Several years ago, 1 a cold winter morning, I was shopping alone. I tried to buy some winter socks to 2 my cold feet warm. When I went around the corner in the store, I saw a Christmas tree 3 paper angels(天使). On each angel was the name of a poor child 4 family couldn't afford to buy him/her a gift that year. Shoppers who picked an angel could buy a simple toy or gift and the store would 5 it up and send it to the child that Christmas.

    Around the tree, I saw a boy and a girl picking out several angels each. Their mother was smiling while she was watching 6. I walked up next to her and started talking with her. She told me that her children 7 this several years ago when she first explained to them what the Charity Angel tree was for. Each offered to give up one of their toys that year 8 a poor child could have one. Since then, the two have 9 money the whole year in order to buy gifts for more children. It has become a family tradition.

    When we finished talking, I smiled. I walked over m the tree, and picked out a few angels, too. I left the store, feeling 10 and love for that Christmas.

    I was standing in line behind a woman in her 60s. When it was her turn to pay, the shop owner greeted 1 and asked how she was doing.

    The woman looked down, shook her head and said, “Not so 2, my husband just lost his job. I don't know how I can 3 the holidays.”

    Then she gave the shop owner the food stamps（食品券）for poor families.

    My 4 hurt, I wanted to help but didn't know 5. Should I offer to pay for her food, or ask for her husband's resume（简历）?

    6 I walked towards my car, I met the woman again. I remembered something in my wallet. It wasn't any money or an offer of a job, but7 it would help.

    "Excuse me," I said, "I heard what you said to the shop owner. It sounds like you're going through a really 8 time right now. I'm so sorry. I'd like to give you something."

    I 9 her the small card from my wallet.

    When the woman read the two 10 on the card, she began to cry. Through her tears, she said, "You have no idea how much this 11  to me."

    To tell the truth, her reply was a little 12. Having never done anything like this before, I didn't know what could happen. All I could say was, "Would it be OK to give you a hug?"

    After that, I walked into my car and began to13 too.

    The words on the card?

    "You Matter."

    A few weeks earlier, a friend gave me a similar 14 as encouragement for my work. When I read it, I really felt 15. So I ordered my own box of You Matter cards and started sharing them.

    Hello, my name is Zhang Dan. I live in 1 small village in Yunnan. The 2 here is great. It isn't too hot in summer. And it isn't too cold in winter , 3. It's always sunny. I 4 living here . The village is a 5  place, so many people come to 6 it every year. There is a 7 in my village and the water in it is very 8. And I often drink it.

    I'm walking in the village now. Look! A woman is taking a photo 9 a little girl. Two boys are reading books. Who is 10 in the square (广场)? Oh, it's Wang Fang. She dances well. The life here is very relaxing, isn't it?

    Nine-year-old Louis Pasteur rushed into the little house.With his face white. “Mother!” he cried, “A mad dog has 1 my friend Henry, and now they are burning him with red-hot irons(烙铁). It's terrible!”

    “Rabies(狂犬病), Louis. Burning the bites is the only 2of stopping Henry from catching the disease.''

    Henry did get rabies and died, in great 3 some days later. Louis Pasteur never 4“One day,” he thought, “I must do something to help people like Henry.”

    Sixteen years later Pasteur became a Doctor of 5And he began his work in this special field. Pasteur achieved great success in his life.6 the years of research he lost the use of his left arm and leg, yet he never lost heart. He worked on and on, as hard as ever,7 he had a strong will to find a way for curing rabies.

    After many dangerous experiments on mad dogs, he 8found the answer. Just then a boy who had been badly bitten by a mad dog arrived at his lab. A few days later Pasteur's treatment, the boy got9He did not catch rabies.

    The discovery gave new hope to people in many countries. People sent money to help10the Pasteur Institute in Paris. Today it is one of the world's most famous centers for the research.

    People in a town once went hungry. A rich man who made bread and cakes invited twenty of the 1 children, and told them to take a loaf (条) of bread from a 2 every day till the hard days passed.

    The hungry children came together 3, and argued for the bread, because each wished to have the largest one. Finally, they went away without even thanking the good gentleman.

    But Gretchen, a poorly-dressed little girl, did not argue or 4 with the rest, but remained standing quietly far away from them. 5 the bad-mannered children left, she took the smallest bread, which was alone left in the basket, kissed the gentleman's hand, and went home.

    The next day the children were as bad-mannered as before, and poor shy Gretchen 6 a loaf hardly the size of the one she got the first day. When she came home, her mother cut the loaf open. Many new shining pieces of 7 fell out of it.

    Her mother was very surprised and worried, and said, "Take the money back to the good gentleman at once, for it must have got into the dough (生面团） 8 mistake. Be quick, Gretchen! Be quick!"

    But when the little girl gave the rich man her mother's 9, he said, "No, no, my child, it was no mistake. I had the silver pieces put into the smallest loaf to give you. Always be as satisfied. quiet, and 10 as you now are. Go home now, and tell your mother that the money is your own."