2 . It surprised me — every time I saw Joe, he was smiling. It didn’t ________ whether he had to stop at a stop light, or if he were the seventh person in ________ at the bank, and the service stopped just before he got there. Joe always smiled. It made me wonder why he seemed so_________ every day.

Having observed Joe with other people, I ________ something else also. Joe asked people how they were doing, and really seemed to listen to their ________. If someone were hurting, he had ________for him and kind words, and offered to ________in any way he could.

It made me think. What if I tried to smile more? A(n) ________of sorts began when I went to the grocery store. I smiled as I went up and down the aisles, and people I didn’t even ________smiled back at me. Some even ________! The little kid in the cart (购物车) who was giving his mother a ________time saw me smile and ____ talking, and, you guessed it — he made a shy little attempt at a smile.

As I drove home, I was smiling. I________ what I had just learned, and when someone passed me and gave me a(n) ________, I smiled at him.

Now I know a smile is a small thing, but what if we were all to try to smile a few more times each day? Nothing in my life had changed, but maybe it had. What I had learned was that such a small thing could ________not only my spirits, but also the spirits of those around me. So smile!

3 . One day there was a lady and a boy in a plane. It was a very sunny day when the plane ________from the airport. When the plane was in the middle of its journey, thunder, lightning and heavy winds began. Great________ were felt inside the plane. Passengers were afraid and________ . The lady then quickly grabbed her seat. However, the boy was calm and still playing his ________. The lady was surprised why the boy was just________ and wasn’t afraid of what would happen next. The boy suddenly________up and went to the rest room and went back to his games happily jumping and smiling. She asked the boy, “Hey! Aren’t you afraid of what will happen next?” The boy just________ her, “No, I am not.”

The lady was________ . Then the lady asked him, “We are in________. Why aren’t you afraid?” The boy then answered the lady calmly with a________ on his face, “I should not be afraid and will not be afraid, because the one who is flying the plane is my father.”

Sometimes in life we are afraid of what will________ to us and we tend to forget that someone is in control of all the________ that we experience. Sometimes, we don’t believe in the one who can________ all that is happening. We need to be like the boy in the story. We should stop________ because everything is under control. We should not lose faith in the person who can make things________ for us.

4 . As I was a young boy my family was very poor. I would often help do something for the neighbors to _________ a little pocket money.

One day I _________ on the door of an elderly woman and asked if she needed me to clean     the yard. She asked why I was not in _________ and I showed her my worn _________, which no longer kept me warm. She allowed me to work in the yard. When I finished, she looked at me and said, “I suppose you want to be _________ now.” She then took out a jar filled with dollar bills and said, “I’m glad you’ve done a   _________ job today but that is not something you should be doing again. I want you to _________ new clothes and get back to school. I also want you to come back to visit me with your report card and I will _________ you when I see you have worked hard and have some good_________. Now reach out your little hands and take out as much money as you can.”

I put my hands in the jar and __________ so much money that it was __________ for me to buy what I badly needed. Later, I returned several times to see the woman and she did just as she__________. She looked at my report card and gave me a handful of dollars and some delicious food every time I __________ her that I had an “A”.

I was twelve years old when I moved from that neighbourhood. I will never forget the huge__________ this wonderful lady made over my life with her__________. This is something I hope to do myself in this lifetime over and over again.

5 . Jorge Serrano and his dog Charlie were wandering around in a park. Suddenly, they heard a(n) _______ near the pond. It was a mother duck, sounding anxious quacks from a drain(排水沟) in the center of the water. Across the street, about 150 feet away, some people had gathered at the drain’s exit.

Five ducklings had swum too close and had been _______ in the water pipe by the drain’s current. You could hear their _______ quacks from the pipe’s mouth. The pipe was less than 2 feet in diameter (直径). Serrano would never fit. It suddenly hit him that his dog could _______ the task. He patted Charlie and said, “Go to get the duckies.”

Charlie _______ into the pipe from the outside, listening carefully. The tunnel was dark, dirty and _______ .Charlie took a few steps into the unknown. He turned back with a strange look as if to say, “What are you asking me to do here?”

“Go in and get the duckies,” Serrano _______ . Charlie faded out of sight, _______ few seconds later with a muddy stick. He handed it hopefully to Serrano.

“Duckies,” said Serrano. This time, the message went through. Charlie walked into the _______, again. For a while, Serrano couldn’t hear his footsteps, feeling ________. What if Charlie got lost or stuck?

Minutes later, he emerged, ________ holding a duckling in his mouth so as not to hurt it. Serrano ________ , and then sent him back in. Five times, Charlie ________ into the tunnel, carrying the ducklings out one by one. Then, cheering ________ carried them to their mom.

“I am glad I have trained him to help people, but he’s really a smart guy that wants to please,” said Serrano. How   ________ the ducks were!

7 . I was said to be the worst student in my class and my family thought I was hopeless. I had to repeat sixth grade. At that time a new teacher, Miss Sadia came to our school.

One day after class, she_________that I was staying alone during the lunch break. She came to me and began to talk to me. It was just a_________conversation. After that day, she gave me particular_________and it made me feel special. I started to work hard because she gave me the feeling that someone believed me. So my_________started to improve in her subject.

Months later, she moved into a house near my_________. We would walk home together after school. Her constant support helped me,_________in my studies. I knew she would_________my grades both in her subject and the other subjects. So I tried my best and finally came second in my class.

Then, after sixth grade, she started to drift apart (逐渐疏远)_________still kept a constant check on me. By the time I was in seventh grade, we hardly spoke. But by then I had become the_________in my class. When I left school, I lost__________with her, as she never answered the phone when I called her.

Then I graduated and went to a good university. One fine day, our paths__________again. I met her at a wedding. I could not__________asking her, “Why did you stop talking to me?”

“You are a clever boy. I wanted you to be a tree__________on your own roots, not depending on others. Now here you are and I feel__________of you. You are your inspiration and do not need to__________a shoulder.” she said. I could not say anything, but I smiled. I’ll always thank her.

8 . When you step into a new environment, you must have a strong wish to fit in. Fitting-in means making more friends, having more influence on others and getting more ______to live a happier life. Here is some advice that can help you.

Be confident. Confidence attracts most people. Spend some time thinking about your strong points. If so, you will be able to build up confidence step by step. You won’t have much______fitting in.

Be kind to everyone. Kindness is the bridge to your own happiness. ______people notice your kindness, they will return it one day. Always give more than you receive, and think more of others than of ______ . A person who cares for others is popular everywhere.

Be active in group activities. Various activities like playing football can help you to be______to others. You may add more friends to your circle. At the same time, you’ll be______to see how much they like you. You can go  out to dance and sing together with others to develop friendship ______wasting time being alone.

Be optimistic(乐观). Optimism makes both you and others feel______. It makes a good first impression(印象).A pleasant smile costs the least and does the most. Humour catches others’ attention as well. People will like you for making them live______.

If you follow what is mentioned above, you will be ______by people around you. As a result, you will fit in very well and enjoy your new life.

9 . Since our twins began learning to walk, my wife and I have kept telling them that our sliding glass door is just a window. The _________ is obvious. If we _________ it is a door, they'll want to go outside constantly. It will drive us crazy. The kids apparently know the _________. But our insisting it's _________ a window has kept them from _________ millions of requests to open the door.

   I hate lying to the kids. One day they'll _________ and discover that everything they've always known about windows is a _________.

   I wonder if _________ should always tell the truth no matter the consequences. I have a very strong _________that the lie we're telling is doing spiritual damage to our children. Windows and doors have __________metaphorical(比喻) meanings. I'm telling them they can't open what they absolutely know is a door. What if later in life they come to a metaphorical door, like an opportunity(机会) of some sort, and __________ opening the door and taking the opportunity, they just __________ it and wonder, "What if it isn't a door?" That is, "What if it isn't a __________ opportunity?"

   Maybe it's an unreasonable fear. But the __________is that I shouldn't lie to my kids. I should just accept repeatedly having to say, "No. We can't go outside now.'' Then when they come to other doors in life, be they real or metaphorical, they won't __________to open them and walk through.