3 . “You’re very talented, dear. I hope everything turns out great. I’ll tell my friends about the animal shelter (避难处),” a kind old lady told Conrad, who smiled _________ as she left $20 in his hat.

Conrad was proud of what he was doing and people in the _________ loved hearing him sing and play his _________. The 11-year-old didn’t know how much money the local animal shelter _________.

His mother, Sandy, worked at the shelter and had always been a (n) _________ animal lover. Therefore, he grew to be fond of animals as well. _________, he recently heard his mother telling a friend that the shelter was not doing well. It _________ on donations (捐赠), and not many donations were _________. This made the boy very _________. So he grabbed his guitar and __________the local town park to sing and play.

He placed a __________ to tell people he was doing it to raise (募捐) money for the animal shelter, which helped greatly. People __________ and gave him mostly $1 and change, and others, such as the kind old lady, were more __________. He was grateful to everyone and continued playing songs and __________ money.

Raise your kids to love animals, and they’ll be better people. Caring for innocent animals makes people more selfless, __________ and caring. That’s why Conrad used his skills to raise funds, knowing how vital the shelter was.

4 . About 15 years ago, Oliver Muensterer packed his suitcase and traveled from his home in Leipzig, Germany to a town a few hours away. He had a job interview, so he arrived the evening beforehand.

When he woke up the next morning, he took a shower and started to get ________. Just then, he noticed that he’d forgotten to pack a white dress shirt. He thought he had prepared ________ for everything. He had his suit and a tie, but somehow he had forgotten the shirt.

This ________ sent Muensterer into a panic. He only had about an hour until he needed to be at the interview. He ________ down to the lobby (酒店大堂) and went to the front desk to ask the man behind the counter if the man could ________ a nearby store where he could purchase a ________ shirt.

The man listened to his ________ carefully. And he hardly had ________ it when the man said, “I have a ________.”

But rather than ________ Muensterer to a nearby shop, the ________ did something ________. Without saying a word, he took off his own white dress shirt and handed it to Muensterer.

“So I put it on and I went to the interview. It was not my dream job, so it didn’t ________ in the end, but after the interview I came back and I gave him back his shirt. I expressed my gratitude to him heartily.”

That single gesture of ________ has stuck with Muensterer over the years. “And so ever since, when I see someone who needs anything, I’m very willing to ________.”

We have all heard the expression: “Remember to stop and smell the roses.” But, how often do we really take time out of our busy fast-paced life to notice the world around us? I have reflected back on one situation many times since it happened and have learned several powerful lessons from it.

I am as guilty as anyone of ignoring the world around in this manner, especially when I am driving on California’s overcrowded streets. A short time ago, however, I witnessed an event that showed me how being wrapped up in my own little world has kept me from being fully aware of the bigger world picture around me.

I was driving to a business appointment and, as usual, I was planning in my mind what I was going to say. I came to a very busy crossroads where the traffic light had just turned red. “All right,” I thought to myself. “I can beat the next light if I race ahead of the cars.” My mind and car were in auto pilot (自动驾驶), ready to go when suddenly my absent-minded state was broken by an unforgettable sight.

A young couple, both blind, was walking arm-in-arm across this busy crossroads with cars whizzing (嗖嗖掠过) by in every direction. The man was holding the hand of a little boy, while the woman, obviously was holding a child tightly in her arms.

Each of them had a white walking stick extended, searching for clues to guide them across the crossroads.

Initially I was moved. They were overcoming what I felt was one of the most feared disabilities — blindness. Suddenly, horror seized me. The couple were not walking in the crosswalk, but was turning directly towards the middle of the crossroads. Without realizing the danger they were in, they were walking right the path of oncoming cars. I was frightened for them because I didn’t know if the other drivers understood what was happening.

However, as I watched from the front line of traffic, I saw a miracle unfold before my eyes.

Every car in every direction did the same thing.

The couple adjusted their route as they followed the drivers’ guidance.

8 . A dozen years ago, William Dunn noticed his six-year-old neighbor, Camran, shouted at his mom angrily. He started a (n) _________ with the boy. Camran told him that his _________ wasn’t in his life.

William asked Camran’s mom for _________ to take him fishing. Camran was _________ by the experience from that first trip. The two fished together several times a week, and William saw _________ changes in Camran’s behavior. Soon William was teaching Camran’s friends and other kids in the neighborhood to _________.

On weekends, William and a few other _________ take 20 to 25 kids out fishing on a rented boat. Many have never been fishing or even on a boat, so William starts by teaching the _________. Then come the life _________ that fishing offers: patience, team work and the simple __________ of relaxing outdoors. He and the other volunteers have taken more than 600 fishing trips with almost 2, 000 __________ who don’t have a father in their lives.

William wants to share his __________ of fishing with kids who don’t have a father to take them. He said he just wanted to show the kids that he __________ them and that he was there for them. Because many kids go on several trips, William is able to build __________ with them. He and Camran, now 20, still __________ fish together, and Camran sees Big Willam as a father figure.

9 . Some people say he is a hero. Some people say he is stupid. Emmanuel Tulor thinks he did the _______ thing. The 18-year-old from Liberia found $50,000 on the highway. He gave it back to the _______ . Life in Liberia isn't _______ . The country went through 14 years of civil wars. Tulor dropped out of school in seventh grade and started driving a motorcycle taxi to _______ money. One day, he was _______ on the highway when he saw a bunch of money wrapped in a plastic bag. It had been _______ on the road unnoticed. There were thousands of dollars inside. “I was _______ because it was plenty.” he said, “and so I brought it home and gave it to my aunty to _______ until the owner could ask for it.”

That day, Musu Yancy, the businesswoman who had lost the money, went on the radio _______ for her money and appealing to anyone who found the money to return it. So he took it to her. Yancy gave him a(n) ________ of cash and some gifts, which was worth about $1, 500 in all. Yancy celebrated with Tulor.

Tulor said that while many Liberians are praising his actions, others couldn't ________ him. They said it might be a better ________ for him to save the money; they said Tulor should let the money help himself.”

Tulor ________ thinks he made the right choice. He thinks people should ________ lost things and the cash they find. Tulor planned to ________ the gifts with some people who were with him when he found the cash. “But the cash I got will be given to my grandma.” he said.