“Daily Star, sir” called Jason, carrying some newspapers under his arm. The little boy had been running up and down the street, but there were still twenty1 left. His voice was almost gone and his heart was 2. The shops would soon close, and all the people would go home. He would have to go home too, carrying the papers3money. He had hoped to sell more papers tonight to make more money to buy a 4for his mother and some seeds for his bird. That was why he had bought the papers with all his money. He 5as he thought of his failure to sell all his papers.

    “You don't know the 6 of selling papers. You must shout, “Hot news! Bomb bursting!” another newsboy Chad told Jason. “7 it's not in the paper at all,” replied Jason. “Just run away quickly 8 they have time to see, and you'll 9 out and get your money,”Chad said.

    It was a new 10 to Jason. He thought of his bird with no11 and the cake he wanted to buy for his mother, but was12 that he would not tell a lie. Though he was13a poor newsboy, he had been 14 some good things.

    The next afternoon Jason went to the office for his papers15 .Several boys were crowding around Chad, who declared with a 16 smile that he sold six dozen the day before. He added that Jason 17 money because he would not tell a lie. The boy 18 at Jason. “You wouldn't tell a lie yesterday, my boy?” A gentleman at the office came up and patted Jason's shoulder 19 .”You're just the boy I am looking for.” A week later Jason started his new20. He lost sale of twenty papers because he would not tell a lie, but got a well-paid job because he told the truth.

    Whatever misfortune you face, just hold up your head and face it with a smile! I got to know this from a musical soul.

    The other day I was feeling quite 1, having just been laid off from my job. With so many 2 to pay, I was wondering what was going to happen to my family.

    I got off the bus when I heard piano music and singing rising above the noise of the 3. I walked a bit slower, trying to find out where it was coming from. Through the 4 I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a box next to her.

    She was sin ging songs about love and her sweet voice 5 me a bit. Then I stood there watching her playing, thinking that it must take 6 to perform on her own in front of hundreds of people she didn't know.

    She might have felt my 7 for she occasionally looked in my direction.

    By now I was telling myself that I could at least tell her how good she sounded. I walked 8and put some money in her box and she expressed her thanks with a smile on her face.

    I asked her 9, “Why are you playing the piano in the middle of this crowded place?”

    She explained to me that she sees so many 10 people in the world that she is trying to relieve the pain by 11 motivational (激励的) music.

    Instead of continuing my way home, I said to her, “I have been going through a 12 time lately, but you've made me  13 again.”

     “I'm happy that I could be 14 to you,” she replied. “Why are you so sad?”

    I told her my story and said, “I'm not so 15 about what to do….”

     “You see, here's the 16,” she responded. “When you were walking, your head was down.” She looked me in the eyes and went on, “Don't look defeated, because 17 comes in different ways and if your head is down you might never see it. You should   18 more … lift your head up.”

    I was really 19 by what she said! I did hold my head up and soon got through the difficult time.

    So 20 in trouble, just face it bravely and you are sure to overcome your difficulty sooner or later.

    There was a man who played the piano in a small bar. There were not too many 1, but because he was a good piano player, some people 2 came in every night just to hear him play. But one night, a patron (老主顾) told him he didn't want to hear him play but to sing a song.

    The man said, "I have never 3 that before in public. I think I'm 4at playing the piano."

    But the customer 5. He told the waiter, "I'm6 listening to the piano day after day. I want to hear something new and I want that guy to sing."

    The waiter7 across the room, "Hey, buddy! If you want to get 8 , sing a song. The patrons are asking you to sing!"

    9 in order to bring some money home that night, the piano player who had never sung in public did so for the very first time. And 10had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung before 11 that night by Nat King Cole, and it surprised all, including the12 himself!

        He had talent he was 13 on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar, but because he had to sing, he 14 to become one of the best-known entertainers in America.

    You, too, have skills and 15. You may not feel as if your "talent" is particularly 16, but it may be better than you think! And with persistence (坚持), most skills can be 17. Besides, you may as well have no ability at all if you sit on whatever talent you 18! The19 is not "What ability do I have that is useful?" It is 20 "How will I use whatever ability I have?".

    A woman couldn't find her wallet at Gilleece's bar. She didn't 1 about her $1500 in cash as her wedding ring was in side.

    Gilleece disliked the 2that a theft could have occurred. So he was 3 to help. He spent hours 4footage(影像)from security cameras and he saw a boy put something into his pocket and walk off. Gilleece 5a clip(片段)on the bar's Facebook page. "I didn't want to 6 him," he said." I just asked if anybody knew the guy was. "Within hours, Gilleece got a text from 17-year-old Rivens Prather. who admitted doing it because he was7 He said he opened the wallet and saw the ring, thinking it was fake, so he took the money and threw the wallet 8 the docks(码头)into the ocean. Gilleece told the teen to meet him at the docks where Cilleece, a father of two, saw him for what he was: more of a kid than a(n)9

    But the 10 were high. The police were already on the 11; Prather could be facing theft charges. I had to help him 12,"says Gilleece. He 13 two local divers to search the waters.14, a detective was waiting there. A crowd had 15 to watch the two divers search in the icy water. Hours passed, with no 16 of the ring. And then a diver17, ring in hand. Cheers erupted from the crowd. When Gilleece called the wallet's owner, she burst into tears.

    It wasn't 18 for Gilleece. He'd been troubled about Prather sleeping in the cold woods, hungry. Gilleece took Prather into his home and helped him find a 19.

    "Most people would have thought I was a thief while he chose to help me, "Prather said." I feel 20every day."

    An old woman was sitting outside an ice-cream shop with dirty clothes and rough hair. She got 1 and walked, but it seemed quite 2, her legs shivering(颤抖)and her eyes showing deep sorrow of being left alone and homeless.

    I did not 3 an ice cream, so I was outside the shop, 4 her, while my family went in. Her legs were weak and trembling. I saw her difficulties and came up to her with 10 dollars in my 5 and handed it over to her. She was so 6 and started blessing me instantly.

    I wanted to talk with her as that seemed very important 7. I asked about her 8. She said there was no one, and that all died one by one, with tears in her eyes.

    "Where does she live?" I 9. The response was quite 10. I noticed her "luggage", two plastic bags, containing her 11. At this point, I gave her my 12, smooth stole(披肩). It was bright yellow and looked new.

    But she was not ready to accept 13. She was worried about my feeling cold for a few minutes before I got home. She finally 14 the stole and covered herself, when I insisted. She was 15 me even more. I checked my bag and kept giving anything that I thought she could use. How grateful she was! At this moment, I saw change in her 16 state of mind. By this time, she seemed calm and 17. And so did I.

    The look of 18 and hopelessness was transformed. She looked at the people who passed by us with more 19 in that moment.

    I realized it was my small kind act 20 had counted a lot to the old woman.

    The day we brought Julie home I knew that we were in quite a ride. She was more than just a 1. Though the smallest one in the house, she didn't let that 2her from trying to show off. It made me 3that she would walk up to the bowl of dog food and bark away a dog ten times her 4. She never once begged, but she wasn't afraid to ask for 5either. Too many times I found my toes being tickled(使发痒) by her tongue until I 6moved her up to my lap.

    Julie didn't mind being petted but wouldn't 7being carried around like a doll. The kids soon learned just how to 8her: with both love and respect. Julie loved a good dog treat and a 9touch. When it came to haircuts and baths, however, she wasn't afraid to show her 10about them with a gentle growl(怒吼声).

    Julie lived on and on while some of my younger dogs had 11over the years, but her 12slowly got worse and worse. She lost weight and had trouble 13. She became both blind and deaf and we had to 14her carefully when we were walking her. Sometimes she slept so 15that I was afraid that she had finally passed away. Yet, she always 16her head when I gently touched her old body. That was until last night.

    I buried Julie in the woods behind my home with 17eyes and hurting heart. I asked myself why I had taken so many dogs into my 18over the years when the 19of losing them was so great. As I was walking home remembering Julie, I came to 20the answer: the love was always far greater than the pain.