3 . A man was driving when he found a lady needed help. So he stopped. When he was coming up to her, she was worried _________ nobody had stopped for hours. Besides, he didn’t look safe as his appearance was so ugly and _________. He could see how scared she was, so he tried to calm her, “I am here to help you. Don’t worry. My name is Bryan Anderson.”

The car _________, so he had to crawl (爬) under the car to repair it. When the job was done, she asked how much she should   _________ him for his help. Bryan smiled, “If you really want to pay me back, the next time you see someone who needs help, _________ the person help. And think of me.”

Several days later in a small _________, the lady saw a waitress nearly eight months pregnant (怀孕的). The waitress gave her a friendly smile although she was _________ after spending the whole day on her feet. Then the lady _________ Bryan. The lady paid for her meal with a $100 bill. When the waitress got change and came back, the lady had gone. She _______ a note on the napkin (餐巾纸), “You don’t owe me __________. Somebody once helped me, just like now I’m helping you. If you really want to pay me back, don’t let this chain of __________ end.” The waitress found four more $100 bills under the napkin.

That night the waitress came home earlier, wondering how the lady could know how much she and her husband needed money when the   __________ would soon arrive. She knew her husband worried about that, so she was very __________ to tell him the news. Then she kissed him and __________, “Now everything will be all right. I love you, Bryan Anderson.”   

The help you give to others shall always get back to you, so please don’t __________ to offer a helping hand whenever someone needs help.

4 . I sat down at my desk and started writing a letter of thankfulness, but when it came to actually putting the letter into the mailbox, I ________ I couldn’t do it. I suddenly felt a sense of ________ and insecurity (不安).

The letter was to an old teacher with whom I kept in ________ on Facebook. For months, I read about what she ________ on her Facebook page, which helped me to live my life differently. Her volunteer work wasn’t huge. ________, she was doing small, local good deeds. Gradually, she changed my views on the world and for some reason, I felt I should let her know how her example ________ influenced me.

I could have easily sent her an email, but that seemed not enough for such an important thank-you. That’s why I ended up ________ the letter. But now here I was, standing before the mailbox, unable to put the envelope inside. What was stopping me? It suddenly hit me that I was ________ of being too nice. I guessed I felt strange because it wasn’t like she was my best friend or a relative. Maybe my letter was too heartfelt. Thinking this over, I put the envelope in the mailbox ________.

Weeks later I received a Facebook response from her. It turned out she was going through a hard time and my note ________ a lot to her. She said she had no idea that she was playing such a big ________ in others’ life.

Not only did this letter make her happier, but her ________ increased my joy as well. I was so excited that it had such a great influence on her that I decided to write a(n) ________ letter to someone each month. Now it’s easier for me to ________ the goodness in others and be more ________ for this beautiful life I’m living.

5 . One day recently, Laurie Fenby was ________ at a garage sale in Rochester New York and as she was leaving, she found a ________ on the ground.

Laurie looked inside and ________ a Jamaican (牙买加人的) driver’s license, some American cash and some Jamaican ________ . She tried all the usual ways to find the man, whose name was George. She ________ for suggestions through Next door, a community website. One lady advised her to contact (联系) a little ________ that is known to have many Jamaican migrant (移民) workers as ________ . Laurie called the store and found that yes, indeed, there was someone named George who ________ his wallet.

When George contacted her, he was able to ________ everything in the wallet and Laurie was able to ________ it. But it didn’t stop there. Laurie asked George, “What do you and the migrant workers ________ ?” He said they need some warm clothes. Laurie ________ contacted the community and was able to organize a clothing ________ . Many people donated lots of ________ , shoes and other supplies. Recently Laurie met George and the other migrant workers in Rochester. They were so ________ to Laurie and her friends.

8 . I loved my first-grade teacher, Mrs. Gross. She had such a sweet smile and was ______to us. I wasn’t sure what her ______was at the time but she already looked very motherly. She never ______her students. To me it felt like having a second mother as my teacher. I always _______the times I spent in her classroom.

One such memory is still with me to this day. We were doing math problems while Mrs. Gross walked through the classroom ______our work. I finished first and lifted my ______ up just as Mrs. Gross walked up behind me. She looked at my work and______, saying, “Well done, Joe. You’re a______ boy.” It felt good to be______ . From that moment on I always tried my best. I always wanted to be what she considered me to be. She awakened a______ in me to be the best person I could be. With her gentle love and ______ I started down a wonderful path that I am still on today.

David Whyte wrote, “People are hungry, and one good word is______ for a thousand.” I think the good words Mrs. Gross gave me helped me______ my own good words with others. I think the______ Mrs. Gross showed me helped me give love to others. Kind words, loving acts and a helping hand are______ in the eyes of someone in need. Make your life a gift of love.

10 . It is just past five o’clock on the Chinese New Year’s Eve. The dinner table is already ________ with white china plates and bowls, full of all sorts of dishes. Luo Yan, ________ the cover of a large bowl to breathe in the ________ smell of the soup his wife and mother have prepared. His son, Bofeng, happily takes a ________ of the chicken his grandfather has already ________ for him.

Six-year-old Bofeng has not ________ his grandparents in person for almost a year, and he is full of joy and excitement. ________, the whole family could not be happier to be together. Despite (尽管) the ________ outside, their happy faces fill the air with warmth while merry ________ rings (环绕) throughout the house. The young couple and their son have settled in the ________ city. Every year, like most Chinese, they travel a long way back for the Spring Festival. It’s ________ for Chinese to get together to enjoy the joy of “three generations under the same roof” on this special day.

After, dinner, the whole family ________ around the television to watch the Spring Festival Gala, while eating snacks and ________ each other excitedly. In the warmth and ________ of the room, Luo Yan talks about his plan for the future. “I hope we won’t have to be separated again,” he says, looking at his ageing parents. “We’ll come back more ________. After all, home is where all family members are together.”