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　　Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to get a seat by myself．Just then, an air hostess approached me and asked,“Would you mind 　　1　　 your seat?A couple would like to sit together．”The only available seat was next to a girl with her arms in casts(石膏绷带), a black-and-blue face, and a sad expression．“Am I to sit there?　　2　　!”I thought immediately．But a soft voice spoke：“She needs help．”Finally I decided to move to that seat．The girl was named Kathy．She had been 　　3　　 in a car accident and now was on her way for treatment．

　　When the sack and juice arrived, it did not take me long to 　　4　　 that Kathy would not be able to feed herself．I considered 　　5　　 to feed her but hesitated, and it seemed too impolite to offer a service to a 　　6　　．But then I realized that Kathy's need was more important than my discomfort．I offered to help her eat．　　7　　 she was uncomfortable about accepting my help, she 　　8　　．We became closer and closer in a short period of time．By the end of the five-hour trip my heart cheered and the 　　9　　 was really better spent than if I had sat by myself．

　　I was very glad I had reached beyond my comfort zone to sit next to Kathy and 　　10　　 her．

　　Love sometimes flows beyond human borders and removes the fear that keep us 　　11　　．when we offer to serve another, we grow to live in a larger and more 　　12　　 world．

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　　During one of the toughest weeks of my life, I had the chance to experience surprising grace(善举)．

　　I was in my office, when a young man came by．He was obviously very 　　1　　 and close to tears．He was an older student and always appeared like a tough guy, 　　2　　 showing emotion．

　　He had told me 　　3　　 that he was dealing with some difficult　　4　　problems．He was a caregiver for his sister who was ill．This day he came in, sat down and just sobbed(抽泣)．I 　　5　　 while he told me how he had been up all night in the hospital with his sister and that was why he couldn't take my exam that morning．I told him not to 　　6　　 it at all．He was clearly in no shape for an exam．I told him to go home and 　　7　　．I reassured(使放心)him that I would do everything I could to help him get through the class．

　　I just sat there while he sobbed．“I think she might die,”he gasped(喘着气说)．“What am I going to do?”It was clear to me that he had never 　　8　　 this fear out loud to anyone．I just sat there, fully focused on him and his 　　9　　, and tried to offer some soft words of 　　10　　．

　　After quite some time, he 　　11　　 himself．I reassured him again that it didn't matter to me when he took his exam and that I would help him through．Then he left．

　　Afterwards, I felt like his 　　12　　 was a blessing(为人带来幸福的事)．Being able to help him while I was in pain myself was the most valuable gift．

　　Life never gives more than we can handle．

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　　My neighbor's eight-year-old daughter used to live in the countryside, her native place．Recently her parents 　　1　　 her to town to live with them．Wild and uneducated, she would use 　　2　　 words when she was angry．Sometimes she went so far as to 　　3　　 on the ground, to the 　　4　　 of all people around．Her parents tried to 　　5　　 her by beating and kicking．However, she became more 　　6　　．Finally they became thoroughly 　　7　　 with her．

　　One day their next-door 　　8　　, a retired teacher, gave the girl a snow-white dress, which was very 　　9　　．It immediately caught the girl's 　　10　　 and made them shine brightly．

　　The girl put on the dress and became quite a 　　11　　 person．She no longer acted rudely or hit others．She 　　12　　 seldom rolled on the floor．She knew running wild was not 　　13　　 for her in a beautiful dress．Since then, the girl had been 　　14　　, neat, and lovely．

　　The story set me 　　15　　 a lot．Perhaps everyone has a beautiful dress 　　16　　 somewhere in his or her heart．Only some people are not aware of it, 　　17　　 it or take no notice of it．　　18　　 is a powerful force or weapon－that's something 　　19　　 by many of us．It can arouse fine qualities that humans are 　　20　　 with but have so far hidden somewhere．It has a soul-shaking influence that is indeed unmatched．

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　　Today I am known for my voice．But it 　　1　　 a long time to believe I could read well．When I was young I stuttered(结巴)　　2　　 badly that I was completely 　　3　　 to speak in public．

　　　　4　　, when I was 14, Professor Donald Crouch came to our school．He was a retired college professor．He held a book of poems 　　5　　 it were a diamond necklace．When he heard our school was 　　6　　 Shakespeare, he could no longer 　　7　　 not being a part of our school．

　　When he 　　8　　 that I not only loved poetry but was 　　9　　 it, we became closer．There was, however, one 　　10　　 between us－Professor Crouch could not stand the 　　11　　 that I refused to read my poems to the class．

　　“Jim, poetry is 　　12　　 to be read aloud,”he said．“You should be able to speak those beautiful words．”I shook my head and 　　13　　．

　　Then he tricked me．After handing in a poem, I waited for his 　　14　　．It didn't come．Instead, one day as the students gathered together, he said to me,“Jim, I don't think you wrote this．”I 　　15　　 him in disbelief．“Why”, I started,“of course I 　　16　　!”“Well, then,”he said,“you've got to prove it by getting up and reciting it 　　17　　 memory．”

　　With knees shaking, I walked up．For a moment I stood 　　18　　．Then I began, and kept going．I recited my poem all the way through!

　　Afterwards, Professor Crouch congratulated me, and 　　19　　 me to read other writers' poems before the public．

　　Before long, I discovered I did have a(n)　　20　　 and found my fellow students actually looked forward to hearing me recite．

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　　Sharon wrote this when she was 16 and in the 11th grade．Her goal is to become an international diplomat(外交官)and peace-maker．

　　It was my first day at school．I felt 　　1　　 and scared．I went to all my classes with no 　　2　　．It felt like no one 　　3　　．I listened anxiously to all the lessons and waited for lunch 　　4　　 at 1∶00．Then finally the bell rang．It was time to talk and have 　　5　　．

　　In the lunch line I met a new friend who wore a hijab(穆斯林妇女戴的面纱)on her head, and though I am 　　6　　．we got along fine, and I was so 　　7　　 when she said,“Sit-with us, at our table．”She pointed to the one next to the door．

　　So I 　　8　　, and took my tray and was 　　9　　 to walk with her across the floor, when suddenly I felt a jog．“Hey, I saw you on the bus,”said a tall girl in a long skirt．“I see your Jewish star necklace．You 　　10　　 sit with us．”

　　At that moment I looked around, and that's when I 　　11　　, to my surprise, the nations of the world, 　　12　　 themselves．That's what I saw through my own eyes．

　　The Spanish only sat with Spanish, the Hindus only with Hindus, the Russians always with the Russians, and 　　13　　 the Arabs with the Jews．

　　I saw the reason why 　　14　　 got started．Everyone 　　15　　 to their own kind．The 　　16　　 was just like a map of the world, where there should never have been so much separation among nations．But why was everyone so 　　17　　?

　　And so I turned 　　18　　 this girl, and went with the first, and there was no offence, I built a 　　19　　 between two worlds when I sat with those 　　20　　 from me．

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　　While Andrew was getting ready for work one Friday morning, he announced to his wife that he had finally decided to ask his boss for a salary raise．All day Andrew felt 　　1　　 as he thought about the upcoming showdown(摊牌)What if Mr．Larchmont 　　2　　 his request?Andrew had worked so hard in the last 18 months and 　　3　　 winning a contract which was difficult to get for Braer and Hopkins Advertising Agency．　　4　　, he should get a salary raise．

　　The thought of walking into Mr．Larchmont's office left Andrew weak 　　5　　 the knees．Late in the afternoon he was finally 　　6　　 enough to approach his superior．To his delight and 　　7　　, the ever-frugal(一惯节省的)Harvey Larchmont 　　8　　 to give Andrew a raise!

　　Andrew arrived home that evening－despite breaking all city and state speed limits－to a beautiful table 　　9　　 with their best china, and candles lit．His wife, Tina, had prepared a delicate meal including his favorite dishes．Immediately he 　　10　　 someone from the office had told her the news．

　　Next to his plate Andrew found a beautiful 　　11　　．It was from his wife．It read：“Congratulations, my love!I knew you'd get the raise!I prepared this dinner to show 　　12　　 how much I love you．I am so 　　13　　 of your accomplishments!”He read it and stopped to reflect on how sensitive and caring Tina was．

　　After dinner, Andrew was on his way to the kitchen to get dessert．when he noticed that a second card had 　　14　　 out of Tina's pocket onto the floor．He bent forward to pick it up．It read：“Don't 　　15　　 about not getting the raise!You do 　　16　　 one!You are a wonderful provider and I prepared this dinner to show you how much I love you 　　17　　 you did not get the increase．”

　　Suddenly tears welled in Andrew's eyes．Total 　　18　　!Tina's support for him was not 　　19　　 upon his success at work．

　　The fear of 　　20　　 is often softened and we can face almost any difficulty when we know someone loves us regardless of our success or failure．

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　　When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny's house, she wasn't nervous．She was certainly not afraid of the dark．　　1　　, it was only a 15-minute ride home．But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadn't been so 　　2　　．

　　As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly 　　3　　 cold－very cold．Alice's breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride．

　　With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move 　　4　　 that she didn't hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her．She stopped by the road．The big black car also 　　5　　．Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down．Alice held her breath．In the soft light inside the car, something 　　6　　．Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady．“Hello, dear,”said the old lady．“I need 　　7　　．I'm afraid I'm lost．I need to find the nearest airport．I must be there in the next five minutes．”

　　“Airport?You 　　8　　 are lost,”Alice said．“You need to go back five kilometers 　　9　　 you reach the T-junction．Turn left and 　　10　　 for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway．From there, just follow the 　　11　　 to the airport．But I'm afraid there's no 　　12　　 you'll get there in five minutes!”

　　“Thank you very much, dear,”replied the old lady．“Don't worry－I'll 　　13　　 in time．”

　　The 　　14　　 moved up and the car started off．A little way ahead, it 　　15　　 and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice．But then, something 　　16　　 happened．The car began changing．First, its color 　　17　　 from black to silvery-grey．Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward, 　　18　　 just above the ground．As the car 　　19　　 into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly．With a faint whistling 　　20　　, the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief…

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　　I became lame(瘸的)in both legs in my childhood．I can't stand 　　1　　 the support of two sticks．Only in my wheelchair can I“　　2　　”．I still remember the first day at 　　3　　．When I appeared at the door, 　　4　　 in the classroom stared at me in 　　5　　．My face turned 　　6　　．I couldn't help 　　7　　 back．It was the 　　8　　 and sympathy(同情)in their eyes that 　　9　　 me doing so．I went shyly towards an unoccupied seat．

　　Being lame, I didn't dare to 　　10　　 in front of my classmates．I was afraid that I might be 　　11　　 at．In those days I was very sad to see others walking 　　12　　．

　　One day, a few students came up to me and asked me to go outside．I was really 　　13　　．They encouraged me with a(n)　　14　　 smile and 　　15　　 me in my wheelchair from place to place．I was 　　16　　 to them for giving me a chance to see the 　　17　　 of our lovely school with my own eyes．

　　After that we often read, played and talked together．My friends are always 　　18　　 to help me．It made me 　　19　　 I am handicapped(残疾的)．

　　Once they asked me,“What is the most beautiful thing in our school?”Without hesitation(犹豫)I said,“It is the 　　20　　．”

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　　The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know a new classmate．I 　　1　　 to look around when a gentle hand 　　2　　 my shoulder．I turned around to find a wrinkled, little 　　3　　 lady looking up at me with a smile．

　　She said,“Hi．My name is Rose．I'm eighty-seven years old．Can I give you a hug?”I laughed and 　　4　　 responded,“Of course you may!”and she gave me a giant squeeze．

　　“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent 　　5　　?”I asked．“I always 　　6　　 having a college education and now I'm getting 　　7　　!”she told me．

　　Later, we became close friends．Every day we would leave class together and she 　　8　　 her wisdom and experience with me．Over the 　　9　　 of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she 　　10　　 made friends wherever she went．

　　At the 　　11　　 of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet(宴会)．I'll 　　12　　 forget what she taught us．When she was introduced,　frustrated and a little embarrassed, she cleared her 　　13　　 and said,“We do not stop playing because we are old; we 　　14　　 old because we stop playing．There are only two secrets to staying 　　15　　, being happy, and achieving success．You have to 　　16　　 and find humor every day．You've got to have a dream．When you 　　17　　 your dreams, you die．”

　　One week after graduation Rose died 　　18　　 in her sleep．Many college students attended her funeral in tribute to(悼念)the wonderful woman who taught 　　19　　 example that it's never too 　　20　　 to be all you can possibly be．

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　　Mother came from our home village．She stayed with us for ten days．When she was 　　1　　 to leave, she wanted to buy us something 　　2　　 a present．

　　“You've got 　　3　　,”she said,“but you seem to have got 　　4　　．The TV set is yours, but the people who walk back and forth in it are all 　　5　　, even murderers, corrupt officials and thieves come in and 　　6　　 it from time to time．”The radio cassette player is yours, but it's all others who 　　7　　 in it．The books on the shelf are yours, but they are all 　　8　　 by others．The fridge is yours, but all the year round it's 　　9　　 frost that comes from God knows where．　　10　　 they make your life easy and comfortable, 　　11　　 of them BELONGS to you in the real sense of the word．

　　　　12　　 the day she was to leave for home, she got up early in the morning and 　　13　　 back a pickle(泡菜)pot from the market．

　　“　　14　　 some pickle in it,”she said,“and have something 　　15　　 suits your own taste．”

　　Since then pickles of our own 　　16　　 had been added to our diet．When we had guests, we often had pickles 　　17　　 wine．Slightly intoxicated(excited greatly), everyone would say,“A country flavor, not bad, Not bad, a country flavor(特别的风味)”．

　　　　18　　 we had something to our own taste．When we looked at the 　　19　　, it was standing quietly at the corner．Amid the hustle and bustle of our 　　20　　 life and in the apartment of reinforced concrete, the pot stood there by itself, brewing an old and simple flavor．