1 . It was the first day of school. Mrs Thompson, a primary teacher, stood in front of her class. She told the children a ______. She said that she loved them all the same. But that was ______, because a little boy named Teddy Stoddard didn’t listen to the teacher. He often made ______. And Teddy could be so ______ that she would find pleasure to put a big “F” on his papers.

One day, Mrs Thompson read each child’s ______ records and she found that Teddy had been a good boy, but ______ a lot after his mother died.

By then, Mrs Thompson knew what the problem was. She began to pay ______ attention to Teddy. As she worked with him, his mind seemed to come ______. The more she encouraged him, the more ______ he made. By the end of the year, Teddy had become one of the best students in the class.

Years past after Teddy’s ______, Mrs Thompson got a letter, saying that Teddy would soon graduate from university with the highest honors. Then four more years passed and yet ______ letter came. The letter explained that she was still the best and ______ teacher he had ever had. But then his ______ was a little longer. The letter was signed, Theodore F. Stoddard, MD (医学博士).

There was yet another ______ that spring. Teddy said that he fell in love with a girl and was going to be ______. He explained that his father had died a few years ago and he was wondering if Mrs Thompson might ______ to sit in the place at the wedding (婚礼)that was usually kept for the ______ of the groom (新郎). Of course, Mrs Thompson did.

At the wedding, Dr Stoddard said to Mrs Thompson in a low voice, “Thank you, Mrs Thompson, for believing in me. Thank you so much for making me feel ______ and showing me that I could make a difference.”

Mrs Thompson smiled and said, “Teddy, you have it all ______ and you were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn’t know ______ to teach until I met you.”

2 . When things got hard for Gary Rosheisen who lived alone in a wheelchair, he thought it would be a good idea to get a pet. ______ he brought home Tommy, an orange cat that would soon become his best ______.

Because of his ______ problem, which included epilepsy (癫痫), Gary ______ kept the phone in the living room on the floor. The phone also had a speed dial button (快捷键) programmed to call 911. Gary spent some time attempting to ______ Tommy on how to use that button in case of ______. But his friend -Tommy never really seemed interested. Then one day, while in his bedroom, Gary had a seizure(发作) which ______ him to fall out of his wheelchair and onto the floor. Once the seizure passed, Gary couldn’t ______ or even move. Gary soon realized his life would end.

Meanwhile, the police received a ______ from Tommy’s home. No one said anything. The line was ______, and then it rang again. And so the policeman called back hoping to get an ______. The police were sent to investigate and they ______ the location when the phone just rang and rang. Officer Patrick ______ the home, which was empty except for Gary and his faithful cat, Tommy. Tommy was lying next to the phone in the living room, while Gary was ______ on the floor in his bedroom. And so, the only ______ seemed to be that Tommy’s training had been far more ______ than Gary thought to be.

If it weren’t for the call that was made to the police, there’s no telling how long Gary would have been ______ alone on the floor and he would probably have ______. Now both he and the police consider Tommy a hero. And it just shows that we have to care for ______, which also can care for us … and ______ sometimes save a life!