On a freezing-cold February morning in Indiana, Jhaqueil Reagan, 18, left home to walk to a job interview — ten miles away, over muddy roads.

       Reagan had been looking for work for months. His parents had died two years earlier, and he was the only  1  of his two younger siblings (兄弟姊妹), Cole, 16, and Jazzlyn, seven. He was 2  for a regular paycheck 3  doing many odd jobs (零活).

Three hours later, Reagan had covered only three miles. He paused outside a 4 called Papa Roux to ask for directions from  5Art Bouvier, who was clearing ice and snow from the parking lot.

“I told him to get on the bus.”says Bouvier.“He  6  me and went on his way.”

Fifteen minutes later, Bouvier  7  in his car beside Reagan as he walked along.

“You've  8  got to be on the bus,”he told Reagan.

“I don't have money for the bus,”Reagan replied. Bouvier offered him a 9 . On the way, he asked the boy about his job search.

“I thought, this is the kind of kid I want working for me,”says Bouvier. He got Reagan's 10  number and dropped him off for his  11.

Later that day, Bouvier 12  about Reagan on Facebook. “He doesn't know it yet, but he  13  on Monday,”Bouvier wrote.“It's been a while since I've met someone so 14  !”

A few hours later, Bouvier called to offer Reagan a job. 15 , the teen accepted on the spot. A television reporter caught wind of the 16  and interviewed the pair on camera that night.

Today, Reagan is washing dishes, filling orders, and greeting Papa Roux 17  for ＄8.50 an hour.

The publicity has brought in so many  18  customers that Bouvier plans to open a second restaurant by the end of the year. Reagan has 19enough money to move into a new apartment.

Now, when the weather is 20 , he takes the bus to work.

    His palms were sweating. He needed a towel to dry his grasp. The sun was as hot as the 1 he faced today at the National Junior Olympics. The bar (横竿) was set at 17 feet. That was three inches higher than his personal best. Michael Stone faced the most 2 day of his pole-vaulting(撑竿跳高) career.

    You couldn't tell whether Michael Stone was surprised, excited or vain about clearing the bar at 17 feet. As soon as he 3 on the inflated(充了气的) landing mat, Michael immediately began 4 for his next attempt at flight. He seemed 5 the fact that he had just beaten his personal best 6 three inches and that he was one of the first two competitors in the pole-vaulting 7 at the National Junior Olympics.

    When Michael 8 the bar at 17 feet 2 inches and 17 feet 4 inches, again he showed no 9. As he lay on his back and 10 the crowd sigh, he knew the other vaulter had missed his final jump. He knew it was time for his final jump. Since the other vaulter had 11 misses, Michael needed to clear this vault to win. A 12 would get him second place. It was nothing to be ashamed of,13 Michael would not 14 himself to have the thought of not winning first place.

    He rolled over and found his pole, stood and stepped on the runway that 15 the most challenging event of his 17-year-old life.

    As he sprinted (冲刺) down the runway, something felt wonderfully different, yet familiar. When he took a deep breath, it happened. He began to 16 like an eagle.

    He later went on that day to clear 17 feet 6 inches: a new National and International Junior Olympics record.

    With all the media attention and sponsorship possibilities, Michael's life would never be 17 again. It wasn't just because he won the National Junior Olympics and18 a new world record. And it wasn't because he had just increased his personal best by 9 inches. It was simply because Michael Stone is blind.

    A chance encounter can sometimes make all the 19 to whether hardship brings 20 the best in us or the worst.

    A lot happened to me while I lived on Thirteenth Street. I 1 school at Miss Marie Purkins' School for Little Folks kindergarten which I loved until I broke my leg one day 2  rope. And it wasn't3  a moving rope. One of the rope ends in the playground was tied to a tree, the other end to a swing set. The kids would  4  on one side and take turns running and jumping over it. All the other kids5 the rope.

    But I had no6I was a little short and fat anyway, and I was so slow that I was once the only kid at an Easter egg hunt who didn't get a7egg, not because I couldn't find them but because I couldn't get to them 8enough. On the day I tried to jump rope but I was wearing cowboy boots to school. Like a fool I didn't9the boots to jump. My heel 10  on the rope, so I turned, fell and hurt my leg. I lay in11on the ground for several minutes while Daddy12over from his company to get me.

    I had broken my leg above the knee, and13I was growing so fast, the doctor was 14to put me in a cast up to my hip.  15  he made a hole through my ankle, pushed a stainless steel bar through it. And then he 16 it to a stainless steel horseshoe, and 17 my leg up in the air over my hospital bed. For two months, I had been lying on my 18 feeling both foolish, waiting to return to my19 . I missed my playmates so much.

    After I got out of the hospital, my folks bought me a bicycle,20I never lost my fear of riding without the training wheels. No wonder people say, "Once bitten, twice shy."

    When my aunt, Holly, was 15 years old, she suffered from MS, a disease that attacks the central nervous system. What is scary is that it is not clear what causes MS or when it will1.When it first struck Holly, she had just finished her political science degree and held an admirable2.Her leg weakened, and she3that she felt like she was a little child again, relearning to4. We kept our fingers crossed so that by5her legs regularly, she could return to normal. But soon, she lost both her job and her long-time boyfriend.

    The girl6happy and active, became moody and quiet7to go out because her hands8so much when she held anything. It is a completely9feeling to watch a healthy relative take a turn for the10 But we, the whole extended family, all held on11Holly's illness. Instead of going golfing every week, Grand father worked around the house. Grandmother, almost 70, continued to work to help pay12bills. My parents remained13all the time through my aunt's worst mood changes. Even my sister and I were there just for her14.

    The hardest part was the feeling that Holly was unable to15anything we did for her, complaining about everything and everybody. Finally came the day when we saw her16when we all went to cheer her on in the annual MS walkathon(a walk that MS patients take to recover). Despite the freezing wind, I17the rest of my family. When the walk was over, Holly 18introduced my sister and me to her friends who had come along to support her, I was able to see how just a little care can mean more than physical 19.

    Most importantly, I have learned through this whole20with my family that, whatever we have to suffer, we have a wonderful support group around us that will always catch us before any of us falls.

    Millionaire Peter became blind because of an illness. The doctor told him that only by having a Cornea transplant surgery (眼角膜移植手术)could he1 his sight. Peter offered a large amount of money for the cornea, but he didn't get any2 .

    Because Peter was too3of his" wealth" and had done many unkind things, he had a bad 4.So as soon as donors(捐赠者)heard his name, all of them5.

    At first Peter got angry easily because of his wealth, but later, he had no6but to wait quietly.

    One day, Peter felt his way to the little7before the hospital. He raised his head to enjoy the sunshine.8, he saw nothing but darkness. Just then, someone9him all of a sudden. Peter became10, so he cried, "Don't you have eyes? Don't you see who you hit? I'm millionaire Peter!"

    The answer was from a 11,"Sorry, sir. Please forgive me! " Peter then said, "I can forgive you, but you must12with me!" The boy said yes. Peter nodded13and his face lit up with a smile.

    Peter asked," Is the scene here beautiful? "The boy began14 it," How beautiful! The green grass, the blue sky, and the beautiful flowers everywhere....."

    Peter began to15that boy as he was listening.16he became impatient, shouting toward the sky," Oh, my God, the little boy is so17, nothing but a pair of eyes! Why do you give him light?”

    At this moment, a lady interrupted Peter," You are18! My son is too poor to have eyes. What he just described is what I told him! "19, Peter sat on the square, tears running down his face.

    Since then, the city charity would 20a large amount of money every year. The donor was the very millionaire named Peter.

    There were two hours before the flight landed in Florida. I was going to meet my 1. It was my first time in the United States. Mother had said I was 2 to learn English in Florida, but the main 3 for coming to Florida was to visit my sister, not to learn English.

    The plane 4! I started running when I 5 my sister! "Oh, you little girl!" she said. She changed her style 6 living there for two years. She looked different since she was 7 a sweater and colored jeans. We went back to her apartment. I was very 8, so I fell asleep quickly. Tomorrow would be an exciting day!

    My sister didn't go to work the next day because she had taken the day 9. We went to Disney's Epcot to 10 all the different buildings. Being hungry, we decided to 11. The food was different from what I was used to and there was a lot to 12 from. She showed me her favorite store and we went to buy all the 13 I wanted. I was having the best 14 of my life. It was late when we came home that night; I went 15 to bed.

    Three days flew by. When my sister took me to the 16, she said, "I'm going to miss you." I was so touched 17 she had never told me 18 like that before. On the plane I was looking forward to seeing all my friends, telling them about this 19 vacation and showing them all my new clothes! I was very 20 about this trip!