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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 　　7　　 the previous day and were heading 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(香槟酒)．It really made my day and Thanksgiving week get off to such a wonderful start!

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　　“A robbery…”a voice came from the radio．John was driving home late last night from a trip, and now he was having trouble staying 　　1　　．He turned 　　2　　 the radio and tried to fix his attention on the 　　3　　, but his eyes kept on closing．

　　It was 　　4　　 that he noticed the hitchhiker(搭便车者)by the road．　　5　　 even thinking about what he was doing, he stopped the car．

　　“To Midrille?”“Get in．”The hitchhiker got in and immediately John was 　　6　　 that he had picked him up．The young man 　　7　　 a strange face and long hair．When John asked him questions about himself, he changed the 　　8　　．

　　John 　　9　　 the news．He began to sweat and his thoughts 　　10　　 nervously to all the money he was 　　11　　．

　　At the next small town he stopped his car and said,“I'm sorry．I'm so 　　12　　 that I can't drive you to Midrille．I think I'll find a 　　13　　 and spend the night．”

　　The young man slowly 　　14　　 into his pocket．“This is it!”thought John．At that 　　15　　 moment he considered shouting for help, but instead of a gun, the hitchhiker pulled out several 　　16　　．“Oh, no．I don't want your money．Just get out．Okay?”

　　The young man looked 　　17　　．He insisted on 　　18　　 John the money．John watched until his 　　19　　 had disappeared from sight, then stepped on the 　　20　　 and drove out of town．

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　　ON receiving my learner driver license a couple of months ago, I started driving lessons straight away．In New Zealand, the 　　1　　 driving age is 15．

　　However it wasn't 　　2　　 two days ago that Dad finally allowed me to drive on the motorway．Our 　　3　　 was Orewa, a seaside town about 60 kilometers away from my home in Auckland．That morning I 　　4　　 sure I had enough to drink and went to the toilet about three times 　　5　　 we left．I thought I was totally 　　6　　 for the journey, but nothing could have prepared me for my family's 　　7　　．“Relax!Don't hold the steering wheel(方向盘)so 　　8　　．The car is going zigzag(弯弯曲曲的),”called a nervous voice from the 　　9　　．“Speed up．70km/h isn't fast enough．You are holding up the traffic,”another voice ordered from the seat next to mine．

　　How 　　10　　!My parents were really starting to get on my nerves．To satisfy them I sped up and within a second, an angry voice began to yell again．“Stop!　　11　　!Are you crazy?”

　　Everything did not go fine until I pulled off the motorway and drove into the city, 　　12　　 the speed limit was only 50km/h．My family seemed relieved(放心的)and 　　13　　 telling me what to do．They all looked out of the windows and enjoyed the scenery．　　14　　, that silence didn't last very long．My mum suddenly cried out,“Look at those 　　15　　 above us．Aren't they lovely?”

　　How did she expect me to look up in the 　　16　　?As the driver I had to 　　17　　．Who knows what would have happened if I had taken my eyes off the 　　18　　?Four hours later we drove home．This time the journey was much 　　19　　 than before as everyone else 　　20　　 fast asleep．So, I just took my time and enjoyed the drive．

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　　Steve Morris was not a typical child．But when he was nine, his 　　1　　 to be typical was very strong．Of all the people Steve remembered, one woman, his primary-school teacher, Mrs Beneduci, 　　2　　 in his mind．Mrs Beneduci was a wise person．She realized that mere words to a kid 　　3　　 not carry much weight．So instead, with the secret aid of a little mouse, she found a 　　4　　 to show Steve his real talent．

　　One day Mrs Beneduci began her 　　5　　 with the question：who was Abraham Lincoln?Amy was required to answer it．She said in a 　　6　　 voice,“Uh…he, uh, had a beard．”The students burst into 　　7　　．“Steve?”said the teacher．Steve stood up and 　　8　　 confidently,“He was the 16^th President of the United States．”

　　　　9　　 with Steve's performance, the teacher then added that Abraham Lincoln had been President during the Civil War…Then she stopped, 　　10　　 she was listening to something．It sounded like a mouse．The little girls screamed．Some stood on their chairs．Mrs Beneduci tried to 　　11　　 the students down, and asked Steve to find the poor little creature．

　　Steve sat straight up in his chair and asked everybody to be 　　12　　．In the sudden stillness he raised his head, hesitated for a moment, and 　　13　　 to the wastebasket．“He's right over there!”said Steve 　　14　　“I can hear him!”

　　And so he was：a frightened little mouse that was 　　15　　 beneath the wastepaper, hoping to go 　　16　　．Nature gave him a remarkable pair of 　　17　　 to make up for his blindness．In the heart of small, sightless Steve a pride was born, and that pride is with him still．　　18　　 the incident, Mrs Beneduci would continue to 　　19　　 his talent, and she always reminded Steve of the little mouse．

　　A little mouse gave a small boy 　　20　　．Steve Morris is now a singer who is popular all over the world．

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　　Two teenagers who are lost at sea off the United States for six days were saved yesterday．

　　Driscoll, 15, and his best friend,18-year-old Josh Long, were found on Saturday about 11 km 　　1　　 Cape Fear in North Carolina．That was six days and more than 100 miles(161 km)from where they had 　　2　　 from Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, on April 24．

　　The boys had 　　3　　 a lot of water and were tired, but in pretty good 　　4　　．They set out 　　5　　 on a 4.3-metre sailboat on a 　　6　　 day when the National Weather Service had warned small boats to stay out of the water．They realized they were 　　7　　 almost immediately and tried to swim back to 　　8　　, 　　9　　 the boat along with them．

　　Within 　　10　　, they were far out at sea．

　　“We 　　11　　 our fishing equipment on the second day,”Driscoll said．“So we couldn't catch any fish．”

　　The boys' hopes faded 　　12　　 each day．They stood on their boat 　　13　　 they saw another boat, 　　14　　．One night they were woken up by 　　15　　 coming into the boat．A large ship was very close to them．

　　“　　16　　 was like some huge building in the water,”Driscoll said．

　　At one point, the boys thought they had gone across the Atlantic Ocean and were close to Africa．　　17　　, they were 179km north of their starting point．A coast guard boat set out to 　　18　　 them．

　　The boys got up and made some 　　19　　．This time, they were heard．

　　“What we have experienced is a completely surprising story of 　　20　　．That's going to be studied for years to come,”said Richard Goerling, Long's uncle．“I think the boys have a book to write．”

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　　The letter was a great disappointment to me．It was from Holy Cross, the only school I really wanted to 　　1　　．I scanned the page,“…．We had a great applicant pool this year．…We can't offer spaces to 　　2　　…and place you on our waiting list．”

　　“What does it say, honey?”my dad asked, his voice full of 　　3　　 for me．

　　“I didn't get in, but I'm on the waiting list．”

　　“Well, at least it isn't 　　4　　,”he said brightly．

　　“Yeah, but 　　5　　, I don't want to be on the waiting list; I want to be 　　6　　．No one gets in off the waiting list．It's a way of saying‘Thanks for 　　7　　’．”

　　“Then let's go out there and tell them so．”

　　“That sounds 　　8　　, dad．”I said sadly,“It doesn't work．”

　　Upset and annoyed, I 　　9　　 myself in my room．However, my father's advice kept 　　10　　 in my head．I thought about it for a few days, finally coming to the 　　11　　 that he was right．And the next day I seated myself across from Mr．Luis Soto, my admissions officer．

　　“What can I do for you, Nacie?”he asked pleasantly．

　　“Well, sir, I am here to tell you that I love this school and would love a 　　12　　 to be here．I just wanted to tell you how much going here would 　　13　　 to me－it is my only dream college－and that I would use my time here to the best 　　14　　．I wanted to let you know that if you gave me a chance and reconsidered my application, you wouldn't 　　15　　 it．”The words had poured out 　　16　　 I could stop them or check their desperate tone．

　　Mr．Soto looked me over for a minute before he smiled broadly．

　　“OK, that is the kind of thing we love to hear．Congratulations, you're in．”

　　It was so 　　17　　 and I asked,“I'm sorry?”

　　“We want people in the class who want to be here, who will 　　18　　 the best of this education．I'm glad you came to talk 　　19　　 to me．I'm happy to offer you a position in the Class of 2010．”

　　The whole experience taught me a lesson：if you truly want something, never, ever 　　20　　．

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　　As the train approached the seaside town where I was going to spend my holidays, I went into the corridor(走廊)to stretch my legs．I stayed there a short while, breathing in the fresh 　　1　　 air and exchanging a few words with one of the 　　2　　, whom I had met earlier on the station platform(站台)．

　　When I turned to get back to my seat, I happened to 　　3　　 into the compartment(列车车厢的隔间)next to mine．　　4　　 there was a man who many years before had been my neighbor．He was a great 　　5　　．I remembered it used to take 　　6　　 to get away from him once he began a conversation．I was not at all 　　7　　 when he went to live in another part of London．We had not met since then, nor did I wish to meet him now, when my 　　8　　 was about to begin．

　　Luckily at that 　　9　　 he was much too busy talking to the man opposite him to see me．

　　I slipped back into my compartment, 　　10　　 my two suitcases and carried them to the far end of the corridor so as to be 　　11　　 to get off the train as soon as it stopped．The moment the train came to a pause, I called a 　　12　　, who in no time at all had carried my luggage out of the 　　13　　 and found me a taxi．As I drove towards my small hotel on the outskirts(市郊)of the town, I breathed a deep sigh of relief at my narrow 　　14　　．There was little chance that I should 　　15　　 into my boring ex-neighbor again．

　　When I reached the hotel, I went straight to my room and rested there 　　16　　 it was time for dinner．Then I went down to the lounge(休息室)and ordered a 　　17　　．I had hardly raised the glass to my lips when a 　　18　　 voice greeted me．I had not escaped from my tiresome neighbor after all!He grasped me warmly by the hand and 　　19　　 that we should share a table in the room,“This is a pleasant 　　20　　,”he said,“I never expected to see you again after all these years．”

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　　Recently I overheard a mother and daughter in their last moments together at the airport．They had announced the 　　1　　．Standing near the security gate, they 　　2　　 and the mother said“I love you and I wish you enough．”The daughter replied,“Mom, our life together has been 　　3　　 enough．Your love is all I 　　4　　 needed．I wish you enough, too, Mom．”They kissed and the daughter left．The mother walked 　　5　　 to the window where I was seated．Standing there I could 　　6　　 she wanted and needed to cry．I tried not to intrude(侵犯)on her 　　7　　 but she welcomed me in by asking“Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be 　　8　　?”

　　“Yes, I have．”I replied．“Forgive me for asking 　　9　　 why is this a forever good-bye?”“I am old and she lives so far away．I have challenges ahead and the 　　10　　 is－the next trip back will be for my 　　11　　．”She said．

　　“When you were saying good-bye, I heard you say‘I wish you enough’．May I ask what that means?”she began to smile．“That's a wish that has been handed down from other 　　12　　．My parents used to say it to everyone”．She 　　13　　 a moment and looked up as if trying to remember 　　14　　 in detail and she smiled even more．“When we said‘I wish you enough’we were wanting the other person to have a life filled with just enough good things to 　　15　　 their life”．

　　Then turning toward me she 　　16　　 the following as if she were reciting it from memory．

　　I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright．I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more．I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive．I wish you enough pain 　　17　　 the smallest joys in life appear much 　　18　　．I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting．I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess．I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final 　　19　　．

　　She then began to cry and walked away．They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them, but then an entire life to 　　20　　 them．

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　　When my children were small, the toughest part of the day was getting to work．There were diapers(尿布), formula(奶粉), 　　1　　 of clothes to worry about for the children．There was their breakfast, and I must 　　2　　 they were clean and ready for the day．It was pretty chaotic(混乱的)．I have always been one to 　　3　　 more about making sure everyone else had what they needed than to take care of myself．　　4　　, I had my clothing and my packed lunch set out so that I could quickly get ready and then turn my 　　5　　 back to getting the children ready．

　　I tried to keep my 　　6　　 pretty easy in the morning．There just wasn't time, but that was OK as long as I kept moving．I would manage a 　　7　　 look at myself in the full-length mirror just before I 　　8　　 out the door．

　　Once a week we had management team 　　9　　 and it was important to be there on time and to appear relaxed and 　　10　　．We would go around the conference table, each 　　11　　 on successes and areas of concern．When it came around to my 　　12　　, all eyes would be on me as I had my chance to brag(自夸)on my programs and increasing 　　13　　．

　　I thought I was pretty 　　14　　 at playing the role of the cool, calm, collected program manager　　15　　 one week I arrived at one of these management team meetings and as the 　　16　　 went around the table, getting to me．There were 　　17　　 looks on the faces of the others looking at me．I started to feel a little 　　18　　 as that“what's going on?”　　19　　 grew more intense．My closest colleague started doing this strange nodding thing in my direction．It was then that I 　　20　　 that I had my dress on inside-out．

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　　It's no secret that many children would be healthier and happier with adoptive parents than with the parents that nature dealt them．That's especially 　　1　　 of children who remain in homes where they're badly treated 　　2　　 the law blindly favors biological parents．It's also true of children who 　　3　　 for years in foster(寄养)homes because of parents who can't or won't care for them but 　　4　　 to give up custody(监护)rights．

　　Fourteen-year-old Kimberly Mays 　　5　　 neither description, but her recent court victory could 　　6　　 help children who do．Kimberly has been the 　　7　　 of an angry custody battle between the man who raised her and her biological parents, with whom she has never lived．A Florida judge 　　8　　 that the teenager can remain with the only father she's ever known and that her biological parents have“no legal 　　9　　”on her．

　　Shortly after 　　10　　 in December 1978, Kimberly Mays and another baby were mistakenly switched and sent home with the 　　11　　 parents．Kimberly's biological parents, Ernest and Regina Twigg, received a child who died of a heart disease in 1988．Medical tests 　　12　　 that the child wasn't the Twiggs' own daughter, but Kim only was, thus leading to a custody 　　13　　 with Robert Mays．In 1989, the two families 　　14　　 that Mr．Mays would maintain custody with the Twiggs getting 　　15　　 rights．Those rights were ended when Mr．Mays decided that Kimberly was being 　　16　　．

　　The decision to 　　17　　 Kimberly with Mr．Mays caused heated discussion．But the judge made clear that Kimberly did have the right to sue(起诉)　　18　　 her own behalf．Thus he made it clear that she was 　　19　　 just a personal possession of her parents．Biological parentage does not mean an absolute ownership that cancels(取消)all the 　　20　　 of children．