Bill, a thirteen-year-old boy, thought he had grown up to be a man, but his parents told him, "You won't be a real man until you begin to 1 helping others."

    One morning, his parents gave him some money to 2 some milk for them. Outside a shop he saw a homeless old man who looked very 3. Bill went to him and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

    The old man answered, "I'm hungry. I haven't had any food for two days." At the thought of his parents' words, Bill said to the old man, "Let's go to the 4." When they got there, Bill asked the waiter to bring out bread and coffee to the old man. The old man finished the meal quickly. After the waiter 5 the plate and the cup, the old man said, "Sorry for giving you so much 6, I'm fine now. I'll 7 forget your kindness! You are a very good young man."

    Bill was 8 when he heard this. Just when he wanted to pay for the meal, the waiter came. Bill and the old man learned 9 that the food was free 10 it was the birthday of the boss, and they were the first customers(顾客)that day.

    It's the day before Christmas. Karen Hartley, 33, was skiing（滑雪）by 1 at Powder Mountain in Utah. By mistake, she began to ski off the trail. Soon she 2. She shouted for help, but no one heard her. Night came, and the temperature 3 below freezing（凝冻）. Karen was very cold and afraid of 4. But she stayed calm. She played music in her mind and danced all night long to stay 5. She danced to old disco songs, pop songs, and Christmas songs. “It was either dance 6 die,” she said. “I kept on 7. I didn't give up.”

    The next morning, a helicopter began to 8 Karen. After 18 hours in the cold, she was 9 just before it's too late. Karen was very cold but all right. She 10 Christmas Day in a hot tub（浴缸）.

    The day before my daughter Norah's fourth birthday, I picked her up from preschool. On the way, she said, “I like old people best because they walk slowly like I walk slowly and they have soft skin like I have soft skin.”What she said marked a 1beginning.

    The following day—her birthday—again on the way home, she asked 2 we could stop at the store to buy cakes for her. How could I say3 to a birthday girl? After paying for the bill, I noticed that Norah was standing up in the cart,4announcing, “Hi, old person! It's my birthday today!” However, the old man in front of her didn't show he was5 by my talkative child. He 6 with a smile, “Well, little lady! And how old are you today?” After a few minutes' chat, Norah offered to take a photo with the old man called Mr. Dan, his expression changed from surprised to delighted. We exchanged our phone numbers. There was magic happening in the store that day, and we could 7 feel it.

    During our first visit in Mr. Dan's home, We walked with him to his front door. He pulled out a knife and 8the only blooming red rose. He spent ten minutes cutting every thorn（刺）9 the stem（茎）before handing it to his new friend. Norah keeps that rose, now10as a bone, under her pillow for a long time.

    Norah asks about Mr. Dan every day. She worries about him. She wonders if he's 11 or cold. She wants him to be OK. She wants him to feel loved. Mr. Dan thinks about Norah too. After 12 recent visit, he said that he had 13 had a whole night's sleep since his wife died. “Norah has healed me since meeting her.” he said. That left me 14 and my eyes wet with tears. Somehow, their hearts and souls seem to recognize each other from long ago. Sometimes talking to strangers can 15 beautiful new beginnings.

    There was once a lonely girl 1 wanted love very much. One day while she was walking in the forests, she found two 2 birds. She took them home and put them in a small 3. She was happy to have two "friends". She 4 them with love and the birds grew strong. One day the girl 5 to leave the door of the cage open. The larger and the 6 of the two flew out of the cage. The girl was afraid that it 7away. She caught it quickly. She felt glad that she caught the bird before it could fly away. Suddenly she couldn't 8 a sound from the bird. When she opened her hand, the bird was already dead. Her 9 killed the bird! Then she noticed 10 bird jumping up and down 11 the cage. She could feel its great need for freedom. It wanted to fly into the clear, blue 12.So she lifted it from the cage and let it fly away highly. The bird circled once, twice, and three times. The girl 13 as the bird flew. She didn't care about 14 the bird any more, She wanted it to be happy. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the 15 song she had ever heard.

    The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tightly, and the best way to keep love is to give it wings.

    A young man was a thief. He stole(盗窃) something valuable1a rich man. Some policemen2him and put him into prison. Before he went into prison, he wanted to have a talk with his3.

    His mother went to the police station to visit her son. He said to his mother, I have something to4you, Mum. Bring your5near me. When she did that, he nearly bit off her ear. The policemen were6and they asked him7he did that.

    "I did that because I wanted to punish her," he said. "When I was young, I began stealing small things. I brought them home to her. She never punished8. She always laughed and said, 'You are so lucky. Nobody9you steal them.' It is because of her that I am here today."

    10are the first teacher for children. They must teach their children how to tell right from wrong.