It was a cold winter's night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I felt 1 and had a slight headache.

    I worked in a 2 doctor's office. During those days, the office was often 3 people who had a cold, which made me even busier than usual. It seemed I was going to be late 4 home and my husband would be ready to pronounce me late once again. But maybe 5 I hurried, I could still make it.

    I was heading inside to 6 for my gas when I noticed an old couple（夫妻）at the counter. I heard them asking the 7 to the nearest hospital. It was the hospital that I had just 8 a few minutes ago.

    The young man at the counter was trying to be 9 by explaining how to get there. But the fact was that he was telling them a whole 10 route. So I walked over to the couple and said, “Would you like to 11 me to the hospital?” Then I saw a look of relief（轻松）over their faces. “I'm going there, too,” I said, which wasn't a lie since I had just 12 up my mind to do it perfectly.

    I got in my car and began to drive 13 . I looked back several times to be 14 they were right behind me. It took us only fifteen 15 to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to die down. I felt better than I did all day and my headache was nearly gone.

    Today, I want to tell you a story about something I did when I was 14 years old. I made some friends in school 1 they turned out to be bad. They were some boys who stole（偷盗） 2 and sold them. Whenever we were stealing a bike, a boy named John would break the lock 3 two other boys were watching out. Then one of us would 4 the bike to a cave （洞穴）. The next day, we would meet there and repaint the bike. When we stole four or five bikes, we would sell them 5 a few hundred dollars.

    One 6 afternoon, we went to an apartment in Bukit Batok. We found a bike on the fifth floor and started to work on the 7. It was hard to break. We spent 10 minutes 8 it. We were about to escape with the bike when the owner of the bike came out of the elevator. “My bike!” he 9.

    We dropped the bike and ran down but two policemen nearby 10 us. We were taken to the police station. Our parents were called and our teachers were told what had happened. The police took down what we had done. The next day, a bright Sunday, I 11 to the Boys' Home.

    Life in the Boys' Home was very hard but it 12 me a very important lesson. I learnt that stealing was not right. At the Boys' Home, the officers helped me and encouraged me 13 my ways. I decided to 14 stealing.

    To this day, I feel so 15 for what I have done. I hope you will learn something from my story.

    Once there was a king. He was wise but everyone was afraid of him. His face showed the sadness deep in his heart. So there were deep1lines(皱纹) on his face.

    In his country lived a beautiful girl. Everyone seemed to love her, so did the king. He wanted to2her, and finally he decided to speak to her of his love. After he dressed in his best clothes, he looked in the3,but he saw a hard face,4when he tried to smile.

    How about wearing a mask(面具)?” he thought. Then he ordered his magician to paint a mask that looked kind and happy and handsome. The magician5and said, " But you must keep your own face in the same lines that I paint and be kind to all people from your heart. If not, the mask will break. The mask looked so6that no one knew it was not the true face of the king. Months passed, the beautiful lady7the king, and the king treated everyone8to keep the mask from breaking.

    At last, the king didn't want to cheat his beautiful wife any more.9he asked the magician to take the mask off. Surprisingly, he found his face was just like the mask he had worn10so long!

    This story tells us that a man is what he is in his heart.

    Mike worked for the Canadian government.One day, he was 1 to learn more about wolves.Do wolves kill lots of caribou (北美驯鹿)? Do they kill people?

    They gave him lots of food and clothes and guns.Then they put him on a plane and 2 him to a far-away place.The plane put him down and went away.There were no houses or 3 in this place, but there were lots of animals and lots of wolves.

    There are many 4 stories about wolves.Wolves are said to like to kill and eat people.Mike remembered these stories, and he was afraid.He had his gun 5him all the time.

    Then one day, he saw a group of wolves.There was a mother wolf with four baby wolves.A father wolf and another male wolf, younger than him, lived with them.

    Mike watched these wolves every day.The mother was a very good mother.She gave milk to her babies.She gave them lessons about life.They learned how to 6 food.The father wolf got food for the mother.The young male wolf 7 the children.They were a nice, happy family—a wolf family! Mike did not need his 8 any more.In a short time, he got on well with the family.Mike 9 them for five months.He learned that many stories about wolves were not true.Wolves do not eat people, and they do not eat many large animals.And he also learned bad things about 10.It was men who killed many caribou and wolves.

    Later, Mike wrote a book about wolves.He wanted people to understand them and stop killing them.

    Ashley Smith is a 26-year-old single mother with a daughter. She was moving into her house in Atlanta, Georgia early on the morning of March 12, when a man 1 her to her door, and put a gun(枪) to her side." I started walking to my door, and I felt really, really 2," she said in a TV interview(采访) last week. The man was Brian Nichols, 33 years old. He 3 at an Atlanta courthouse on March 11. The police were 4him. Nichols tied Smith up with tape, but set her free after she begged him not to take her 5 again and again." I told him 6he hurt me, my little girl wouldn't have a mum my," she said with tears.

   "I just talked to him and tried to 7believe me," Smith said.

    She asked Nichols 8 he chose her. He said he thought I was an angel 9 from God, and God asked him to do so."

    Smith even 10for the man before he allowed her to leave. Nichols was 11 when she made him breakfast and that the two of them watched TV, seeing 12looking for him." I cannot 13that's me on the TV!" Nichols told the woman.

    Then, Nichols asked Smith what she thought he 14 do. She said," I think you should turn yourself in.  If you don't, lots more people are going to get 15."

    Finally, he let her go. Then she called the police.

Jessica was born without arms and she had learned to live her life with her feet. There were many questions about whether Jessica would be able to live a(n) 1 life. However, Jessica's father had full confidence in 2. With the support of her family, Jessica became 3 in herself and continued to explore(探索) the world with her 4.

    As a child, Jessica studied 5 in her hometown. When the first performance arrived, she asked herself to be put in the back 6. Her dance teacher told her there was no back row. She appeared on the stage with other students and performed 7. When she finished, the applause(喝彩) from the audience gave her encouragement and confidence to 8 dancing for 14 years.

    After graduating from high school, Jessica attended the University of Arizona where she 9 bachelor's degree. 10 talking about her degree, she explained that the way people think has a 11influence on their lives than a physical limitation.

    Jessica's most famous achievement was learning how to 12. She received the Guinness World Records 13 being the first person certified(被认证的) to fly an airplane with only her feet.

    Jessica now works as a motivational(激发性的) 14. She travels the world sharing her 15 and encouraging people to be creative and confident. She often says, "Think outside the shoes."