When I was five years old. I took a boat out on the river and went fishing by myself. I really wanted to catch a fish! But they were not biting.

    I stayed in my boat for three days, waiting. A few times, I thought I felt a fish at the end of the line. The first time I pulled in my catch, it was not a fish; it was an old bag. The second time, it was a shoe. Finally, at the end of the third day, I felt a strong pull at the end of the line. The pull was so strong they my boat raced around and around. I needed all my power just to hold onto the fishing rod. I pulled, and I pulled and I caught the biggest fish that ever swam on the Earth! It was heavier than everyone in this room put together! Then something terrible happened!

    After I pulled the huge fish into my boat, I saw that the boat was going under water! Water was coming into the boat from all sides! I was not a very good swimmer, so I was scared.

    Although it was the hardest choice I ever made. I had to let the fish go. I pushed it back over the side of the boat, and we waved good-bye to each other as it swam away.

    Larry and Jo Ann were an ordinary couple. Like any other couple, they made efforts to make ends meet (收支相抵) and do the right thing for their children. They often argued about what was wrong with their marriage and who was to blame (责备). They wanted to make changes.

    "You know, Jo Ann, I've got a magic chest (衣柜) of drawers. Every time I open them, they're full of clean clothes," Larry said. "I want to thank you for filling them all these years."

    Jo Ann stared at her husband and felt strange. This wasn't the first time Larry had done something strange recently, so Jo Ann forgot it quickly. But it happened again a few days later.

    "Jo Ann, that was a great dinner," Larry said one evening. "I appreciate all you have done in the past 15 years. You have cooked lots of delicious food for me and the kids. "

    Jo Ann was growing worried. "What's wrong with my husband?" she wondered.

    Day in and day out, Larry continued his praise.

    Over the weeks, Jo Ann grew more used to her husband's unusual behavior. Her step was now a little lighter and she didn't seem to get upset as often.

    Larry has never told Jo Ann the reason for his change in behavior. So it will likely remain one of life's mysteries. But it's one I'm thankful to live with.

    You see, I am Jo Ann.

When I was a little boy, I was very shy. After class, I often stayed in the playground by myself and watched my 1 plying games. On weekends, I 2 went out to play with other children. 

One day, some of my classmates asked me to play basketball with them. I wanted to 3 them. But I worried that the ball might hit(击中) me on the head and I couldn't play basketball at all. So I said to them, "Sorry, 4 next time. "

That evening I 5 that with my father. He said, "My boy，playing basketball is not a(n) 6 thing. I'm sure you'll have fun 7 the activity. "However, I was 8 worried. I was very short and thin. I couldn't 9 fast. My father said, " If you believe in (相信)yourself, you can do it well. "

The next day, my father took me to a 10 and taught me how to play basketball. At first, I was a slow learner. After hours of practice, I felt that I loved the sport. 

Later, some boys in the park asked me to play basketball 11 . I thought the game should be interesting, so I said yes. 

We worked well 12 we didn't know each other. I ran after the ball and played hard. In the end, 13 got points, so we were all happy and excited. 

After that, I became interested in different 14 . I also made many friends 15 those fun activities. More importantly, I've learned that nothing is difficult if we believe in ourselves. 

Billy Ray Harris was homeless. He spent each day on the streets of Kansas City, begging for money or food. Every day, as he sat thinking about his life, he occasionally heard the sound of a coin or two coming into his cup. One day, the noise was louder than usual. If Billy had looked up, he'd have seen a young lady on her way to work. But he didn't. Later when he looked into the cup, he could hardly believe what he saw. At the bottom was a shining diamond ring.

Billy's first thought was to go straight to a jeweller's(珠宝店) and that's exactly what he did. To his amazement, he was offered $4,000. Billy thought long and hard. Was this a mistake? It was more money than he'd seen in a long time. But then he thought about his grandfather, who had brought him up always to do the right thing, and knew he had to reconsider. His mind was made up. He'd keep the ring and maybe one day its owner would return.

Two days later, a young woman came while he was begging. She introduced herself as Sarah Darling and asked if he'd found anything unusual in his cup. Billy reached into his pocket and pulled out the ring. When he saw the smile on her face, he knew he'd made the right decision. She explained when putting the coins into his cup, she'd forgotten putting her ring in her purse.

But the story doesn't end there. Sarah told her husband the story and wanted to post it on the Internet. He thought it was a good idea. They also called on raising money for Billy. They had more than $185,000. Billy Ray Harris no longer spends his days begging. He has a home and a job. The story also made the local news and he was reunited with his two sisters, who he hadn't seen for 16 years. If he hadn't done the right thing, he wouldn't have seen his sisters again.

 Long long ago, a happy family of four lived in a simple wooden house on a mountain. They1 quarrelled and loved each other.

 One day, while Peter, the 2 , was working in the garden, he found some gold. As he dug deeper, he   found 3 gold! "Come here," he shouted. "Look 4 I' ve found!"His family ran out and were all5 to see the gold. "I can't believe it!" his sister Anna cried. The gold made 6 excited and changed their life.

 At first,7 seemed great. But soon the family began to quarrel. Peter felt that all the gold was his8 he had discovered it. Anna tried to take the gold away while her brother was sleeping. Meanwhile, their parents kept quarrelling over what kind of big house to 9 .

 One morning, Peter went outside and listened to the birds singing. He thought how 10 they sounded, though they lived in a simple nest. He suddenly knew what the 11 was. So he rushed into the house, took all the gold and 12 it off the side of the mountain! Then he planted carrots in where the gold had been discovered. Soon the family 13 quarrel ling. Day by day, people could hear their laughter in the house.

 One month later, a friend visited Peter's family. Peter told him the story about the 14 while they were having dinner together. When the friend asked them if they regretted doing it, the family looked at one another with a smile and answered"No" together 15 .

 Happiness is not how much money we have, but how sweet the laughter is.