2 . That holiday morning I didn’t have to attend school. Usually, mother ______ me to sleep in on holidays. And I would certainly take full advantage of it. On this particular morning, ______,   I felt like getting up early.

I stood by my window overlooking the ______ having nothing better to do. But as it turned out, I was soon to learn about something ______ in life.

As I watched several people go by, get into their cars and go off, I ______ an old man on a bicycle with a bucket(木桶) on its ______ and a basket of rags and bottles on its back-carriage(后座). He ______ from one car to another, washing and cleaning them. From the water on the ground, it seemed that he had already ______ washing and cleaning about a dozen or more cars. He must have begun to work quite early in the morning. Several thoughts ______ my mind as I watched him work. He wasn’t well-dressed. He had on a pair of shorts and a(n)______ T-shirt. The bicycle he rode was not by any means the kind modern ______ would want to be seen riding on. But he seemed ______ with life. There he was working hard at his small business, ______ at passers-by and stopping to chat ______ with elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby.

There was a noticeable touch of ______ in the way he seemed to be doing things ---- ______ the windscreen(挡风玻璃), then standing back to admire it; scrubbing(擦净)the wheels and ______, standing back to see what they look like after the scrub.

It was a ______ to learn, I felt. At no age need one have to beg for a living if one has good health and is willing to work hard. For a while I felt ______ of myself. Young as I am — just sixteen,there was this old man who must have been usefully engaged(忙碌的) perhaps before the sun appeared above the ______.

5 . Pass Your Love On

Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to get a seat by myself. Just then, an air hostess approached me and asked, “Would you mind _______ your seat? A couple would like to sit together.” The only _______ seat was next to a girl with her arms in casts (石膏绷带), a black-and-blue face, and a sad expression. “_______am I going to sit there，” I thought immediately. But a soft voice spoke, “She needs help.” Finally, I _______ to move to that seat. The girl was named Kathy. She _______ in a car accident and now was on her way for _______. When the snack and juice arrived, it did not take me long to _______ that Kathy would not be able to _______ herself. I considered _______to feed her but hesitated, as it seemed too ________ to offer a service to a ________. But then I realized that Kathy’s need was more ________ than my discomfort. I offered to help her eat, and ________ she was uncomfortable to accept, she ________ as I expected. We became closer and closer in a short period of time. By the end of the five-hour trip, my heart had ________, and the________was really better spent than if I had just sat by myself. I was very glad I had reached ________my comfort zone to sit next to Kathy and feed her. Love ________flows beyond human borders and removes the fears that keep us ________. When we ________to serve another, we grow to live in a larger and more rewarding world.

6 . We know children should grow up, knowing the right sense of values. Here is a good example to teach them a good lesson.

One day, a young man who was dressed poorly begged ______ door to door along the street. ______ an old wallet in hand, he was asking for a few coins to buy something to eat. He kept complaining(抱怨) about his bad ______ and kept wondering why those who had so much money were never ______ and were always wanting more.

“As ______ as I’m concerned, if I had only enough to fill my stomach and to wear, I would not want anything more."

Just at that moment Goddess Fortune noticed the beggar among the crowd and got close to him, greeting, “Hi, young man, I have wished to ______ you for a long time. If you open your wallet, I will pour my gold into it. But keep in mind that I will do that only on this ______: All that falls into the wallet will be gold belonging to you; but every piece falling upon the ground shall turn______ dust, worth nothing. Are you clear?”

“I see. Now I’m ready. ” said the beggar with confidence.

“Then you should ______! It’s evident that your wallet is a(an) ______ one, so don’t load(装) it too heavily,” said the Goddess Fortune.

The excited beggar could hardly ______ to have gold. He quickly opened his wallet, and a ______ of yellow coins was poured into it. The wallet became heavier and heavier.

“Is that enough? Isn’t it cracking? Will your wallet strong enough for more?” warned the Goddess.

“Never ______. It’s still strong enough now,” replied the beggar confidently.

The wallet was filled with ______ many coins that the beggar’s hands began to shake. “Ah, if only the golden stream(溪流) would ______ forever! Just a little more,” said the beggar, “ ______ just a handful(一把) or two.”

“There! It’s full. The wallet will ______,” reminded the Goddess again, but the beggar insisted ______, “I know it will hold a little more, just a little more!” One more piece was added and the wallet burst. The ______ fell upon the ground and became dust. The greedy beggar had now ______ but his broken wallet.

7 . When I was young, my grandmother used to tell me stories. I’d like to _______ with you one of my favorites.

Once, there was a young boy. He was very _______ because he couldn’t keep his friends. He asked his father why this was so. His father _______ replied, “Son, each time you say or do something that_______one of your friends, hammer (锤) a piece of wood into the _______ .” The curious boy did as he was told and soon he made fence (篱笆) out of the wood.

“Father!” he cried, “I can’t get out! I am blocked by this fence!”

“Well, Son, each time you say something _________to a friend, you can take one piece of wood out.”

The boy _______this, too. On the first day he took out one piece of wood and on the second day he took out another two. On the third day he took out some more. Finally he had _______all of the wood. “But Father!” he cried again, “Look at the _______in the ground! They are big and dark! Oh, how ugly!”

“Son,” his father said, “this is why you aren’t able to ________ your friends. Remember: when you hurt someone’s feeling, no matter what you do to ________ up for it, there will always be a scar (伤痕) in his________.”

From that day on, the boy was very________of his words and actions and he never hurt his friends’ feelings again.

I always keep this story close to my heart. It has________me lot. I am always careful not to hurt any of my friends because they are people that I wouldn’t want to________.