When I was a junior high school student in 1980, God gave me a gift, it was happiness.

 One weekend, I went to visit my grandparents in the countryside. On my way home a car ran over me and cut off my  1  because of its high speed.

 Several days later when I woke up at the hospital, I realized I had to spend the rest of my life ­ 2  arms. How sad I felt at that time! Even I was full of fears. 3  slowly I knew I had to face the fact and got over it. I couldn't get my arms back even though I 4every day.

However, it's easier 5 than done. It took me nearly half a year to get out of the sadness 6 . I got so much from my past story. From then on, I could treat my life with a 7 mind. But in our daily life, I often see my classmates 8 about little things: They get a bad grade on a test; their bus comes9; they don't have a mobile phone but 10 have, and so on. But I only 11 life. I was lucky to realize from an accident : It is a waste of our life to focus on what you have 12 . We should always think of what we have. So why are so many people unhappy? Someone may say, “My whole life would improve 13 I have a new car.” But when you get the car and what 14 ? For a whole week you are walking on air. Then you go right back to being unhappy.

Happiness depends on what we have! It's in our heart. It's a state of mind, even though you own the whole world, you may still feel15 .Happiness comes from mastering the art of appreciating(感激) and taking pleasure in what you really have.

    Mr. Hamel now picked up a French grammar book and started to teach. It all seemed so 1 during that last lesson. I understood all the participles（分词）which Mr. Hamel explained.

     "2 didn't French seem so interesting before?" I asked myself.

    But I knew the answer. It was my last French lesson, and I regretted not studying hard before. I 3 to listen very carefully. Mr. Hamel was trying to teach us everything he knew. He had never taught a lesson so well before.

    The grammar lesson finished, and then we started 4. I had never seen so many hardworking students before. Everyone had their 5 down, and the sound of pens on paper was the only sound to be heard.

    Students were usually distracted(分心) by even the smallest thing. However, when some beetles（甲壳虫）flew into the classroom, not one student looked at them today. It was very 6.

     I looked at Mr. Hamel. He was sitting still in his chair. The only things he 7 were his eyes. He looked carefully at one thing in the classroom for a while 8 looking at the next thing. For forty years, the only classroom was like his 9, and now it was being taken from him.

    Mr. Hamel looked at all of the walls, windows, desks, and chairs 10 we were working hard. I was sure he wanted to remember everything like it was now.

    Good morning, boys and girls. I 1 your English teacher. My name is Alice Brown. Alice is my 2 name, and Brown is3 last name. Look! What's this? Yes, it's a photo of my4. This is my husband. He is a teacher,5. He is6 P.E. Teacher. But he is not in our school. I have a son and a daughter. This is my 7. His name is Jim. And that is my daughter.8name is Gina. They are9the same grade, but in different10 . Jim is in Class 3, and Gina is in Class 7.They like sports very much, and they often do sports 11 their friends after school. Jim likes Yao Ming . So 12 is his favorite（最喜欢的）sport. Look at his T-shirt. Its size（尺码）is 13. If（如果）you want to play and need help, call 14. Gina loves books. She is always in the 15.

    Washington was the first president of the United States. He was very1even when he was still a 12-year-old boy.

    Once a thief 2 some money from Uncle Post, Washington's neighbor. The door of the house was not broken, and things in the room were in good order. Washington 3 that the thief must have been one of the villagers.

    That evening at the villagers' meeting he said, “We don't know who stole the money 4.

    God does. God sends his wasp（黄蜂）to tell good from 5 Every night the wasp flies 6 us but few people notice it.” Then, all of a sudden Washington waved his band and cried out, “Look! The wasp has landed on the thief's7 It is going to sting（叮咬）!”

    Everybody turned to 8 the thief. But soon the noise died down. All eyes were 9 on a man who was trying hard to drive the “Wasp” off his hat.

    “Now we know10 stole the money,” Washington said with a smile.

    Have you ever been a volunteer? Every year, thousands of young people in Britain take a year1before they start work or go to university. Some young people go to other2like France and Australia to work as volunteers. Volunteers give their time to help people3, they work in schools or hospitals, or they help with environment.

    Pauline Jones, 18, lives in Cardiff, Britain. Next year, she wants to go to4to study French, 5now she's living in Queensland, Australia. Pauline says, "I'm6with other people here to help with the coral reefs(珊瑚)in the7near Queensland. The reefs here are very beautiful, but if the sea water is very 8, the coral will die. I'm helping to do the9on the coral and the fish that living around the coral reefs. All over the world, coral reefs are10. We need to do something about the11before it's too late. "

    I'm staying with a family here and I help with the cooking and the cleaning I don't get12, but it's OK. I love my job here. And I'm learning a lot about people of Queensland-and13! When I14my work, I want to stay here for another three15, I want to travel around Australia. "