Tom worked hard in an office. But it seemed that there was little change in his life. He was unhappy and didn’t want to improve himself anymore. His father, Joe, knew this and decided to have a _______ with him.

One day, Tom and his father went for a walk after dinner. _______ they were walking along a river, Tom said, “Dad, you always tell me to learn something new. To be honest, I don’t want to make any _______.”

Joe looked at the river, saw a dead _______ and pointed at it.

“Tom, what is that over there?”

“It’s a dead fish.”

“What’s the fish doing?”

“It’s moving down with the running water.”

“But the fish is dead. _______ can it be moving?” asked Joe.

“It’s moving as the river is moving.”

Joe turned to his son and said, “Life is _______ the river. It’s always moving and always changing. Some people don’t want to change, but their life is always changing whether they like it or not. A dead fish only moves along the river, while a living fish can control its journey. What’s your choice if you want to live a _______ life?”

This made Tom _______ his aunt who had already stopped learning and developing. And she just lived in the way she used to be, like a dead fish.

Guided by his _______, Tom understood what he said. He didn’t want to become a person like his aunt. So he made up his mind to ________ learning and developing himself.

Last Saturday, I went to a coffee shop to meet a friend of mine. I got there ten minutes earlier.

So I ordered a cup of coffee and sat by the window, watching people. There were some boys playing football on the street and a small boy was running after the ball as it rolled across the road.

Suddenly, there came a car. It was going very fast. When the driver saw the boy in his way, he braked(刹车) hard, But it was too late … The small boy was lying on the street without moving. To everyone’s surprise, the car didn’t stop. It drove away quickly.

People ran to the boy. There was a cut on the boy’s head and he lost a lot of blood. The coffee shop owner telephoned the police. Soon an ambulance(救护车) arrived and took the boy to the hospital. At 6:30 pm, the police arrived and started questioning people. About half an hour later, they asked me to go to the police station because I saw everything. I gave them all the information I knew because I really wanted them to catch the driver. I didn’t leave the police station until 8:00pm. After that I went home because I didn’t want to talk to anyone.

The next day, the boy’s parents called me to say thanks. They also told me their boy was fine and the driver was at the police station now.