A little boy invited his mother to his school's first teacher-parent meeting. He never thought that she would  1 . But she did. He felt worried.  2  she was a beautiful woman, there was a scar(伤疤) that covered nearly the whole right side of her face.

 At the meeting, the boy was 3 to see other people having a good talk with his mother. But he felt sorry for his mother's face and sat in a chair  4  his mother. Just then he heard a talk    5    his mother and his teacher.

“How did you get the scar on your   6    ?" the teacher asked. She replied, “When my son was a baby, his room caught on fire one day. 7 was too afraid to go in, so I went in and ran towards his bed. Just then I saw a beam(横梁) coming down and I placed myself over him trying to  8   him. I was knocked but luckily, a fireman saved both of us.” She touched the scar.

“This scar will be here forever, but I have never regretted     9 I did for my son. You see, he is strong and healthy now.”

Hearing that, the little boy came out running to his     10  with tears in his eyes. He hugged(拥抱) her and held her hand tightly(紧紧地) for the rest of the day.

( B )

    There was a man who played the piano in a bar. He played 1 well that many people came just to hear him play. But one night，the boss told him, "Some customers are 2 listening to the piano. They live on(靠……为生) 3 you to sing. So sing a song or you will not get paid!"

    Then he had to sing a song. He had never sung in  4 before. But everyone was moved by the song "Mona Lisa" he sang this time. 5 had ever heard such a beautiful song before!

    He might have 6 the rest of his life as a common piano player in a bar, 7for this time, he went on to become one of the best-known  8.

    You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not realize that your talent is great, but it may be 9 than you think! Also, if you keep trying, most skills can be improved. The question is not, "What talent do I have?" It is rather, " 10 will I use whatever talent I have?"

    One day, Mr John, a rich and fussy man, walked into a restaurant. He would like to have a meal there. The waiters of the restaurant felt terrible when they saw 1. They knew he always wanted the best but would only pay 2.

    A waiter gave the menu to Mr. John and he decided to order a bowl of oxtail soup. The waiter took the order and left as 3 as he could.

 4the dish was served. Mr. John tasted it and then called the waiter. All the waiters knew he would ask 5 the proof that the soup was made of real oxtail, 6, the smart waiter just smiled and went over. After listening to Mr. John's question, the waiter went into the kitchen and then he brought an ox with no tail. Mr. John had 7 to say but to go on with his meal.

    One morning Mr Green is driving around the country and 1a small bookshop. When he sees an old man2 the other side of the road, he stops his car and says to the old man. "Excuse me. I want3to the Sun Bookshop. Do you know it?"

    "Yes," the old man answers, "I 4you the way." He5Mr Green's car, and they drive about twelve miles.  6they come to a small house, the old man says, "Stop here." Mr Green stops and7 the house. "But this isn't the8." he says to the old man. "Right," the old man answers, "This is my house. And now I'll show you the9to the bookshop. Turn around and go back nine miles. 10you'll see the bookshop. ''

    A very rich man Peter lost his sight. The 1 told him that only by doing a cornea(角膜) transplant operation could he bring his sight back. Peter 2 a lot of money for the cornea, but the time passed day after day, 3 came for that. It was all because he was too proud of his "wealth", and had done many dishonest things.

    One day, he took a walk in the park. He raised his head to 4 the long-awaited sunshine. However, he saw nothing but darkness.

    Just as Peter started feeling 5 ， someone suddenly ran into him. "Don't you have eyes? Don't you see who you hit! I'm millionaire Peter!" Peter said 6.

    The answer was from a little boy, "I'm 7, sir. I didn't notice. Please forgive(原谅) me!" Suddenly Peter changed his mind and said, "I can forgive you, but you must 8 me!"

    The boy said yes repeatedly and Peter nodded with satisfaction and asked, "Is the 9 big today?" The boy answered merrily, "Yes, it is pretty fine today, big and bright!"

    Peter smiled. He thought he could feel the sun again. He asked, "Is the park beautiful?"

    "Yes, very! The grass is green and the flowers are pretty. The little 10 are so lovely when the birds sing in them. "

    11 he was listening, Peter began to envy (嫉妒) that boy. .

    Suddenly, he 12, "God! How I envy this boy! It's unfair! Why not give me good 13?"

    "You are wrong!" a woman said to Peter. "My son is 14 just like you. He could only tell you so much because that's all I told him!" Tears suddenly 15 Peter's eyes.

    Since then, the city charity has got a lot of money every year. It is from a man named Peter.

    Billy's favourite colour was orange. But he couldn't see what orange looked like.

    A month after he was born, his mother noticed that his eyes weren't as1as a normal baby's. "Billy would2be able to see. He is blind," the doctor said. Even so, with the hope to help Billy learn3 about the world around him, his mother kept describing everything she saw for him.

    Not just through his mother's words, Billy saw 4his ears and hands, too. He had perfect hearing. "In fact, he5 see many things that normal people don't notice."

    6Billy lived in the dark, he always believed a dream would light up his life. He found that he was7 in computer science. So he began learning it at seven years old. As a young boy, he8going to Stanford University some day. And for years of efforts, he finally achieved his dream.

    Many people wanted to find out the secret of his9. Billy explained, "Just move forward! Don't let any difficulty10your dream from coming true."

    You cannot choose what you are given, but you can choose how you make use of it.