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　　Not long ago, I had a hard week at work．　　1　　 just kept popping up(出现)everywhere and I was struggling to keep from 　　2　　 my cool．I felt like I was at the 　　3　　 point．

　　One day, I made a trip across town to the store．After I 　　4　　, I realized I had left my purse with credit cards at home．　　5　　, I had a small amount of cash in my pocket, so I 　　6　　 it, my coupons(优惠券)and went inside．The store was really 　　7　　, but I just found what I needed, waiting for the cashier(收银员)to check out my 　　8　　．I waited and waited, meanwhile my anger grew．I had a bad day and all I wanted to do was go home, but I was 　　9　　 in the line．

　　Finally, I got to the front, but the cashier didn’t 　　10　　 my coupons．I was upset because I had used 　　11　　 coupons there before．It didn’t 　　12　　 me．I would just pay in cash．Then the cashier said it was 10 dollars．SHOCK! I was a little 　　13　　．Now I was mad at myself for forgetting my purse and only taking a small amount of cash．Without a credit card or anything else, I 　　14　　 my things and started to go back out to my car, wondering to myself why everything had 　　15　　 for me．

　　Just as I was headed out, an employee 　　16　　 me and said a lady in the 　　17　　 had paid the difference for me and left．　　18　　 the amount she paid was small, the act was huge．A stranger, whom I had never met, completely changed my attitude with her 　　19　　．Maybe next time I see someone having a 　　20　　 day, I’ll do the same as her．After all, you never know whose day you might change．

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　　When I was a boy of twelve, something stopped me forever from putting any wild creatures in a cage．

　　We lived in a village．Every evening the mockingbirds(仿声鸟)would come and 　　1　　 in the trees and sing．No musical instruments can produce a more 　　2　　 sound than the songs of the mockingbird．

　　I decided to 　　3　　 a young bird and keep it in a cage so that I would have my own private 　　4　　．

　　Finally I managed to catch 　　5　　 and put it in a cage．At first, the bird moved wildly about in the cage, but at last it 　　6　　 in its new home．I felt very pleased 　　7　　 myself and looked forward to some beautiful 　　8　　 from my little musician．

　　On the second day, my new pet's 　　9　　 flew to the cage with something in her mouth．The baby bird 　　10　　 everything she brought to it．I was pleased to see this．　　11　　, the mother knew better than I about how to 　　12　　 her baby．

　　The following morning 　　13　　 I went to see how my bird was doing, I was shocked to find it on the floor of the cage, 　　14　　 I had taken good care of it, but 　　15　　 had happened?

　　Arthur Wayne, a famous scientist, happened to be visiting my father at the time．Hearing me crying over the death of my bird, he 　　16　　 what had happened．"A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it 　　17　　 food．She thinks it better for her young to 　　18　　 than to live in a cage．"

　　　　19　　 then I have never caught any living creature and put it in a cage．All living creatures have a 　　20　　 to live free．

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　　My classmates called me “the alien”, and they avoided me like the plague(瘟疫)．As a young boy, I 　　1　　 from a serious skin disease, which filled my arms with scars．The true 　　2 　　 of my condition, however, was social：I lived a life of loneliness．

　　Doctors predicted that I would never fully recover, but my parents encouraged me to hope for the future, teaching me that my difficulty could be overcome．I therefore took a/an 　　3　　 role in fighting against my disease, trying many medications and herbs, and my health 　　4　　 greatly before I graduated．I realized that my personal 　　5　　 had led to this improvement．I regained self-confidence and made many friends at school．

　　Years later, 　　6　　 my personal battle against disease, I learned a great deal about 　　7　　 by overcoming difficulties．

　　I joined the culture club as a special event director．I 　　8　　 a group of six students in organizing various activities．I was the most advanced ESL student among the group, so I considered myself the most capable．But I quickly learned my 　　9　　 while preparing for our first presentation．I was 　　10　　 with my team members and often rejected their 　　11　　．I performed most of their tasks myself, allowing them to 　　12　　 only with small details．As a result, the presentation was not very successful．The setback 　　13　　 me, and I spoke of it to the club’s director．She responded that she 　　14　　 my ability to succeed in the future．This comment filled me with 　　15　　, for I realized that I had never trusted my own team members．　　16　　 they were weak in English, they had many valuable talents．I immediately 　　17　　 my policy, allowing my team members to choose the tasks they desired and to complete them on their own．For our program, we had many meetings, which gave 　　18　　 to many good ideas．Most importantly, the atmosphere among us improved dramatically．We were 　　19　　 and eager to devote time to the program, and I learned what true leadership is．

　　My experiences 　　20　　 improved my ability to handle challenging situations．

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A Love Note To My Mom

　　When I was a little girl, I would often accompany you as you modeled for fashion photographers．It was years later that I finally understood what role modelling 　　1　　 in your life．Little did I know you were 　　2　　 every penny you earned to go to 　　3　　 school．

　　I cannot thank you enough for 　　4　　 you told me one autumn afternoon when I was nine．After finishing my homework, I went into the dining room where you were buried 　　5　　 piles of law books．I was 　　6　　．Why were you doing what I do－memorizing textbooks and studying for 　　7　　? When you said you were in law school, I was more puzzled．I didn't know．Moms could be lawyers too．You smiled and said, “In life, you can do anything you want to do．”

　　As young as I was, that statement kept 　　8　　 in my ears．I watched as you faced the 　　9　　 of completing your studies, starting companies with Dad, while still being a 　　10　　 and a Mom with five kids．I was exhausted just watching you in action．With your words of wisdom in my youthful mind, I suddenly felt unlimited freedom to dream．My whole world 　　11　　．I set out to live my life filled with 　　12　　, seeing endless possibilities for personal and professional achievements．

　　Your words became my motto．I constantly found myself in the unique position of being either the first(woman doctor in Maryland Rotary)or one of the few women(chief medical reporters)in my field．I gained strength every time I said , “Yes, I'll try that．”

　　Encouraged by your 　　13　　, I have forged ahead(毅然前行)with my life's journey, less afraid to make mistakes, and 　　14　　 meeting each challenge．You did it, and now I'm 　　15　　 it．So, get to run．So much to do, so many dreams to live．

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　　Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time．The moment was exciting．Salome's 　　1　　 filled the room and brought the theater to life．I was so 　　2　　 that I decided to write an article about her．

　　I 　　3　　 Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career．She 　　4　　 and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday．When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind．I 　　5　　 I was lying．I was not a writer at all and hadn't even written a grocery list．

　　I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday．I sat there 　　6　　, taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that 　　7　　 Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible．The 　　8　　 was almost unbearable．I struggled for days 　　9　　 draft after draft．Finally I put my manuscript(手稿)into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox．

　　It didn't take long．My manuscript 　　10　　．How stupid of me! I thought．How could I 　　11　　 in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn't 　　12　　 the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer．

　　Five years later, I was moving to California．While 　　13　　 my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope．This time I opened it and read the editor's letter in 　　14　　：

Ms Profit,

　　Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic．Yet we need some 　　15　　 materials．Please add those and return the article immediately．We would like to 　　16　　 your story soon．

　　Shocked, it took me a long time to 　　17　　．Fear of rejection cost me ly．I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine．More importantly, I lost years of 　　18　　 writing．Today, I have become a full－time writer．Looking back on this 　　19　　, I learned a very important lesson：You can't 　　20　　 to doubt yourself．

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　　Another person's enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved．That person was my stepmother．

　　I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia．My father 　　1　　 me to her with these words：“I would like you to meet the fellow who is 　　2　　 for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no 　　3　　 than tomorrow morning．”

　　My stepmother walked over to me, 　　4　　 my head slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye．Then she looked at my father and replied, “You are 　　5　　．This is not the worst boy at all, 　　6　　 the smartest one who hasn't yet found an outlet(释放的途径)for his enthusiasm．”

　　That statement began a(n)　　7　　 between us．No one had ever called me smart．My family and neighbors had built me up in my 　　8　　 as a bad boy．My stepmother changed all that．

　　She changed many things．She 　　9　　 my father to go to a dental(牙科)school, from which he graduated with honors．She moved our family into the county seat, where my father's career could be more 　　10　　 and my brother and I could be better 　　11　　．

　　When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand 　　12　　 and told me that she believed that I could become a writer．I knew her enthusiasm, I 　　13　　 it had already improved our lives．I accepted her 　　14　　 and began to write for local newspapers．I was doing the same kind of 　　15　　 that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life's work later．I wasn't the 　　16　　 beneficiary(受益者)．My father became the 　　17　　 man in town．My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president．

　　What power 　　18　　 has!When that power is released to support the certainty of one's purpose and is 　　19　　 strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible(不可抗拒的)force which poverty and temporary defeat can never 　　20　　．

　　You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it．This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm．

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　　One morning all the employees reached the office as usual．And on the wall they saw a big 　　1　　 on which it was written：Yesterday, the person who has been 　　2　　 your growth in this company passed 　　3　　．We invite you to join the funeral prepared in the 　　4　　．

　　In the beginning, they all got 　　5　　 for the death of one of their colleagues．　　6　　 after a while they started getting 　　7　　 to know who was the man that limited the growth of his colleagues and the company itself．

　　The 　　8　　 in the gym was such that security agents(保安)were 　　9　　 to control the crowd within the room．The more people reached the coffin, the more the excitement 　　10　　 up．Everyone whispered to each other：“ 　　11　　 on earth is this guy?”

　　One by one the excited employees got closer to the coffin, and when they 　　12　　 inside it, they 　　13　　 became speechless．They stood nearby the coffin, shocked and in 　　14　　, as if someone had 　　15　　 the deepest part of their soul．

　　There was a 　　16　　 inside the coffin; everyone who looked inside it could see himself, There was also a sign next to the mirror that 　　17　　：there is only one person who is 　　18　　 to set limits to your growth：IT IS 　　19　　! Your life doesn't change when everyone around you changes．Your life changes when YOU change, when you go beyond your limiting beliefs inside．Don't be afraid of 　　20　　; build yourself and your reality．It's the way you face life itself that makes the difference!

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　　Two friends visited the zoo together．The zoo was very large and it was 　　1　　 to go everywhere．They had to decide where and which animal to visit as their time was 　　2　　．So both of them agreed not to 　　3　　 after choosing a 　　4　　 at every fork(岔路口)．

　　A road sign at the first fork 　　5　　 one way to the lion quarters and the other to the tiger hill．They decided on the 　　6　　 after a 　　7　　 discussion because lions were “the king of the grassland”．The second showed a division(路口)going separately to the panda and peacock．They 　　8　　 panda as it was the nation's treasure and went its way．Thus they made choices all along the way and each choice meant 　　9　　 what they could regret．But they had to make it 　　10　　, for it brooked(容忍)no delay．If they hesitated they would miss 　　11　　．Only 　　12　　 decision could offer more chances for sightseeing and 　　13　　 possible regret．

　　Life is 　　14　　 like this－choices often occur that one has to make, for example, between two 　　15　　 jobs, two fascinating wooers(追求者)．To get one you 　　16　　 give up the other－you can get half of it．If you 　　17　　 weighing the pros and cons(权衡利弊)and calculating gains and losses, you will most likely 　　18　　 empty-handedness．Don't be sad about it．　　19　　 you have got half of the desirable things in life－something that is 　　20　　 to get．

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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 　　4　　 and landed 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 lived．As it 　　7　　, 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 unspeakable．”

　　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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　　Al was a skilled artist．He had a wife and two fine sons．One night, his oldest son 　　1　　 severe stomachache．Thinking it was only some common disorder, neither Al nor his wife 　　2　　 the condition very seriously．But the disease was actually acute appendicitis(急性阑尾炎),and the boy died suddenly that night．

　　Knowing the death could have been prevented if he had only realized the 　　3　　 of the situation, under the enormous burden of his guilt, Al's emotional health 　　4　　．To make matters worse, his wife left him a short time later, 　　5　　 him alone with his six-year-old younger son．The hurt and pain of the two situations were 　　6　　 Al could handle, and he turned to alcohol to help him．In time Al became an 　　7　　．

　　As the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he 　　8　　 his home, his land, his art objects, everything．　　9　　 Al died alone in a San Francisco motel room．

　　When I heard of Al's death, I reacted with the same disdain(轻视)the world shows for one who 　　10　　 his life with nothing material to show for it．

　　“What a complete 　　11　　!”I thought, “What a totally wasted life!”

　　As time went by, I began to re-evaluate my earlier blind 　　12　　．You see, I knew Al's now adult son, Ernie．He is one of the 　　13　　, most caring, most loving men I have ever known．I watched Ernie whit his children and saw the free 　　14　　 of love between them．I knew that kindness and caring must come from somewhere．

　　I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his father．It is so 　　15　　 to defend an alcoholic．One day I worked up my courage to ask him．“I'm really 　　16　　 by something．” I said．“I know your father was basically the only one to raise you．What on earth did he do that you became such a special person”?

　　Ernie reflected for a few moments．Then he said, “From my earliest 　　17　　 as a child until I left home at 18,Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, I love you, son”．

　　Tears came to my eyes 　　18　　 I realized what a fool I had been to judge Al as a failure．He hadn't left any 　　19　　 possessions behind, But he had been a kind loving father, and he 　　20　　 one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known．