Something unexpected happenedin the summer of my eleventh year. The home I had grown up in burned to the groundin the middle of the night. Thankfully, my mom, dad, grandma, brothers and I escapedalong with my dogs. Yet, we had nothing but the night clothes we were sleeping in.I spent the rest of that night with a friend of my family. I tried unsuccessfullyto sleep in the bed in his house. I was too scared.

    The next day my mom brought me a few T-shirtsand pairs of jeans that another friend gave to her. One pair of them was too shortand the other pair was too long, but I didn't care. At least I had some clothesagain. My dad returned to our broken home to see what he could find. The only thinghe could save was my mom's rings.

    To spend the summery dad rented us a big houseon the same road as our old house had been. As we moved in, our friends and ourcommunity continued todonate (捐赠) all they could to help us to get back on our feet. There were moreclothes, furniture, food money, and even some books for me to read. Love was aroundus.

    Looking back now I am thankful for all we wentthrough that summer because it taught me so much about life, love and people. Itshowed me that when you have nothing left but love, for the first time you see thatlove is enough.

I was walking along a busy road when I noticed a young man standing near the crossing selling toys.1I would hurry past such sellers. But I found this young man was 2, so I stood for some time without crossing the street. I wanted to see how he sold his things.

Soon, a young mother with a little girl came by and the child set 3 eyes on one of the teddy bears. The mother asked the 4 and it was only one dollar. She 5 out a 10­dollar note from her handbag and told the young man that she was giving him 10 dollars and wanted the 6 back. I was wondering how he was going to do it. He told the young mother to put the money in the bag 7 around his neck and take out her change.

I realized that this young man depended on believing people would not cheat him. There was no way for him to know 8 someone took out more than they should have done. I was so 9. I bought a car model from him that I did not need. As I walked down the street, I gave the car model to a kid walking with his father.

I kept thinking that the world would be a better place if we could all learn to 10others more, like the young blind street seller.

In fact happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}When you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health. When you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. When you help others, you will have a strong feeling of satisfaction and happiness, too.{#blank#}3{#/blank#} If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you.

{#blank#}4{#/blank#} It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are happy, because you have something else that can't be bought with money. As the saying goes, "Life is like a revolving（旋转）door. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}"

If you take every chance you get, you will be a happy and lucky person.

A. Happiness is not the same as money.

B. When it closes, it also opens.

C. All of these are your happiness.

D. Because those rich people can also feel lonely and nervous.

E. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you.

F. If you have enough money, you will be happy.

There was once a professor (教授) of medicine, who was very strict with the students. Whenever he took the chair on the exam committee (委员会), the students would be in fear, for he was seldom pleased with the answers they gave. A student would be lucky enough if he or she could receive a good mark from him. At the end of the term, the students of medicine would take their exam again. Now a student entered the room and sat down on a chair before the committee. This student was a little nervous as he knew it would not be so easy to get through the exam at all.

The professor began to ask. The student was required to describe a certain illness and his answer was OK.

Then the professor asked about the cure (治疗) for illness, and the student also answered just as right.

"Good," said the professor, "and how much will you give the patient?"

"A full spoon," answered the student.

"Now you may go out and wait for what you can get," said the professor. At the same time the committee discussed the answers the student had given. Suddenly the student noticed that there was something wrong with his last answer. "A full spoon is too much," he thought to himself. He was very worried and he opened the door of the room and cried, "Mr. Professor, I've made a mistake! A spoon is too much for the patient. He can take only five drops (滴)."

"I'm sorry, sir," said the professor, "but it's too late. Your patient has died."

 Thomas was diagnosed(诊断) a serious illness. He was so sad and hoped that he refused any medical treatment. You didn't want to be a burden(负担) of his family.

 One day he {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(run) away from the hospital and hung out on the street. He was wondering{#blank#}2{#/blank#} he could do to face the hard situation. Unexpectedly, a piece of beautiful music came to {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (he) notice. An old blind man was playing {#blank#}4{#/blank#} guitar happily with a few passers-by around him. He was surprised to find there was also a mirror hangung from the blind {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(man) arm. After he finished playing, Thomas came over and asked him, "Excuse me, sir! Is this your mirror?"

"Yes, my guitar and mirror are two things I value most! Music is the {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(funny) of all things in the world." the blind mar answered. "But you can't see anything. What does this mirror mean to you?" Thomas couldn't wait {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(ask). The blind man smiled, "The mirror is a hope for me. I wish I can see my face one day."

 Thomas {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(touch) by what the blind man said. "A blind man could even love life so much, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} I..." Suddenly, he got a complete understanding and {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(quIet) returned to the hospital. From then on, Thomas realized that sunny mind mattered most in daily life

He was an old man who fished alone in a boat and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish.In the first forty days a boy had been with him.But after forty days without a fish,the boy's parents had told him that the old man was now salao,which is the worst form of unlucky, and the boy had gone at their orders in another boat which caught three good fish the first week.

It made the boy sad to see the old man come in each day with his boat empty and he always went down to help him carry fishing tools.

The old man was thin with deep wrinkles(皱纹) in the back of his neck.His hands had the deep scars(伤疤) from dealing with heavy fish. But none of these scars were fresh.

Everything about him was old except his eyes and they were the same color as the sea and were cheerful and full of confidence.

"Santiago",the boy said to him as they climbed from the bank where the boat was pulled up."I could go with you again.We've made some money."

"No,"the old man said."You're with a lucky boat. Stay with them."

"But remember how you went eighty-seven days without a fish and then we caught big ones every day for three weeks."

"I remember,"the old man said."I know you did not want to leave me."

"It was papa who made me leave.I am a boy and I must do what he told me to.""I know. I quite understand that.""He hasn't much faith(信念)."

"No,"the old man said."But we have. Haven't we?"

"Yes,"the boy said."Can I offer you a beer on the Terrace and then we'll take the fishing tools home?"

"Why not?"the old man said."Between fishermen."

They sat on the Terrace. Many fishermen made fun of the old man and he was not angry. Some other older fishermen looked at him and were sad. But they didn't show it and they spoke politely about the sea,the weather and of what they had seen.