One day, when I was a new student in high school, I saw a boy from my class walking home from school. His name was Kyle. He was carrying all his books. I thought to myself: "Why would anyone bring home all his books on Friday? He must really be a bookworm. "As I was walking, I saw some kids running toward him. They knocked all his books out of his arms and pushed him to the ground.

    His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him. He looked up and I saw tears in his eyes. I felt sad and I went directly to him.

    As I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are fools." He looked at me and said, "Thanks!" There was a big smile on his face. It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude. I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. Then I invited him to play football on Saturday with me and my friends. He agreed. We played together and had fun on that weekend. The more I got to know Kyle, the more I liked him. Over the next three years, Kyle and I became best friends.

    When we were seniors, we began to think about college. We would go to different schools, but I knew we would always be friends.

    As a top student, Kyle was invited to give a speech for graduation. He was nervous when he was about to speak on the stage. So I said, "Hey, you'll be great!" He looked at me and smiled.

    Being a friend to someone is the best gift you can give them. "he said in his speech. He talked about meeting me and being best friends with me in the last four years. When he finished the story, he looked at me and gave me a little smile.

    I saw his mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same thankful smile. Not until that moment did I realize its depth.

    Never underestimate(低估)the power of your actions. With one small gesture you can change a person s life, for better or for worse.

    Once a young man hoped to study law and he wrote to Lincoln for advice, who lived most of his adult life as a practicing lawyer. Lincoln replied, "If you make up your mind to make a lawyer of yourself, the thing is more than half done already. Always keep in mind that your own decision to succeed is more important than any other thing."

    Lincoln knew this because he had gone through it all. He had never, in his life，had more than a total of one year's schooling. And books? Lincoln once said he had walked to borrow every book fifty miles away from his home. A fire was usually kept going all night in the small house and he read by the light of it.

    He walked twenty or thirty miles to hear a speaker and, returning home, he practiced his talks everywhere—in the fields, in the woods, before the crowds. He joined several societies and practiced speaking on the topics of the day.

    Being short of confidence always troubled him. He was shy before women. Even when he was in love with Mary Todd, he used to sit there, nervous and silent, unable to find words, listening while she did the talking. Yet that was the man who, by practice and home study, made himself into a famous speaker with great eloquence(雄辩).

    When he spoke of his own great painful experiences, he wrote, "If you make up your mind to make a lawyer of yourself, the thing is more than half done already."

    When I was a little child, my mom sometimes liked to make breakfast food for dinner. And I remember one night she made breakfast after a long, hard day at work.

    That evening, my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and burned cookies in front of my dad. I remembered waiting to see if anyone would say anything. Yet all my dad did was to reach for his cookie, smile at my mom and ask me how my day was at school. I don't remember what I told him that night, but I do remember watching him eat every bite of that cookie!

    When I got up from the table that evening, I remembered hearing my mom say sorry to my dad for burning the cookies. And I'll never forget what he said, "Dear, I love burned cookies."

    Later that night, I went to kiss Dad goodnight, and I asked him if he did really like his burned cookies. He kissed me and said, "Your mom had a hard day at work today, and she's very tired.  Besides, a little burned cookie never hurt anyone!"

    Life is full of imperfect(完美)things and imperfect people. We need to learn to accept each other's faults and differences.

    A few days ago, a baby in England saved(拯救) her mother by using a mobile phone. The baby named Amelia was only 11 months old. How could she save her mother at such a young age?

    On that day, the 20-year -old mother called Elizabeth became unconscious(晕倒) at home. At that moment, the mobile phone rang. Amelia, the 11-month-old baby picked it up and answered it. The phone was from Elizabeth's mother, Linda Wright. Linda heard "Who is that?" and "Mama" on the other end of the line. She knows that her daughter has a history of fainting(晕厥) and she also knows her daughter doesn't let the baby play with the phone. So she called 999.

    Elizabeth was in hospital when she woke up. The doctor said that she was all right after the examination(检查). Elizabeth was surprised to find herself in hospital. When she knew that Amelia had saved her, she said she was lucky to have her baby. "She is clever," Elizabeth said. "I am proud of her".

What a bad experience I had! Now I should have flown d{#blank#}1{#/blank#} to London for an important meeting. But I'll have to be absent from it b {#blank#}2{#/blank#} of my own mistake. 

Yesterday evening, some of my old classmates came to visit me. We were so e{#blank#}3{#/blank#} that we all drank so much. When I got home, it was already 2 am and I went to bed without taking off my j {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. Of course, I didn't set my clock either. 

This morning, I didn't wake up until the doorbell r{#blank#}5{#/blank#}. It was Mrs Smith, one of my neighbours. She came to borrow my floor cleaner. When I looked at the clock, it was a{#blank#}6{#/blank#} 11:30 am. How terrible! I had missed my f{#blank#}7{#/blank#}. Anyway, I had to go to the company to tell the manager what had happened. He was so m {#blank#}8{#/blank#} at me. And then he shouted, "If you don't give up the bad habit of drinking, you'll never s {#blank#}9{#/blank#}. "

How s{#blank#}10{#/blank#} I was! I think I will never drink again.