1 . When Nasrudin was walking near his home, he saw a man sitting dispiritedly at the side of the road. He went to him and asked what ________ him.

“There is ________ interesting in life.” said the man, “I have ________ money so that I don’t have to work, and I am only on this trip to ________ something more interesting and entertaining than the life I have at home. ________ I haven’t found it!”

Without another word, Nasrudin ________ the traveler’s backpack and ran away like a ________. Since he knew the area, he ________ surpassed the man.

The road curved(弯曲), and Nasrudin cut across several switchbacks(岔道), with the ________ that he was soon back on the road, well ahead of the man he had just ________.

He put the backpack on the roadside and waited for the distressed traveler to ________.

Presently, the miserable man appeared, following the ________ road, much unhappier than ever because of his loss.

As soon as he saw his ________ lying there, by the side of the road, he ran towards it, shouting with joy.

“That’s one way of producing ________,” said Nasrudin.

Happiness sometimes is ________ to get, but sometimes it’s so simple. Maybe it’s just a moment within reach.

2 . Gemma Worrall has thanked the ________ woman who helped her autistic (自闭症) grandson after he had a meltdown (情绪失控) inside a ________ in Droylsden. Gemma was out shopping with her grandson Isiyah at the Greenside Shopping Centre supermarket when the two-year-old became distressed (痛苦的).

The family had not long ________ the store when Isiyah began crying loudly, drawing ________ looks from other shoppers. As Isiyah screamed, he was ________ by an Iceland employee who managed to calm him ________.

When Isiyah had his meltdowns, he ________ very loudly to let you know his frustration (沮丧) as he couldn’t ________. He cried, got very ________ and got very distressed. It did happen a lot while shopping and normally Gemma'd just ________ on many occasions. The ________ and the looks from other people were enough to make her do. The woman spoke to him at first and was very calm when speaking, so he ________ as he was attracted by her.

“After she spoke to him, she asked me if it was OK for him to have a/an ________ and then she ________for the back of the shop to get him one and ________ she had given it to him, he ________.”said Gemma.

An act of ________ like that can really make someone’s day and the woman may have seen it a ________gesture, but to Gemma, it was so much more. Gemma said gladly, “I was able to get the few things I had come in for, which was the food for my grandson’s favorite ________ and get out of the shop with him still completely ________and eating his ice-cream.”

3 . I'll call him Peter because I didn't know his name. He was a waiter in a restaurant to which I had taken Robert, my five-year-old son, for his ______. Robert wore his new ______, proud and joyful.

Peter greeted us warmly and brought his ______ close to Robert's level to talk with him. Robert lifted his left foot so Peter could see his boot and then he asked Peter to ______ it. Before I tried to stop his ______ request, Peter got down to Robert's boot and took a long smell. Then he thanked Robert for ______ the special smell. Robert smiled at Peter's reaction.

When ______, Robert took more time than a fast-food customer should. Eventually, he ______ an orange juice. Peter praised his ______, which brought a bigger smile to Robert's face. Peter followed us ______ with our food as the birthday boy picked the perfect table. My heart was filled with thanks for this man who made my son feel ______. Though Peter did what Robert asked calmly, I still criticized (批评) Robert for his impolite deed.

Peter treated all customers with extreme ______ and politeness. Eight years later, Robert can still feel Peter's   ______. In life, we often ______ people by material worth or university degrees. However, the true ______ of a person comes from how they treat others.

4 . A 13-year-old girl from Connecticut came up with a smart idea and brightened the days of hundreds of sick kids.

_________ to see her dear sister lying on the hospital bed three months ago, Ella Casano _________ the Medi Teddy, a stuffed animal bag that contains an IV pocket(静脉注射袋) . The back of the _________ consists of a net, allowing a doctor or nurse to see through and check on the liquid _________ that a child is receiving. From the front, the child sees a _________ face instead of the IV liquid pocket.

At the beginning, Ella hoped to _________ $5, 000 through a GoFundMe page， which would have allowed her to start producing 500 Medi Teddys, the smallest number _________ by the manufacturer(厂家)to do the job. _________, in just over a week, Ella’s page collected more than $20, 000. Although her sister recovered soon, Ella was amazed by the unexpected level of _________ and decided to work harder.

She shared with a local newspaper, “It turns out kids aren’t the only ones who get __________ by the Medi Teddy. The __________ for it has been quite obvious among patients, both children and adults, and even pet owners nationwide. We want to continue to __________ Medi Teddys to as many children as we can to make a __________ in their lives.”

The same motivation has also __________ Ella’s mum. “It’s really been heartwarming to receive such __________ emails from all over the world,” she said.   “And it’s inspiring me to contribute to the process.”

5 . There was an old couple who had been married for 40 years. They loved each other deeply and went on dates together. Every time they went out for supper, the husband would order pie for dessert, which became their ________.   Although the wife always ________ to order any, she would ________ the first bite of his pie every time.

But then the husband began to develop a type of disease. He started to slowly ________ who his wife was. It ________ progressed to the point where he didn’t recognize his wife at all and became troubled by living with a ________.

He moved out of the house and into a nursing home. She was ________. However, she thought of good ________to help him recover. She would visit him with items (物品) that he loved before, but he never knew who she was. Even seeing pictures of them together from their past ________ him.

One of the doctors ________ the wife to start taking him on a few dates like before, so that the husband could gain a new kind of familiarity with her. The wife accepted his suggestion. So she took him to a ________ they had been going to their whole lives and had dinner. Afterwards he ordered pie, and without thinking she stole the first bite of it. The husband looked________, and was ready to leave. But ________ he stopped and seemed shocked, and then started ________ .

Everything had come back. His wife’s ________ made him get back to who he was. Tears came to his eyes once more. They moved back together and enjoyed their lives again.

8 . Recently, the dog my aunt had been keeping for almost 18 years died of old age. So _________ was the poor lady that she kept telling others not to raise a pet, saying she wouldn’t have had to _________ this much grief if she hadn’t kept the dog.

For sure, the loss of something precious is in no way a _________ experience. But, despite my _________ for her, I was somewhat frustrated about her nagging (唠叨). By saying her _________ words, she was in fact increasing the _________ rather than reliving the happy hours she had spent with her dog, the heartfelt _________ whenever she would stroke (抚摸) its furry head, her _________ nights when the dog was around, and the many other sweet _________ .

I myself have also had dogs that I’ve lost three __________ . But still, I am now __________ another one. Knowing that I will one day lose him simply makes me __________ the time we have together. Having an __________ to have something special before losing it is a blessing. It __________ us that the things we hold dear will not be with us forever, teaching us to __________ the present moment and to live our lives to the fullest.

9 . About three years ago, a tornado attacked our town. My father and I _________ to visit my grandparents to make sure they were okay. Upon arrival, I took my regular seat and _________ with Grandma about what was on our mind to pass the time. _________, the power was out and it got dark in what seemed like a matter of minutes.

Then, Grandma turned to me and asked with _________ eyes that stared right past me, “Now you’re graduating this year, aren’t you?” As a freshman, I was _________, about this strange question. Actually, Grandma could exactly _________ you when every one of her grandchildren was born. _________, I assured her that I was not yet a(n) _________, and still had a few years until graduation.

Soon, my father asked if I was ready to go home. I silently _________ my head—yes. Into the car, I __________ and couldn’t stop weeping. My father asked me what was wrong. “Is Grandma going to __________ my graduation?” I asked.

It took him a long time to respond, “Yes. She may not know where she is, but she will be there, no matter what.” The rest of the car ride home was __________. When we eventually arrived home, I rushed to my room and cried for hours. That night, I could picture that Grandma’s __________ would be changed from the care giver to care receiver.

Ever since that talk with my Grandma, I have matured and __________. Her Alzheimer (阿尔茨海默症) has progressed to about stage 3 now. At my graduation, I was sitting on the stage seeing Grandma there sitting with the rest of my family. “She may not know where she is, but she will be there”. My father’s words __________ in my ears.

10 . David is 99, but he still works four days a week — and has no plans to slow down any time soon.

David spends almost three hours each day ________ to and from the charity (慈善) shop where he ________. He makes the ________, which includes a 20-minute walk and two different ________, throughout the year in all weathers. He then works 8-10 hours at the St Columba’s Hospice shop, receiving ________, steaming clothes and helping customers to ________ the things they’re looking for.

David said that ________ was the secret to his long life. “If they ever ________ the shop, I don’t know what I would do — I couldn’t just sit in the house doing nothing. I will try my best to live as ________ as I can, and will only ________ working there when I fall down.”

David works with ________ agility (敏捷). Nobody believes he is 99. He keeps his mental agility in check by building model railways on his days off, which he then ________ for the charity.

So would David now think about living a more ________ life?

He said, “I went to a community club a couple of years ago. They were my ________ and had started playing cards, but then I noticed they had all fallen asleep half way through the ________ so I left. It wasn’t for me.”