Madison Williams,aged 13 ,was studying in her bedroom in Dublin, Ohio. Suddenly,her mother,Leigh Williams,rushed in saying1"A little boy fell into a septic tank（化粪池），and no one can2him.”

    They ran to the neighbor's yard,where they found the boy's desperate mother and other people3a septic tank opening that was slightly wider than a4The boy,only 2, had slipped in.

    Madison quickly5the situation. She was the only one who could6 through the small hole. Without7she got on her stomach next to the opening, placed her8out in front of her9told the adults, “Lower me in.”

    Leigh and the others10her waist and legs. She moved her arms and shoulders from side to side until she got through the11Inside,the tank was dark ,and the air was sick. She used her hands to12the boy in the dirty water, and jammed her left wrist13 a hidden pole, injuring the muscles in her wrist and arm. Ignoring her14Madison continued. Minutes ticked by before she15grasped his foot.

    Then, ten minutes after Madison had16the tank, she and the boy were17.But the boy wasn't out of18He had been kept from oxygen long enough that he wasn't19An adult gave him several hard hits on the back. It was only when Madison heard him cry that she knew he was 20Madison's action made her a hero.

    As I was sitting in a coffee shop in a town, a man entered and sat beside me.

    He 1 his order saying, “Two cups of coffee, one on the wall.” I heard this order with 2 and observed that he was served with one cup of coffee but he 3 two. The waiter 4 a piece of paper on the wall saying A Cup of Coffee.

    5 I was still there, two other men entered and 6 three cups of coffee, two on the table and one on the wall. The waiter did the 7; he pasted a piece of paper on the wall saying, A Cup of Coffee.

    It seemed that this gesture was a 8 in this town.

    The next day while I was 9 my coffee in the same coffee shop, a man 10 entered. As he seated himself, he looked at the 11 and said, one cup of coffee from the wall. The waiter served the poorly-dressed man with 12. The man had his coffee without paying. The waiter took 13 a piece of paper from the wall and threw 14 in the dust bin.

    I was deeply moved by the great 15 for the needy shown by this town. Coffee is not a necessity of life. 16, when we take pleasure in any blessing, maybe we need to think about those who cannot 17 to have it.

    I also admire the waiter, who is playing a 18 role to get the communication going between the affording and the 19 with a smile on his face. The poorly-dressed man entered the coffee shop without having to 20 his self-pride. He simply looked at the wall, placed an order for himself, and enjoyed his coffee with dignity.

    There was once a boy called Joseph Webb who always loved to show off how many friends he had at school. One day his 1 said to him, “Joseph, I 2 you a big bag of popcorn that you don't have as many friends as you think. I'm sure many of them are nothing more than companions.”

    Joseph 3 the bet at once. However, he wasn't sure how to 4 whether his schoolmates were real friends or not, so he asked his grandfather. The old man answered, “Wait a minute.” Then he left and 5 soon as though carrying something in his hands, but Joseph could see 6 there.

    “Take it. It's a very 7 chair because it's invisible (看不见). It's rather 8 to sit on, but if you take it to school and 9 to sit on it, you'll activate (激活) its 10 and it'll be able to tell who your real friends are.”

    Joseph, brave and determined, set off for 11 with the strange and invisible chair. At break time he asked everyone to form a(n) 12, and he put himself in the middle, with his chair. Having difficulty seeing it, Joseph tried to sit on it but he 13 the seat and fell straight onto his backside. Everyone around him had a pretty good 14.

    Wait! Let me try again, Joseph said. But again, he missed the seat, 15 more surprised looks and a few catcalls (尖叫,喝倒彩). Joseph didn't 16 and kept trying to sit on the magic chair. But he kept falling to the ground…until, suddenly he tried again but didn't 17. Looking around, Joseph saw three of his best friends holding him up. 18, many others he had thought of as friends had done nothing but make fun of him. And there, the show came to an end. Joseph understood that 19 friends were those who care for him, and not just the 20 that happened to be passing by. And someone who took joy in his misfortunes (不幸) was even less of a friend.

    I had an opportunity to see something special when I was visiting a friend. Now, my friend 1 on a small farm. It is far from the street lights and business lights of the 2. When darkness fell he 3 me to his backyard where we 4 and stared at the stars. The street lamps where I live block out all but a few 5 ones, but here it was like the whole 6 was alive with light.

    It was so wonderful to 7. I had forgotten how beautiful the night sky could be. Instead of being 8, it was blue and millions of stars seemed to twinkle (闪烁) with happiness. I could see why our ancient ancestors spent lifetimes 9 them, recording them and cherishing (珍爱) them. 10 it was still the middle of winter, I felt the 11 around me. Seeing this great creation of the universe was like being 12 in a blanket of love. It was so perfectly peaceful. Having all the lights of the night sky shining above me, I could see my own 13 light shining bright as well. I wanted to live 14 ， love well, and shine bright. I wanted to fill my life with love and then 15 it with the world. I wanted to spend all of my days and nights 16 the hearts and souls of others.

    I wish everyone could live off the beaten path so that each night they could 17 and watch the stars. Too 18 we let the artificial lights in this world distract (使分心) us from the light of the stars, the light of our 19, and the love in our hearts.

    May you always keep your20 towards the sky.

    When you are five years old, your mother is your everything. She is your1, friend, nurse; the only person you rely on2with your hopes, dreams, and wishes. But for me, this was not the case.

    My mother suffered from 3problems that would keep her in bed for days, leaving me to care for her and look after myself. This situation4me to grow up much faster. While I knew my mother was sick, I felt deep down that we could5it and everything would be okay. 6, in 1997 everything went terribly wrong, and my life changed forever.

    Adoption is a7word to a five-year-old, but when I realized that my own mother had signed me over to8, I felt it was the worst betrayal. I suffered from shock, anger, and confusion as I attempted to adjust to my new family. No longer could I trust anyone since the person I had loved more than all else had9me. Hearing people tell me that she did it in my best interest, I felt it even more10. I could not forgive her and always11 how she could reject me like an old sofa.

    However, the more I got older, the more I began to understand how12 our situation had been. We had been13 on boxes of noodles, and at one point we14 lived in our car. I was once passed from drug-addicted cousins to mentally unstable neighbors as my mother15 to try and save me from what our lives were becoming16 each day passed.

      17 recently have I begun to understand why my mother gave me to strangers.    18, she really did save me. She loved me more than anything, so she wanted me to have a chance in life, 19 she could no longer offer me. I now know my life has been a special 20only because she was selfless enough to give me up. 

    Clara Daly was seated on an Alaska Airlines flight when a flight attendant asked a(n) 1question over the loudspeaker, "Does anyone on board know American Sign Language?"

    Clara, 15 at the time 2 the call button. The flight attendant came by and 3 the situation. "We have a passenger on the plane who's 4 and deaf." she said. The passenger seemed to want something, but he couldn't 5 his message.

    Clara 6 to have been studying ASL for the past year and knew she'd be able to finger spell into the man's palm. So she 7 her seat belt and walked toward the seat of Tim Cook, then 64.

    8 taking his hand  she 9, "Are you OK?" Cook asked for some water.

    When it arrived, Clara returned to her seat. She came by again a bit later because he wanted to know the time. On her third 10, she stopped and stayed a while.

    "He didn't need anything. He was lonely and wanted to 11." Clara says.

    So for the next hour, that's what they did. She talked about her plans for the future. Cook told Clara12 he had gradually become blind over time and 13 stories of his days as a traveling salesman. Even though he couldn't see her, she "looked 14 at his face with such kindness," a passenger reported, "We can see she smiled with happiness, 15 she made a difference in someone's life."

    "Clara was amazing." a flight attendant told Alaska Airlines in a blog interview. "You could tell Tim was very 16 to have someone he could speak to, and she was such a(n) 17."

    Cook's 18, "Best trip I've ever had."

    Learned a lot. The best thing for 19 is to learn something. Learning is the only thing that never 20.