Would you agree with the statement that a wish is born from an idea, a simple idea imagined in the mind? Back in the 19^th century two men had an idea which became their great  (1)  . The efforts they had made were rewarded with their success that   (2)   world travel.

In 1903, the Wright Brothers (Wilbur and Orville) achieved their dream. They flew the world’s first power-driven, heavier-than-air machine by which they made free, controlled and sustained   (3)  . Kitty Hawk, North Carolina   (4)   this important and memorable moment.

The dream started with an idea that was planted in their minds by a   (5)   given to them by their father. In the words of the boys, “Our father came into the house one evening with some object in his hands, and   (6)   we could see what it was, he threw it into the air. Instead of falling to the floor, the toy flew across the room   (7)   it hit the ceiling, where it finally sank to the   (8)  .” This simple toy attracted the Wright Brothers and started their lifelong   (9)    in human flight.

The Wright Brothers   (10)   learning new things.   (11)   they opened their own printing office and then in 1893 they opened a company where they repaired bicycles. But Wilbur had his mind set on something more   (12)  . He decided to pursue   (13)  .

The brothers spent many hours researching,   (14)   their machines and making improvements. What started out as a   (15)   soon became a career. With determination and   (16)  they realized their dream in 1903.

The next time you hear or see an airplane or travel on one,   (17)   where it all started. A simple idea was developed in the minds of the two young men who didn’t have a university degree. They were not scientists in the   (18)   sense of the world.

What idea are you working on? Have you limited yourself by saying you are not a scientist or not   (19)   enough? Whatever the mind can think and believe, it can be   (20)  .

A few years ago I was working part time at a local ice cream shop.While   (1)   an elderly woman a hot fudge sundae(圣代冰淇淋) at the drive-through window, I couldn’t help   (2)  her car, because I was just inches from her face. I   (3)   that she had a basket of what appeared to be purple tomatoes.

As I gave her the sundae, I said, “Those tomatoes look delicious! What   (4)   are they?” She smiled so   (5)   that I thought she was about to laugh, but instead she replied, “Here, have some!” Within seconds I had a   (6)   of purple tomatoes.

“Oh，no, you   (7)   give me any!” I said. Those tomatoes looked expensive. “Here, have more,” she   (8)  , and I had six of the prettiest tomatoes I had   (9)   seen. I weakly tried to say, “Really, you didn’t have to give me any,   (10)   I appreciate it.

The woman smiled again and   (11)  , “They belong to a rare type. So they aren’t like the ones you get in the grocery store. I hope you enjoy them.” I said “Thank you” again, and she   (12)  off.

About two weeks later, my   (13)   at the ice cream store sent me a message: “I want to let you know that your gardener dropped off a box of   (14)   for you. Please come and get them.”  (15)  ，I texted, “My gardener?” That night, my boss showed me the   (16)  . I opened it and inside were tomatoes, cucumbers, and green beans. I was   (17)  , feeling greatly surprised. Why was this woman being so   (18)  ?

   I never saw her again, but to this day her act of kindness inspires me to   (19)   my garden plants with anyone who likes or needs them.   (20)  , all I expect is just a “Thank you”. Better yet, pay it forward and be someone else’s secret gardener.

  It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital. I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment (约会) at 9:30.

       The nurse had him take a   (1)   in the waiting area,   (2)   him it would be at least 40 minutes   (3)   someone would be able to see him. I saw him   (4)   his watch and decided, since I was   (5)   busy—my patient didn’t   (6)   at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment.

       The gentleman said no and told me that he   (7)   to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his   (8)  . He told me that she had been   (9)   for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be   (10)   if he was a bit late. He replied that she    (11)      knew who he was, that she had not been able to   (12)   him for five years now. I was   (13)  , and asked him, “And you   (14)   go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?”

       He smiled and said, “She doesn’t know me, but I know who she is.” I had to hold back   (15)   as he left.

       Now I   (16)   that in marriages, true love is   (17)   of all that is. The happiest people don’t   (18)   have the best of everything; they just   (19)   the best of everything they have.     (20)   isn’t about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.

At my heaviest I weighed 370 pounds. I had a very poor relationship with food: I used it to   (1)   bad feelings, to make myself feel better, and to celebrate. Worried about my health, I tried many different kinds of   (2)   but nothing worked. I came to believe that I could do nothing about my    (3)    .

      When I was 50, my weight problem began to affect me   (3)   . I didn’t want to live the rest of my life with this   (4)   weight any more.

      That year, I    (6)     aseminar where we were asked to create a project that would touch the world. A seminar leader shared her  (7)    story—she had not only lost 125 pounds, but also raised $25,000 for homeless children.

        (5)   by her story, I created the As We Heal(痊愈), the World Heals   (6)  . My goal was to lose 150 pounds in one year and raise $50,000    (10)   amovement founded 30 years ago to end hunger. This combination of healing myself and healing the world (11）     me as the perfect solution.

    (7)  I began my own personal weight program, I was filled with the fear that I would  (8)   the same difficulties that beat me before. While the   (9)   hung over my head, there were also signs that I was headed down the right   (10)  . I sent letters to everyone I knew, telling them about my project. It worked perfectly. Donations began     (16)    infrom hundreds of people.

      Of course, I also took some practical steps to lose weight. I consulted with a physician（内科医生）, I hired a fitness coach, and I b）gan to eat small and   (11)   meals. My fund-raising focus also gave me new motivation to exercise   (12)  .

      A year later, I  (13)   my goal: I lost 150 pounds and raised $50,000! I feel that I’ve been given a second life to devote to something that is   (14)   and enormous.

Alia Baker is a librarian in Iraq. Her library used to be a   (1)   place for all who loved books and liked to share knowledge. They   (2)   various matters all over the world. When the war was near, Alia was   (3)   that the fires of war would destroy the books, which are more   (4)   to her than mountains of gold. The books are in every language — new books, ancient books,   (5)   a book on the history of Iraq that is seven hundred years old.

She had asked the government for   (6)   to move the books to a   (7)   place, but they refused. So Alia took matters into her own hands.   (8)  , she brought books home every night,   (9)   her car late after work. Her friends came to   (10)   her when the war broke out. Anis who owned a restaurant   (11)   to hide some books. All through the     ___  (12)  , Alia, Anis, his brothers and neighbors took the books from the library,   (13)  ___   them over the seven-foot wall and   (14)   them in the restaurant. The books stayed hidden as the war   (15)  . Then nine days later, a fire burned the   (16)   to the ground.

One day, the bombing stopped and the   (17)   left. But the war was not over yet. Alia knew that if the books were to be safe, they must be   (18)   again while the city was    __(19)  . So she hired a truck to bring all the books to the houses of friends in the suburbs(郊区). Now Alia waited for the war to end and   (19)   peace and a new library.

Once I had the opportunity to play the character of Ronald McDonald for the McDonald’s Corporation. One   (1)   event was “Ronald Day”. One day each month, we visited some hospitals, bringing a little   (2)   to people there.

I was   (3)   to visit people who were experiencing some “down time”. The warmth and   (4)   I received would stay with me for weeks. I   (5)   the event.

There were two   (6)   during a visit. First I couldn’t go anywhere in the hospital without permission. Second, I could not   (7)   anyone there. It might transfer (转移) germs (病菌) from one   (8)   to another. I   (9)   the necessity of the “don’t touch” rule, but I didn’t   (10)   it. Touching is a good way of   (11)  . But breaking either of these rules meant I could lose my job.

One day as I was passing a hallway, I heard a(n)   (12)   voice, “Ronald, Ronald.” I pushed a door open and saw a boy about five years old,   (13)   to lots of medical equipment. His parents and grandparents were beside him.

I knew by the feeling in the room his situation was   (14)  . I did some simple magic tricks for him. Before I left, the boy asked, “Would you hug me?”

Such a(n)   (15)   request! But what I was thinking was that I could lose my   (16)  . So I told him I could not do that right now, but I   (17)   that he and I color a picture. Upon   (18)   it, he asked me to hug him again.

Why could I not satisfy the request of a little boy who could   (19)   not recover and go home? I realized that in this situation, losing my job should not be the disaster I   (20)  . At last, I gave him a big hug.

The little boy smiled broadly.

After college graduation , I did all kinds of work . Now I am a sales agent and visit my customers all over England. That was a cold February morning and I was  (1)  to visit a store at 9 am. I parked my car, bundled my scarf around me and   (2)   up the street towards his shop front.

The street where his store was   (3)   was partially blocked by two large, ruddy faced workmen who were tearing up the concrete. I prepared myself for the  (4)   catcalls（起哄）. I was up early, out in the cold, and probably to be seen as a funny scene by two men I didn’t even   (5)  .

Then I stopped and   (6)  my own father. Both he and my grandfather had  (7)  much of their early careers working outside in similar jobs before they   (8)   and became engineers. I recalled how hard Dad worked, in all kinds of   (9)   how he’d come home with sunburn or frosting（冻伤）. I realized that if I felt cold then these two guys were probably   (10)  , given that it looked as though they’d already been   (11)   for hours.

My customer’s shop wasn’t open yet but I was beyond being annoyed at his  (12)  . I went to a coffee shop around the corner,   (13)   myself a hot chocolate, then two more with whipped cream. I made my    (14)   down the street towards the workmen. One of them turned to me with a wide smile and   (15)   me with a joke “Oh love, you shouldn’t have!” To his   (16)  , I passed him the tray with the two   (17)  chocolates. I replied, “Maybe not.   (18)   it’s too cold to be working outside today.”

I got two looks of genuine（真诚的）  (19)  , and a timely reminder that it’s as easy to be    (20)   as it is to prejudge, but the former is so much nicer! So I realize the things we do seem so small but important and do what we can to make this world better.

Last week I was in the boarding area of the airport excited about my Easter trip home to see my parents. I was busy planning for the weekend,   (1)   I was taken out of my daydreaming by an elderly woman talking   (2)   into her cell phone. She kept telling the person to   (3)   her where she was. She   (4)   the gate number again and again. She got a little louder each time she did that. Many people snickered (窃笑) because she was nearly   (5)   and thought how silly old people could be.

Then I heard her say, "I'm   (6)  , but I can't hear you. There seems to be something wrong   (7)   my hearing aid.'"That's too bad," I thought as I moved forward to board the flight. Then I noticed her   (8)   was becoming increasingly frantic（发狂似的）as she tried to understand the person on the other end of the phone. It was almost my   (9)   to board. I couldn't   (10)   looking back at the woman. It made me think how   (11)   I was to have my hearing. And I realized I could offer her some   (12)  .

I suddenly got out of the   (13)   and went to the woman. I showed her to   (14)   me the phone and shouted, "Let me help you. I'll tell you what the person is   (15)  ." She looked at me and agreed   (16)  . I took the phone from her,   (17)   who I was, listened for a moment, and told the woman her husband was   (18)   her outside the airport as he could not enter the gate area. Finally, I pointed her in the right (19)  .    

It took me less than two minutes to finish the task, but my   (19)   in having been able to help her remains strong.