I walked through the door of the office building I worked in. Then I realized that I needed some money so I went to the 1 at the corner of the street.

    As I finished and turned to 2, I saw a wallet on the counter(柜台). The wallet was brown and 3 three hundred dollars, a driver's license, and a 4 card. I didn't know the name on the license, but 5 he was, he was going to be in panic.

    I went home with the wallet. In my apartment, I  6 the online phone book and found no one to 7 the name on the card in the wallet. I really wanted to 8 the man. If it had been my wallet, I would have been sick to my stomach with 9. I 10 the bank card and became 11 in thought. 12 a fresh idea flashed through my mind. On the back was the number to his bank.

"Thank you for 13 Wachovia Bank. Can I help you?" "I found a wallet at one of your bank machines today and I am trying to find the 14." "That's very nice of you, sir. Can you 15 me the number on the card please?" I did what I was told and, "Can you tell me his phone number? I want to contact him to 16 his wallet." "I'm sorry, sir, but we cannot give out the 17 information of our customers." "I understand. Can I give you my telephone number? You could call him and tell him who I am." "I can 18 do that, sir."

I gave her my contact information and hung up. Two days later, a gentleman found me. He 19 thought he would see his wallet again. He was so 20 that he kept saying "thanks" many times.

    I smiled all day long. Doing good for others does good for you.

I received a devastating（毁灭性的）blow to my self-confidence in the first interview of my college years. I1to be a host in our Student Acting Troupe and felt 2 that I would be accepted. But one of the panel members told me, "You seem inadequate and you are a little vertically（垂直地）challenged." My life has never been3 since. I used high heels to make up for my4and psychological strategies and tricks to5 my lack of confidence. But no matter how hard I tried to6 the part, there was still something 7.

    As president of English Club, I organized the rehearsal of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs for an English party8 we could not find an actor to be the dwarf. It had to be someone who was humorous9and fluent in English. Suddenly, all eyes turned to me, and I knew I would have to be dwarf. To my surprise and delight, once 10I was totally11 in the performance and my humorous nature was put to full use. As the dwarf, I was a big12.

    Yes, each of us is only one among millions of people, but each of us is an individual and each of us is 13 Cultivating（培养）our individuality will 14 our life, making it a kaleidoscope（万花筒）of new colors and textures.

    A world lacking 15would be a boring place. The real16 is not being short or shy or ugly, but having your17 lost in a world in which everyone is a (n)18 of a model, a cool boy or a flawless charming girl.

    Given a choice, I would rather be19than live in such a world. I'd rather be a genuine dwarf accompanying a Snow White than be a Snow White among nothing but Snow Whites. I would rather be myself. I would20 my individual and unique colors to the more diverse universe. Please, be yourself!

    A small dog's loyalty recently melted the hearts of millions of Japanese people. It was reported that it had been waiting for his owner to 1 for three years, not knowing that she 2 would.

    A few years ago, an old lady from Osaka, Japan, 3 a cute little lost dog that she named Fu Shi. The two lived 4 for a while, but tragedy came three years ago, when the old lady 5 a brain disease which eventually led to dementia (痴呆). She had to be taken to a nursing home to be under constant special 6, and the small dog found itself all alone again. But he had no 7 that the old lady was never coming back, so he 8 the last three years waiting for her.

    9 told news reporters that, every day, Fu Shi could be seen waiting for his 10 at the corner of the alley-to her house. He would sit there all day, until nightfall, and would then return to the now-abandoned house that they had 11 Touched by the animal's loyalty, one of the neighbors contacted an animal 12, and told them his touching story. Apparently, Fu Shi 13 on the food that the neighbors left for him ever since his owner 14, but they couldn't do anything about his 15.

    After giving Fu Shi a check up, a vet 16 that he was 8-years-old, and suffering from intestinal worms. He was given a 17 and made a full recovery.

    Fortunately, this heartbreaking story has a 18 ending. After full media 19 in Japan and other Asian countries, Fu Shi has been adopted by a loving family. He also has a new 20 now, Sky.

Three years ago, I was working as a lawyer. For a year or longer, my work was beginning to suffer. I 1 got to the point where I couldn't concentrate — one of the early signs that something was 2. I kept forgetting things. Legal work is complicated, and you have to have a good 3 to do that work. So I 4 my job. I talked to my doctor about my family's 5 of Alzheimer's; my father and grandfather had it. Then I was asked to do some tests. It 6 that I have early-onset Alzheimer's disease.

    Needless to say, my life has 7. My husband Dan retired soon after my diagnosis (诊断) 8 we spend a lot of time together. 9 going to work, I used to spend my days having lunch with my friends and 10 my mother. I could drive up to see her before I started getting 11. The situation wasn't 12, but I'd had to turn around enough times that it frightened me. Now I 13 drive out of town. I stay in town.

    I am an independent person, but now I have to 14 some of that independence. My husband and I mostly do the shopping together because I 15 the list.

    Dan and I are enjoying life while we can. Some people are saving money for trips years down the road. We're not 16, we take a trip every year.

    The one thing I wish I could change is people's 17 when I tell them I have Alzheimer's. They shut down. I can still 18; it's not like suddenly I can't remember anything. This happened with my father. He was very 19, and he had lots of friends. When his friends learned he got Alzheimer's, they wouldn't come to visit him. I think people should learn more about Alzheimer's and 20 that people with the disease can still socialize.

Following My Dream

I grew up in a poor family with six brothers, three sisters, my father and mother. We had little money and few goods, but plenty of love and attention. I was happy and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still afford a dream. 

My dream was athletics. By the time I was sixteen, I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and hit anything moving on the football field. And I was so lucky that my high-school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who not only believed in me, but often told me "The dream is priceless." However, when I was about to get off the ground, one particular thing happened, which almost ruined (毁坏)my long-held dream. 

It was the summer holiday in Senior Two and a friend recommended me for a summer job. I was offered $12.25 per hour. Compared with the average $3.5, that was a big sum. I was so excited, because this meant a chance for money in my pocket, certainly, money for a new bike and new clothes, and the start of savings for a house for my mother. The prospect (前景)of the job was inviting, and I wanted to jump at the opportunity. 

Then I realized I would have to give up summer baseball training to handle the work schedule. I didn't dare to tell my coach. I thought of the advice my mother often gave me when I lacked courage, "If you make your bed, you have to lie in it." I decided to talk to my coach by myself. After all, my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his disappointment to me. I gathered my courage and knocked at his door…

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As a young girl growing up in France, Sarah Toumi dreamed of becoming a leader who could make the world a better place. Her passion to help others was awakened when, from the age of nine, she accompanied her Tunisian father to his birthplace in the east of the country during holidays. There she organized homework clubs and activities for children. Toumi witnessed first-hand the destructive effect of desertification. "Within 10 years rich farmers became worse off, and in 10 years from now they will be poor. I wanted to stop the Sahara Desert in its tracks." A decrease in average rainfall and an increase in the severity of droughts ( 干 旱 ) have led to an estimated 75 percent of Tunisia's agricultural lands being threatened by desertification. 

Toumi recognized that farming practices needed to change. She is confident that small land areas can bring large returns if farmers are able to adapt by planting sustainable crops, using new technologies for water treatment and focusing on natural products and fertilizers (肥料) rather than chemicals. 

In 2012, Toumi consolidated her dream to fight the desert. She moved to Tunisia, and set up a programme named Acacias for All to put her sustainable farming philosophy into action. "I want to show young people in rural areas that they can create opportunities where they are. Nobody is better able to understand the impact of desertification and climate change than somebody who is living with no access to water." 

By September 2016, more than 130, 000 acacia trees had been planted on 20 pilot farms, with farmers recording a 60 percent survival rate. Toumi estimates that some 3 million acacia trees are needed to protect Tunisia's farmland. She expects to plant 1 million trees by 2018. In the next couple of years, Toumi hopes to extend the programme to Algeria and Morocco.