A woman is going shopping. She is going by boat. The boat is going across a river. Her basket is 1^. Oh, dear, look! Her basket is in the 2"Help!" she says. "Don't worry. I can 3 it. I'm a very good 4." A man takes off his shirt and shoes. "Look 5 my clothes, please!" he says. Then he jumps into the river. A 6 sees the basket. "I can go by 7 ， " it thinks. It gets into the basket. The man is 8 in the river. "Where is the basket?" he calls. "It is over there!" answers the woman. "It's behind you. It is 9 that duck!" The man gets the basket. "Go away!" he says to the duck. The duck 10 out of the basket and swims away. The man brings the basket to the woman. "Thank you very much，" says the woman. "Oh! What's this in the basket? It's a duck's egg. "

    Stephen, a young worker, got serious heart disease unluckily. And he used to work in a big computer company. But now he couldn't work for a long time. Thinking he could still do something, he decided to be a 1at a Children's Hospital. Stephen loved children very much. With his love, he did his job well. Every time he 2 one of his children in hospital, he felt sad in his room alone. They died. At that time, he would tell these sad parents that he would be with their children in heaven and he would 3 them. His words seemed to help those parents.

    There was a girl who could not walk because of a disease. She couldn't do anything and she was very unhappy. What was 4, the doctor said that they could do little for her. Stephen decided to help her. He stared to visiting her, bringing brushes and paper. He put the brushes in his 5 and could do anything she wanted. With the help of Stephen, at last she began to 6 with her mouth. She and Stephen became friends. Day by day, the little girl was getting better and better. She was allowed to leave the hospital.

    One day, to Stephen's surprise, she walked to see him on her own feet! She gave him a picture she had drawn. At the top, it sad: 'Thank you for 7 me talk. It's because of your 8.

    Love can sometimes be more 9 than doctors and medicines. Love makes world more beautiful and colourful.

    Stephen died a few days later 10 after the girl gave him the picture.

    A young man went to visit a wise man living deep in the mountain for the wisdom of life.

    "Excuse me! Could you please tell me what the most1day in our lives is? Is it the day when we were born or the day we2? Is it the day when we fall in love or the day we succeed?" the young man asked.

    "3. The most important day in our lives is today, "the wise man replied calmly." Why?" The young man felt more than4. "Is it because there is a moving event taking place today?" "No. Nothing has happened today. ""Is it because of my visit?" "Even if nobody visits me today, today is5very important because today is the only wealth we have. No matter how memorable yesterday is, it has gone just like a ship going down into the sea. No matter how bright tomorrow may be, it is yet to come. But no matter how common today is, it is6our control."

    The young man still wanted to ask something, while the wise man7him and said, "When we are talking about the meaning of today, we have8a lot of it."

    The young man nodded and then went down the mountain.

    Actually, today is the only 9we have. So, what we should do now is10yesterday and tomorrow and seize today!

    In the past, I didn't get on with my parents. I hardly talked to them, because they liked to1me with my sister. And that made me2 I sometimes argued with them about this.

    However, I wanted to show them that I could do things as3as my sister. Then I began to spend most of my free time painting in my bedroom. Luckily, my art teacher, Miss Green, 4 me a lot of help. She taught me some drawing 5 to help improve my paintings .At that time, she was the only people person I would like to talk to.

    One day, I told Miss Green about my problem. She6 me to take part in a painting competition .In her7, the best way to communicate with my parents was to prove myself to them.

    After a few weeks waiting, the result finally came out. I was very happy and excited, 8 I got first prize! When I took the prize home, my parents were very9! They never thought I could do good Job. I could see that they were very happy. And they began to care more about me .Now, relations between my parents and me are very good. So I think it's very10to have someone to talk to Thanks. Miss Green!

    It was a sunny day yesterday. After a whole day's work in my office, I walked home. On the busy street, I saw a young man 1 some small toys around the corner. Usually, I would hurry 2 such sellers and never buy anything. But when I noticed he was 3, I decided to stand there for some time. I wanted to see 4 he sold his toys.

    Soon, a little girl came with her mother and wanted a toy that could 5 a noise. Kids like such toys because the noise sounds really funny. The toy was 18 yuan. The mother 6 a 20-yuan note(钞票). She told the young man how much she was giving him and wanted the change(找零) 7. I was wondering what he was going to do next. He told the mother to put the money in his bag and get the change 8. Then she did so.

    What the young man did shocked me. He chose to 9 people even if he couldn't see. He let me know believing in people is a 10 thing. It brings us warmth and love. I was so touched that I made a 11 to buy a toy although I didn't need it at all. He said it cost 18 yuan and I told him that I had only one 20-yuan note. Again he told me to do the same thing as the mother. I put my 20 yuan in his bag, 12 I didn't take any change.

    As I walked down the street, I saw another little girl with her father and gave her the, 13 I bought. She looked at me in surprise and then thanked me 14. I was happy to see the smile on her face.

    The young man was a good 15 to us all. On my way home, I kept thinking the world would be a better place if we all could learn to trust people more, just like the blind street seller.

    Tony was a 15-year-old boy living with his little sister, Jane. Their parents had passed away long ago. Tony 1 Jane by himself.

    One day, Tony woke up at 3 in the morning as usual. When Jane was 2 alone, Tony left their little house m deliver(递送) the newspaper. As he did so, he found something unusual. One3 was sitting in front of his house. Tony was so 4that he stopped to look at him closely. It was a very 5 morning and he looked very old.

    The poor old man didn't have anything to cover himself with. Tony went into his house to get the old man a blanket (毯子), 6there were no extra blankets. Tony thought bard and took his father's 7. It was the only thing of his father's that he had left. Tony wrote a short 8 . "Sir, I routed you sleeping in front of my house. This is 9 father's coat. I hope it fits you well " He put the note in a pocket of the coat, and covered the old man with the coat. Then he went to work. When he 10three hours later, both the man and the coat were gone. Tony thought that it was the 11 thing he could have done with his father's coat.

    That afternoon, Tony hurried home after school because Jane was12alone. However, Jane and the old man were standing in front of the house, and Jane shouted to Tony, "Brother! He's our 13!"

    The grandfather smiled and said, "Tony. I have been looking for you all around the country for eight years. I'm not 14. But I can take care of you two. Thank you for giving me the coat and letting me know what a 15 person my grandson is. This coat was the very one that I gave my own son, a long time ago."