A little boy invited his mother to his school's first teacher-parent meeting. He never thought that she would  1 . But she did. He felt worried.  2  she was a beautiful woman, there was a scar(伤疤) that covered nearly the whole right side of her face.

 At the meeting, the boy was 3 to see other people having a good talk with his mother. But he felt sorry for his mother's face and sat in a chair  4  his mother. Just then he heard a talk    5    his mother and his teacher.

“How did you get the scar on your   6    ?" the teacher asked. She replied, “When my son was a baby, his room caught on fire one day. 7 was too afraid to go in, so I went in and ran towards his bed. Just then I saw a beam(横梁) coming down and I placed myself over him trying to  8   him. I was knocked but luckily, a fireman saved both of us.” She touched the scar.

“This scar will be here forever, but I have never regretted     9 I did for my son. You see, he is strong and healthy now.”

Hearing that, the little boy came out running to his     10  with tears in his eyes. He hugged(拥抱) her and held her hand tightly(紧紧地) for the rest of the day.

    An officer(军官) is at a bus stop．He wants to take a1to see his girlfriend. He wants to tell her the2of his bus's arrive(到达)，so she can meet3at the stop on time. He wants to4her on a pay phone,5 he doesn't have a coin (硬币) for the phone．He wants someone to6him．

    A soldier(士兵) is near the stop. The omcer7over to the soldier and asks, "Do you have any coins8the phone?"

    "Let me have a look." says the soldier. "I'll see if(是否) I can help you."

    "Don't you know9 to speak to an officer?''says the officer. "Now let's start again．Do you have any coins…?"

    "No, sir."says the soldier10.

Lyle's Second Go

    In 1982，when I was coaching the Raiders， the owner of the team talked with me about a possible trade for Lyle Alzado. After watching him on tape，I didn't think he was that good, but the owner felt we could make Lyle better by creating the right environment lor him. We made the1.

    That summer at training camp，Lyle was having a hard time. He had that look in his eyes that many young players and some old players get when things aren't going 2.One morning Lyle came into my office and he looked like he hadn't slept. Here was a huge man, with his head about as3as it could go. We talked, or rather, I listened. The main point was that Lyle felt his career (职业生涯）was over and it would be best for him and for the team if he retired (退役）.He apologized for4us since we had just traded for him.

    Lyle was always an emotional person. This is one of the reasons he was a good player. He5all that emotional energy with him, ready to lire out at the snap of the ball (开球）.Now he was in front of me， almost crying. I thought for a moment， realizing we had to keep that 6going. Then I went through my reasons why he should not retire. At the end of our talk， I said，“You go out and play your very best, and let us7if you still have it. Personally， I think you do.”

    In January 1984. Tampa Bay Stadium. Super Bowl XVIII. With less than two minutes remaining, we were leading 38-9. We were the world champions of professional football. I saw Lyle，crying like a baby. I had to turn away quickly，or I would have joined him in 8.

    I remembered that morning in my office， and what Lyle， and what the Raiders， had achieved since he came to us. If Lyle hadn't given his career another shot, he wouldn't have had this victory. Maybe the Raiders wouldn't have had this victory. During that moment， I felt one of the greatest satisfactions of my coaching career.

    Linda was staring at herself in the mirror. She'd decided she didn't like " the mole (痣) to the left of her nose." It's so 1 . She felt sad. Her mom, folding laundry (叠衣服) in the hallway, overheard her and poked her head into the room. "What's so ugly?" "This ugly mark on my face." Linda 2 and pointed at it.

    Mom came in, setting the laundry aside. She lowered her head and looked close at the mole. 3 she gave her daughter a kiss on the cheek and said," I like it, because it gives your face character." Linda pushed her mother away half-heartedly. "You would think that. Besides, character is a nice way to say ugly." Linda smiled though and she liked her mother's 4 to cheer her up.

    "I have a couple of my own. You tend to get more as you get older." Mom sighed and looked into the 5"You still have beautiful eyes. Though. Mine are boring brown, like most everyone else in the world," Linda said. She'd always loved her mother's green eyes.

    "You have warm, chocolate brown eyes. They are like hot cocoa, and they are pretty," Mom smiled." Linda turned back to the mirror, touching her face." What about my nose?" she said.

    "It 6 your face. Why are you running yourself down? You have a unique (独特), beautiful set of features. Stop feeling painful about little details and enjoy your youth and 7 already."

    "I just wish I was pettier. Some of my friends are so beautiful, and I feel ordinary next to them."

    "We can't all be super models, dear. Even so, you are uniquely you- there is no one else in the world that looks like you. You have a nice mixture of dad and me in you, and I don't like hearing you knocking your looks. You are amazing," said Mom.

    "Alright, mom. I won't complain anymore," said Linda.

Mom left the room, "I'm done trying to8 you up! Now it's your turn to finish the laundry." Mom called over her shoulder.