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 me 2. He was not the kind of person who never 3 the money he should. He was always very 4 with the money he spent.

    A few years ago, he won the lottery (中了彩票) and got a huge 5 of money. He was very excited. It changed his life. The 6thing he did was to buy a very expensive new car. Then he 7 spending money on unnecessary things or the things that he normally would not buy. It seemed that he had money to 8. He 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 a  10 at a restaurant, he would always pay the bill.  He 11 me 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 money   13.

    I admit (承认) 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.

    Junjun wanted to buy a birthday present for his mother. But he 1 much money. He was not happy. He thought and thought. Then he had 2. He could make a 3 by himself. So he made a nice card. On the front, he 4 a beautiful picture of birds and flowers. And on the back he 5,“To my dear mother, I love you very much. Happy birthday!”

    6 his mother's birthday, Junjun gave her the present. After she saw the 7, tears（眼泪）fell down her face. “8 are you crying (哭)，Mom?”Junjun asked, “You don't like it, right?”“9.”She said, “I love it very much. I'm the happiest（最幸福的）  10 because I have a great son like you.”

The doctor told me that a gentleman waiting for the 4 saw me fall down．He got to my side 5 ，and told others to call 911．He stayed with me 6 the ambulance(救护车)arrived．Then he went with me to the hospital，which made him 7 his train．The doctor told me the gentleman didn't want to leave his name.

I don't know who this gentleman is． 8 if he reads this article and remembers a young lady fainting(晕倒)at the train station，I'd like 9 to know that I want to say” Thank you” to him．Whenever I meet with such a thing，I will do the same as he 10 to me．And I'll pass on the kindness to others．

    Last year, we took a trip to New York City. When we arrived at our 1, it was around 2 a. m. My son, Joseph, looked out at the lights of Times Square and said he wanted to go 2. I told him it was too 3 to go out, but he kept looking out of the window and said, "Just for two minutes."

    My wife and I just looked at each other, smiled and said, "Two minutes." We got dressed and walked into the center of Times Square. 4 we got there, my son pointed at the lights and said, "Dad, 5!" And then he started to fall asleep. So we had go back to the hotel.

    It took us 20 minutes to 6 for the 20 seconds we spent outside, but it made our son 7 and that meant a lot to us. That night, I learned a lesson about happiness. We sometimes have chances to 8 happy moments in our lives, but we often find 9 to do something else.

    Because of my son, I learned that I am the biggest enemy to my own happiness. 10 happiness is a door that is always open, we are the ones who have to decide if we are going to walk through the door.

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Building Our Community

    "Mom, I hope Steve can take me to the park next weekend, "I said.

    "Sorry, Lucy, "Mom said, "your brother is volunteering next weekend to help 1 a house for a family."

    I remembered Steve's eyes had lit up when he first told me about the community home-building project. He was good at building and fixing things, so he was 2 to do something. Now that he was seventeen, he was finally old enough to take part in it.

    "It's not 3 ," I complained. "Steve can change a family's life, but what can I do? I'm only ten."

    Mom put on her serious look." Don't think about it like that, Lucy, "she said, "people make a 4 by thinking about what they can do, rather than what they can't do."

    Mom's words echoed in my head later that day. Maybe she was right. I might not be able to physically build a house, but I could  5 money to help.

    The next day before class, I talked to my teacher, Mr. Brown, about my idea. "Well, we can brainstorm about it, "he said, "I bet your classmates will have some good ideas. 6 will be the best way to make this happen."

    After I explained my idea in class, Brason raised his hand." My uncle owns a T-shirt shop. Maybe he can print some T-shirts that we can 7 .

    "Great idea!" Mr. Brown said. Then, after a lively discussion, we decided on" Building Our Community" as our slogan(口号)to print. Marla, our class artist, agreed to draw the design.

       By Friday, the T-shirts had been printed, and I had posted details about the sale on our class Web page. Our Saturday sale was a success. We earned ＄125. After the sale, we went to the community center. I 8 handed over the money.

    Mom and Mr. Brown had both been right. Everyone can do something, and together we can achieve something great.

    When I was 13 years old, a boy gave me an important gift. It was a smile.

    It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school, and my old school was far away. As a result,  1 knew who I was. I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone.

    Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing. I felt my 2 break. I couldn't talk to anyone about my problem, and I didn't want my parents to worry about me.

    Then one day, my classmates talked happily with their friends,    78   I sat at my desk unhappily as usual. At that moment, a boy entered the classroom. I didn't know who he was. He passed me and then 3 back. He looked at me and, without a word, smiled.

    Suddenly, I felt the touch of 4 bright and friendly. It made me feel happy, lively and warm.

    That smile changed my life. I 5 to talk with the other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now.

   One day, I asked him why he smiled, but he couldn't remember smiling at me！

    It doesn't matter because all the dark days have gone. Now I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think you are lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.