Two excited kids begged their father for his permission to see a film. Having read some 1about the movie on the Internet, he firmly 2 their request with the reason that the movie presents immorality as being 3. “But dad, those scenes are only a few minutes of the 4film, in which good 5 evil eventually. In addition, there are other inspirational 6 like courage and determination making up for its 7!”

    But the father didn't 8, and the two teenagers were discouraged. They had just thrown themselves down on the couch when they heard the sounds of their father preparing something in the9. One of the teenagers said, “Dad must be feeling 10, and now he's trying to 11 us with some tasty food.” Soon their father appeared with a plate of warm cakes and said, “Before you eat, I want to tell you something: I love you both so much.”

    The teenagers smiled and 12 with each other knowing 13. Dad was softening. Looking at the mouth-watering cake, the two boys were getting impatient about the father's long speech. “But I want to be 14 with you. I added one ingredient(配料) that is not 15 found in cakes.”

    “To make it more delicious? Oh, come on, Dad! Please just tell us what it is.”

    “OK, if you 16. That 17 ingredient is dog waste.”

    Both teens 18 stopped chewing the cake, spit it out and dropped the 19 cake back on the plate.

    “DAD! Why did you do that?”

    “That is the same reason why I won't allow you to watch that movie. You won't 20 a little dog waste in your cake, so why should you put up with a little immorality in your movies?”

    I was walking in a park on a cool autumn morning. The view was charming and a pleasant breeze(微风)was kissing my face1.

    Then I saw a mother and her little baby. The mother wore2clothes that seemed to be found in a dustbin—how easy it is for fortunate people to 3away things they don't need, and they do this 4thinking of the unfortunate! She was holding her baby, protecting her from the morning 5and expecting some money from strangers so that she could 6food for both of them. It isn't an uncommon7as we see these things every day. But they sometimes can_8us strongly. It was then that I realized how9I had been in my whole life for living a rich life.

    Then a man 10some money and food to the mother, and as she took them, her face was11as if she had been the happiest person in the world. And why not, she could now 12her baby at least for the day.

    Actually happiness doesn't 13luck, your financial or your physical conditions, but only on yourself. It is just a 14in your hands. If you choose to be happy,15 can stop you from it. The mother was happy just16she got food for her baby. Back home, I decided to first be happy and then do the rest of my work. It was17than I thought it would be.

    How18it is that one observation cam change your life! Life has a lot to offer if you observe very19One who observes can 20real happiness.

    I went with some colleagues from my office for a dinner in a very popular local restaurant. It was 1 business time and the restaurant was packed. We 2 found a table in a corner for three of us.

    As soon as we sat down, we heard a crash when a cleaning boy 3 the floor with all the plates he was carrying. There was 4 and no one was saying or doing anything.

    In a flash I remembered my 5 many years ago. Once, I 6 in the airport because I had rushed there on my own on an empty stomach. I was picked up and taken care of by two 7. Now this was my chance to 8 it forward.

    I ran to the young man's side immediately, turned him on his back and screamed for someone to 9 a hot drink. Soon people started asking if I was a doctor. I said I was not, 10 I was skillful at blacking out(晕厥).

    The kid soon opened his eyes, 11 what had happened. I 12 him by saying it was OK and I had had a 13 experience. He had not eaten anything. I held the 14 drink to his mouth till he finished it and sat with him till he felt OK.By then the 15 had arrived. I asked her to give the kid something to eat. I offered to pay.

    The manager was kind enough to refuse the 16 and agreed to make sure the kid ate before he went home. By the time all this was 17 it was getting late for my colleagues. We hadn't 18 anything yet, so they decided to go home.

    I slowly walked home, not hungry any more, feeling 19 for the opportunity I pay forward the 20 I had received many years ago.

Facebook Post Leads to Home Robbery

    Sometimes, people are required to fill in personal information when they register online, which may lead to some unexpected trouble. Recently, the BBC is reporting that a 17-year-old girl in Australia posted a 1 of her grandmother at home counting a large sum of cash that she 2 hidden in the house. Just eight hours later, two armed men 3the girl's house. They demanded to speak to the girl to find out where her grandmother's house was, 4 they could get the money they had seen 5 , the girl was not at home at the time, so the robbers 6 a small amount of cash from her mother and left.

    Because the 7is still under investigation, local police aren't saying 8 else about it. It's not known yet whether the girl had used privacy setting on the Facebook profile page, and even whether the robbers 9 the girl in the past.

    Two other10were at home then, a 58-year-old man and a 14-year-old boy, the girl's father and brother. Luckily, no one was 11. The robbers left peacefully after 12 that the girl was not at home and that no one else there knew anything about the 13 that had appeared in the photo.

    Police in both Britain and Australia are using the case to14citizens of the dangers of posting personal information on social networks and to suggest users of websites 15 doing so. The police say it is 16 that the girl posted a comment in the past that gave clues to the address, 17 that the robbers knew the girl in another way. 18, they suggest, a posting by a friend on his or her site could have 19 such information. To find it, the robbers would only have had to search for those postings on other pages that 20 the girl's name.

    People shall always unite as one big family in face of disasters. When Hurricane Harvey hit Texas, Reader's Digest wrote about impressive rescues. The spirit of serving can be incredibly 1. Here is a story from Annalysa Longworth, a survivor of Hurricane Maria, in her own 2.

    “The total 36 hours of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico was 3 the scariest event we've ever gone through. Our house sits on the north-west coast of Rincon. In the 4, over 100 mph winds changed direction causing a great amount of water flooding our 5. The only place left dry and safe was our kitchen floor, where we were6 to ride out the rest of the storm. It has been 50 days since the 7, and we are still without power and water. During our regular afternoon showers, we are glad to 8 rainwater but are quickly reminded of the people living without roofs, and how 9 it must be for them. Our emotions are consistently in a state of 10.

    Recently, our good friends told us about a video interview they were doing with Watts of Love, a solar light company. The company generously gave us a headlamp for our personal 11 and a box with 50 headlamps to distribute throughout our town. Rincon was completely blacked out so making a simple walk through a parking lot to our car is 12. We used to rush to get things done before 13, but now I continue daily chores in the dark. What 14 our lives most was being able to share this gift with others. We 15 the lamps house by house to the people in the mountains who needed them most, as even batteries and candles are 16 there. Even though 17 have come slowly, people have been out of work and can't afford to 18 their electric bill. I'll always be 19 to Watts of Love for allowing us to pay it forward and be witnesses to the smiles that 20 can bring.”

    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.