Cynthia Carter, a 59-year-old woman, lives in New Orleans. She started to ________ at a drive-in restaurant (免下车餐厅) over 30 years ago. “This job does make me ________.” said Cynthia.

However, Cynthia didn’t always think like that. Many years ago, Cynthia was bored with her work. What’s more, a hurricane (飓风) did serious damage (损害) to New Orleans. People’s lives got ________ then. To live a better life, Cynthia ________ about getting a new job.

One day, a man ________ his dishes in a special way. He made up a song about what he wanted to eat. The man had a little talk with Cynthia. That made Cynthia feel relaxed and comfortable.

After that, Cynthia ________ to do something different. She tried a new ________ of working. When taking people’s orders, she said something interesting and ________ few words like the man. She conveyed positive energy (传递正能量) to others in an interesting way. Many people got to know Cynthia ________ the Internet.

“Happiness is more important than money. It is ________ to talk with different people,” Cynthia said with a laugh. “And a little talk can make a difference to someone.”

Talent is a kind of ability to do something well. If you want to find out what you’re talented in, you can try the following     21    .

Think about what you often wanted to do as a kid. Your     22     shows some important information about yourself.

You can also think about what makes you forget     23    .

For example, you think time flies when you’re writing stories. Then writing may be your talent. It is     24     for you to know your talent. You can benefit(受益)from it in your life and work,     25     you may not take it as your job.

If you’re not sure     26     your talent is, you should spend your free time trying something new. In this way, you may learn what you’re really good at.

Also, your family and friends know you well. They can     27     some ideas about your talent.

However, talent can play a great     28     only when you practice it. As the     29     goes, “Practice makes perfect.”Many talented people can’t be the     30     because they don’t keep practicing.

There was an old man in our neighborhood. He looked quiet because he never talked to anyone. Every morning, he ran around the neighborhood. When he ran, he picked up（捡拾）rubbish（垃圾）.

One day, we heard that the old man had a car accident（事故）when he picked up the rubbish. He would have to spend some time in the hospital. We also learned that he could not speak English very well and that was why he didn’t talk to anyone.

One of our teacher wanted to do something. She told the old man’s story to a newspaper. A reporter visited the old man and wrote about him. His name was Mr. Polanski. In the country where Mr. Polanski was from, there was almost no rubbish on the street. So when he first saw rubbish in our neighborhood, he felt bad. He wanted to help clean up the neighborhood, and then he could be happy in this new country.

Later our school decided that we could have a run in the winter to pick up rubbish, just as Mr. Polanski did. We called it the “Polanski Run”. That day, Mr. Polanski ran in front, and hundreds of students followed. We ran around the neighborhood in groups, picking up rubbish and putting it in bags.