A woman in a（n）1suit stepped in．"Hi, Libby．" she said．Wow, what a 2! The first time she came to the cafe two years ago, she had no money to pay. 3many customers, she volunteered to wash dishes and 4. Look at her now: confident and hopeful. Wasn't this what we'd hoped for?

    In 2003, we'd 5this crazy dream: start a restaurant with a donation box instead of a cash register（收款台). Right away we hit hurdles（阻碍) " There is no such thing as a 6 lunch," one potential landlord（房东）sniffed. I met brokers, bankers and suppliers, only to watch them 7, shaking their heads. No bank would lend us the money to open a restaurant with no 8. The only fund we could get was our individual retirement account. 9we rented space from a landlord on Colfax Street．We put flyers (传单) around the neighborhood, asked friends to 10 the word, and held our breath．

    Word traveled fast, 11stories in the papers and on TV. Soon we had more than 50customers a day．A few ate without paying or 12 an hour of work. But most gave what they could, 13it was just a dollar. Those with money gave, and then more．One of our customers left a 14for 500 dollars. Another bought 1000 dollars in gift certificates.  15another donated a truck so we could transport 16from suppliers．

People came here partly for what our cafe17 —SAME: So A11 May Eat, We 18everyone with dignity (尊严). We hoped to develop a sense of community—so that we might19 one another. The woman in business suit was one of them. Our20 to open the cafe was worth it.

    Make the Most of What You Have Got

    For Nick Vujicic, life was going to be difficult from the day he was born. When Nick arrived into this world, he1everyone. He was not like the other babies and it was2obvious to his parents and to the doctors in the hospital.

    There was no3or answers for his condition. Nick was born without any limbs, that is, he was born without any arms or legs. But despite (尽管) being physically4, he was mentally5and the rest of his body was functioning fine.

    6he had loving parents, Nick would find school hard as he would often be looked down upon by the other children and at the age of 10, he considered 7 his life by drowning (淹死) himself in a bathtub (浴缸). These dark thoughts were8by his negative attitude to being disabled and at the time, he thought that he would never be able to do9by himself, that he would never have a job and that he would always have to10on his parents for help.

    However, with his own efforts, things totally change when he becomes an adult. Nick is now a successful public speaker and is famous for his encouraging 11 which focus on life with a disability, hope and finding meaning in life worldwide. He12so many people with the story of his life, how he has 13 so many difficulties and most importantly how he is happy every day.

    Despite having no arms or legs, Nick lives14, even finding ways to do almost something15like brushing his teeth on his own and swimming. He has to work harder than a full bodied person and he achieves his goals.

    At the first impression, you may look at Nick and feel16. You may feel sad that this man has no arms or legs and you might feel his17and upset that he could find everyday situations difficult. But we should18Nick, as he is extremely positive and he gets on with life. He19 every day and makes the best of what he has: a positive attitude, a creative mind and a powerful 20. He also has a very kind and very beautiful wife and they are truly happy and in love.

    Judging people by what he or she looks like has become a common practice in our daily life. Is it wise to do so? The 1 is "no".

    One day, a(n) 2lady and her husband, both 3in old but tidy clothes, walked into the 40ffice of Harvard University without being 5 The president could6in a moment that they had no business at Harvard, and probably didn't deserve(值得)to stay here. For hours, the president 7 them, hoping that they would 8become discouraged and go away. 9, they didn't. Then the lady said with great care, "We had a son that 10Harvard University, he loved Harvard. Unfortunately, he was killed 11. We would like to donate(捐钱)a building to Harvard University in memory of our son." The president was 12at what he heard. He stared at the ordinary woman, "Donate a building? Do you have an 13 how much a building costs? We 14more than seven million dollars setting up a chemistry lab, can you 15 to set up a building?"

    The lady was 16 for a moment. The president was pleased: He could 17them now. The lady turned to her 18and said quietly, "Is that all costs to start a 19?" her husband nodded. The couple walked away, travelling back to Palo Alto, California 20 they built a university named after their son-Stanford University, which turned out to be a famous university in America.

    Next week, strangers with a truck will 1 everything we own, except the clothes on our backs, the car we will drive, and as much stuff as we can pack into it.

    It's called 2 . Some people do it often. For others, like me, it's a rare experience. In all my adult years, I've moved only 3 .

    My first husband and I moved into our first house with a bed, our clothes and a few gifts. That was 4 ago. Over the years, I filled that house with three children, a few dogs and enough stuff to reach the ceiling(天花板).

    Then the kids grew up, I lost my 5  to cancer, and I began to learn about 6 .

    First, I let go of the idea of being 7. Life isn't about being in charge of what happens; it's about being in charge of what we do with it.

    Next, I let go of 8 the things I care most about. I began to put important things first like keeping in touch with the people that mean the most to me.

    I let go of the people whose lives are about anger or hatred( 憎恨), and tried instead to 9 myself with those who shine with 10 .

    Finally, I let go of being 11－I remarried.

    I eventually moved to a new city with my new husband, and after that move, I promised I'd stop collecting meaningless things. But 12 years later, here I am, still learning about letting go. Yesterday while cleaning out a dresser, I found a box filled with old keepsakes(纪念品). Nothing in that box may mean much to anyone, except me. They are treasures for me which 12 me of the 13 they preserve. We finally decided to hold onto to them and never let them go.

    We'll all move someday from this world to the next, but we won't need a truck to do it. We'll take nothing with us and but 14 a memory of the life we lived, the mistakes we made, and all the love and kindness we tried to show That memory might not be a treasure, but 15 , someone will keep it and hold it close and never let it go.

    Stephen Glenn is a famous American research scientist. He has made several very important medical1. When a newspaper journalist asked him why he was able to be so much more2than the average person, he responded that it all came from a(n)3with his mother that occurred when he was a child.

    Stephen had been trying to4a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he5his grip on the slippery bottle and it fell, spilling(泼出) its contents all over the kitchen floor-a real sea of milk! When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of6at him, giving him a lecture or chastising him, she said, "what a great and wonderful7you have made! I have rarely seen such a huge pond of milk. Well, the8has already been done. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes9we clean it up？"

    Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, " Stephen, whenever you make a mess like this, 10you have to clean it up and restore everything to its proper11."And together they cleaned up the spilled milk. His mother then said, "You know, what we have here is a12experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let's go out in the back yard and13the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to carry it without14it "The little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could15it without dropping it. What a good16to him!

    This famous scientist then remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn't need to be afraid to make17. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just 18for learning something new, which is, after all, what scientific19are all about. Even if the experiment doesn't work, we usually learn something20from it.

    A boy named Nick dialed 911 this Thanksgiving. He just wanted to give 1 to his local police office. Nick asked the police officers to 2 him and his family for their holiday dinner at their home.

    "With all the 3 calls we take on a daily basis, this one was a welcomed happy call that made all of us 4," said Monica from the police office.

    The boy admitted that he'd 5 the number soon. "I had told him to do that for 6 only." The boy's mom, Mary Ann 7.

    When two officers 8 Nick's house to thank him for his 9 offer, she said her young son began crying because he thought he was 10.

    "The policemen had to 11 my son, so did I," Ann said.

    "The officers told Nick that it was 12 to know someone that young was still thinking about them over the holiday and that they were very proud of him, " she 13.

    The officers didn't 14 eating any of the family's turkey, but they did give the boy a badge(警徽) and let him take 15 inside their police car. While he now knows that the number 911 16 be used for non-emergencies, Nick also has his 17 set on becoming a policeman when he's older.

    "It just goes to show that policemen aren't just about 18 people and putting them in prison," Monica told the local media.

    "Nick's call 19 all of our days, and the officers' surprise visit gave Nick a sweet Thanksgiving 20 that will stay with him for the rest of his life. It is a special holiday for Nick and us."