Once there was a king. He was wise but everyone was afraid of him. His face showed the sadness deep in his heart. So there were deep 1 lines（皱纹）on his face.

    In his country lived a beautiful girl. Everyone seemed to love her, so did the king.He wanted to 2her, and finally he decided to speak to her of his love. After he dressed in his best clothes, he looked in the 3, but he saw a hard face, 4when he tried to smile.

    "How about wearing a mask（面具）?" he thought. Then he ordered his magician topaint a mask that looked kind and happy and handsome. The magician 5and said: "But you must keep your own face in the same lines that I paint and be kind to all people from your heart. If not, the mask will break." The mask looked so6that no one knew it was not the true face of the king. Months passed, the beautiful lady got married to the king, and the king treated everyone 7to keep the mask from breaking.

    At last, the king didn't want to cheat his beautiful wife any more. 8 he asked the magician to take the mask off. Surprisingly, he found his face was just like the mask he had worn for so long!

    This story tells us that a man is what he is in his heart.

    About five hundred years ago, an earthquake (地震) happened in a small village. Luckily for them, nothing was destroyed (毁坏) and no one was hurt. But a huge stone fell from a nearby mountain and stopped in the middle of the road.

    When the earthquake stopped, many people came to the road and saw the stone. Some of the strongest men tried to lift the stone out of the road. But they couldn't move it. They tried to push it but failed. They tried to pull it with ropes but nothing worked.

    "Well," they said sadly, "there's nothing we can do about it. We'll have to change the way."

    At this time a boy about 12 years old said, "I think I can help you to move the stone away.

    "You?" they shouted. "What are you talking about?" The men all laughed at the boy.?

    The next morning, some people came into the road. One of them shouted, "The stone is gone." More people ran out to see what had happened. It was true. The stone wasn't on the road any longer. It wasn't even near the road.

    The boy walked over to where the stone had been and said, "I buried it."

    The people looked rather surprised. "You see," he said, "I dug a deep hole next to the stone and I dug a small incline (斜坡) up to the stone and the stone rolled (滚) down into the hole itself. Then I covered it with earth."

    The villagers shouted, "Clever boy! Clever boy!" And some of them said, "Why didn't we think out this good idea?"

    It's never too old to run. This is quite true for an old man named Ray. He just finished 75 marathons (马拉松) in 75 days at the age of 75. It's a record (记录) 1 can believe!

    Ray wanted to raise ￡75,000 for a school which helps children with special 2. So he decided to run the marathons. He began his challenge (挑战) in July 3 his 75^th birthday.

    At first, the 4 man just finished most of his marathons in and around his hometown. Then he 5 all over the world to finish all 75 marathons.

    Ray was a sportsman when he was young. He also ran a big company before. During the marathons, he need 6 to keep fit. But he didn't need to worry about that. Ray's daughter is good at cooking. She cooked delicious and healthy food for him for the 7 challenge.

    When Ray finished his 8 marathon, he seemed to be in quite good condition (状态良好). He was very happy. But he said, “In some way, I don't want it to end. I 9 what I am going to do next.”

    “It was a wonderful time when I gave something to schools. If I can help, that's all I want.” Truly, it's never too late to run and 10.

    My neighbor is a doctor. He and his wife are some of the 1 people I have ever met. A few years ago, we started this kind of "favor war "where one of us would do something kind for the other, such as 2 the driveway or building a shed, and next time the other would 3 to top it with another favor.

    Yesterday morning there was about 2 or 3 feet of snow on the ground and I 4 he shoveled (铲) my driveway for me when I was out on a business trip last 5. So I took out my shovel and took care of both our sidewalks and driveways because it was my turn to do a favor 6. It took a while but I finished it and got into my car for work.

    That night I got a 7 on my door, it was my neighbor. He immediately shook my hand and thanked me for shoveling 8 driveway and sidewalk, so that he was able to get to work earlier and 9 a boy.

    "As soon as I started the car early this morning, a(n) 10 came through that a young boy in our neighborhood was seriously ill. 11, my partner and I were only about 2 minutes away, but the closest ambulance (救护车) 10 minutes," added he. "A young boy got to live his life 12 you did me the favor earlier this morning."

    It wasn't too much 13 to shovel a driveway, but what I did got a young boy to see his family again, go back to school again and live his life again.

    14 favor is too small. Even the smallest favor can make the biggest 15. One favor will always be followed by another.

    One day, I took my two kids to the local playground. As soon as we got there, my daughter ran to the1and asked for a push. When I was helping my daughter, I2another girl trying to make her own swing go high by3. Her old grandmother was4on the chair nearby and smiled at me.

    I gave my daughter one big5and then walked towards the little girl. I asked 6 she wanted me to give her a push. She smiled and said, "Yes." For the next two7I pushed the swings, and8with my two children and the little girl. When we went home, I was very tired. But my heart was flying much9than the swings.

    One day two years later, after a day's work, I was a little tired. But I needed to10my kids before going home. While I was11outside the school gate, a little girl came over and smiled12at me. She gave me a big hug before catching her school bus. As I watched her running away, I didn't feel13anymore.

    In life, the love we give others will find its way back to us. It may travel from heart to 14 or it may blossom(开花) in the heart which it was planted in. The15we share, the kindness we give, and the happiness we create will always come back to us with a pleasant surprise.