John’s dog was a bad dog. He often bit (咬) people. John was ________ about this. It was not a proper way for a dog to ________ like this. The news about John’s dog spread through the village. None of the people wanted to go to John’s house. John tried to make the dog behave well, ________ it never worked. He tried to be ________ and teach the dog to be calm. That also didn’t work. John didn’t want to punish the dog. “How will I stop my dog’s bad ________?” John asked himself.

John’s friend came to talk to him about the ________. During their important talk, his friend said. “The people in the village asked me to speak for them. We want your dog to stop biting people. Why don’t you put a ________ around the dog’s neck? This way, we would hear your dog coming down the street.”

John thought this was a great idea and he did so. Now, people could ________ the dog. It would not be able to bite anyone anymore.

The dog liked the bell, too. People ________ at him when they heard his bell. This made the dog very ________. He liked the sound the bell made when he walked.

One day, John’s dog walked ________ through the village and met some other dogs. He expected them to want a bell like his. But they ________ his bell. They said the bell made people ________ him. John’s dog shook his head. “No, they look at me because they like the bell.”

The other dogs said, “You have the wrong idea about what makes you ________. Of course, they like your bell. It tells them ________ you are, so they can hide from you. You aren’t able to bite them anymore!”

You see, being popular isn’t something positive (积极的) when it’s for the wrong reason.

【推荐2】It was an unusual time with so much happening in my life. I was on my ________ to the hospital to visit my sick mom, who passed away shortly after my visit. So ________ was going on and I arrived earlier than usual at the airport.

When I arrived at the airport, I went to get some breakfast. After getting breakfast, I fell on the ________ because of some water and the food was dropped all over. I was embarrassed（尴尬）and feeling down because of the situation with my mom. I ________ all the people were looking at me. I just wanted to ________ in a different part of the airport. Sitting there, I began to ________ without a sound. In a short time, a man came toward me and said that he wanted to buy me ________. I said it was not necessary but he still wanted to. He came back with some warm food, a bottle of drink and a big smile.

I thanked him ________ his kindness. My thanks to him were praying（祈祷）for him and his family. That breakfast gave me not only physical strength（力量）, ________ moral（精神）strength.

I want to do the same for another human being（人类）. I will ________ forget that morning at the airport.

【推荐3】The train conductor (售票员) Hu Kun has received wide praise from Internet people. That’s because he took a quick action to save a(n) ______ sick passenger.

On January 13, on the train D275, Hu Kun found a passenger having the breathing ______. He called for ______ workers while asking nearby passengers to leave to make sure there is enough fresh air.

The broadcast (广播) drew the attention of several doctors on the train. They ______ help to the passenger quickly.

As the passenger was traveling alone, Hu decided to make a temporary (临时的) ______ at the nearest station. At 11:11 a.m., the train arrived at Meishan Railway Station. The doctors and the ambulance (救护车) had already ______ the sick passenger. Then the passenger was sent to Meishan People’s Hospital at once. “Don’t be ______. Take it easy!” Hu said to the passenger. After about two-minute stop, the train continued its run at 11:13 a.m.

Later the passenger got ______. She was moved to watch the video of the conductor’s act online. And then she left a ______ under it. “Thank you all for helping me. I want to ______ my thanks to the train conductor, all the train members and all kind-hearted people on the train. You are really great.”