When I was in Germany, one day at Christmas-time I went to a post office to send a letter. To my 1, I found people queuing some paces away from the 2 at the savings deposit (存款) window.

    Why so? Each did his business in turn but the line never 3 a step nearer .I was very curious, so I walked to the window to 4 the cause. There was a 5on which was written “ Thank you for your respect for other's privacy”—a polite 6 to keep people away from nosing into other's affairs (money matters are regarded as privacy in Western countries). I was deeply 7 by the sight and stayed a while to watch: they were 8 so calmly at a distance that they seemed quite 9 to the practice. The 10 thing happened at a public telephone box. Those waiting for their 11 always kept their distance—enough to be out of 12. It's another typical example! From then on I 13 to watch their ways of doing things, manners, treatment shown towards 14. I found the Germans always mindful of other's privacy（隐私）. They 15 not to put others in an embarrassing (窘迫) situation. For instance, they never 16 about age, incomes or the place to buy such a coat, nor would they talk about the others or 17 others wore on their necks. Their laws 18 reading diaries or opening letters without 19. It's obvious that it shows 20 matters are not allowed to be disturbed.

    As I was sitting in a coffee shop in a town, a man entered and sat beside me.

    He 1 his order saying, “Two cups of coffee, one on the wall.” I heard this order with 2 and observed that he was served with one cup of coffee but he 3 two. The waiter 4 a piece of paper on the wall saying A Cup of Coffee.

    5 I was still there, two other men entered and 6 three cups of coffee, two on the table and one on the wall. The waiter did the 7; he pasted a piece of paper on the wall saying, A Cup of Coffee.

    It seemed that this gesture was a 8 in this town.

    The next day while I was 9 my coffee in the same coffee shop, a man 10 entered. As he seated himself, he looked at the 11 and said, one cup of coffee from the wall. The waiter served the poorly-dressed man with 12. The man had his coffee without paying. The waiter took 13 a piece of paper from the wall and threw 14 in the dust bin.

    I was deeply moved by the great 15 for the needy shown by this town. Coffee is not a necessity of life. 16, when we take pleasure in any blessing, maybe we need to think about those who cannot 17 to have it.

    I also admire the waiter, who is playing a 18 role to get the communication going between the affording and the 19 with a smile on his face. The poorly-dressed man entered the coffee shop without having to 20 his self-pride. He simply looked at the wall, placed an order for himself, and enjoyed his coffee with dignity.

    The moon had gone behind a cloud and there weren't many stars in the sky. As I took a glance(一瞥)at my neighbor's house, I saw a flame (火焰)in his 1. I thought he was having a midnight fast food so I went back to my2.

    Soon, there was a 3 smell in the air and I guessed something was wrong. 4, I jumped out of bed and went downstairs to 5. I saw fire coming out of my neighbour's kitchen. Right away, I 6"Fire! Fire!" But there was no one nearby to 7 my shouts for help.

    I 8into my house, called the Fire Department and went back to my neighbour's house. I rang the doorbell, hit on the door and 9 my neighbour's name but there was no 10. I managed to 11 the house and rescued a cat and a rabbit.

    I tried to throw water through the kitchen window 12 it was no use; the fire was too strong. 13, a fire engine arrived and soon the firemen put out the fire. They arrived just 14 as the fire was going to 15 to the other rooms in the house.

    When my neighbor came back, he was 16 because his kitchen was burnt down, but he thanked me for calling the Fire Department and for saving his 17. He wanted to give me some money in return but I did not 18 it.

    Weeks later, my neighbor repaired and restored his kitchen. He 19 me to see his new kitchen and there he gave me a medal(奖章) that he had 20 ordered from a factory. It made me feel very happy.

    I grew up with a fat dad ­ 450 pounds at his heaviest. Every week he would try a new diet, and my family 1 eating whatever strange food he was trying at that moment. By the time I was nine, I was a(n) 2 on losing weight. I spent four weeks 3 only small bowls of white rice at home. What I remember most about those years is that I 4 felt hungry ­ hungry for food, hungry for someone to care for me and I 5 to be cared for.

    But on Friday nights, I was 6 hungry. My grandfather would take me to his home for the 7. There was always a pot of something cooking on the 8. It was at my grandmother's house that I learned what true 9 was.

    After my third-grade year, my family had to move away from hometown, and leave my grandmother and her delicious food 10. There would be no more special weekends at my grandmother's house. It was total 11 for survival. In this new city, I felt extremely lonely and lost, and I missed my grandmother 12.

    My grandmother knew just how I felt and she knew the 13. Every week, she would send me a card with a $20 bill, a recipe and a list of what to buy at the market. It kept us 14, and her recipes filled my body and soul.

    Over the years, I have 15 to better understand my father's 16 with weight and 17 growing up in such an unhealthy eating environment, I found a 18 for a career as a nutrition (营养) consultant.

    Today, food is no longer a 19 that keeps my father and me apart, but a bridge that keeps us connected. And now I am the one 20 sending recipe cards to my father's house, just as my grandmother did for me.

    Kevin Booth had originally planned to take some free food left outside the Sumner Food Bank for people to take when the bank is closed at night. Instead, he1a brown paper bag outside the front door.

    2that it held food, Booth opened the bag only to see that it contained stacks (摞) of $20 bills. The bag was filled with $17,0003. Needless to say, that money would have made a great difference to Booth, and there was no one around to4that he had taken it.

    But Booth says he knew the money would5more people at the food bank, so he waited until volunteer Anita Miller arrived to6the bank.

    "There are a lot of people who would have 7it," Booth said. "I'm just not that person."

    Miller was8to hear about that, and she9called the police. Though the police reviewed the security footage (监控录像), they were not able to10who dropped off the package. After11the necessary 90 days for someone to claim the cash, they turned it over to the12and honored Booth for his behavior.

    Miller says that she has13the cash with Booth by giving him part of the donation in the form of gift cards.14 he lives in a tent, he has turned down her offers of shelter, although he does 15 her gifts of winter clothes.16, a town citizen has started a GoFundMe campaign to help17money for Booth to buy a car that he dreams of using as shelter.

    The food bank serves18meals to roughly 1,000 people every month, including Booth — and19 the multi-thousand dollar package, they will finally be able to20a new large freezer.

Not everyone around is easy to get on well with in your life. I've always tried to keep my 1 from people who are rude, aggressive and mean. But sometimes we can't 2 having contact with people who might not have our best interests at heart.

Last summer, I became involved with a(n) 3 co­worker who was at a bad spot in his life. I had a lot of 4 for him and decided to help him 5 this tough time, so I tried my best to tolerate his rudeness when he lost his temper. However, just like a swimmer drowning in a pool, he grabbed on and ended up drowning me when I 6 and tried to rescue him. His rudeness gradually was out of 7. One night, when I got up to get a glass of water, he started yelling at me to get back into my bedroom. I did as I was told but I was not happy about it. He 8 my change in mood and asked what was wrong. But when I told him his behavior toward me was 9 and that I was very hurt by the way he had treated me, he was surprised. He could not understand his actions had a bad 10 on me. He told me he didn't have anything 11 me and that there was no need for me to 12 it. I used examples from his life of things that had hurt him and then tried to make the 13 that the same things also made me unfriendly. I said, "I always treat you with patience, understanding and kindness, but you haven't treated me with 14 respect." He was silent after listening to my words. What I had said might 15 him.

People only change if they want to change. I didn't know whether he would change his opinion or not in the future.