When I was twelve years old, I went with my dad to his work — a car showroom. I was walking 1 carelessly and saw a poor woman with a child beside her standing outside the showroom. I saw that she was crying and went inside to tell my father. He went out and asked the woman to come into the 2. He offered her some water and then asked her what was wrong.

   The woman said that her 3 had died and she didn't have anyone else in her family who could help her. She did some manual (体力的) labor to earn some money to take care of her daughter but the child was 4 for the last three days and she was unable to go to work. Now she didn't have a grain of food to eat. While she was telling this story to my father, she was unable to control  her emotions (情绪) and started 5 again. My father and I were deeply moved by her story. 

    We got some food for her and her child. My father then took them to the nearest 6 for her child to be treated as she did not seem to be very well. On the way, we 7 her a 5kg-bag of wheat from the market. My father gave her some money before we left. The lady was so grateful.

    It is eight years later, but that event is still very  8 in my mind. My father's kindness to this woman moved me greatly and since then, I have 9 to try and walk a similar path and serve others. I'm happy to see so many other people in this world are also ready to help others when they meet people in 10. They have chosen to walk a service path also.

    Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are verybusy trying to make money for my schooling. One day, my mother was sewing a quilt (缝被子). I silently sat beside her.

    " Mum, is there 1 between you and dad?" I asked in a very low voice.

    With surprise in her eyes, she2her work for a while. Then she said, "Susan, look at this thread (线). It can hardly be seen, 3it's really there. It makes the quilt strong. If life is a quilt, love should be a thread. Love is inside. "

    I couldn't understand her4 the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month.

    After they were back, my mother helped my father walk5on the country road every day. They were so kind to each other and it seemed they were the happiest couple.

    After two months my father6couldn't walk by himself.

" Dad, how are you feeling now?" I asked him one day. "Susan, don't7me, " he said, "I just like walking with your mum. I like this kind of life. "8his eyes, I knew he loves my mother deeply.

     Now I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our 9. Love is inside , making life10and warm.

    Prana, our beautiful dog, isn't with us anymore. She died several years ago. But while sharing our home, she brought so much joy and love into our lives that we still 1 her.

    It was an autumn day in Minnesota, US. We were 2 by a big snowfall for which no one was prepared. We have two 3 trees in our backyard. Prana loved apples. When she went outside, she'd catch an apple and sneak (偷偷地放) it into the 4 . The apples had been on the ground and were often muddy (沾满泥的). So I wasn't always 5 that Prana had brought them into the house. Every time, she would turn her head so I wouldn't see her hidden 6. It was our little game.

    One year, it snowed earlier than usual. Prana went outside. I noticed that she was madly digging holes and bringing the apples to the 7so they could be seen above the snow. She seemed busy digging up as many apples as possible during her yard time. I wondered 8 she was doing this.

    When I called her back into the house  she had her usual one apple in her mouth. About five minutes later, I looked outside. The yard was full of birds. Prana had 9 all those apples for her bird and squirrel friends to eat. She knew that they didn't have enough food to 10 such an early winter!

    As I saw this beautiful act, tears filled my eyes. Prana taught us how to live life with love.

    Molly spent her summer vacation in China with her parents last year. They visited a lot of famous1, such as Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai. She 2 Beijing for a week. She 3 the Palace Museum, the Great Wall, Tian'an Men Square 4 the Summer Palace. They 5 went to the zoos and the parks.6 was cloudy, but not rainy, so it 7 not too hot. They 8 great fun playing in the zoos and the parks. Molly learnt a lot 9 Chinese history. She said, "It is interesting to visit China. I 10 China very much."

    At first I didn't know what was happening to me. I started feeling sad,1and empty. My mum advised me to start 2others. I was confused (困惑的). But I decided to have a try. The next day, I went to a house.

    The house was for young girls. They were left behind by their 3. When I arrived, I felt 4. I didn't know how to talk to them. So I started helping them to do their homework. And I started going there very often and 5enjoying it.

    One day, I met a little girl in the house. She started asking me about my 6. She was interested while asking me questions about my family. I was really surprised because she seemed to 7 each of my answers. When I asked her if she knew her parents, she said no. This really broke my 8.

    When I left that day, the girl 9 me if I could visit her more often. I smiled and said yes. I was really happy to help this 10 girl. But in fact, this little girl helped me and taught me more.