America is a fast-paced society, which may seem very troubling to foreign visitors. One's first 1is likely to be that everyone is in a rush. City people always seem to be 2 and are very impatient if they are delayed even for a brief moment.

    3 this may seem unfriendly to you4 drivers will rush you; storekeepers will be in a hurry as they 5you; people will push you 6 walking along the street. You will7 brief conversations with people when you shop or dine there as people seem to be on the go.

    Do not8 that because Americans are in such a hurry they are 9. To them, that is just part of their 10 of life. Americans who live in cities often think that everyone is11in a hurry to get things done so they naturally 12 others to behave similarly13 when they discover that you are a stranger, most Americans become quite kind and will take great 14 to help you. Many of them first came to the city 15 strangers and they remember how frightening a new city can be. If you need help,16a friendly-looking person and say, “I am a stranger here. Can you help me?”

    Most people will stop17 you, and help you find your way. But you must let them know that you need help. Otherwise they are18 to pass you by, not noticing that you are new the city and 19 help. If, occasionally, you find someone too rushed to give you help, don't be20just ask someone else. Most Americans enjoy helping a stranger.

    Last weekend, I had some extra time before going through security to catch my flight at the airport. While wondering what to do, I decided it was the1time and place to look for an act of 2 to do!

    One of the magazine stands outside the security check area had flowers3. I told the clerk that I'd like to buy flowers for someone else, and she could4who to give them to. She looked a little5, so I explained perhaps she could hand the smile cards with the flowers to someone who seemed to need some to6 .

    At first, the clerk7, “That's8. I can't tell which customer needs encouragement.” But then, I explained a little more about9cards and the concept of doing something kind for a complete stranger, and she10up.

    “I'll never know how it11out,” I said, “but you will have the 12 to make someone's day.” At that point, she started to seem genuinely excited about it.

    She went to take the 13 out of the water. Then I explained, “It's fine to __14them there until the person you want to give them to 15 .”

    At that point, I thought she was somewhere between surprise and delight, __16 it was clear this was not a(n) 17 she had ever gotten from a customer before.

I 18 the flowers, said goodbye, and headed for the 19 line.

    I'll never know how it turned out, but I was in good 20 for the rest of the morning.

    This is the story of two lovers, who finally got married. Both of them were romantic at first, 1 on the walk of life, problems, quarrels, profession came into their life.

    One day, she finally decided "I want to break up". "Why?" he asked.

    "I am 2." she answered.

    He kept silent the whole night, seemingly in deep 3, finally he asked, "What can I do to 4 your mind?"

    Looking into his eyes she said, "Answer my question. If you can 5 my heart, I will change my mind. Let's say, I want a flower 6 on the face of a mountain cliff (悬崖), we both are sure that picking the flower will cause your 7, will you do it for me?"

    He said, "I will give you my 8 tomorrow."

    She woke up the next morning, found him gone, and saw a piece of paper on her bed, which 9 "My dear, I would not pick that flower for you, the 10 are …"

    "When you use the computer you always 11 the software, and you cry in front of the screen. I have to save my fingers so that I can help to restore the 12. You always leave the house keys behind, thus I have to save my 13 to rush home to open the door for you. You love traveling but always lose your way in a(n) 14 city. I have to save my eyes to show you the way. You always 15 at the computer, and that will do nothing good for your eyes. I have to save my eyes 16 when we grow old, I can help to clip your nails and help to remove those 17 white hairs."

    "Thus, my dear, unless I am sure that there is someone who loves you 18 I do … I could not pick that flower yet, and die …"

    That's life, and 19 flowers, and romantic moments are only used and appear on the 20 of the relationship. Under all this, the pillar of true love stands.

    Sarah, a classical dancer from India, had to have her right leg cut after a car accident. She was also 1 on her career（事业） road.

    Though the accident brought her bright career to a 2, she didn't give up. In the 3 months that followed, Sarah met a doctor who developed an artificial (人造的) 4 made from rubber filled with sponge (海绵). So 5 she wanted to go back to 6 after she had been fitted with an artificial leg. Sarah knew that she believed in 7and could realize her dream, 8 she began her courageous journey back to the world of dancing ­ 9to balance, bend, stretch, walk, turn, twist and twirl.

    After every public recital (个人表演), she 10 ask her dad about her performance. "You 11 have a long way to go" was the answer she used to get 12. In January 1984, Sarah made a historic13by giving a public recital in Bombay. She performed in such a great manner that it 14everyone to tears and this 15 pushed her to the number one position again. That evening when she asked her dad the 16question, he didn't say anything. He just touched her feet as a praise.

    Sarah's comeback was 17 moving that a film producer 18 to make the story into a hit film. When someone asked Sarah how she had 19 to dance again, she said quite simply, "YOU DON'T NEED FEET TO DANCE." 20is impossible in this world. If you have the will to win, you can achieve anything.

    Long long time ago, in a small and distant 1, there was a place known2 the House of 1000 Mirrors. A small, happy little dog learned of this place and 3 to visit it. When he arrived, he 4 happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail 5 as fast as it could. To his great 6, he found himself staring at 1000 other 7 little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile, and was 8 with 1000 great smiles just as warm and friendly. As he 9 the House, he thought to himself: This is a10 place. I will come back and visit it often."

    In the same village, 11 little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, was determined to visit the house. He 12 climbed the stairs and 13 his head low as he looked into the door. 14 he saw the 1000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled at them and was 15 to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, "That is a terrible place, and I will 16 go back there again."

    All the faces in the world are 17. When you smile at the world the whole world will 18 at you, and vice verse (反之亦然). 19, it is you who can choose to be happy or to be upset. And what kinds of reflections (思考) do you see in the 20 of the people you meet?

My writing career began at the age of ten. That year, my mother gave me my first journal to help me deal with the 1 of my grandmother's death. In many ways, my grandmother was the 2 behind my own writing career. 

When she was alive, my grandmother had 3 much emotional pain, but she also knew that writing was her key to 4 . While growing up in Galicia, Poland, during World War I, she 5 both her parents, and then had to care for herself and her eight-year-old sister. She found solace (慰藉) in journal writing. 

Many years after her death, I 6 her journal and read every word. The void(空虚感) she had left in my life became stronger as the years progressed and I had my own health issues to 7 , such as being diagnosed with breast cancer at age 47. My 8 caused me to write down my grandmother's life story, based on the 9 of her journal. Although at times the writing was 10 , it did bring me close to her once again and help me more 11 understand her many hardships. 

Keeping journals has helped me 12 emotionally. Whether you're 13 by change, loss or pain, finding the time to write is 14 to the healing process. So why not 15 your pen and write down whatever comes to your mind?