1 . When I was thirteen years old , a girl gave me an important gift. It was a _______. It was the early autumn of my first year at a new school. No one _______ me. I was very lonely. Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt even more _______. I could not talk to anyone about my_______, and I did not want my parents to worry about me.

One day, my classmates were talking with their friends, but I sat _______. At that moment, a girl entered the classroom,_______ me without a word and gave me a bright smile._______, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel _______. It was like a hidden treasure. That smile   _______ my life. I started to talk with the other__________. Day by Day, I learnt to__________people, and they included me in their circle of friends. The girl with the __________smile has become my best friend now. One day, asked her __________ she smiled at me that day. She said she could not remember!

Now I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you __________ that you are lonely, you might always be alone. My __________ is : smile at the world and it will smile back.

2 . Johan and his younger brother, Rahim, had an unforgettable fishing experience. They could not spend the evening ________ their schoolwork with their mother. They had to go out fishing. Their father, a fisherman, was feeling ________ . The brothers had to catch some fish so that their father could ________ them in the market the next morning to support the family.

That evening, Rahim decided to ________ the sea early. He knew that if he and Johan were to set off late, they might not be able to find a good ________ at sea to catch plenty of fish. Rahim urged Johan to hurry and instructed him to ________ the fishing net onto their boat quickly.

While out at sea Rahim helped ________ the boat when Johan cast the net into the waters. Although it was ________ work, they were glad to be able to help their sick father. While waiting to pull the net in, the brothers took out their ________ from their bags to revise. It was not easy as they could not see clearly under the dim light from the oil lamp. Suddenly, their boat _________ hard from left to right. Rahim gasped (喘气) and held his brother’s arm __________ . Although he was __________ , Johan remained calm. He went to the __________ of their boat to take a look. He saw the net shaking.

Excited about the __________ , Johan decided to pull in the net. To his surprise, there were no fishes. Upon taking a __________ look, Johan found that the net had a huge __________ in it.

“A big fish must have damaged the net while trying to escape,” Johan __________ seeing this.

__________ , the brothers returned home. However, their parents were __________ that they had persevered (坚持) and put in their best __________ that night.

Accept life as it is. I learned how to do it from my father._________, he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was_________and ill.

My father was_________ a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness_________all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is_________. One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started _________about life, and I told them about one of my_________. I said that we must very often give things up_________ we grow – our youth, our beauty, our friends – but it always _________that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father__________up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up__________! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn’t think of anything to say.__________, he answered his own question: “I __________the love of my family,” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.

I was also__________ by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (愤怒的) at someone, I __________remember his words and become _______ If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be________ to give up my small irritations. In this ________, I learned the power of acceptance from my father.

Sometimes I ________ what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one ________