One day, several young people went for a picnic. They walked in the open air with 1.

    As soon as they came to a river, they 2 by the clear and calm water. They played with cool water excitedly. Suddenly, a lovely 3 passed by Tom. He tried to catch it, 4 the fish was just swimming a few feet ahead of him. He ran 5 it, hoping to catch it.

    Gradually, Tom came to the water with waist deep. He felt 6, so he wanted to jump out of the water. 7 up and down in the water, he went farther and farther away from the bank. Just at that time, Barry saw this, he offered 8 help to Tom at once. Tom saw someone 9 to him, he caught the person 10 was close to him. Unfortunately, Barry was dragged into the water. The two struggled in the water 11.  Amy, on the bank, noticed that, and she 12 others near the bank.

    Hearing their cries, two farmers near the river took a long rope there. They threw one end of the rope to 13 of them in the water. Together, all the people on the bank pulled 14 end.

    Finally, the two boys were saved!

    The experience has told us 15 we should do something to help others correctly.

    It was in autumn. A woman was ill. She 1 in the hospital. Her husband died ten years ago. She had no sons 2 daughters. Nobody 3 her. She felt very 4 .There was a tree outside her room. She saw the leaves fall down. Day after day, there were fewer and fewer leaves 5 the tree. The woman was very sad. She didn't want to eat or drink. She became worse day by day. She got a strong feeling of death. One day, she said, "When the last leaf falls down, I 6 die."

    An old artist knew that. He decided 7 this woman. One night, all yellow leaves fell down. The artist painted a green and yellow leaf and then put it in the tree. The next morning, 8 the woman looked out of the window and saw the last leaf, she was filled with 9. She wanted to be alive. She didn't want to fall down like 10 leaves. From then on，she became better and better and lived well.

    Don't give up your hope at any time.

    My friend Alan did not have a rich family. He did not have much money. Sometimes Alan 1 had to accept money and gifts from his family and friends. But do not get me2 He was not the kind of person who never 3 the money he should. He was always very 4 with the money he spent.

    However, a few years ago, he won the lottery and got a huge5 of money. He was very excited. It changed his life. The 6thing he did was to buy a very expensive new car. Then he7 spending money on unnecessary things or the things that he normally would not buy. It seemed that he had money to8He had more money than he needed and it was burning a hole in his pocket. He wasted his money 9.

    When we got together for a10 at a restaurant, he would always pay the bill. He11me the money made him feel very happy.

    But, Alan soon 12 out all of his money. He was as poor as a church mouse again. His last dollar was spent and he had no money13.

    I admit I do feel 14 for my friend. He had enough money to live like a king.15 he is back to living a hard life. He was wise about small things, but not about important things.

    School volunteers don't get paid, but sometimes we get special gifts.

One morning, I was selling tickets to our school's evening performance. “I think it's 1that I have to pay to see my own child perform,” a parent said unhappily.

    “The school needs a voluntary donation (捐赠) to help 2 the scenery and costumes (服装),” I explained. "But 3 has to pay for the tickets. Of course you can have them for free."

    "Oh, I 4 pay," she grumbled (嘟囔), "Two adults and a child." She handed me a ten-dollar bill, and then I gave her the change and her tickets. That's the boy waiting behind 5emptied a pocketful of coins onto the table. "6?" I asked.

    "I don't need tickets," the boy said. "I've 7 seen the show. I arrived late last night and couldn't find anyone to buy tickets from, 8 I just walked in. I'm paying now, for last night."

    I pushed the coins back and said, "If the ticket table was 9, you didn't need to pay. Nobody knows the difference." However, the boy 10 to take back the coins. "I know the 11," he said before leaving.

    "Excuse me…" I looked up, 12to see the woman who had bought her tickets moments earlier. She was still there, with change and tickets in hand. "Why don't you 13 the change?" she said. "The scenery must be beautiful, and those costumes couldn't have been 14." She handed me a few dollars and left.

    Little did the boy know that he had given us both a special 15 that has more meaning than money.