One day Jack went to a big dinner party. His coat was not good. When he went in, no one looked at him and no one gave him 1food. He was 2 angry that he went home, and 3 his best coat and then came back to 4 party. Everyone stood up at once and came to meet him. Other guests 5 him to the best table and gave him the best food. Then Jack put the food in his coat and said, “Please eat, my dear coat.” The other people were very 6 and said, “Why are you doing that?” Jack answered, “I'm asking my coat 7 now. When I came here at 8, nobody noticed me 9 gave me food. After I changed my coat, you gave me the best food. So you gave food to my coat, not to 10.”Everyone felt embarrassed(尴尬的).

    It was a cold snowy morning after the winter vacation. And it was my first 1 at my new school. I was walking alone slowly and 2 about lots of things. It was early and there weren't many people on the road. Suddenly a girl who was 3 a bike on ice fell down. She was trying hard to get up but fell again. 4 thinking, I went over and helped her. She said “5” with a smile and then rode away. Her words warmed me a lot.

    Finally, I got to school. The teacher led me to the 6 and introduced me to the class. Then he asked me to sit down beside a girl. I felt so 7 that I didn't dare to look at her. Soon the first class, 8, started. Their textbooks were different from those in my old school. As I was wondering 9 to do, an English book appeared in front of me. “Let's share,” the girl beside me said, “Hi, I'm Carrie.” I 10. It was the girl I helped this morning. Later on, we became good friends.

    From that I learned: to help others is actually to help ourselves!

    Ever since I was a child, my mouth has caused me trouble. I'm not a bad person, but I have a hard time learning when to stop saying things to others.

    My mum has told 1 again and again, "Robert, you bad words are hurting me. 2 you continue to be this rude, you will get into big trouble."

    It has been a problem at school several times too. One day, in English class, I was working on my homework when I heard a classmate 3behind me. It was Nathaniel, who liked doing that as usual.

    I thought of what my mother had said to me and 4 nicely, "Nathaniel, would you be quiet?"

    However, Nathaniel kept saying something to the boy next to him loud. I5shouted, "Nathaniel, shut up!"

    6the next five minutes, we threw hurtful words at each other.

    "At least I don't have an ugly lazy eye like you!" I cried out.

    I knew this would make him 7 and it would hurt his feelings and shut him up.

    What I said filled him anger. He ran to my 8 and tried to catch me as he shouted, "That's it! That's it!"

    Surprised at his reaction, I sat back in my seat. I had9seen Nathaniel act like this before. Later on, we were taken to the teachers' office. There, Mr. Black. Our English teacher, told us to 10the problem between us. Only then I finally found that 11I hurt someone physically(身上), he can finally get healthy again. But when I hurt someone with my 12, sometimes the pain never goes away.

    At the end of the discussion, I said 13to Nathaniel.

    When I went back to my room, I began to14 how often what I said hurt others. I'll remember what my mom said to me and learn when to keep my 15closed.

    Two years ago, Matthew Nonnemacher's teacher asked her students to think of one wish. Matthew didn't have to think too 1. He drew a picture of himself giving money to a 2 person.

    Drawing a picture is easy, of course. But Matthew did much more than that. He 3 to start to collect pennies (便士)."I think almost everyone has extra (额外的) 4," said Matthew. He knew that if most people liked to give away a penny, the pennies could 5 up. He wished that he could collect $10,000.

Matthew started his work 6. He put penny boxes in schools and supermarkets. He also went on TV to 7 people to give away their pennies. When Matthew finished the work, he collected more than $18,000 in pennies.

Matthew gave away his 8 to the United Way. The United Way gives a lot of 9 to people in need. Matthew made his 10 come true with his own hard work.