1 . Millionaire Peter became blind because of an illness. The doctor told him that only by having a cornea transplant surgery (眼角膜移植手术) could he _______ his sight. Peter offered a large amount of money for the cornea, but he didn’t get any _______.

Because Peter was too proud of his _______ and had done many unkind things, he had a bad reputation. So as soon as donors (捐赠者) heard his name, all of them   _______.

At first Peter got _______ easily because of his wealth, but later, he had nothing to do but wait quietly.

One day, Peter _______ his way to the little square before the hospital. He raised his head to enjoy the sunshine. However, he saw nothing but darkness. Just then, someone _______ him all of a sudden. Peter became annoyed, so he cried, “Don’t you have _______? Don’t you see who you hit? I’m millionaire Peter!”

The answer was from a _______, “Sorry, sir. Please forgive me!” Peter then said. “I can forgive you but you must chat with me!” The boy said yes. Peter nodded happily and his face ________ with a smile. Peter asked, “Is the scene here beautiful?” The boy began describing it, “How beautiful! The green grass, the blue sky, and the beautiful flowers everywhere...”

Peter began to ________ that boy as he was listening. ________ he became impatient, shouting toward the sky. “Oh, my God, the little boy is so poor, he has nothing but a pair of eyes! Why do you give him light?”

At this moment, a lady ________ Peter, “You are wrong! My son is too poor to have eyes. What he just said is what I told him!” ________ , Peter sat on the square, tears running down his face.

Since then, the city charity would ________ a large amount of money every year. The donor was the very millionaire named Peter.

2 . My teacher held up a piece of broken glass and asked, “Who broke this window?”

Thirty boys tried to think about not only what they had done, but also what the teacher might have found out. She seldom became angry, but she was this time.

“Oh,” I thought. I was the one who broke the window. It was caused by a naughty throw of a baseball. If I admitted guilt, I would be in a lot of trouble. How would I be able to pay for a big window like that? I didn’t even get an allowance. “My father is going to have a fit as a result of it,” I thought. I didn’t want to raise my hand, but some force much stronger than I was pulled it skyward (朝向天空). I told the truth, “I did it.” It was hard enough to say what I had done.

My teacher took down a book from one of our library shelves and I had never known my teacher to strike a student, but I feared she was going to start with me.

“I know how much you like birds,” she said as she stood looking down at my guilt-ridden face. “Here is the field guide about birds that you are constantly checking out. It is yours now. It’s time we got a new one for the school anyway. You will not be punished, but remember that I am not rewarding you for your misdeed (恶行), but I am rewarding you for your truthfulness.”

I couldn’t believe it! I wasn’t being punished and I was getting my own bird field guide — the very one that I had been saving up money to buy.

The lesson my teacher taught me stays with me every day, and it will echo forever.

The event that stands out in Tom’s memory happened one morning when Tom was only ten years old.He was at home with his elder sister Jane.Tom was doing his homework when he heard raised voices.At first he thought nothing of it since customers in the motorcycle shop directly below their flat often became loud，but he soon realized this time it was different.

“Quick! Quick! Remove the motorcycles from the shop.” someone shouted.Then a thick burning smell filled the air.When Tom opened the front door of their flat to investigate，a thick cloud of smoke greeted him.The motorcycle shop had caught fire and people were running and crying.

Jane，who had been playing the violin in her room，hurried to the living room.They rushed out of the door and along the corridor (走廊) through the smoke.

They were heading towards the stairway at the far end of the corridor when Jane suddenly stopped in her track.She turned around and headed back the way they came.Tom had no idea what she was doing，but he followed her.

Jane had suddenly remembered the lady in her 70s who lived next door to them，who they called Makcik.Jane began banging on Makcik’s door，but got no answer.As the smoke thickened around them，Tom could see many of their neighbors—some still in their pajamas (睡衣)—running for safety.The thought of fear crossed his mind.

“She would have run for safety like everyone else!” Tom cried.However，Jane refused to give up.“I know Makcik’s still inside.” She said she was familiar with Makcik’s daily routine and was certain she would still be sleeping.She pounded against the door.“Go downstairs.Go now! Go!”

Tom noticed the flame (火焰) was reaching up.

Luckily，some neighbors passing by stopped and offered help.

8 . “Do you need a vase for your purple carnations(康乃馨)?” a gentle voice ________ me in my hospital bed. It was one of those few ________ moments when no one else was in the room with me and I had slipped into sleep. Usually the room was full of ________ and their families.

“Yes, these are from a special friend,” I ________ to sit up in spite of my weak body. She was a cleaner and while clearing the desk beside my bed, she ________ the flowers. But why would she care? And she said purple carnations” ________.

I asked her if she likes flowers. Her eyes lit up and she spoke in excited ________. She loves flowers so much that every flower in her garden each day gets a special hug and ________ from her before she leaves for work. My God! I can’t believe it!

I told her that I’ve been ________ a lot of flowers from my relatives and usually I had them delivered to the nurse station. And I decided to give her the purple carnations just because of her ________ about flowers

She was in great ________. But being the nice person she is, she still tried to ________ me to have half of them and she would happily take the rest home. I asked her if she could ________ them with others instead. She was doubly happy.

She left, came back and said, “I will be thinking of you whenever I see purple.” I almost ________. Such goodwill for something so ________? I was really amazed and impressed by this cleaner!

9 . As the drumbeat changed, the dress fluttered in tune with the girl’s changing steps. Finally, she _______ the performance in a neat pose on stage before the audience.

The girl _______ is actually me. I’ve learned Latin dance since childhood. However, when I became a young girl, conflicts brought by Latin dance made me _______. The fair skin and slim bodies of mainstream beauty stand in contrast to what Latin dance pursues: power and wildness. As a young girl, I am _______ for beauty. But a girl like me with strong muscles stands out in a crowd. In addition, _______ feelings caused by unkind judgment piled up in my heart. It was so much that I compromised between power and _______.

Luckily, in Vienna, the match for the Chinese youth team _______ my attention, dragging me out of _______. Players from different countries gathered to _______ the honors. Though I had made my efforts, I was ________ to find that I didn’t get the score I expected. The reason, obviously, lay in my ________. With my reduced intake of protein and carbohydrates, I ________ lost a lot of weight, but at the cost of a sense of power and speed in dance.

In between games, I saw a little girl from Europe take firm and powerful steps in the ________. Her beauty came from her full muscles. The confidence in her eyes was unstoppable. Definitely, she won the top prize. ________ her so much, I made her acquaintance and shared my difficult situation. Till now I do remember the confidence that ________ me and some of her words: “Just be yourself.”

Looking back, I’m still the dancing girl but my heart has grown lighter. Something within me is dancing.