3 . I worked in a saw mill (锯木厂) for just above the lowest wage. As I got ready to go to work I _________ band-aids (创可贴) around my _________ and put more in my pockets, because I would cut and pack wood for 8 hours a day, which _________ my fingers to split (开裂) and bleed at their tips in the cold, dry, winter air. That day at work was _________ than normal. The machines kept _________. On top of it all the heaters in the building weren’t working.

When the work day finally _________, I took off my work gloves and inspected (检查) my _________ fingers. The splits were worse than ever. I don’t think I had ever felt so _________ and hurting before. I wondered how long I could keep doing this, if things would ever get any _________.

I tried to put a __________ on my face as I __________ my front door but instead someone __________ naturally. My daughter ran up to me happily, and wrapped her little arms around my neck. I held her tight and my heart explode with love. I didn’t __________ so tired anymore. My aches and pains disappeared into her hug. In that second, I remembered again that I was here for love.

I think we all have bleeding fingers and band-aid days in our lives here. But with __________ we can make it through them all.__________, work may give us a living, but it is love that gives us a life.

4 . My most favourite teacher is Chitra Ma’am. She teaches us English，who ________my hard work, which let me excited. She ________ our school one year ago, before which, I was not so good at English. But I have changed my ________ to this subject after attending her classes.

I like her for many ________ one of which is that she delivered the lessons in a ________ way. Her best quality is that she is ________ with us. She would check our homework without missing a day, which gains our ________.

There are many activities given at the end of every lesson and she makes us ________ all of them. Not only that, but she also encourages us to take part in drama and poem ________, which, many of us think, forces us to ________ our abilities of writing authentic English.

All of us have to speak in English during the English period. Every student ________ to talk in English even if the sentence sounds improper. She has taught us never to play jokes on each other’s ________. This has improved our spoken English in a great way. Now, we are able to talk in English with more ________.

6 . Are you happy? Do you remember a time when you were happy? Are you seeking happiness today?

Many have sought a variety of sources for their feelings of happiness. Some have put their heart and efforts into their work. Too many have turned to drugs and alcohol. Meanwhile, untold numbers have looked for it in the possession of expensive cars, exotic (异国的) vacation homes and other popular “toys”. Most of their efforts have a root in one common fact: people are looking for a lasting source of happiness.

Unfortunately, I believe that happiness escapes from many people because they misunderstand the journey of finding it. I have heard many people say that, “I’ll be happy when I get my new promotion,” or “I’ll be happy when I lose that extra20 pounds.” It is dangerous because it accepts that happiness is a “response” to having, being or doing something.

In life, we all experience stimulus (激励) and response. Today, some people think that an expensive car is stimulus. Happiness is a response. A great paying job is stimulus. Happiness is a response. A loving relationship is stimulus. Happiness is a response. This belief leaves us thinking and feeling: “I’ll be happy when...”

It has been my finding that actually the opposite is true. I believe that happiness is a stimulus and response is what life brings to those who are truly happy. When we are happy, we tend to have more success in our work. When we are happy, people want to be around us and enjoy loving relationships. When we are happy, we more naturally take better care of our bodies and enjoy good health. Happiness is not a response but a stimulus.

Happiness is a conscious choice we make every day of our lives. For unknown reason to me, many choose to be painful, unsuccessful and angry most of the time. Happiness is not something that happens to us after we get something we want—we usually get things we want AFTER we choose to be happy.

7 . I can’t remember a single time when my parents directly told me “I love you.” _______, I can clearly remember the day when I talked to my dad about King Lear. I told him about how _______ I felt for Lear because he was betrayed (背叛) by his daughters Goneril and Regan.

Lear, knowing that he was getting _______ and weak, decided to divide his kingdom among his _______ girls. He said that he would give the greatest share to the one who loved him _______.

In order to make Lear happy, Goneril and Regon went on cheating their father with lots of expressions of _______. Meanwhile the third daughter, Cordelia, _______ such false (虚假的) shows. She loved her father so much that she didn’t want to do as her sisters did. Soon, Lear got deeply angry and _______ the only child who truly loved him. _______, he later also got kicked out of his own by the two daughters who always said: “Dad, I love you more than __________ in the world.”

My father’s __________ to my story was the following: “That’s __________ you don’t need to say ‘I love you’. Just saying ‘I love you’ doesn’t __________ mean your love is real. But if you really love someone, you’ll show it with your __________.” So although I never __________ the words “I love you” from my parents, I always felt loved because they told me in ways that speak much louder than words.

Today, you might be 29 years old. You probably already Ʌ achieved my dream. You chose to work in your hometown as the doctor.

When you were young, you see some of your relatives die young because of lacking good medical resources. The idea of become a good doctor or helping more people in poor areas rooted (根植于) in your heart at that time.

I know it’s hardly being a medical major student. While seeing the smile face of your patients, you definitely will be satisfying. Try your best to save the more people! I am working hard for our dream right now and looking forward Ʌ meeting you in the future.

Sincerely,

Li Hua

9 . A heartwarming letter written by Yuan Longping, known as “the father of hybrid rice”, has caught people’s eyes as the nation is mourning (悼念) over his passing away. In 2010, at the age 80, Yuan wrote this letter in memory of his late mother, Hua Jing, and many are deeply touched by its sincerity (真情).

In the letter, entitled“The Rice is Ripe (成熟), Mom”, Yuan recalled the old days with his mother in Anjiang town in Central China’s Hunan province, where his mother was buried in 1989.

Born in a wealthy family in Yangzhou, eastern China’s Jiangsu province, Hua Jing was well educated and open-minded. She taught Yuan English when he was very young. Having never worked in the fields, Hua moved to Anjiang town to support her son’s family and research.

“Mom, the rice is ripe and I come back to Anjiang to see you... Every time when I was able to deliver a speech to the audiences from around the world or take a prize in my study, I always thought of you. You made me who I am. People say I’ve changed the world with one tiny rice seed but mom, I know you sowed (播种) the seed in me when I was a little boy.”