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　　I am a mother of three and have recently completed my college degree．My teacher’s last 　　1　　 of the term was called “ Smile”．I am a very friendly person and always 　　2　　 at everyone．So I thought this would be very 　　3　　．

　　Soon after we were given the project, my 　　4　　 went out to McDonald’s．We were waiting to be 　　5　　, when all of a sudden everyone around us began to 　　6　　, and even my husband did．There standing behind me were two homeless men 　　7　　．

　　As I looked down at the short gentleman with 　　8　　 eyes, he said, “Good day．” The second man stood behind his friend．I 　　9　　 the second man was mentally challenged(智障)and the blue-eyed gentleman was his helper．

　　The young 　　10　　 at the counter asked him what they wanted．

　　He said, “Coffee is all, Miss．” Because that was all they could 　　11　　．

　　I smiled and asked the young lady to give me two more breakfast meals on a 　　12　　 tray(托盘)．I then said to the men, “ I did not do this for you．God is here 　　13　　 through me to give you hope．”

　　When I joined my husband, he smiled at me, saying, “That is 　　14　　 God gave you to me, Honey, to give me hope．”

　　I returned to 　　15　　 with this story in hand．I 　　16　　 “my project” and the teacher read it．Then she looked up at me and said, “Can I 　　17　　 this with the class?”

I slowly 　　18　　 and she began to read and that was when I knew that we, as human beings, share this to help people and to be 　　19　　．

　　In my own way I had 　　20　　 the people at McDonald’s, my husband, sons, teacher, and every person that shared the classroom on the last night I spent as a college student．

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　　Are you carrying too much on your back at school? Lots of kids at the same age as you are．Not only are students in China 　　1　　 from this problem, but kids in the United States are 　　2　　 fed up with heavy school bags．

　　Experts are starting to 　　3　　 that more and more young students are having back and neck problems as a result of school bags 　　4　　 too heavy for them．“It’s hard for me to get up the 　　5　　 with my bag because it’s so heavy,” said Rich Hammond, 　　6　　 11-year-old student in the US．Rich is among the students who have 　　7　　 backpacks with two straps(带子)to carry them, 　　8　　 a number of other students choose rolling backpacks．But even with rolling backpacks, 　　9　　 up stairs and buses with them is 　　10　　 a problem for kids．Many of them have hurt their knees, backs or necks because of heavy school bags．

　　But how much is too 　　11　　? Experts say students should carry 　　12　　 more than 10 to 15 percent of their own body weight．Scott Bautch, a Wisconsin 　　13　　 doctor, said kids under 4th grade should 　　14　　 with 10 percent．But it’s also important that older kids don’t go 　　15　　 15 percent, because their bones are still growing．Bautch explained that there are other injuries caused by backpacks．“Kids are 　　16　　 their balance and falling down with these backpacks,” he said．

　　Parents and teachers are starting to tell the kids to only take 　　17　　 library books they will be reading that night．Some teachers are using worksheets or 　　18　　 workbooks for students to take home．One of the best answers is, as some 　　19　　 themselves suggested, to have no homework 　　20　　!

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　　Twelve years ago yesterday, my mother gave birth to the most beautiful girl．　　1　　, we were later given the 　　2　　 that this little girl, who was three and a half months old, would only have 14 days on the earth．It’s hard to understand what kind of 　　3　　 you have when you find out that you’re 　　4　　 something that you don’t even know．

　　As time went on, the number of days kept growing, which gave us 　　5　　．When the doctors said that we could take her home, that was 　　6　　 reality hit．We had no 　　7　　．

　　I am from a small town with 　　8　　 hospitals, but when you don’t have money, you just don’t have it．My mother tried for days to get the money, but nothing 　　9　　 each time．A caseworker(社会工作者)was even doing her best．It’s 　　10　　 that it almost felt as if we had to 　　11　　 a baby from the hospital．

　　One day the caseworker walked into her boss’s office to 　　12　　 again．As she walked out, 　　13　　 down yet again, out of nowhere a man walked up to her．He 　　14　　 her a handful of money and said, “Please give this to the lady in 　　15　　, so she can take her daughter home．” She looked down at her hand with tears in her eyes．As she looked back up to thank him, he was 　　16　　．They searched all over that hospital and he was no where to be 　　17　　．

　　Thanks to the guy that I will 　　18　　 know, we could take home that 　　19　　 baby girl that was only given 14 days to live, and celebrated her 12^th birthday yesterday．I am grateful to this man and feel that his act of 　　20　　 should be shared with everyone．

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　　It’s a typical Snoopy card：cheerful message, bright colors, though a little yellow and faded now．Although I’ve received fancier, more expensive cards over the years, this is the only one I’ve 　　1　　．One summer, it spoke volumes to me．

　　I received it 　　2　　 the first June I faced as a widow to raise two teenager daughters alone．In all the emotional confusion of this sudden single 　　3　　, I even had difficulty in the simplest housework：leaky taps, oil changes, even barbecues．Those had always been my husband’s 　　4　　．I was embarrassed every time I 　　5　　 my thumb with a hammer．My uncertain attempts only 　　6　　 the fear inside me：How could I be both a father and mother to my girls? Clearly, I 　　7　　 the tools and skills．

　　That morning, my girls pushed me into the living room to see something．(I prayed it wasn’t 　　8　　 repair job．)The ‘something’ turned out to be an 　　9　　 and several wrapped things on the carpet．My 　　10　　 must have been plain as I stared from the colorful packages to my daughters’ 　　11　　 faces．

　　‘Go ahead! Open them!’ they urged．As I 　　12　　 the packages, I discovered a small barbecue grill(烤架)and all the necessary 　　13　　 including a green kitchen glove．

　　‘But why?’ I asked．

　　‘Happy Father’s Day!’ they shouted together．

　　‘Moms don’t get presents on Father’s Day,’ I said．

　　‘You forgot to open the 　　14　　,’ Jane reminded．I pulled it from the envelope．There sat Snoopy, merrily wishing me a Happy Father’s Day．‘Because,’ the girls said, ‘you’ve been a father and mother to us, why shouldn’t you be 　　15　　 on Father’s Day?’

　　As I fought back tears, I realized they were 　　16　　．I wanted to be a ‘professional’ dad, who had the latest tools．The girls 　　17　　 wanted a parent they could count on to be there, day after day, 　　18　　 repeatedly the tasks of basic care and love．

　　The girls are grown now, 　　19　　 they still send me Father’s Day cards, but none of those cards means as much to me as that first one．Its simple message told me being a great parent didn’t require any special 　　20　　 at all－just a willing worker．

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　　For long, a little boy was wondering why his deskmate could rank 1^st in the class whenever he wanted to, while he himself failed to：he only ranked 21^st．

　　At home, he asked his Mom, “Mom, am I more 　　1　　 than others? I feel I am obedient and as careful as him, but 　　2　　 I always fall behind?” Hearing the words， Mom was aware that her son began to 　　3　　 the sense of self-respect, which was now being injured by the ranking system．　　4　　 at him, she went wordless, not knowing 　　5　　 to explain．

　　In another test, the son ranked 17^th, while his deskmate remained 1^st．Back home he 　　6　　 the same question．Mom really wanted to inform his son that 　　7　　 differs, which means that students ranking 1^st are supposed to be cleverer than normal ones．　　8　　, was this discouraging answer the one that her son was constantly 　　9　　 about? Thank goodness she did not open her mouth．

　　How to answer her son’s question? There were times when she felt an urge to say, “You are too lazy．You are not as hard-working as others…” but she stopped 　　10　　 imagining her son suffering from the pains of unsatisfied grades and rankings．She thought it 　　11　　 to put any additional burden on his son and was trying to find out a perfect answer．

　　Time passing swiftly, the son 　　12　　 primary school．Despite studying harder and better, he was still unable to keep up with his deskmate．To show her pride of him, Mom decided to 　　13　　 him to the sea．During the trip, she managed to give an answer．

　　Now, the son no longer worries about his 　　14　　, and there are no boring guys who would inquire his grades in primary school, because, 　　15　　 the 1^st ranking, he is admitted to Tsinghua University．Back home in winter vacation, he was invited to 　　16　　 the students and parents in his high school, In the speech, he mentioned a valuable experience in his childhood, “…When my mother and I were lying on the 　　17　　, she pointed to the front and said, “Do you see the seabirds struggling for food over there? When the waves come near, little birds can rise 　　18　　 while awkward seagulls would take more time to complete the process．However, have you noticed birds that finally fly 　1　9　　 the endless ocean are none other than the awkward seagulls?” The speech 　　20　　 many mothers present to tears, including his mother．

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　　William Franklin came to my class half a year ago．But from his first day here, he 　　1　　 himself in his own world and he never spoke to others．As his teacher, I tried to start a talk with him but 　　2　　．It seemed as if he just didn’t want to break his 　　3　　．

　　After the Thanksgiving holiday, we received the news of the 　　4　　 Christmas collection of money for the 　　5　　 in our school．“Christmas is a season of 　　6　　,” I told my students．“Some poor students in our school might not have a 　　7　　 holiday．By giving a little money, you will help 　　8　　 some toys, food and clothing for these needy students．We will 　　9　　 the collection tomorrow．”

　　The next morning, 　　10　　, I found out almost everyone had 　　11　　 this matter except Willard Franklin．He came up to my desk with his head down．　　12　　, he dropped two coins into the small box．“I don’t need milk for lunch,” he said in a 　　13　　 voice．

　　After school I couldn’t help sharing what had 　　14　　 in the morning with our headmaster．“I may be wrong, but I 　　15　　 Willard might be ready to become part of our class．” “I am 　　16　　 to hear that,” he nodded．“And I just received a list of the poor families in our school who most need 　　17　　．Here, take a look at it．”

　　As I sat down to 　　18　　, I found Willard Franklin was at the top of the list．At that moment, I felt I really 　　19　　 Willard for the first time：a cold face with a warm heart．From this 　　20　　, I also learnt that whether rich or poor, every child has a kind heart．

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　　William Franklin came to my class half a year ago．But from his first day here, he 　　1　　 himself in his own world and he never spoke to others．As his teacher, I tried to start a talk with him but 　　2　　．It seemed as if he just didn’t want to break his 　　3　　．

　　After the Thanksgiving holiday, we received the news of the 　　4　　 Christmas collection of money for the 　　5　　 in our school．“Christmas is a season of 　　6　　,” I told my students．“Some poor students in our school might not have a 　　7　　 holiday．By giving a little money, you will help 　　8　　 some toys, food and clothing for these needy students．We will 　　9　　 the collection tomorrow．”

　　The next morning, 　　10　　, I found out almost everyone had 　　11　　 this matter except Willard Franklin．He came up to my desk with his head down．　　12　　, he dropped two coins into the small box．“I don’t need milk for lunch,” he said in a 　　13　　 voice．

　　After school I couldn’t help sharing what had 　　14　　 in the morning with our headmaster．“I may be wrong, but I 　　15　　 Willard might be ready to become part of our class．” “ I am 　　16　　 to hear that,” he nodded．“And I just received a list of the poor families in our school who most need 　　17　　．Here, take a look at it．”

　　As I sat down to 　　18　　, I found Willard Franklin was at the top of the list．At that moment, I felt I really 　　19　　 Willard for the first time：a cold face with a warm heart．From this 　　20　　, I also learnt that whether rich or poor, every child has a kind heart．

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　　One afternoon I toured an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting．I was looking forward to a quiet 　　1　　 of the splendid artwork．

　　A young 　　2　　 viewing the paintings ahead of me 　　3　　 nonstop between themselves．I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking．I admired the man’s 　　4　　 for putting up with her 　　5　　 stream of words．　　6　　 by their noise, I moved on．

　　I met them several times as I moved 　　7　　 the various rooms of art．Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away 　　8　　．

　　I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a 　　9　　 when the couple approached the 　　10　　．Before they left, the man 　　11　　 into his pocket and pulled out a white object．He 　　12　　 it into a long stick and then 　　13　　 his way into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket．

　　“He’s a 　　14　　 man,” the clerk at the counter said．“Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age．During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn’t change．So, as before, he and his wife come in 　　15　　 there is a new art show．”

　　“But what does he get out of the art?” I asked．“He can’t see．”

　　“Can’t see! You’re 　　16　　．He sees a lot．More than you and I do,” the clerk said．“His wife 　　17　　 each painting so he can see it in his head．”

　　I learned something about patience, 　　18　　 and love that day．I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without 　　19　　 and the courage of a husband who would not 　　20　　 blindness to change his life．And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, their arms intertwined．

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　　It was a cold winter’s night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work．I was tired and had a slight 　　1　　．

　　I worked in a 　　2　　 doctor’s office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run 　　3　　 than usual．It seemed I was going to be late 　　4　　 home and my husband, being the 　　5　　 person, would be ready to pronounce me late once again．Maybe 　　6　　 I hurried, I could still make it home．

　　I was heading inside to 　　7　　 for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter．I heard them asking for 　　8　　 to the local hospital．It was the same hospital that I had just 　　9　　 a few minutes ago．

　　The young man at the counter was trying to be 　　10　　 in explaining how to get there, with two other people making 　　11　　．One of them was 　　12　　 trying to give them a whole different route back．It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, “Would you like to follow me to the 　　13　　?”

　　A look of 　　14　　 crossed the woman’s face．

　　“I’ m going right by there,” I said, which wasn’t a(an)　　15　　 since I had just made up my mind to do 　　16　　 that．

　　I got in my car and began the journey back．I was trying to watch to be sure they were right 　　17　　 me．It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to 　　18　　．I felt better than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone．

　　Later, as I arrived home, my husband 　　19　　, “So you aren’ t ever late any more．”

　　I said, “Sometimes it’s 　　20　　 to be late．”

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　　When I was about 13, my father would take me on short outings on Saturdays．On the way home, Dad 　　1　　 stopped at the Dairy Queen for 10-cent ice creams．I couldn’t 　　2　　 it, but I could pray from the 　　3　　 we started heading home to that corner where we would either go straight for the ice cream or 　　4　　 and go home empty-handed．That corner 　　5　　 either mouth-watering excitement or 　　6　　．

　　On one special day, we were heading home, and again I was praying for the 　　7　　 sound of his offer．It 　　8　　．“Would you like an ice cream today?” “That sounds great, Dad!” But then he said, “How would you like to 　　9　　 today?”

　　Twenty cents! My mind reeled(震惊)．I could afford it．I got a weekly allowance of 25 cents, plus some 　　10　　 for odd jobs(零活)．But 　　11　　 it was my money, ice cream wasn’t a good use of it．In a fit of 　　12　　, I said, “Well, in that case, I guess I’ll 　　13　　．”My father just said, “Okay, Son．”

　　But as we headed home, I realized how wrong I was and begged him to 　　14　　．But he just said, “That’s okay, we don’t really need one．” I felt 　　15　　 for my selfishness and ungratefulness．He didn’t mind, or 　　16　　 act disappointed．

　　I 　　17　　 that generosity(慷慨)goes two ways and gratefulness sometimes costs more than “thank you”．On that day gratefulness would have cost 20 cents and it would have been the 　　18　　 ice cream I’d ever had．

　　I’ll tell you one more thing．We 　　19　　 another trip the next week．As we 　　20　　 the corner, I said, “Dad, would you like an ice cream today? My treat．”

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