1 . On the morning of my 60-year-old day, I decided to complete at least one act of kindness for each coming day. Unexpectedly, I did two _________ on the day.

This morning, I chose a small local coffee shop _________ large one with crowded customers. I wanted to pay for someone’s_________. Knowing that cash (现金) wouldn’t be_________, I buy a gift card. I gave it to the _________ and suggested what she might do with it.

Then this afternoon, while _________ in line at the casher’s in the supermarket, I noticed an elderly lady behind me with a few cakes. I asked if she’d let me _________them. In a heavy German accent (口音), she smiled but_________. I didn’t want to force it, and I_________ to her what I was doing. She said she had only been here for a couple of days, but wouldn’t forget all the____________ that she was seeing! And that gave me ____________ to stick to my thought.

The second one happened when I walked back home. I ____________ at the crossroad and the yellow lights began to ____________. When I started to cross the road, I felt a car wasn’t going to ____________, so I had to. The____________then had her window down, saying, “I’m sorry.” I just said “that’s____________,” instead of offering her a few “unspeakable words”. It seemed like a____________reaction (反应) for me, not a forced____________, which made me feel____________ . Every act of kindness you have for others would ____________ you the best of the world.

5 . On May 12, 2008, 23-year-old Liao Zhi thought it was the end of the world. A deadly _________ rocked her apartment building in Sichuan, causing it to fall down.

Under the fallen building, Ms Liao, a dancer, heard the search and rescue team _________ her, but she didn’t have the energy to _________. Then she heard her father calling her name. She thought: “I must _________ my father again.”

She made it out alive after being buried for 30 hours — but she _________ everything: her home, her daughter and both her legs.

In the hospital, friends and relatives cried beside her. But she managed to bear the pain and _________ with them.

Other patients in the room asked her: “Why are you still _________ at this point?”

“Because I am still _________,” she replied.

Two months after the earthquake, she was asked if she wanted to take up _________ again.

At the time, she was still in recovery, but that did not stop her determination. “I __________ to get on the stage one more time,” she said.

__________, from treatment to adjusting of prosthetic limbs (义肢), Ms Liao said it was a(n) __________ journey. “It was common to be in great pain,” she said.

After seeing how many __________ couldn’t adjust to their prosthetic legs, Ms Liao almost __________ a wheelchair. “But I had to be __________ everywhere: to the shower, to the bathroom … I didn’t have any __________.”

In the end, she refused to __________ anyone and decided to have prosthetic limbs fitted.

Over the years, Ms Liao was able to train her new __________ to listen to her brain, and slowly mastered (掌控)them. Today, she is seen dancing, rock climbing and running.

“It’s easy to lose __________ in difficult situations,” she said. “I was that close to giving up many times — but I am so __________ I didn’t.”

6 . Arlene was my neighbor. I offered to walk her dog, Velma, this morning because she was ill. I was happy to volunteer. However, I was less pleased when Arlene made me spend 20 minutes dressing Velma in its raincoat and four tiny rain boots. I would never have put clothes on any animal I owned. That’s what fur is for, I thought.

After I had done my good deed, I could finally go off to work before I was late.

“Thank you so much. So I’ll see you again at noon,” Arlene said.

“Wait, what?” I said, with my eyes wide open.

“That’s when Velma gets her next walk,” Arlene said, as if I’d somehow agreed to a whole daily schedule. That day was just the beginning. All the next week, Arlene reminded me to walk Velma at various times throughout the day.

“She talks as if I should feel lucky to walk her dog!” I complained to my friend Callie on the phone.

“You just have to tell her no, Linda,” Callie said.

“I’ve tried!” I cried. “But every time I do, I get tongue-tied. Can’t she see I’m tired?” “That’s why you have to tell her.”

The next day, I called Callie again. “I gave Arlene a list of local dog walkers, but she hasn’t called any of them,” I said. “I’m getting pretty tired of hearing you complain about her, to be honest,” Callie said. How could Callie be so rude? No, I told myself, she wasn’t really rude, and she was just honest. Callie was still my friend. Maybe I ought to try following her example.

I marched over to Arlene’s. “Much as I love Velma. I don’t want to walk her three or four times a day. It’s too much for me,” I said, waiting for Arlene’s response. “I really appreciate all you did for her,” Arlene said. “And for me. Thank you, Linda.” By the time Arlene recovered, she and I were just as friendly as ever. I just needed to learn when to say yes and when to say no.

7 . Mr Jason has taught math in a remote rural area for ten years. Last year, he was awarded (奖励) $2,000 as “The Amazing Teacher”. People thought he would move with his parents to a nice house in the city. But he surprised then all. When students came back from their holiday, they found the chairs, desks and projectors (投影仪) were all replaced. Even the walls of the classroom were painted white.

As a teacher, Mr Jason not only focuses on students’ studies, but also helps students overcome the difficulties in life. In the rural area, most families are poor and some students often dropped out of school. Mr Jason always tries to help then out.

When interviewed, he said, “When I was in middle school, a Mr Smith helped me until I graduated from university. I attempted many times to find him after graduation, but failed. I thought maybe what he most wished was not my thankfulness but another Mr Smith. So I am here.”

“Mr Jason is the best teacher I have ever had. Without his help, my whole life would end in the village. When I was in Senior Two, my family couldn’t afford my tuition (学费) so I stayed at home. At that time, I felt hopeless. It was Mr Jason who asked my parents to send me back to school. Luckily, I was admitted into my ideal university finally,” said Julia, a fresh college student. “Now, I believe the road                           ahead is promising.”

Mr Jason’s goodwill touches many people. When the activity “The Amazing Teacher” was launched, someone posted his story on the Internet. And it soon spread over.

Later, Mr Jason wrote: I just have done what a teacher should do. I hope people could pay attention to those children in need and help them realize their dreams.