Across the street from where we live, there stands a big hospital. To earn some money, we rented the rooms upstairs to patients. One evening, there was a(n) 1 at the door. I opened it and saw a short old man who was hardly 2 than my eight-year-old son. But the worst thing was his face—it was 3 ugly. He told me he'd been 4 a room since that noon but no one seemed to have one. For a moment I hesitated, not 5 to rent him a room, but his next words convinced me. He said,“I could 6 on this chair. My bus leaves early in the morning." I told him we would find him a 7.

    It wasn't a long time before I found that this old man had a 8 heart in that tiny body. He fished for a living to 9 his daughter, his daughter's children, and her disabled husband. He didn't tell it by way of complaint. Instead, he was 10 that no pain was caused by his disease and that he still had strength to keep going. At 11, we put a camp cot(吊床) in my children's room for him.12 he left the next morning, he asked, “Could I please come back and 13 when I see the doctor next time? Grown-ups are bothered by my 14, but children don't seem to 15. ”I told him he was welcome to come again.

    On his next trip, he brought a big fish and a bag of the largest oysters（牡蛎）I had ever seen. Other times we received 16 in the mail. There were oysters, fish or some fresh vegetables. 17 how little money he had and that he must walk three miles to 18 these made these gifts much more precious. And from him we 19 what it was to accept the bad without complaint and the good 20gratitude.

    During the fifth grade, I was often bullied(欺凌) by a boy.1I told it to my teacher. Kyle's bullying never stopped. I was very2and full of hate until he went to another school the next year.

    One night in eighth grade I3again the bullying Kyle had put me through. I waited for the rush of anger I'd always4when thinking about Kyle,5none came. I tried again, thinking about the marks he'd6so many times on the tops of my feet, the words, the pain…but I felt no hate for him.7I felt a small beating of pity inside my heart. This boy, who had8my fifth grade experience, had probably been9his own troubles then. He was obviously10at the world and maybe he was simply taking that11out on me. It was no excuse for what he did, but it was a12.

    I felt as if I had an13understanding. Being angry with Kyle for what he had done was like drinking poison. By holding my hate for Kyle14. I was only hurting myself. That night, I15to let old wounds heal(愈合), and I forgave(宽恕) my fifth grade bully.

    In letting go of that pain, I felt great16. I wasn't letting a three-year-old incident17me. In that way, I guess forgiveness is the most18tool humans have been blessed with. Because, with it, we can let go of19burdens and truly live our own lives. Who knew an eleven-year-old boy could20me that?

    I hit him again and again but it didn't last long. A teacher1to the scene and broke us up She started telling us about how to settle problems without 2like most teachers would say. I knew I was3.

    It was very hot when I was coming out of the dining hall. Then I saw Jeff playing with the4 basketball. Our school was short on basketballs to play with5 the quickest person to6and leave was the one who could get the 7 Being a heavy cater, I 8staying a while in the lunch room.

    Every day Jeff would get the ball, which9me. He would always keep it to 10running and shooting. That day I got fed up and11 took the ball away from him, running as fast as my12could go to the other side of the court. I began13as if nothing ever happened. For a while he stood there14me with the ball. As I went up for another lay-up, I saw Jeff charging at me like a bull out of the corner of my eye. He15 to pull the ball back from my hands. This16us to fight over it. After the teacher broke us up and talked to us, we17 We decided to call some of our friends to play a game with the ball18we would all have something to do.

    Both of us learned a19 from this situation. We learned to share instead of being20Surprisingly, none of us got in trouble for the fight.

    I was a person who always felt desperate（绝望）before. Months ago my mom 1 from a serious disease and had an operation on her brain. I felt the whole world falling down and I had no 2 what I could do to help her to reduce her 3. Whenever I was alone, tears welled up in my eyes.

    Last month I 4 a valuable watch, which was an 18-year-old birthday gift from my dad. I couldn't sleep for several nights for the reason that I felt5about the loss.

    There have been many 6 like these in my life. I could never know what to do with such tough matters 7 I read If You Have A Lemon, Make A Lemonade by American author Dale Carnegie.

    "When the wise man is handed a lemon, he says, 'What 8 can I get from this? How can I 9 my situation? How can I turn this lemon into a lemonade?' " he wrote.

    I suddenly 10 that life is full of ups and downs, so I need to stay 11 all the time. Now when I think of my past, I wish I could have handled things 12. When my mom was fighting for 13, I should have held her hands in mine, telling her things would get better instead of 14 and crying.

    Several weeks ago, I participated in a campus singing competition. I didn't 15a prize. If I had not 16 this article, I would definitely have felt 17 again. But instead, I smiled after the competition. I was pleased that in the end I had got some stage 18Life is not just a bed of roses. There are thorns（刺）as well, but these thorns help us become19 and strong. When life 20 us a lemon, let's try to make a lemonade.

    Most of us probably have a few hours a week that we can devote to our hobby. What if you could change your hobby into a(n) 1?

    They say if you find a job you love, you will never 2 a day in your life. But this old 3 is a little too simple for Peter, CEO of Fossil Realm. Peter's hobby of fossil (化石) 4 began in high school. His parents worked at the Royal Ontario Museum, so he inherited (遗传)an interest in natural history. Peter remembers 5 his pocket money at 13 to 6 a mineral trade show in Detroit where he 7 a few fossils with the remaining money. Returning home, he 8 to sell all the fossils he collected for money.

    This is the first small 9 leading to more trips south. Later Peter began selling his fossils online. The 10 remained by work(业余工作)to fund him 11 college. By graduation, he had opened his own e-business 12 . Running Fossil Realm is really his passionate(热爱的) and rewarding business: 13 , he says, "Though your 14 what you love, that doesn't mean it'll 15 easily nor will it necessarily be 16 or satisfying. So you need to work hard." His Fossil Realm has 17 to include many museum-quality finds. But the root of his growing business is the passion of Peter, who has 18 lost the love of fossils from the 19. Having passion will surely push us to 20 something we love and change that passion into action.