A Toronto man is offering a free round-the-world air to the right woman. But   1 apply. You must be named Elizabeth Gallahgher and have a Candian   2 .

    Jordan Axani, 28, said he and his then girlfriend, Elizabeth Gallagher, booked heavily discounted round-the-world air tickets in May, but their   3   ended and he did not want her ticket to   4    . The ticket had a strict no-transfer（不可转让）  5  , but since passport information was not required when    6  , any Canadian Elizabeth Gallagher can 7   it.

    “I just want to see the ticket go to good use and for someone to  8   a lot of joy,” said Axani. He posted his   9  on a social networking website, and received thousands of e-mails, including thirty from actual Elizabeth Gallagbers with the  10 passports, “More  11  , there are hundreds of Canadians who are interested in   12  their name to Elizabeth Gallagher,” Axani said. “It was absolutely out of   13  , thousands of e-mails, people around the world 14 their stories of travel.”

    Axani wrote in his post that he is not  15  anything in return and that the woman who uses the  16 ticket can choose to either travel with him or 17  the ticket and travel on her own.

    The  18  is scheduled to start on December 21 in New York City and continue on to Milan, Prague, Paris, Bangkok and New Delhi before 19  in Toronto on January 8. He said the  20  woman will be announced on the website and the trip will be shared online.

    If you think your woman would never lie to you, guess again. From little 1 lies to the more serious variety, most women will hold back the 2 at some point in a relationship. Her motivation 3 lying can stem (起源于) from wanting to protect your feelings or, sure enough, to save her own butt (抵触).

    One day, when a seamstress（女裁缝师）was sewing 4 sitting close to a river, her thimble（顶针）fell into the river. When she cried out, the Lord 5 and asked, ‘My dear child, why are you crying?' The seamstress replied that her thimble had fallen into the water and 6 she needed it to help her husband in making a living for their family. The Lord dipped his hand into the water and 7 a golden thimble set with sapphires(蓝宝石).

    “Is this your thimble?” the Lord asked. The seamstress replied, ‘No.'The Lord again dipped into the river. He 8 a silver thimble.

    “Is this your thimble?” the Lord asked. Again, the seamstress replied, “No.”

    The Lord 9 down again and came up with a leather thimble.

    “Is this your thimble?” the Lord asked. The seamstress replied, “Yes.” The Lord was pleased with the woman's 10 and gave her all three thimbles to keep, and the seamstress went home, much 11 .

    Some years later, the seamstress was walking with her husband along the 12, and her husband fell into the river and disappeared under the water. 13 she cried out, the Lord appeared and asked her, “Why are you crying?”“Oh Lord, my husband has fallen into the river!”

    The Lord went down into the water and came up with George Clooney. “Is this your husband?”the Lord asked.

    “Yes” cried the seamstress. The Lord was 14. “You lied!” ”That is a(n) 15 !” The seamstress replied, ‘Oh, forgive me, my Lord. It is a 16. You see, if I had said ‘no' to George Clooney, you would have come up with Brad Pitt. Then if I said ‘no' to him, you would have come up with my husband. Had I then said “yes,” you would have given me 17. Lord, I'm not in the best of health and 18 be able to take care of all three husbands, 19 THAT'S why I said “yes” to George Clooney.'

    And so the Lord let her keep him.

    The 20 of this story is: Whenever a woman lies, it's for a good and honorable reason, and in the best interest of others.

    When I was thirteen, my family moved from Boston to Tucson, Arizona. 1the move, my father 2us in the living-room on a freezing January night. My sisters and I sat around the fire, not 3that the universe would suddenly change its course. “In May, we're 4to Arizona.” The words, so small, didn't seem5enough to hold my new life. But the world changed and I awoke on a train moving across the country. I watched the 6change from green trees to flat dusty plains to high mountains as I saw strange new plants that 7mysteries yet to come. Finally, we arrived and 8into our new home.9my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I10explored our new surroundings.

    One afternoon, I was out exploring 11and saw a new kind of cactus(仙人掌). I crouched(蹲) down for a closer look. “You'd better not12that.” I turned around to see an old woman. “Are you new to this neighborhood?” I explained that I was,13  new to the entire state.

    “My name is Ina Thorne. Have you got used to life in the14? It must be quite a 15after living in Boston.” How could I explain how I16the desert? I couldn't seem to find the right words.

    “It's vastness,” she offered. “That vastness17you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert — you can 18how little you are in comparison with the world.19  you feel that the possibilities are limitless.” That was it. That was the feeling I'd had ever since I'd first seen the mountains of my new home. Again, my 20would change with just a few simple words. “Would you like to come to my home tomorrow? Someone should teach you which plant you should and shouldn't touch.”

    It was the old lady's birthday. She got up early to be ready for the post. From the second floor flat she could see the postman when he came down the street, and a little boy, Johnnie,1her letters from the ground floor on the rare 2when anything came.

    Today she was sure there would be something. Myra 3 forget her mother's birthday, even if she 4 wrote at other times. Of course Myra was busy, but 5 Enid, the daughter the old lady loved most, died two years ago. Since then Myra had seen her mother three times, but her husband, Harold, never.

    The old lady was eighty this day. She had put on her best dress. Perhaps ―perhaps Myra might come. After all, eighty was a 6 birthday, another decade lined or tolerated just as you chose to look at it.7 Myra did not come, she would send a present. The old lady was 8 of that. Two spots of colour 9 her cheeks. She was 10 like a child. She would enjoy her day!

    Now, she stood by the window,11 The postman turned round the corner on his bicycle. Her heart beat 12 Johnnie saw him too and ran to the gate. Then clatter (咔嗒声), clatter up the stairs. Johnnie knocked at her door. He had got her post four envelopes. Three were unclosed cards from old friends. The fourth was closed, in Myra's writing. The old lady felt a sharp pain of13There was no parcel for her! Maybe the parcel was too large to come by letter post. That was it. It would come later by parcel post. She said to herself. She must be14.

    Almost 15 she tore the envelope open.16 in the card was a piece of paper. Written on the card was a message under the printed Happy Birthday —Buy yourself something nice with the 17, Myra and Harold. The cheque moved quickly to the floor like a bird with a broken wing. Slowly the old lady 18 to pick it up. Her present! her 19 present! With 20 fingers she tore it into little bits.

    Ibby Piracha is one of many regular customers at his local Starbucks in a small town in Virginia, US.1, Ibby isn't like the other regulars – he's2. Krystal Payne, a new employee, wanted to do something to make Ibby feel more3. So she spoke with other employees about Ibby, learning that they always did what they could to give him excellent4. But Payne wanted to take it a step further.

    She went home and spent her night learning American Sign Language so she could better5with Ibby. The next day, she wrote him a small6saying: "I've been learning ASL, just so you can have the same7as everyone else."

    Ibby, who was overcome with emotion over this small act of kindness, has8the note at home ever since. Ibby was so9by Payne's gesture (友好的示意) that he posted it on Facebook to share with his friends. His10was then reposted by many other people – a result that he did not11. But he is happy that Payne is getting the12she deserves.

    The next morning, Payne heard about the post when her manager13her and mentioned that there were many requests from reporters to14her. A Starbucks spokeswoman heard about her15gesture and said the company was very16of Payne's actions. "My job is to17people have the experience they expect and that's what I gave him," said Payne.

    Ibby sees Payne's act of kindness as a(n)18. "It shows that she respects deaf people," he said. Payne now knows enough ASL to take Ibby's19, which makes Ibby's life much easier. In the past, Ibby would have to order through text messages that he would show to the staff. Ibby still loves to visit the coffee shop, saying it is something that "gave me genuine 20– even now, I'm still smiling".

I was at the grocery shop1 last-minute items for Easter dinner when I 2 from the corner of my eye the most wonderful flower I had ever seen. It was, as I later learned, a peony (牡丹).

I was so3 that I was going to buy myself flowers. I'd4 done this before. On the way home, I wondered why I had never really been5 to any flowers before.6 , I'd been on this earth for over half a century.

7 in England, my immigrant (移民) family viewed flowers as 8 since survival was our priority. Dad worked on the railways, and Mom, before her 9 , worked in a factory. Our small garden was filled with vegetables10 flowers, as Mom and Dad often said, "These will keep us alive if we can't get them from the 11 ."

We also built an underground oven (烤炉), where Mom and Dad would make flatbread (薄面饼). The smell of this flatbread12 us and anchored (使扎根) us to our lives in England. When Mother's Day came, Mom would say, "Why waste money on flowers? They'll just die. Buy shoes or coats instead." So, we kids made food for her at home. My mother 13 years ago after a long illness. If she were still alive today, she' d probably 14 her head at me for buying flowers.15 , I still wish I'd had the chance to show her this beautiful flower and buy it for her on Mother's Day