When I was fourteen I found Rocky.That spring day,I was catching fish with my grandfather when I1the faint（微弱的）crying and found the trembling wolf cub（幼兽）.As I bent down,he moved2toward me.Little Rocky gained3after I fed a few drops of warm milk to him.Soon he was4and warm.My grandfather finally agreed to let me 5him.

    That summer Rocky and I became6partners.We hunted the grasshoppers.And in the fall,we went to the nearest meadows（草地）7field mice.The winter months were the happiest I could8.Often we would make a fire in the bushes.Rocky would9his head between his front paws,with his eye on me10I told him stories.

    All the pleasure made me forget my Grandpa's repeated11,and one night I left Rocky unchained.The following morning I was told Rocky had12a rooster.My grandpa decided to return Rocky to nature,but it was 13 for me to lose him.

    For the next two years I was very busy,but I would14wonder if Rocky remembered me.Easter came early that year and during the holidays I went to15my cousins.On my way home,it began to snow heavily.I had to16for the night in the forest and hoped that by morning the storm would have17.The next day I realized the storm was even18.Unfortunately I found two wolves waiting to attack me.Then I heard a19to my side and turned my head. It was Rocky,and he had driven off the others.I cried and hugged him20.

    Norman Cousins was a businessman from the United States who often traveled around the world on business. He enjoyed his 1 and traveling.

    Then ,after returning to the United States from a2 trip to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR),Mr. Cousins got sick. . Because he had pushed his body to the3  of its strength on the trip ,a change began to take place 4 him .The material between his bones became  5 .

    In less than one week after his return ,he could not 6  .Every move that he 7   was painful . He was not able to sleep at night .The doctors told him that they did not know how to cure Mr. Cousins' problem and he might never8 over the illness . Mr. Cousins , however, refused to give up 9 .

    Mr. Cousins thought that 10   thoughts were causing bad chemical changes in his body .He did not want to take medicine to cure himself . 11,he felt that happy thoughts or 12might cure his illness.

    He began to 13 on himself while still in the hospital by watching funny shows on television . Mr. Cousinsquickly found that 10 minutes of real laughter during the14 gave him two hours of pain-free sleep at night .

    15 the doctors could not help him , Mr. Cousins left the hospital and checked into a hotel room where he could 16  his experiments with laughter .For eight days , Mr. Cousins rested in the hotel room watching funny shows on television , reading funny books ,and sleeping 17he felt tired .Within three weeks ,he felt well18  to take a vacation to Puerto Rico where he began running on the beach for 19 .

    After a few months , Mr. Cousins returned to work. He had laughed himself back to 20 .

    Another person's enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother.

    I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia. My father1me to her with these words:“I would like you to meet the fellow who is2for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no 3than tomorrow morning.”

    My stepmother walked over to me, 4my head slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied, “You are 5.This is not the worst boy at all, 6the smartest one who hasn't yet found an outlet（释放的途径）for his enthusiasm.”

    That statement began a(n) 7between us. No one had ever called me smart, My family and neighbors had built me up in my 8   as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.

    She changed many things. She 9my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the county seat, where my father's career could be more 10and my brother and I could be better11.

    When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand12and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her ernthusiasm,I13it had already improved our lives. I accepted her 14and began to write for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of15 that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life's work later. I wasn't the 16beneficiary (受益者).My father became the 17man in town. My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.

    What power 18 has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one's purpose and is 19strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible（不可抗拒的）force which poverty and temporary defeat can never 20.

    You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it. This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.

    Under a very fearful storm, floods began to submerge (淹没) a small village. A priest (神父) in the church 1 and watched the flood submerge his knees. A lifeguard driving a boat came to2 the priest and said: “Father, come on as soon as possible!3 you will die in the flood!” The priest said: “No! I am 4 that God will save me. You can go to save others.”

    But soon the 5 have come to the priest's chest. At that time, a man was driving a speedboat to the priest. He said: “Father, fast up, otherwise you really will be submerged!” The priest said: “No, I would like to 6 my church. I 7 that God will save me. You'd better start to save others.”

    And after a while, floods have submerged the 8 church. A helicopter flew over 9 the pilot dropped a rope 10 and shouted: “Father11. This is the last 12!” Father firmly said: “No, I would like to keep my church! God will save me.” Rolling in the flood, the priest finally 13.

    Father went to the heaven and asked God the question: “Lord, I give my life to 14 you. Why do you 15 to help me!” God said: “Are you 16? The first time I sent a boat to save you, you refused it—I thought you were 17 about the risk boat; the second time I sent a speedboat to go, you refused it too; the last time I send a helicopter out, you were 18 to accept the results. Therefore, I thought you wanted to hurry back to my 19”

    In fact, too many obstacles in life, mostly because of extreme 20 are caused by ignorance.

    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 my 2.

    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 8 into 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 11the 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 neighbour 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 neighbour 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.

    "Do I really want to go through with this?" Have you ever asked yourself that 1 ? Sometimes in life, there are moments when you 2 if you will be able to handle the responsibilities ahead of you. For me, these 3 come daily, whether it's taking a test or working. But one Saturday afternoon, my family and I were 4 around when my dad pulled into a small mall. Little did I realize, we were going to a 5 store where a new member would be 6 to our family.

    As my 7 parked our car, I figured we would just take a 8 look and then leave. After a while, my dad called us over. He was standing next to my mom, looking at several 9 . I began to think, "Are we 10 a cat"? My dad asked, "So guys, you like any of these?" My brother said "Yes!" before I could even open my 11 .

    When I pictured feeding the cat, cleaning it and giving it water, all of these responsibilities felt  12 to me. Would I be able to handle it? 13 , I would have to live a more adult-like  14 if I got a cat. Later on, after 15 that we should get a cat, I thought about this new phase of my life. I realized that the 16 I make can affect my future.

    Looking back, I find that I have been able to 17 the responsibility of owning a cat. Some tasks may be 18 , but that doesn't 19 they can't be accomplished. You simply20 to do your best in order to push past them.