Thomas was the first person to     1     I spoke after arriving in Washington D. C. I got off the bus, and walked out and there he was,     2     (sit) by a fountain in the sun. As I got much     3     (close), I could see he was     4     pain and noticed the walking frame next to him. I sat down and we started talking. I asked Thomas what     5     was like here being homeless. He     6     (response), “It’s been ten years now. When I was in the army, there was no way I could have pictured being here.” Thomas had served in Vietnam for four years, but he didn’t want to speak much about that. After a short while, I told him what I did and that I’d love to give him a haircut.     7     (instant) he said, “What, right here? Why not! I am not moving, though. I can’t move very well at all anymore.”

He wasn’t kidding. I put my gown (长袍) around him right there where he was lying and started cutting. I loved every minute of this. The sun     8     (keep) shining as Thomas told me about his early life growing up in West Virginia. With the mirror     9     (hand) to him in the end, he stared at his clear     10     (reflect) for a really long time, then looked up at me and said, “I want to know why you did that for me.” I told him the truth—I love hearing his story. Fulfillment is different for everyone, but for me, connecting with others is what makes me tick.

Marlee     1     (become) deaf when she was one and a half years old. Although she can’t hear anything, she is positive towards life: “The only thing I can’t do is hear.” Her parents sent her to a public school,     2     Marlee got used to the life soon.     3     (help) by the school, she became the first deaf actress to receive an Academy Award. “I work every day to help people understand. Deaf people not only deserve respect, they deserve to be heard,” Marlee said.

In his recovery program, Christopher Reeve an gaged in a wide range of exercises     1     (design) to rebuild muscle, and made remarkable progress. Shortly after, he managed to return to his film career and became a passionate and energetic advocate for people with back injuries and disabilities,    2     (raise) millions of dollars in support of medical research. His positive attitude inspired many people who     3     (stick) in illness.