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　　When 1 was growing up, I had an old neighbor Dr．Gibbs, a good doctor．When Dr．Gibbs wasn't 　　1　　 lives, he was planting trees．His house covered an area of ten acres, and his life's 　　2　　 was to make it a forest．

　　The good doctor had some interesting theories 　　3　　 plant care and growth．He never watered his new trees．which went against conventional 　　4　　 Once I asked why．He said that watering plants 　　5　　 them so that their later generation would grow weaker and weaker．So you had to make things 　　6　　 for them and weeded out the 　　7　　 trees early on．He talked about how watering trees made for shallow roots, and how trees that weren' watered had to grow deep roots in 　　8　　 L of moisture(水分)．I thought he meant that deep roots were to be 　　9　　．

　　so he 　　10　　 watered his trees．He planted an oak(橡树)and,instead of 　　11　　 it every morning．he beat it with a rolled-up newspaper．I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree's 　　12　　．

　　Dr．Gibbs 　　13　　 a couple of years after I left home．Every now and again, 1 walked by his house and looked at the trees that he had planted when he was alive．They're extremely tall and big 　　14　　 they have deep roots now．However, the trees in my garden 　　15　　 in a cold wind although I had watered them for several years．

　　It seems that suffering 　　16　　 these trees in ways comfort and ease never could．I stood there deep in 　　17　　．

　　Every night before I go to bed．I check on my two sons．Mostly I pray that their lives will be 　　18　　．But I think that it's time to 　　19　　 my prayer because·now I know my children are going to 　　20　　 hardship．

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　　I am a teacher．Last Monday, at the beginning of class, I 　　1　　 asked my students how their weekend had been．A boy said that his weekend had not been so good．The boy then asked me 　　2　　 I always seemed to be so cheerful．

　　His question 　　3　　 me of something I'd read somewhere before, “Every morning when you 　　4　　 up, you have a 　　5　　 about how you want to face life that day．” I smiled and said to myself, “I choose to be cheerful．”

　　“Let me give you a(n)　　6　　,” I said．“In addition to teaching here, I also teach in another college, 17 miles down the freeway from where I live．A few weeks ago, I 　　7　　 those 17 miles to the school．I only had to 　　8　　 another quarter mile to reach the school, but then my car 　　9　　．I tried to start it again, but the engine wouldn't start．So I took my 　　10　　 and walked to school．”

　　“As soon as I got there, I called the garage and arranged for a tow truck(拖车)to meet me at my car 　　11　　 class．The headmaster asked me what had happened．“This is my 　　12　　 day,” I replied cheerfully．“Your car is broken and today is your lucky day?” she was 　　13　　．“What do you mean?” “I live 17 miles from here,” I replied．“My car could have broken down 　　14　　 along the freeway, but it didn't．　　15　　, it broke down in the perfect place：off the freeway and 　　16　　 walking distance from here．I'm still able to teach my class, and able to arrange for a tow truck to meet me．” The headmaster's eyes were 　　17　　 open and then she smiled．

　　I 　　18　　 the faces in my class．Although it was the early hour, no one seemed to be 　　19　　．My story had 　　20　　 them, or maybe it wasn't the story at all．

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　　One day, when I was in high school, I saw a kid named Kyle from my class walking home from school with all his books, I thought to myself, “　　1　　 would anyone bring home all his books for the weekend?He must really be 　　2　　．”As I was walking, I saw several kids running toward him．They ran at him, 　　3　　 all his books out of his arms and he fell down in the dirt, His glasses went flying and 　　4　　 in the grass．

　　My 　　5　　 went out to him．So, I ran over to him．　　6　　 I handed him his glasses, he looked at me and said, “Hey, thanks!” I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he 　　7　　．As it turned out, he lived near me．We talked all the way home．Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends．

　　Kyle was the 　　8　　 student of our class, one of those guys that really found themselves during high school．Therefore he had the 　　9　　 to prepare a 　　10　　 speech．On the graduation day, I could see that he was 　　11　　．So, I patted him on the back and said, “Hey, big guy, you'll be 　　12　　!” He looked at me and smiled．

　　He cleared his throat, and began．“Graduation is a time to 　　13　　 those who helped you make it through those 　　14　　 years．Your parents, your teachers… but mostly your friends, I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best 　　15　　 you can give him．”

　　I just looked at my friend with 　　16　　 as he told the story of the first day we met．He had planned to 　　17　　 himself over the weekend and was carrying his books home．“Thankfully, nothing happened．My friend 　　18　　 me from doing the stupid thing．”

　　Not until that moment did I realize that you should never underestimate(低估)the 　　19　　 of your actions．With one small gesture you can 　　20　　 a person's life．For better or for worse．

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　　One day, King Parveez and Queen Shireen were in their palace when a fisherman who was selling beautiful fish was brought in．King Parveez decided to 　　1　　 a fish and gave him 4,000 pounds for it

　　The fisherman thanked Parveez and 　　2　　．Shireen was so angry that she scolded the king for paying so much and 　　3　　 that the fisherman should be brought back．

　　“We'll ask him about the fish's 　　4　　,” she said to the king．”If he 　　5　　 it is female, we'll say we wanted a male fish and if his 　　6　　 is that it is male, we'll say we wanted a female fish!　　7　　 way, we'll be able to have our money back．”

　　The king had no choice, so the fisherman was 　　8　　．When hearing the hard question, he replied,”This fish is 　　9　　, so it's neither male nor female．”

　　Parveez was so 　　10　　 by the fisherman's cleverness that he paid him anther 4,000 pounds．The fisherman 　　11　　 him again but as he was about to leave, one of the 　　12　　 fell onto the floor．He 　　13　　 bent down to look for it．Shireen was already 　　14　　 and shouted, “Look, how greedy he is!”

　　The fisherman heard this 　　15　　 and said, ”I search for it because it has the 　　16　　 of generous King Parveez on it．I wouldn't allow anyone to tread(践踏)on it．”

　　Parveez was so 　　17　　 with this response that he immediately gave another 4,000 pounds to the fisherman．When Shireen 　　18　　 all this, she thought it was better to hold her 　　19　　 and let the fisherman go with the 12,000 pounds 　　20　　 the king decided to increase the amount again．

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　　I was in the kitchen making lunch when I saw my six-year-old son, Billy, walking toward the woods．I could only see his back．He 　　1　　 to be walking with a great effort, trying to be as 　　2　　 as possible．

　　A few minutes after he disappeared into the 　　3　　, he came running toward the house again．I went back to making sandwiches, 　　4　　 that whatever task he had been doing was completed．Moments later, 　　5　　, he was once again walking slowly toward the woods．

　　　　6　　 curiosity, I walked out and followed him on his journey．He was 　　7　　 both hands in front of him as he walked, being 　　8　　 not to spill the water he held in them．I secretly walked 　　9　　 behind him as he went into the woods and I saw the most amazing 　　10　　．

　　Several large deer loomed in front of him．Billy walked right up to them．I almost 　　11　　 at him to get away．A huge male deer with elaborate(精美的)antlers was 　　12　　 close．But they didn’t even move as Billy 　　13　　．And I saw a small deer lying on the ground, obviously suffering from 　　14　　 and extreme heat, lift its head 　　15　　 to drink the water cupped in my beautiful boy’s hands．

　　It was on this day that I learned the true lesson of 　　16　　．You know, we hadn’t had any rain for three months and our crops were 　　17　　．As the tears that rolled down my face began to hit the ground, they were suddenly 　　18　　 by other drops．I looked up at the sky．It was 　　19　　 God was moved to weep．The rain came that day and saved our farm, just like the 　　20　　 of one little boy who saved another．

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　　Nancy had just got a secretary's job in a big company to work in the sales department．Monday was the first day that she went to work, so she was very 　　1　　．She got up very early and arrived at the 　　2　　 at twenty to twenty to eight．She 　　3　　 the door open and found nobody there．"I'm the 　　4　　 to arrive．" She thought and came to her desk．She was surprised to 　　5　　 a large bunch of flowers on it．They were fresh．She 　　6　　 the flowers from the desk and smelled them．

　　Oh, how lovely!"" Nancy 　　7　　 joyfully．She then looked round for a 　　8　　 to put them in．Somebody has sent me flowers the 　　9　　 first day?'" She thought happily．" Butwho could it be?" She began to wonder．The day passed very 　　10　　 and Nancy did everything with great interest and 　　11　　．For the following days of the week, the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the flowers．And then she 　　12　　 herself in her work．Then came another Monday．When she came near her desk she was overjoyed to see a(an)　　13　　 bunch of flowers there．She quickly put them in the vase, replacing the old ones．

　　The same thing happened again the next Monday, Nancy felt it 　　14　　 and this time she began to think of ways to find out the 　　15　　．

　　One Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to 　　16　　 a plan to the general manager's office．She had to stay for a while at his secretary's desk waiting for his 　　17　　．She happened to see on the desk a big note book on which were 　　18　　 "Records of Manager' meetings", and glanced at the 　　19　　 pages．Suddenly her eyes fell on these words;" in order to keep the secretaries 　　20　　 the company has decided that every Monday morning a bunch of fresh Cowers should be sent to each secretary's desk．" Later, she was told that their general manager was a business management psychologist．

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　　Perhaps some people in the world ever write to Big Ben．They even 　　1　　 birthday presents．In fact, Big Ben is not a 　　2　　．It's a clock!

　　Big Ben is the great clock 　　3　　 up in a tower of the Parliament(议会)building．This is the building in London 　4　　 laws are made．The people of London like to see Big Ben's four friendly faces．They like to hear the chimes(钟声)　　5　　 15 minutes．They like to hear the bell 　　6　　 the hours．Bong! Bong! Bong!

　　Big Ben's story started in 1834．In that year the old Parliament building burned 　　7　　．Its clock tower crashed to the ground．There 　　8　　 to be a new building and a new clock．

　　Plans were made．They 　　9　　 it “King of Clocks, the biggest and best in the world”．So the clock had to be big．And it had to 　　10　　 very good time．

　　In two years the big clock was made．Five more years went by 　　11　　 the clock tower was finished．Then the four 　　12　　 for the chimes(击钟装置)were brought into the tower．And at last the giant hour bell was put in 　　13　　．It 　　14　　 out for the first time on July 11,1859．

　　This great bell had to have a name．A meeting of Parliament was called to pick 　　15　　．“This clock is the King of Clocks,” one man said．“Let's call the bell Queen of Bells．”

　　“Then why not Victoria?” said 　　16　　．The talk about names went 　　1　　．Then Benjamin Hall got up to speak．He was a big man that others liked．By this time they were all 　　18　　．Someone shouted, “Why not call it Big Ben and be done 　　19　　 it?

　　Everybody laughed, and the meeting 　　20　　．But from then on, Big Ben was not just the bell but the whole clock．

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　　Reading letters is the happiest moment for singer Cong Fei, who now has to stay in bed．These letters, in which they call him “Dad”, are from the children he has 　　1　　．

　　The 36-year-old singer has spent nearly all his 　　2　　 in paying the tuition fees of 178 children 　　3　　 the past 11 years．

　　He was diagnosed(诊断)with cancer in May, 2006．One of the 　　4　　 things he requested after being diagnosed was that friends and family 　　5　　 to fund the 100 students he has started to put through 　　6　　．

　　“　　7　　 they can't keep on studying, what they can expect is a(n)　　8　　 future．You must find 　　9　　 to let them continue their education,” Cong said．

　　Cong's first 　　10　　 began at a charity(慈善)performance for children in Southwest China's Chongqing in 1994．When donating all 2,400 yuan he had on him, Cong was 　　11　　 to learn that the money could help 20 children complete two years'education and realized how 　　12　　 the donation was to the children．

　　From then on, he 　　13　　 took part in more than 20 charity performances in poverty-stricken(非常贫穷的)areas in Guizhou, Hunan and Sichuan provinces．

“When the children saw Cong Fei, they were so 　　14　　 that they hugged him, calling him 　　15　　．At that 　　16　　, I could fully understand the 　　17　　 of my husband's devotion,” said his wife Xing Dan．

　　Extensive media reports on Cong's story have placed him 　　18　　 in the focus in the past two months．Li Hongzhong, Party secretary of Shenzhen, visited him in June and 　　19　　 him to fight the disease so that he could, as his name suggests, “　　20　　 again．”

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　　Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to get a seat by myself．Just then, an airline hostess 　　1　　 me and asked, “Would you mind changing your seat? A couple would like to sit together．” The only other 　　2　　 seat was next to a woman 　　3　　 both arms in casts(石膏), a black-and-blue face, and a depressed emotion．“　　4　　 am I going to sit there” was my immediate thought．　　5　　 then a deeper, quieter voice spoke, “Opportunity．” Finally I took my new seat and discovered that Kathy had been in an auto accident, and she was on her way for 　　6　　．

　　When the snack of nuts and juice arrived, 　　7　　 did not take me long to realize that Kathy would not be able to 　　8　　 herself．I considered offering to feed her but 　　9　　, as it seemed too close and familiar a service to offer to a stranger．But then I decided that Kathy’s need was more important than my 　　10　　．I offered to help her eat, and although she too was uncomfortable about 　　11　　 it, she did．The experience was pleasant, and she and I 　　12　　 close in a short period of time．　　13　　 the end of the five-hour trip, my heart was fully 　　14　　, and the time was 　　15　　 better spent than if I had just sat by myself．

　　I was very glad I had reached beyond my comfort zone to sit next to Kathy and feed her．　　16　　 sometimes flows beyond human borders and dissolves the fears 　　17　　 keep us separate．When we stretch to serve another, we grow to live in a larger, more 　　18　　 world．

　　Help me move 　　19　　 the small self so I can connect with the hearts of others．

　　When I give love to another, I 　　20　　 my own soul．