A young painter just completed his course from his teacher. The painter decided to check his own 1, so he put his best painting at a busy crossroad. And just down below a board read. “Gentlemen, I've painted this piece. Since I'm2 to painting, please put a cross (叉) wherever you see a 3 in my painting.”

    4 he came back in the evening to collect it, he was shocked. The whole painting was filled with 5. The young painter ran to his teacher's place and burst into tears. He 6 told his teacher about what had 7 and showed him the painting. This young painter cried. “I'm 8 and I could not become a painter at all. I fed like 9.”

    His teacher smiled and suggested, “I'll prove that you are a great 10.” The young painter couldn't believe it and said, “I've lost11 and I don't think I'm good enough. Don't 12 me.”

     “Do as I say without asking 13. Just paint the same painting once again and give it to me. It will work,” his teacher persuaded (劝服) him. The young painter finally 14 and two days later, he painted the same painting once again and 15 it to his teacher.

    “Come with me,” his teacher said. They reached the same street-crossing and put the same painting there. His teacher took out another 16 which read. “Gentlemen. I've painted this piece. Since I'm new to painting, there might be some disadvantages in my painting. I've put a box with 17 and brushes (画笔) just below. Please do me a favor. If you see a disadvantage, kindly pick up the brush and 18 it.” They both visited the place in the evening. The young painter was 19  to see there was not a single corection done!

    It is easy to criticize (批评), but difficult to help others 20 .

    You may not realize it, but you are doing much more than just studying when you are at school. School is also the place 1you socialize and learn to get along with people. But this is  2easy. What can you do 3you just don't like one of your classmates?

    If you discover that you have problems 4your classmates or friends, the most important thing to learn is tolerance. Tolerance is the 5to recognize and respect the 6in others. We cannot change the way that other people act , 7it is important to learn to live happily with them.

    Practicing tolerance will allow everyone to form better 8with each other. Getting to know someone may help you 9 why they do things 10from you. It is important to remember that just because something is different does not mean that it is bad. 11 teaches us to keep an even temper and open mind.

    One thing to  12is the old saying, "Treat others how you want  13". You would like to be treated kindly by your classmates, so it is  14to treat them with equal kindness. If you tolerate 15 it does not mean that you have to like it. No one is asking you to 16who you are or what you believe in. Tolerance just means that you will be 17of the differences in others and not try to make them change.

    It is important to 18tolerance because it will make everyone's lives easier. Learn to 19people for their different abilities and interests. The world is a very  20place, and practicing tolerance in your own school and city can help make a difference.

    It's a sad and familiar voice that we often hear in big cities: “Can you spare some change?”

    Usually, when faced with that particular 1 I have feelings of guilt if I pass by 2giving a coin or two.

    I had that feeling 3in Venice while on a tour of Italy's famous sites in 2006. I had taken refuge from the 4 in a quiet café. Outside, there was an old woman kneeling on the hard, ancient paving stones,5.

    Steady 6of tourists were walking past her. A young backpacker stood away from the crowd,7 drinking in the scenery, but I noticed the young traveler was also 8the old woman.

    A tourist group walked along the street,9 the woman and walked on.10 group of tourists arrived and walked past the old lady. The backpacker watched 11 everybody else went on their way and focused on the 12 around them. Then, I was preparing to leave when I caught sight of the backpacker stepping forward and 13 some money in the woman's cup. He did this somewhat 14 just before the arrival of another tourist group. As I 15 the leader of the group stopped and put some money in the cup. Having been shown the way, other tourists followed suit and 16 some more coins to the cup.

    His work done, the young man walked over to the old beggar-woman, patted her on the shoulder and said, “I hope that 17 a little.”

    I don't know if the woman understood his English or 18what had just happened, but I did. I placed some money in the woman's cup and continued my travels,19 after witnessing such an 20act of kindness.

    The year I went to college was a very difficult transition(过渡期)for me.  1is probably true with many people, I got quite homesick and2thought about going home.

    Although the3time for many students is getting4from home, my mailbox was frequently 5. One day when I went to the mailbox, there was a postcard6out at me. I sat down to read it, 7a note from someone back home. 8I became increasingly puzzled as9postcards were like this：It was a full news report about a woman named Mabel and her newborn baby. I took the card back to my room and10about it.

    Several days later I11another postcard, this one12news about Maybelline, Mabel's cousin. Soon after, another card arrived and then another, 13full of news of different people. I began to 14 look forward to the next one, 15to see what this author would come up with16. I was never17.

    Finally, the cards18coming, right about the time I had begun to feel19about college life. They had been such a happy distraction(调剂)that I have20all the postcards and still bring them out to read whenever I need a lift.

    I've been taking a bus to school for years. I found that most passengers keep to themselves and no one ever has a 1 with anyone else.

    About a year ago, an elderly man entered and said 2 to the driver, "Good morning!" Most people looked up, confused and 3, and the bus driver took it for granted and 4responded with a grunt (哼声). The next day the man 5 and again he said in a loud voice, "Good morning!" to the driver. Another grunt. By the fifth day, the driver finally agreed to accept the elderly man and 6 him with a little cheerful "Good morning!" Then the man 7,"My name is Benny." The driver told the man he was Ralph.

    That was the first 8 any of us heard the driver's name and soon people began to talk to each other and say 9 to Ralph and Benny. Soon Benny 10 his cheerful "Good morning!" to the whole bus. Within a few days, his "Good morning!" was 11 by a whole bunch of "Good mornings" and the entire bus seemed to be more 12. People got to know each other.

    "If a 13 is someone who makes something happen, Benny was the one who took a lead in showing friendship 14 us," I thought.

    A month ago, something 15 happened and Benny didn't 16 in the bus. Everyone began to 17 about Benny and lots of people said he may have passed away. No one knew what to do and the bus got 18 again. So last week, I started to act like Benny and say, "Good morning!" to everyone and the whole bus cheered up again. I guessed I was the leader now. 19 Benny could come back to see what he had started really 20 a lot.

"I was born for soccer, just as Beethoven was born for music. " These words are exactly from Pele. He is considered the greatest soccer player who has had a huge influence on the 1 world. His great 2 are not the only reason why he is my hero, though. He is also very kind.

When I play soccer, I often think of Pele, and then I will become very 3. I like 4 videos of his games because I can learn from all his moves. I 5 his skills and want to be like him one day. He started playing soccer when he was very young and 6 his professional career at age 14. He had surprising speed and skills in ball 7 and seemed to be able to make the ball do as he wanted.

I dream of breaking Pele's records one day. He 8 the record of scoring (得分) the most goals in a career:1,283. When he was 17, he was the 9 scorer in a World Cup Final. Pele is the only 10 to have been in three World Cup winning teams (1958, 1962 and 1970) and was named "South American Player of the Year" in 1973. Every time the ball was at his feet, some surprising, record­breaking feat (壮举) was 11 to be made by Pele.

Pele is also famous for his 12 for others. He is a 13 person and gives money to organizations that 14 children around the world and social services in Brazil. 15 ， he is also a member of many charity fund raisers. When he travels, he 16 goes out of his way to help children.

Heroes are people we admire and want to 17. Ney Blanco de Oliveira, Pele's personal friend for more than 40 years, 18 Pele: "My friend Pele is not only the19 soccer player in the world, but also one of the kindest human beings that I have ever known." These are also the reasons why Pele is my 20.