The Power of -atlon（决心）

    The little country schoolhouse was heated by an old mal stove（火炉）．A little boy had the job of coming to school early each day to start the1and warm the room before his teacher and his classmates got there

    One morning they 2to find the schoolhouse burning. They dragged（拖）the little boy out of the building more dead than alive. Then he was 3taken to a nearby county hospital.

    The doctor told the boy's mother that4 the lower part of his body was seriously burnt, he couldn't use his legs anymore. However, the5boy made up his mind that he would walk. Unluckily his thin legs6hung there, all but lifeless.

    Finally he returned home from the7 ． Every day his mother would press his little legs, but there was no feeling, no control,8 ． Yet his determination that he would walk was as 9as ever.

    When he wasn't in bed, he would sit in a wheelchair. One sunny day his mother wheeled him out into the yard to get some fresh air. This day, instead of sitting there, he 10himself from the chair and pulled himself across the grass，dragging his11behind him.

    He worked his way to the white fence（栅栏）around the yard. With great effort, he raised himself up on the fence. Then, he began dragging himself along the fence,12that he would walk. He started to do this every day. There was nothing he 13more than to develop life in those legs.

    In the end，through his determination he did14 ． He began to walk to school，then to run to school，to run15the joy of running. Later in college he made the running team.

      Still later in Madison Square Garden this determined young man, Dr. Glenn Cunningham, ran the world's fastest mile!

    That day was like any other day in his life. After school Michael walked past the shop in the street corner. He stopped to1the front row of shoes, and he felt sorry for himself. He2wanted to have a pair of shoes for his birthday.

    He walked away sadly and thought of what to tell his mother. He knew she would give him 3if she could. But he also knew very well she had 4money. He decided not to go home 5, as he looked worried and his mother would notice it. So he went to the park and sat down on the grass. Then he saw a boy in a wheel chair. He noticed that the boy moved the wheels with his hands. Michael looked at him carefully and was 6to see that the boy had no feet. He looked 7at his own feet. "It is 8better to be without shoes than 9feet." he thought. There was no reason for him to 10so sorry and sad. He went away and smiled, thinking he was more lucky in his life.

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John used to have difficulties in school. He didn't pay attention in class. Even worse, he was often 1 from class. As a result, he couldn't catch up with others and 2 passed the exam. This made his teachers disappointed(失望的) with his 3 and his classmates didn't want to be friends with him.

 One day, a famous mentor(导师), who used to be a difficult student himself at high school just like John, 4 John's story. He showed great interest and decided to have a heart-to-heart 5 with the young student. He believed that he could 6 John into a good student.

 The mentor met John and began the conversation by asking him about his hobbies and interests. Then He 7 his own story with John. He talked about the challenges he faced, the mistakes he made and the ways he used.

 The mentor's story touched John a lot and his words seemed to 8 John realized what he used to do was 9 . He made a decision to change himself. From then on, he listened to his teachers 10 and took notes actively in class. After class, he finished his homework on time. Several months later, John made great 11 .

 Now John keeps working hard. He has changed himself into a(n) 12 student from a difficult one. People who 13 him in the past can't believe he has changed that much John's story 14 as an inspiration(鼓舞人心的事) to many people. It shows that no matter who you are, you have the power(力量) to change yourself. 15 you keep working hard, you can achieve your dream and become the person you want to be.

Ronny looked like every other kid in the classroom where I volunteered at the Reading Mom in New York. 1 , he couldn't read like others in his grade because he had a speech problem. I worked with all students in his class one by one to improve their 2 skills.

On the days when it was Ronny's turn, I'd give him a warm 3 . That's why he sat close to me and opened the book as if he was opening a treasure that 4 had even seen.

I watched his 5 move slowly under each letter as he tried hard to read out. Every time he tried to read, his pronunciation sounded really 6 . In spite of that, the biggest smile would show on his face and his eyes would shine with 7 , which broke my heart.

A few weeks before the school year ended, I 8 Ronny with a book written by myself. A few days later,I returned to the school to pay a visit. I 9 Ronny on a chair near the playground, the book open in his legs.

His head teacher said, "He hasn't 10 that book since you gave it to him. Do you know that's his first book he's ever actually owned?"

Deeply moved, I 11 to Ronny, placed my hand on his shoulder and asked, "Will you read me your book?"For the next few minutes, he read to me more 12 than I'd thought. The pages were already dog-eared, as the book had been read 13 times already. When he finished reading, Ronny closed his book and said with great 14 , "What good book!"

At that moment, as a writer, I knew 15 a writer should always do — care enough to write a story that changes a child's life, care enough to make a difference.