong?”Denise asked when she saw me dabbing(轻轻擦)at my 　　9　　．

　　“I think I've had too much wine．I keep 　　10　　 Brian wish me a happy birthday,”I said．She gave me a(n)　　11　　 smile．“Our table is ready,”she said, leading me toward the stairs．

　　I'd hardly sat down in the chair of honor when a 　　12　　 entered the room, carrying a sheet of cake．The firefighter 　　13　　 the cake on the table in front of me so I could 　　14　　 the fifty blazing candles．Once again I heard Brian speak,“Mom, be sure to 　　15　　 me a piece of cake．”This time he 　　16　　 very far away, but it seemed that he was just in front of me．I 　　17　　 in my chair．Was I losing my mind?

　　“I'll have some 　　18　　 as soon as I get this helmet(头盔)　　19　　,”the firefighter said．Every drop of blood in my veins flowed to my feet．He 　　20　　 his uniform and quickly pulled the helmet from his head．

　　“Brian!”

　　“Hi Mom．Happy fiftieth birthday!”

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　　Many adults see teens as energetic．Many of us see ourselves as proud．This thinking 　　1　　 many adults and us to have the idea that if we can't handle school or 　　2　　 life well, we are just not trying hard．

　　But in my opinion that may not be 　　3　　．

　　Earlier this school year, I was leaving my class one Friday 　　4　　 suddenly it 　　5　　 like I had pulled a muscle in my back．I knew I was ill．

　　After a few days I stopped eating．This meant I lost 　　6　　; the clothes that I bought two weeks earlier began 　　7　　 loose．This time my parents got scared．

　　　　8　　, I started sleeping less．My eyelids(眼皮)were constantly 　　9　　．

　　I refused to 　　10　　 that I was ill．I kept my job working 25 hours a week in a shop; I didn't 　　11　　 any classes．When I was hurting, I didn't mind and kept on going．　　12　　 it kills you, it makes you stronger, right?

　　But now I find myself thinking．Is it 　　13　　 it?I'm taking the classes and working for the newspaper because it does good 　　14　　 college applications．And I'm working 25 hours a week so that, once I get into my dream school, I can 　　15　　 it．

　　Here I am, already sick from the 　　16　　 of work I'm doing in and out of school．So, what good is a(n)　　17　　 application if I'm badly ill?What is the 　　18　　 of doing this work if I can't enjoy the results?

　　In fact, by writing my 　　19　　 I'm telling all the people who 　　20　　 much about the future to worry about it now．

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　　This little story I'm about to tell you happened when I was 11 years old, and I'll never forget it．

　　It was at my friend Jenny's house after 　　1　　 one day, and we were doing our homework．While I was there, a friend of Jenny's mom came over to 　　2　　．I didn't know her name or 　　3　　 what her face looked like．I just 　　4　　 her hands, her voice and the lesson I 　　5　　 from her．

　　I can't forget that she 　　6　　 her hands to introduce herself．It was so 　　7　　, I thought, rich fine skin; then I heard her saying,“Oh no, that is not 　　8　　 you shake hands．Let me teach you．”She didn't do that at all in a condescending(屈尊的)manner．　　9　　 that, I just remember her voice explaining the 　　10　　 of a good handshake of conveying(传达)a 　　11　　 sense of self-belief, of looking the other person in the eyes, and of making a warm 　　12　　．Hearing her friendly words, I first understand what being 　　13　　 meant．

　　I admired her for 　　14　　 time to teach me about one of the important things in life．I was grateful for her not talking down to me 　　15　　 I was 11 and didn't know much．I also felt somewhat admired by the way she 　　16　　 me．It felt good to be talked to as a(n)　　17　　, rather than as an 11-year-old child．I also 　　18　　 her telling me that if someone isn't aware of something you should show him or her the right direction; don't be afraid to 　　19　　 your knowledge．

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