Around twenty years ago, I was     1     (go) through hard times. I couldn’t find a satisfying job. To my shame, I had to drive a school bus     2     (make) ends meet.

One afternoon, while driving though a suburban neighborhood, I was so sad that I kept     3     (ask) myself, “Why has my life become so hard?” “What’s wrong with the world?” Then I pulled over the bus to drop off     4     little girl. As she passed, she     5     (hand) me a pretty earring, saying she found it on the floor and I should keep it in case the owner came to look for it.

In the evening, the owner did come to look for     6     (she) earring. When I gave it to her, she got excited and said, “Thanks, you are a     7     (really) gentleman.” I told her that she should thank the little girl     8     had found it. She said, “Yes, and you are a good driver, too. What a lovely world it is!” Then she left with satisfaction. I     9     (touch) by her words. I had thought something was wrong with the world just because     10     my poor condition. In fact, nothing was wrong with the world. I should change my attitude towards life.

【推荐2】I was raised in New York City where it’s very cold every winter. In the sixth grade, a teacher offered     1    (bring) some students to a homeless shelter after school. I went with my friends and the teacher for several weeks.    2    , I continued to volunteer to help when they stopped going together. Because I was good     3    sewing, I was told to help out with the sewing kit when any guests needed some repairs. Throughout high school I continued to come each week after school, setting up my sewing kit which    4    (grow) larger and larger. I got to know the guests who came     5    (regular).

Later on, I started     6    sewing club with my friend and we taught     7    (we) fellow students how to sew. We made heart-shaped pillows for sick     8    (child) and the elderly. Every time it rained I would think about the umbrellas     9    (design) before. In the future I hope to continue helping others as much as I can. It is the most important thing I    10    (do) ever since.

At four o'clock     1     a foggy day, Polly left work and stepped out into the fog , wondering if the buses would still be     2    (run). She walked     3    (quick)towards her usual bus stop, only to be told the bus couldn't run to King Street that day. She     4    (have) to take the underground to Green Park, where there was no one in sight. As she walked along the narrow street, Polly heard     5     same sound of footsteps approaching,     6    fortunately, it was gone quickly. Suddenly Polly was     7    (frighten) by a man's rough hand brushing her cheek. He said sorry to her and moved away. Then the     8     (footstep) were heard again. Polly was more scared than a minute before, and she couldn't move at all.

Luckily for Polly, it was a blind man     9    wanted to offer help. With the blind man's help, Polly got to     10    (she) living place, King Street.

A young man, while traveling through a desert, came across a spring of clear water.    1    water was sweet. He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to an elder    2    had been his teacher. After a four-day journey, the young man    3    ( present ) the water to the old man. His teacher took a deep drink, smiled    4    ( warm ), and thanked his student very much for the sweet water. The young man went home    5    a happy heart.

After the student left, the teacher let    6    student taste the water. He spat it out,    7    (say) it was awful. Apparently, it was no longer fresh because of the old leather container. He asked his teacher, "Sir, the water was awful. Why did you pretend to like    8    ?"

The teacher replied,“You tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of kindness and love. Nothing could be    9    (sweet).”

We understand this lesson best    10    we receive gifts of love from children. Whether it is a cheap pipe or a diamond necklace, the proper response is appreciation. We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing.