Two months ago, my husband's hand was badly hurt after an accident at work. Then we had to, drive to the hospital to do the physical therapy(治疗)for his hand three times a week.

Today while we were driving to the hospital. We saw a young man standing in the strong and cold winds. We stopped and asked if he needed a ride. He gladly accepted and jumped into the back seat. His name was Dan and he wasn't going far.

As we dropped him off, we noticed he had many large piles (堆) of cut wood in his yard. We asked if he was interested in selling any. He said," Oh, you can just come by anytime, even if I'm not here and take all you want." We asked how much it would cost for a trunk load (一箱). He answered," It's free. We have more than we'll ever use. So just come by and get it anytime. Thanks for the ride and have a great day!"

We still wanted to pay for it and would only get it when someone was home, but he just kept saying what he already told us.

Dan just wanted to repay (回报) us with the wood, never knowing how much that would mean to us because my husband isn't able to chop any wood for us this winter.

There was a tree in my garden. One day, two birds came to the tree and built a house for their 1 newborn babies.

One morning, I was getting up when I 2 the sound of the little birds. I ran out of my bedroom and found two babies eating food on the ground in the 3 I thought they dropped off their house, so I decided to help them get back to their house. At that time, the 4 bird and the mother bird came back. They brought some food for the third baby. They put it on the ground 5 their third baby. To get the food, she had to fly to it. Although she was 6 she was afraid of getting out of the house to eat it. To my 7 . her parents just stood there and did nothing.

After about ten 8 the third baby bird didn't have any other choice. She slowly went to the border（边缘） of the house and began to 9 , She flew down from the house. Finally, she landed safely on the ground and found the food soon.

These birds taught us a lesson: If we want our food, we will have to learn to fly by 10 .

Sally: Hello, Amy! {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

Amy: Hi, Sally. I'm not feeling good.

Sally: Oh, no. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}

Amy: My throat hurts and I have a cough for many days.

Sally: So bad. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}

Amy: Yes, but I still feel bad.

Sally: I'm sorry to hear that. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}

Amy: Yes, you're right. Maybe I should ask for a leave to rest for a few days.

Sally: You also need to drink more water and take the medicine on time.

Amy: Ok, I'll do that.

Sally: {#blank#}5{#/blank#}

Amy: Thanks, I will. See you!

Sally: See you.

I can't forget that day. It was a cold snowy morning. The {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(天空) was gray and dark. I got up early and went to a new school, which is the most {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(著名的) one in the foreign city. I was walking alone and worried about lots of things because it was the first time for me to stay {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(在国外).

It was early, so it was {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(寂静的) outside. Suddenly a girl who was riding her bike got into trouble. She fell off the bike and tried to get up. But she failed. Without thinking, I went over and {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(设法完成) to help her to stand up. She said" Thank you" with a smile and then {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(离开). Her words warmed me a lot.

Finally, I got to school. The teacher introduced me to the whole class. Then he asked me to sit {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(在······旁边) a girl. I felt so nervous. Soon the bell rang for the geography class. Their textbooks were different! Just when I wanted to ask the teacher for help, a geography book with a national {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(旗帜) on its cover was in front of me." Let's share," the friendly girl next to me said." Hi, I'm Carrie. I'm {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(加拿大人)." To my surprise, it was the girl that I helped this morning. Later on, we became good friends.

From that I learned: to help others is actually to help {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(我们自己). What life teaches us is not only knowledge but also experience.

When I was a little boy, I was very shy. After class, I often stayed in the playground by myself and watched my 1 plying games. On weekends, I 2 went out to play with other children. 

One day, some of my classmates asked me to play basketball with them. I wanted to 3 them. But I worried that the ball might hit(击中) me on the head and I couldn't play basketball at all. So I said to them, "Sorry, 4 next time. "

That evening I 5 that with my father. He said, "My boy，playing basketball is not a(n) 6 thing. I'm sure you'll have fun 7 the activity. "However, I was 8 worried. I was very short and thin. I couldn't 9 fast. My father said, " If you believe in (相信)yourself, you can do it well. "

The next day, my father took me to a 10 and taught me how to play basketball. At first, I was a slow learner. After hours of practice, I felt that I loved the sport. 

Later, some boys in the park asked me to play basketball 11 . I thought the game should be interesting, so I said yes. 

We worked well 12 we didn't know each other. I ran after the ball and played hard. In the end, 13 got points, so we were all happy and excited. 

After that, I became interested in different 14 . I also made many friends 15 those fun activities. More importantly, I've learned that nothing is difficult if we believe in ourselves.