William Franklin came to my class half a year ago.But from his first day here,he 1 himself in his own world and he never spoke to others.As his teacher,I tried to start a talk with him but 2.It seemed as if he just didn't want to break his 3.

    After the Thanksgiving holiday,we received the news of the4Christmas collection of money for the 5 in our school."Christmas is a season of 6,"I told my students."Some poor students in our school might not have a 7 holiday.By giving a little money,you will help 8 some toys,food and clothing for these needy students.We will 9 the collection tomorrow." 

    The next morning, 10 ,I found out almost everyone had 11 this matter except Willard Franklin.He came up to my desk with his head down. 12 ,he dropped two coins into the small box."I don't need milk for lunch,"he said in a 13 voice.

    After school I couldn't help sharing what had 14 in the morning with our headmaster."I may be wrong,but I 15 Willard might be ready to become part of our class. "I am 16 to hear that," he nodded."And I just received a list of the poor families in our school who most need 17 .Here,take a look at it."

    As I sat down to 18 ,I found Willard Franklin was at the top of the list.At that moment,I felt I really 19 Willard for the first time:a cold face with a warm heart.From this 20 ,I also learnt that whether rich or poor,every child has a kind heart.

    In February of 2005, Phil Belfiore was teaching one of Robert Frost's poems “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.” He liked it that he recorded it on his home answering machine, which would lead to one of the most unusual1of his life.

    When Phil returned from his vacation, he listened to his voice 2  One gentleman caller 3for dialing the wrong number. But, he added, he'd really 4the poem. Phil laughed and thought nothing more of it— 5the phone rang a few days later.

    Phil 6John's hollow voice immediately, who said sorry to7, but he was calling to hear the8again. The two men talked. It turned out that his brother's phone number was9from Phil's by one digit(数字), thus the wrong number. Before hanging up, Phil told John to 10anytime, whether to hear the poem or just to have a chat.

    That was 11 years ago. They've spoken on the phone a few times a month ever since. It is John who is 11the starter of most calls. However, Phil will ring if a long while has passed. Not 12  John has been in poor health. His special voice is just the 13of some heart trouble. They seem to always 14when there's been a big sports event. The man like to discuss 15most. John will also 16Phil on his life. Slowly, their conversations have grown much more 17  When asked what drew them together, Phil18that they were old friends. They planned to meet twice, but circumstances went19them. Their friendship is based on the simple act of picking up the phone. “My best friend is someone I've not yet met 20 ” says John. It's as simple as that.

    Tim Becker and his neighbors are doing something to make their neighborhood a safe area.

    When Tim Becker gets in his car to go shopping, he doesn't1 drive to a store and back home. He always looks 2up and down the streets of his neighborhood. He looks for anything 3 such as strange cars, loud noises, 4 windows, or people gathering on street corners.

    Tim 5 to a neighborhood watch group（巡逻小组）in Strongsville, Indiana, USA. The neighborhood watch group6 on his third Wednesday of every month. That's 7 Tim gets together with about ten of his neighbors to discuss community 8 Members of the neighborhood watch group want to help the police 9 their homes, streets, and families.

    Tina Stedman,10president of neighborhood watch group, agrees with Tim. “People seem to think that crime happens to other people but not 11them. Actually, it really happens,” she said, “and I think nobody has the12 to steal from other people or to make them feel 13 at their own homes.”

    Alex, a member of the group, said that all the neighbors were14to help one another, “We15 each other's homes. We keep watch on the neighborhood at night and on weekends. Usually a16 of four or five of us goes out together. If something doesn't look right, we will call the 17 For example, if we notice a group of teenagers who seem to be looking for 18 or someone destroying property（财产）, we report to the police.”

    Alex feels the neighborhood watch group19a lot in reducing crimes. Her husband Jim agrees, “Police are good people, but they can't do20.

    My most rewarding experience throughout the past two years was volunteering at the swimming competition for Special Olympics where a disabled friend of my community took part. This had special 1for me because experiencing it helped improve my leadership skills, my character, and support my community.

    First, my leadership skills developed when I 2directed each swimmer where to line up at the platform and 3each player when they needed to swim. I had to make sure that the swimmers were 4and ready to perform. This kept me on my feet at all times and5of each event's time and location. I learned each swimmer's name, since many of them swam in more than one 6.

    Secondly, my7was greatly improved when I saw the swimmers get their awards for winning each swimming event, I was8that most swimmers could swim better than I. It astonished me by their 9attitudes, whether they won or lost. This also expanded my horizons, offering me the opportunity to10people I would normally not come across. I went out of my11zone and did whatever was needed to be done. It was especially 12when I saw the cheerful faces of the players.

    Lastly, I was of 13to my community by lending a hand to this organization in need of 14. To be a15of it gave me a chance to improve my community and become16with the people living in this area.

    As Winston Churchill once said, “We make a living by what we do, but we make a lite by what we give. ”The17should be done throughout your life.18through the many opportunities my community has offered I was privileged to be 19in this exciting and important event in these players' lives. I hope to be a(n)20at this event in years to come.

    When most of us get a text message on our cell phone from an unknown person we usually say "sorry,1number! "and move on. But when Dennis Williams2a text that clearly wasn't intended for him, he did something3.

    On March 19, Dennis got a group text4him that a couple he didn't know were at the hospital, waiting for the5of a baby.

    "Congratulations! But I think someone was mistaken," Dennis6. The baby was born and update texts were7quickly from the overjoyed grandmother, Teresa. In her8, she didn't seem to realize that she was 9the baby's photos with a complete stranger. Well, I don't10you all but I will get there to take pictures with the baby, replied Dennis before asking which room the new11were in.

    Much to the family's surprise, Dennis stuck to his12! He turned up at the hospital13gifts for the new mother Lindsey and her baby boy. Lindsey's husband was totally14by the unexpected visit I don 't think we would have randomly( 随便地) invited him over but we15it and the gifts.

    Teresa16a photo of the chance meeting on a social network website accompanied by the17words: What a18this young man was to our family! He was so19and kind to do this. The post has since gained the20of social media users all over the world receiving more than 184 000 shares and 61 500 likes in just three days.

I was on a family holiday in Palma, Mallorca, in July 2001. One weekend we rented a motorboat and we were going 1, crashing over big waves. It was an exciting, but also a(n) 2 feeling. I began to realize something was wrong only when we got back on 3. We went for a 4, and I sat in the restaurant wondering why the table was swaying. 5 I got back to Britain, such feeling increased, making simple tasks at home 6.

After several more 7 with doctors, I remember feeling 8 when they didn't find a brain tumor: at least that would have explained things. I started to do my own 9, reading related articles and consult experts. Finally I got a(n) 10 diagnosis of MdDS from the National Hospital in London. But they told me there is no 11, and all they could do was help me manage my mental health.

Nearly 20 years on, I'm still living 12 MdDS. People have suggested different ways of treatment and I've 13 all sorts of strange theories, but nothing has 14 for me. I'll never lose heart and I hope something will be 15 within my lifetime.

For me, one way of coping has been to 16 people about the condition. I've found fellow 17 all over the world, and have set up a website in the hope that 18 else has to go through what I did, struggling to get a diagnosis.

One of the most peculiar things about MdDS is that it's 19 triggered, and yet motion—by car, train, plane or boat—can bring temporary 20. Some long time sufferers become almost like travel addicts, desiring that release.