When I was only eight, my father decided to work far from home to earn a living for the whole family. He1that he would come back home once a year. Thinking that he didn't love me, I had too much difficulty2 the unexpected and sudden3at that time. No matter how many times mother explained it to me, l could not help4him for his leaving.

    Whenever I saw other parents sending their children to school5while I only had my mother with me, I couldn't6asking myself, “Why can't I have the honor?” Whenever there was a sports meet, I felt that I was the only one7to get encouragement from a father. Obviously I didn't understand my father; 8, I even blamed him for not being there for me. I 9the only way to let him know my feelings was to10him the cold shoulder, so I never gave him any  11. He did not know how to12to my indifferent attitude, which gradually formed a great13between father and me.

    However, one day things14. I was ill. While lying in bed, suddenly my phone rang, and it was my dad. When I answered the phone, to my15, I heard him crying. I never saw him cry. After a while he said, “You don't know how16 I feel. If there is one-in-a-thousand chance that I could get back to you, I will not 17. However, I cannot. Sometimes one must give something up to take his real  18. You don't know how much I 19you. Every time I hear your voice, I cannot stop blaming myself for leaving you.” At that moment, I 20 him and knew that sometimes one has to stop trying something so as to be really responsible.

    One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods 1 she realized that she was lost.

    Sitting on a rock and2what to do, she began crying.  After a while. She3 to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes.4 it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and 5 stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the 6. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a 7.

    The girl's parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy8 that his mistrees（女主人）was in danger. He jumped 9 a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn't find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a 10 scent (气味) as he lowered his head. He 11the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking 12 into the air, the dog 13 through the woods until he found the 14. But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his 15 , he saw his mistress' blue shirt in the distance. He 16 over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was 17.

    When she opened her eyes and18 her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you 19me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of20 . That night Laddy had a heror's supper: a huge meal of steak

    I arrived in the classroom, ready to share my knowledge and experience with 75 students who would be my English Literature class. Having taught in the US for 17 years, I had no1about my ability to hold their attention and to2on them my admiration for the literature（文学）of my mother tongue.

    I was shocked when the monitor shouted,3!  and the entire class rose as I entered the room, and I was somewhat 4about how to get them to sit down again, but once that awkwardness（尴尬）was over, I quickly 5my calmness and began what I thought was a fact –packed lecture, sure to gain their respect – perhaps6their admiration. I went back to my office with the rosy glow which comes from a (n)7of accomplishment (成就).

    My students 8 diaries. However, as I read them, the rosy glow was gradually 9by a strong sense of sadness. The first diary said. Our literature teacher didn't teach us anything today.10 her next lecture will be better. Greatly surprised, I read diary after diary, each expressing a 11subject. ―Didn't I teach them anything? I described the entire philosophical framework （哲学体系） of Western thought and laid the historical12for all the works we'll study in class, I complained. How13they say I didn't teach them anything? It was a long term, and it14became clear that my ideas about education were not the same as 15of my students. I thought a teacher's job was to raise 16questions and provide enough background so that students could 17their own conclusions. My students thought a teacher's job was to provide 18information as directly and clearly as possible. What a difference!

    19 I also learned a lot, and my experience with my Chinese students has made me a20American teacher, knowing how to teach in a different culture.

    There was a man who played the piano in a small bar. There were not too many 1, but because he was a good piano player, some people 2 came in every night just to hear him play. But one night, a patron (老主顾) told him he didn't want to hear him play but to sing a song.

    The man said, "I have never 3 that before in public. I think I'm 4at playing the piano."

    But the customer 5. He told the waiter, "I'm6 listening to the piano day after day. I want to hear something new and I want that guy to sing."

    The waiter7 across the room, "Hey, buddy! If you want to get 8 , sing a song. The patrons are asking you to sing!"

    9 in order to bring some money home that night, the piano player who had never sung in public did so for the very first time. And 10had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung before 11 that night by Nat King Cole, and it surprised all, including the12 himself!

        He had talent he was 13 on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar, but because he had to sing, he 14 to become one of the best-known entertainers in America.

    You, too, have skills and 15. You may not feel as if your "talent" is particularly 16, but it may be better than you think! And with persistence (坚持), most skills can be 17. Besides, you may as well have no ability at all if you sit on whatever talent you 18! The19 is not "What ability do I have that is useful?" It is 20 "How will I use whatever ability I have?".

    Cheating often happens in our city. It can be hard to know who is really in 1 and who is trying to take advantage of other people's 2.

    Recently, I was finishing my work at home 3 the dog barked, letting me know that 4 was at the gate. I rushed to see who it was and there I saw a 5 weak woman in her late fifties.

I said to her, "May I ask what you 6?"

    She 7, "Hello, my name is Parvathy. My husband and I live nearby. We earn our living 8 working at construction sites. A few days ago my 9 fell off the stairs while 10 a heavy load. He is 11 hurt and hasn't been able to 12 for the past five days, so we have no food. Now he is in bed with a high fever. Please help me! I need to take my husband to a doctor!"

    "Oh!" I said. "Please 13 here." I went into the room. I felt really bad about her 14 but ...Was she telling me the 15 or trying to cheat money?

    Finally, I 16 to help her. But first I said a simple prayer, "Dear Lord, you know 17 I earn my pennies, so please make sure that my hard-earned money helps those who 18 need it."

    I went out with a fifty note and 19 it to her. The moment she got the money she broke down in tears. She took my hand and said, "Thank you so much!"

    I was so 20, and left.

    Dealing with a disability can be a difficult task for anyone, but it's nothing for Roger. Having double disabilities all his life has made life a forever1. Roger was born prematurely (早产)and2in the hospital for nine months after birth. He was3of any other medical issues that he suffered at that time.

    Roger knew that he had poor4when he was a little boy. In school he couldn't see clearly what other5did, so the Library for Blind and Physically Handicapped provided him with large-print6and audio cassettes. He had barely graduated from high school due to the7of earlier assistance in high school. In 2008 he lost the remainder of usable sight8. The loss of vision was because of Graves' disease. He did not know he had it9he went to a specialist.

    As for his secondary10, his legs have given him difficulty all his life due to injuries. He severely broke his both11at 5 years old owing to falling on the ice. At that time he was too12to receive special surgeries (外科手术). As Roger gets older, he has had four surgeries on his knees. Even though the surgeries are all successful, Roger cannot13as common people do.

    To this day, it is a daily battle and he continues to14. Roger won't sit around and says if he only lives in this way, this is a15of his time. He never16, because he always believes that disability does not17incompetence. Roger always tries his best to enjoy every day and realizes his18or goals. By teaching Braille (盲文)and working at his local community, now he is famous in the US. Whoever you are, you can always try to do19good for other people, which makes your life more20.