Chrissy had only been in heaven for a few days. She was a (n) 1 angel there. Even though she was the newest angel, Chrissy had been given a very important task (任务). She was in charge of the 2 . Every Monday and every Thursday, she had to be 3 that the clouds get together and spread their raindrops all over the world. Every living thing on the 4 needed rain. Trees needed rain to grow 5 and strong. Grass needed rain to 6 green. All the animals had to have water to 7 and to take baths in. And of course flowers needed the rain to look lovely and smell wonderful. So making the rain come was a very important 8! But no one had told Chrissy how to make it rain, and she didn't know what to do at all.

    Chrissy asked one of the old angels if he could 9 her. "The angel that had the job before you used to tell sad stories to the clouds, and that made them cry," said the old one. But Chrissy was a very 10 little angel and she didn't know any sad stories. So she didn't think that would work.

    As my husband, Doug, stood on the busy New York city street trying to stop a taxi, I tried to protect my daughter from the cold December wind and rain. I put my head down to kiss her tiny face.

    Frustrated and 1, my husband gave up his attempt to flag down a taxi. I knew the feeling. Just after her first birthday, we 2that our daughter Katie had a rare brain illness. Since that moment, Doug and I felt like runners in a marathon race where the finish line kept disappearing. We knew Katie was running out of 3. It had taken months before we finally 4 a name for the illness, but only a few specialists in the world knew 5 to fix it. Now, as we finally found a brilliant doctor to save our girl, we were in a strange 6in the cold rain.

    Just at the moment, a middle-aged woman pulled over and said, "Pardon me? May I offer you a ride?"

    7 we could say anything, she continued, "It's really no trouble for8. Just get in."

    It was then that I noticed her thick Irish accent，which9 me up like hot soup. We 10 said, "Thanks! Roosevelt Hospital, please," as we got in her car for the ride.

    "Are you going 11 the baby?" she asked us.

    I nodded my head, holding back my tears.

    At the hospital, we 12 her a dozen times for the ride, as the woman hugged me. I noticed her face was wet with tears. She promised to pray for us before she left.

    After three more visits to New York and two more 13surgeries，Katie is cured. But the 14of the Irish Angel still rang as a constant reminder of a tiny ray of light that appeared in our15days. We would pray for her just as she did for us.

    Once there was a father and a son. They were ill-tempered and never gave way to 1.

    One day the father decided to ask some friends to dinner in his house. He 2his son to buy some meat in town. When the son got what his father wanted, he turned 3 and walked towards the town gate. Just then a man was coming from the outside. The gate wasn't 4enough to let two men in and out at the same time. But 5of them would give way to the other. They 6straight face to face inside the gate hour after hour. But the father was worried. "What shall I do? My son hasn't 7yet. I can't wait any longer." He wanted to know what was the 8with his son. So he left his friends at home, and he himself went to town to look for his son.

    "You may first take the 9 home for my friends. Let me stand here against him10." He said to his son when he knew what had happened.

    As soon as he finished his homework, Eric jumped onto his 1 to go to the beach. He rode to watch the whales(鲸). After he got to the 2, Eric put his bicycle behind a bush so that 3 could see it from the road.

    It was only four in the afternoon, but the sky was already dark. It 4 to rain. If it rained, he couldn't 5 the whales because they would stay in deeper water. He 6 to go to the rock. It was the best 7 to see the whales from,

    Before Eric 8 the rock, it started to rain." Oh no!" he thought. "Now the whales must 9 in the deep water!"

    But just then he saw 10 large on the beach. It was a young whale! The whale got stuck (搁浅) on the beach! At first Eric 11 if it was dead. Then he saw its tail move 12 .The young whale was not dead, 13 the rain, most people went back. So there were 14 people on the beach. Eric ran as fast as he could back to 15bicycle. He had to go back to get help for the whale!

    My parents used to tell me how important school was for me, but I didn't think so. I paid little attention to it. But one thing let me finally 1  what my parents meant.

    One day, when I 2 a mobile phone store, I saw an advertisement on its door. It was hiring new workers!

    "Sir, are you hiring people?" I went 3 the shop and asked. "Yes, but you should be the man who we need," the manager answered. He looked at me for a few 4 from head to foot. "Do you have a high school diploma(文凭)?" 5 he, "Or do you have any work experience?"

    I felt so ashamed and 6 that I didn't know what to say, so I just turned around and left.

    I could not fall asleep that night, and I thought a lot about my 7. "I must go to school or I can't do anything without a good education," I 8 to myself silently. I never went back to the store again 9 I finished my study and got a diploma.

    10 looked the same when I returned to the store: the same people and the same design. However, compared with last time, I had more 11. The manager told me they needed new 12. So it was a great chance for me.

    I 13 my diploma to the manager. He looked at it and said, "Great, you are in."

    Now I am still working in the same store. With this experience, I always 14 people to attend school. Education helps you have a bright future. Now I am not worried about my future because I'm still 15 in my spare time.