The Benefits(益处)of Doing More than You Are Paid for

One rainy afternoon an old lady walked into a Philadelphia department store.Most of the clerks ignored(忽略)her,1only one young man asked if he could help her.She replied that she was just 2for the rain to stop.He told her he wouldn't try to3her anything she didn't want.Instead he brought her4.

When the rain stopped,the lady5the young man and asked for his card.A few months passed,the owner of the store received6inviting this young man to Scotland to get orders for providing goods for a large company!The letter was7the old lady for whom the clerk had provided a chair.She happened to be owner's mother of the large company,8

When the young clerk had his bags packed for Scotland,he had already been one of the9in that department store,all because he had shown a little10to a stranger when no one else would.

    When I was 13 years old, a boy gave me an important gift. It was a smile.

    It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school, and my old school was far away. As a result,  1 knew who I was. I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone.

    Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing. I felt my 2 break. I couldn't talk to anyone about my problem, and I didn't want my parents to worry about me.

    Then one day, my classmates talked happily with their friends,    78   I sat at my desk unhappily as usual. At that moment, a boy entered the classroom. I didn't know who he was. He passed me and then 3 back. He looked at me and, without a word, smiled.

    Suddenly, I felt the touch of 4 bright and friendly. It made me feel happy, lively and warm.

    That smile changed my life. I 5 to talk with the other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now.

   One day, I asked him why he smiled, but he couldn't remember smiling at me！

    It doesn't matter because all the dark days have gone. Now I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think you are lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.

    When I was little, one of my favorite holiday traditions was making a wish list for Santa Claus. Every year, my father helped me 1 all that I wanted. Often, I put food on the list: chocolates, candies. …One year, I even asked for my favorite 2!

    As I grew older, I no longer wrote to Santa Claus, but I never 3 making a list of the things that I most liked or wanted.

    One year, I went to China to work in a 4. In China, most people don't celebrate Christmas. 5, they celebrate Chinese New Year. In my classes, I asked my students to make lists for Santa Claus. But they 6 me. "We get lucky money at Chinese New Year, "one girl told me." That's better than gift from Santa Claus!" I nodded. Maybe she was 7!

    On Christmas Eve, my friends and I went walking in the city. 8 Christmas isn't a holiday in China, many people were out in the streets and having fun. They 9 Santa hats, ate candies and said "Merry Christmas" to us in English. They knew we were 10.

    After a few hours, my friends and I were 11 and a bit cold. "One Christmas when I was small, I wished for soup from Santa Claus, "I told my friends. They laughed.

    We went into a restaurant and sat at a table. 12, my friends cried out. "Look, Beth, your 13 is coming true!"

    I turned around. "Santa Claus" stood 14 me. Well, it was the waiter, but he was dressed in a red and-white Santa Claus suit!

    "Merry Christmas. What can I get you？"15 asked.

    "Soup! "we said in chorus(齐声).

Hello! I'm Jack Smith. I'm1 English boy. I'm in Ningbo, China now. And I'm a student. Look! This is my ID card. And my student ID card2 is 1012312. I have a good friend here. His name is Frank. His Chinese name is Zhang Hua. Please come with me and3 him. 

Frank is 12 years old. And he is4 my school, too. Frank likes English very much. And he can speak(说) English well. 5 my English is not good. I always ask him for6 . He is very nice to me and always gives me a hand. Frank has a little sister. Her name is Gina. Gina is three years old and her favorite color is yellow, so her cup and quilt7 yellow. Look! The yellow pencil on the desk is8 . Gina is interested in English and she likes to watch English cartoons on TV. She can9 "Good morning!" now. I often play with Frank and Gina. We are happy together.

 Do you want to be my10 ?

An old woman in a wheelchair moved into the apartment next door to Betsy's."Mom，let's go to say {#blank#}1{#/blank#} to our new neighbor，"Betsy said."Why don't you give her some time to get settled （安顿好）？"her mom  {#blank#}2{#/blank#}.

The next morning they visited their new neighbor.The lady invited {#blank#}3{#/blank#}in and said her name was Emily Harris."Please forgive the way the house looks，"said Ms.Harris."Being in a wheelchair makes it less {#blank#}4{#/blank#}for me to put things away."Betsy and her mom stayed only for a short time.Betsy's mom said，"{#blank#}5{#/blank#}you ever need anything，let us know.""Thanks so much，"said Ms.Harris {#blank#}6{#/blank#}.

The next day，Betsy went to visit Ms.Harris again.The {#blank#}7{#/blank#}was open，so she looked in but only to see Ms.Harris on the ground next to her wheelchair.She {#blank#}8{#/blank#}to Ms.Harris."I think I broke my arm，" said Ms.Harris.Betsy called for {#blank#}9{#/blank#}ambulance （救护车）.While Ms.Harris was not at home，Betsy decided to help put things away for her.

When Ms.Harris returned home，she was surprised by Betsy's hard work."You are a very kind girl，"she said."I'm so lucky to have bought this house {#blank#}10{#/blank#}yours!"Betsy smiled and said，"Welcome to the neighborhood!"