Peter is thirteen years old. He is in Grade Two this year. He likes to play football and watch football matches. And he often reads newspapers. He does his best to know where and when there is going to be a football match. Now Peter is having lunch. He is listening to the radio, too. He is very happy because there is going to be a nice football match on TV at four this afternoon. He wants to watch it very much. But he is going to have English and Chinese lessons. He thinks hard and finds a way.

    “ Hello, Mrs. Black,” Peter says to his teacher on the telephone, “ Peter is ill in bed. He wants to ask for half a day's leave ( 请半天假 ).”

    “ Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.” says Mrs. Black, “ But who's that?”

    “ It's my father, Mrs. Black.”

    My mom only had one eye. I hated her. I am always angry about it. She cooks dinner for students and teachers. One day at school, my mother sees me and says hello to me. I am so unhappy! How can she do this? I turn back and run away. The next day at school one of my classmates says, "EEEE, your mother only has one eye!" I don't know what to say. I wish my mother to just get away. I say to her at home, "If you're only going to make others laugh at me, just die." She doesn't say a word.

    Many years later, I have family in another city. Then one day, my mother comes to visit me. When she stands at the door, my children laugh at her. I shout, "GET AWAY! NOW!" "Oh, I'm sorry. I have the wrong address(地址)."She says.  A few years later, she dies. Somebody gives me a letter from my mother. It reads: "My dearest son, I think of you all the time. I'm sorry that I should not go to your house and…You see, when you are very young, you lose your eye in a car accident. As a mother, I give you mine. I am glad you can see a whole world for me with that eye. With all my love to you. Your mother. "

One day, our teacher, Mr. Sims, announced that the seventh grade field trip would be to a theme park. The classroom was filled with excitement as the girls discussed what they would wear and what they should bring with them. I sat back and listened, knowing that my parents did not have the money to send me. It made me 1 to feel so left out. But not Danny. He simply told everyone that he wouldn't be going. When Mr. Sims asked him 2 , Danny stood up and said, "It's too much money for me. My dad hurt his back and has been out of 3 for a while. I'm not asking my parents for money."

Sitting back down in his seat, Danny held his head up 4 , even though whispering had already begun. I could only sit quietly in my seat, knowing those 5 could be about me when they found out I would not be going either. 

"Dan, I'm very proud of you for 6 the situation that your parents are in," Mr. Sims replied. 

Seeing the students whispering in the back, Mr. Sims spoke again, only 7 . 

"This year, we're going to do things differently. The trip is not until the end of the month, so there's plenty of time for money 8 . Each student must bring in at least one idea for that. If a student doesn't want to help, then he or she will be staying here that day. Any 9 ?"

Of course, Shelly, the most popular girl in the class, spoke up. 

"Well, Mr. Sims, my parents can 10 it. Do I still have to help?"

"Shelly, this is not a matter of being rich or poor. Money is not just something that is handed to you when you get older. This will be a great learning experience for everyone, whether you have the money or not."