1 . I just had the most beautiful experience with Woolworths in Gladstone Park Shopping Centre. I did an online ______ for my family and went into store to pick it up. It was ______ thanks to my youngest daughter’s second birthday. The young man Adrian was lovely and ______ my order hurriedly. Happy mum I was and walked off with trolley (购物车) full of ______ and my little kid.

Five to ten minutes later I got four miss ______ from a number in Sydney, clearly it must be a cheat call as I live in Melbourne, I thought. Luckily the online gentleman left a ______ as he knew I would not have known to call back. When I ______ this, I had gotten home and put my daughter down for her afternoon sleep.

The online gentlemen ______ that Woolworths Gladstone Park was trying to contact me to let me ______ that they left the cold drinks out of my order by chance. I explained to the gentleman online that I had just put down my kid to sleep and ______, I could not return to the ______ to collect my remaining groceries. The online gentleman was so ______ and said he would contact the store and see if they could send it to me for free. I was so ______ to hear this.

Half hour later the lovely Adrian from Gladstone Park Woolworths, who had ______ me earlier, dropped off my order, which totally touch my heart. He even ______ me a box of chocolates to say sorry.

Snow had just melted off the ground that April day at our house in Regina Beach, Saskatchewan. I had just cleaned up the pool in preparation for selling the house. The year before, I had lost my job, and now our financial situation was terrible. In despair, I had finally put the home on the market, and a buyer was due to show up later that day. Even worse, I would have to give up my beloved Great Dane (大丹犬), Brigitte, because I could no longer afford the cost of feeding it. The thought of losing the dog and our beautiful home was almost more than I could bear.

Deep in despair, I sat typing letters for jobs. Out of the corner of my eye I could see my 13-month-old son, Forrest playing near our big, gentle dog, Brigitte.

Brigitte came to our house on Christmas eve when the doorbell rang and I was sure some of my Christmas packages had arrived. I ran to the door and swung it open, but no one was there. I sensed something and looked down, only to find a beautiful Great Dane sitting there, looking up at me with big, intelligent eyes. There was no way that she could have rung the doorbell by herself, was there? Perhaps, someone had found the puppy somewhere and left her there, and then rang the doorbell and ran away. They accurately guessed I would welcome an additional family member and take care of her.

Thinking of these, I couldn’t help but sigh and went straight back to work. However, I hadn’t typed more than two sentences when Brigitte began barking madly and running out of the sliding glass door overlooking our pool.

I raced to see what was happening and noticed that the sliding door was slightly open. Suddenly, I realized my son was nowhere to be seen. In panic, I opened the door and ran outside.

I saw my son struggling in the water.

Later, I told the story of the dog to the buyer.

Daisy was the only child in her home. She had a quarrel with her mother that afternoon and she ran out of the house angrily.

She couldn’t help crying sadly when she thought of the scolding (指责) from her mother. Having wandered aimlessly in the street for hours, she felt a little hungry and wished for something to eat, but it was not possible for her, since she had nothing with her. She stood beside a stand (摊位) for a while, watching the middle-aged seller busy doing her business. However, with no money in hand, she had to leave. The seller behind the stand noticed the young girl and asked, “Hey, girl, you want some noodles?”

“Oh, yes…, but I don’t have money on me…”she replied.

“That’s nothing. I’ll treat you today,” said the woman, “come in.” The seller brought her a bowl of noodles, the smell of which was so attractive. As she was eating, Daisy cried silently.

“What is it?” asked the woman kindly.

“Nothing, actually I was just touched by your kindness!” said Daisy as she dried her tears, “Even a stranger on the street will give me a bowl of noodles, while my mother, drove me out of the house. She showed no care for me. She is so cruel compared to a stranger!”

Hearing the words, the seller smiled, “Girl, do you really think so? I only gave you a bowl of noodles and you thanked me a lot. But it is your mother who has raised you since you were a baby. Can you number the times she cooked for you? Have you expressed your thanks to her?”

Daisy sat there eating the noodles, speechless. She remembered mother’s familiar face and weathered (饱经风霜的) hands. “Why did I stranger made me feel thankful, but I have never thanked my mum for what she has done for me.” On the way home, Daisy made up her mind to make an apology (道歉) to her mother for her rudeness as soon as she arrived home.

Approaching (走近) the doorway, Daisy took a deep breath.

A gentle touch on her hair called her mind back.

7 . When I was a kid, my family farmed 200 acres with mules (骡子), and the most naughty one was Tobe. It’d frequently jump out and run around. But when asked why he liked it, Dad would say, “When it comes to farm work, Tobe comes up to standard.”

Dad died when I was 11, and we had to sell the farm. Those were hard years, but Mom managed to give me my first music lesson. Before long our neighbors liked my songs so much that I decided to make a career in singing.

At 17 I left home for a radio station in Jackson and this job made me discover how inexperienced I was. I made up my mind that I would practice until I came up to standard. I took a job as a driver. With 8 hours spent in the car, I could spend the rest of the time practicing. Finally, when I was good enough, I began playing for audiences nationwide.

By now, I had two kids and I knew what a family was without a dad, so I quit the performances and entered the most depressing (令人消沉的) years of my life with all the clothing, homework, and duties around the house. That was when I thought about Tobe. It was self-willed, but in the field, where it mattered, Tobe came up to standard. So I started listening and made a discovery. My kids’ lifestyle may be different. But where standards are concerned (涉及) — for things like honesty and courage — they often do better than some of us.

Not long ago my son Dick told me he was going to apply for a job at a TV station. “ I know the general manager. I’ll put in a good word for you,” I said. “I’d rather go alone,” he replied. “If I’m not good enough yet to do the job, I shouldn’t get it.” Then I realized he wanted to be up to standard. I felt proud the minute he came home shouting, “ Dad, I got the job!”

9 . Louis Tewanima seemed born to run. Like other Hopi people in the late 19th century, Louis ran for his mental and _________ well-being.

In 1907, Louis _________himself riding on one of the locomotives(火车头)that had amazed him as a boy. With no knowledge of the English language, he _________ east to the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania.

The _________ in Pennsylvania was much colder than what Louis was used to. He missed his family and his way of life. He turned to something _________, running. He’d seen the school’s track team practice, so he _________ the coach, Glenn S. “Pop” Warner, and asked if he could run for him.

After watching Louis run, Warner _________ realized Louis had talent. Warner coached him on _________ his stamina(耐力)and strength to track and field. It wasn’t long before medals, and _________ filled Louis’s room at the Carlisle school, and he became a __________ in distance running in America. Even when he was __________ difficulties, Louis prevailed(战胜). He once missed his train to a __________ in Harrisburg. Instead of calling it a loss, he ran 18 miles to the event, arriving on time. He __________ to compete in the two-mile race, and he __________ first!

In 1908, Louis entered his first Olympic, and placed ninth in the marathon. Four years later, he __________ in the 1912 Summer Olympic in Stockholm, Sweden. This time, he ran the 10,000-metre race and finished in second place.

10 . In moments of danger, superheroes don’t ________, they leap into action. And so does the little boy when his baby sister’s life depends on it.

When 8-year-old Jaxson Dempsey realized his 20-month-old sister Lelia was________ on a chicken nugget (鸡块), he didn’t________. Instead, he calmly directed his dad to ________ the car they were driving in and went on to________ the obstruction (障碍物) from Lelia’s airway.

Jaxson said he’d learned the________ technique from watching superstar John Cena perform the movement on a show.

Jaxson’s father Matt has nothing but ________ for his son, whose quick thinking________ a potential tragedy. “I couldn’t hear her because she was choking. ________, she wasn’t breathing. Thank God Jaxson was there because, without him, I don’t know if Lelia would be here.”

While________ were the last thing on Jaxon’s mind for doing what came________ when his sister needed him, they’ve been rolling in nonetheless ever since.

The first big “Well done!” came from none other than John Cena himself, who sent a personal message via video after learning of the boy’s________. “I heard a story about you, and it really________ my heart,” Cena said.

Cena’s recognition was high praise indeed, but the awards didn’t________ there. On March 31, Jaxson’s hometown welcomed him with his very own march in ________ of a little hero who turned out to be the best big brother a little sister could have.