At least thirty times Bobby had tried to climb the snowy mountain, but he had never 1the top. His friend old Peeper, who knew a lot about his failures,2Bobby to try again. He gave Bobby a pair of3 and said, “If it starts clouding over, put on the glasses, or if your feet start hurting, put them on too. The glasses are very4. They'll help you.” Bobby 5 the gift without much thought.

    At least thirty times Bobby had tried to climb the snowy mountain, but he The day came when he was to have another6. About two hours after he started, he felt his feet hurting. Then he7what Peeper had said, and put on the glasses. The pain was pretty bad, but8 the sunglasses he could clearly see the snow-covered mountain top, so he went on.

    At least thirty times Bobby had tried to climb the snowy mountain, but he9, clouds were gathering. But this time Bobby could still see the 10through the clouds. He kept 11 , leaving the clouds behind, forgetting his pain, and finally arriving at the top. It was certainly worth it. His feeling of12 was extremely good, almost as great as that 13view. The mountain below was surrounded by a sea of clouds. He couldn't believe that the clouds were as 14 as that, so he looked more closely at the sunglasses, and discovered the 15. Peeper had engraved(镌刻) the snow-covered mountain top on the sunglasses,16 Bobby could see it when he was looking upwards!

    At least thirty times Bobby had tried to climb the snowy mountain, but he Bobby17 that the only obstacle(障碍) to reaching the top had been losing18when he couldn't see the mountain top. He was thankful that Peeper had used that little19to help him see that his20 was never impossible, and that it was still there, where it had always been.

    I was said to be the worst student in my class, and my family thought I was hopeless. I had to1grade six. At that time a new teacher, Miss Sadia, came to our school.

    One day after class, she2that I was staying alone during the lunch break. She came3to me and began to talk to me. It was just a normal conversation. After that day, she gave me particular 4and it made me feel special. I started to work hard because she gave me the feeling that someone5 me , and my 6started to improve in her subject.

    Months later, she moved into a house near my7. We would walk home together after school. Her constant (不断的) support helped me, 8in my studies, as I knew she would check my grades both in her subject 9the other subjects. I finally10second in my class.

    Then, after grade six, she started to slowly drift away (疏远)11still kept a constant check on me. By the time I was in grade seven, we12spoke, but by then I had become the13in my class. When I left my school, I was14with her, as she never answered the 15when I called her.

    Then I graduated and went to a good university. One fine day, our paths 16 again. I met her at a wedding. I could not17asking her, "Why did you stop talking to me?"

"You are a clever boy. I wanted you to be a tree 18on your own roots, not depending on others. Now here you are and I feel19of you. You are your inspiration(灵感，鼓舞) and do not need to20a shoulder," she said. I could not say anything, but I smiled. I'll always thank her.

    With supper finished, it was our time with Dad. Cindy, Tom and I climbed onto our couch. We all 1 Mom to turn on the old tape player.

    Dad had been piloting airplanes in Vietnam for the Air Force for a year. Through the year, our family received at least one 2a week from Dad. Mom played a part to us every day. Every day when Mom turned on the tape player, Dad 3by asking each of us how our 4had gone and what we had done.5 to the tape machine as if he could hear every word, each of us told him about our6. Because Mom wrote down our responses, Dad was kept7. In the following tape, he8our good deeds and 9corrected our errors. After 10 told Dad their tales, he read to us from the book Mom had sent.

    The day Dad was to11, all of us were playing around the 12. Then the gate in the fence opened. A tall man in a 13walked through the gate.

    My eldest sister jumped off the diving board and ran towards the man. Mom ran behind. The man embraced Mom and kissed her.

    14by the scene, Tom and I looked at each other. Soon, the tall, uniformed man arrived at the pool's edge and smiled 15at us. With the innocence of a four-year-old girl, I looked up and  16 , “Are you my father?”

    He burst into tears, knelt down, 17us into his arms and said, “Yes, I'm your father.” 18 I heard his voice, I 19him as my father because it was the same20that I heard so frequently on tape.

    There is one word that is often on the lips of Americans: “Sorry”.

    Once as I was walking, a young man ran by1, brushing against my handbag. Even as he 2on his way, he turned back and said “sorry” to me. Even in a rush, he didn't forget to apologize. One day, after I bought a mango, the salesman was giving me the 3, but I wasn't ready for it and a coin 4 to the ground. “I'm sorry,” he said while bending down to pick it up. I was 5why would he apologize when it is my 6 ?

7 time, I stepped on a man's foot in an elevator, and at the same time, we both said “sorry”. I thought it interesting — was it really8 for him to apologize? Later on, an American friend 9 to me that according to the American mentality, the elevator is a 10place, and everyone should be able to stand in it. After someone 11 a position in it, making it difficult for someone else to find a place to stand, isn't it necessary to express an12?

    If you go to the movies and the tickets happen to be13, the ticket seller will say, “Sorry.” Whenever one of your hopes goes14, an American will say “ sorry” as a sign of15.

    During my stay in America, I gradually 16 that when friction (摩擦) appears in daily life, Americans don't care much about who is17; If someone is18, a “sorry” is always necessary. When this happens, even if the other person is hurt, the “sorry”19 anger and human kindness is shown. Perhaps this is why I 20 saw anyone quarreling on the buses, subways or streets of America.

    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.

    Experts say boredom is good for kids. It forces them to be creative, 1 their imaginations, and helps them discover new things. A(n) 2 in point is 13-year-old Luke Thrill from Dubuque, Iowa.

    Luke was 3 of playing video games and riding his bike, so he decided to build a tiny house in his backyard instead. He made money from cutting lawns (草坪) and 4 exchanged some services, such as gaining the help of an electrical engineer 5 sweeping his garage. Luke also 6 spare materials from his grandmother's house and other 7 materials from his neighbors for some of the windows and the door.

    The 89-square-foot home cost $1, 500 to build and 8 18 months. Inside there's a kitchenette, a back sitting room, a table and a mounted (镶嵌的) TV, and an upstairs bedroom can be easily 9 by stairway.

    Although Luke did the 10 and learned how to do all the work, he had his father's 11 throughout the project. Greg Thrill was very happy that his son learned to stay on 12 and deal with grown-ups. 13, he had some simple rules when Luke 14 the house: "You 15 the money. You build it. And you own it."

    Luke is now in love with 16. He has a YouTube channel and hopes to 17 other kids to start building. 18, he wants to build a bigger tiny house to live in, but for now, he 19 in his new home a few nights a week, does homework there, and uses it to take a 20 from his twin brother.