There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. In fact, she 1 nobody except her boyfriend, for he was always 2 to help her. She used to tell her boyfriend,“If I could see the 3, I would marry you.”

    One day, someone donated (捐赠) a pair of  4 to her. When the bandages (绷带) came off, she was able to see everything, including her boyfriend, for the 5time. He asked her, "Now that you can see the world, will you  6  me?" The girl looked at her boyfriend and was greatly surprised to see that he was  7. She had never expected that. She would not like to be with a blind husband for the rest of her life, so she 8to marry him.

     Her boyfriend left in tears and a few days later wrote a 9 to her, saying, "My dear, take good care of your eyes. 10 they are yours. They were mine."

     This is how the human brain (人脑) often works when our status (地位) changes. Only a very few remember what  11 was like before. And we often ask for more than we need. Life is a gift. Today, before you complain about the 12  of your food, think of someone who has nothing to 13. Before you complain about life, think of someone who went to heaven (天堂) too early. Before you complain about your old 14, think of the people who are living in the streets. And when you are tired and complain about your job, think of those who have no jobs. So 15  what you have and don't forget your past.

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     Karen spent more than 75 years working as a cleaner. Certainly nobody would think that she was rich, 1 she was paid only a few dollars each time. So they were all 2 when Jenny decided to give $150,000 to the University of Southern Mississippi.

    The money, 3, was her life savings. She could save such a large amount of money because she lived a very 4 life. She never learned to drive. When she wanted to go somewhere, she just walked. She never flew to anywhere 5 her donation（捐献）, and in the 50 years she had been out of the South only once. The 6 in which she lived was also a rather old one, and her last uncle left her. Only after she became known in 7 did she begin to travel all over the country. Since then, she had been the 8 of many interviews and articles. She was even invited to the White House.

    Her donation was for the students who clearly needed 9 help. She herself left school in the sixth grade and had never married or had children. She said to the reporters that the idea of helping somebody's child go to college gave her much 10.

    “How can I learn English well?” “This is a 1 many students may ask. In my opinion, the most effective(有效的) 2 is to learn lessons by heart. If you can recite the text and write it out, you will learn it pretty well. And if you can tell 3 your own words about 4 the lesson says, you are a very successful learner indeed. Your English will be quite perfect.

    This is a difficult task. However, if you try to learn by heart only part of each lesson, you'll find it not so hard 5 you might have thought.

    Learn this way, and you will 6 fast progress. Of course, writing is also necessary. It helps you a lot on your way to 7 in English studies.

    It's equally(同样地) important to feel the language. You should laugh at English jokes and be 8 at bad news. When using English, try to 9 your mother tongue(母语). 10 helping you, your own language gets in your way. So, never try to learn English through putting every word into Chinese.

    A few days ago, I got a call from an old friend of mine. We 1 our school and the good old days. Then, he started talking about his father.

    His father was badly ill in hospital. He 2 sleep at night and often talked to himself. My friend was 3 about this and shouted at his father to stop talking. But after stopping 4, his father fell unconscious(不省人事的). My friend was very sad. He thought it was his fault(过错). My friend was so sad that he 5 like a baby on the telephone. He said he would do 6 if his father could wake up.

    Some kids often feel unhappy when they have to take care of their 7. But do you know that our parents take care of us 8 stay with us for our lifetime?

    My dear friends, from now on, 9 say a bad word to your parents. Take care of them and stay with them. Even if it only 10 you a second, you parents will be happy to be with you! Do you agree with me?

    Most parents send Care packages(包裹)and gifts to their Children when they're away at university. Terri Cox, from Leonardtown, Maryland, isn't one of those 1.

    A few weeks ago, Terri sent her son 18-year-old Connor, who's now 2 at Westminster College in Pennsylvania, a package. 3 Connor first got the package, he thought it was a usual gift filled with necessities(必需品).

   "I was 4 because it's like Christmas when you get gifts from 5 especially when you're in College," he said. But as Connor 6 the package, he found the things inside were quite different from what he had 7 It wasn't a gift or a Care package. It was something he'd 8 while at home for the Christmas Break- his rubbish.

    The box was filled with trash(垃圾)-everything he was too 9 to take out when his mother had asked him to over Christmas.

    In fact, Connor didn't do all of his 10 at home at all. So Mom Terri got the idea to post his rubbish to him to 11 him. Connor didn't understand 12 his mom did this to him until he gave her a Call." 13 isn't usually strict, and I didn't see this as a Big punishment(惩罚). It was more of a(n)14 reminder(提醒)that I have duties(职责). And we have a good laugh on the phone," he said.

    Connor later said that the rubbish he had 15 in the Box was only a part of what he was asked to take out. Where was the rest? They were hidden in his Bedroom drawers(抽屉).

    Thinking what happens to rubbish if left for a long time, let's hope Terri find the rest fast.

    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.