One day, a woman from The Express News called. She said she wanted to work on a(n)  (1)  on me. When she had finished    (2)   me for the article, she asked, “What are you planning to do next?”

Well, at the   (3)   , there was actually nothing I was planning on doing next, and what   (4)   out for us was, “I’m thinking about    (5)    the Guinness Book of World Records for Fastest-Talking Female.”

The newspaper article came out the next day, and the writer had    (6)   my final remarks(评论)about trying to break the World’s Fastest-Talking Female record. At about 5:00 that afternoon, I got a    (7)     from Larry King , asking me to go on the    (8)  . They would   (9)    me up at 8:00 — because they wanted me to do it that night!

I    (10)    the phone for a while, and then I called Guinness to find out   (11)    to break a fast-talking record. They told me I would have to recite something. I began   (12)  . I was both    (13)   and excited at the same time.

At 8:00, the car came. I practised the whole way there, and by the time I reached the     (14)    . I was tongue-tied. I asked the woman in charge, “What   (15)    I don’t break the record?”

“Larry doesn’t    (16)    if you break it or not,” she said. ” “He just cares that you try it on his show.” So I asked myself, “What’s the   (17)    that can happen? I’ll look like a fool on television!” A   (18)    thing, I told myself,   (19)    I could live through that. And what if I break the record?

So I decided just to give it my best shot, and I did. I broke the record, becoming the World’s Fastest-Talking Female   (20)    speaking 585 words in one minute!

One day, a woman from The Express News called. She said she wanted to work on a(n)  (1)  on me. When she had finished    (2)   me for the article, she asked, “What are you planning to do next?”

Well, at the   (3)   , there was actually nothing I was planning on doing next, and what   (4)   out for us was, “I’m thinking about    (5)    the Guinness Book of World Records for Fastest-Talking Female.”

The newspaper article came out the next day, and the writer had    (6)   my final remarks(评论)about trying to break the World’s Fastest-Talking Female record. At about 5:00 that afternoon, I got a    (7)     from Larry King , asking me to go on the    (8)  . They would   (9)    me up at 8:00 — because they wanted me to do it that night!

I    (10)    the phone for a while, and then I called Guinness to find out   (11)    to break a fast-talking record. They told me I would have to recite something. I began   (12)  . I was both    (13)   and excited at the same time.

At 8:00, the car came. I practised the whole way there, and by the time I reached the     (14)    . I was tongue-tied. I asked the woman in charge, “What   (15)    I don’t break the record?”

“Larry doesn’t    (16)    if you break it or not,” she said. ” “He just cares that you try it on his show.” So I asked myself, “What’s the   (17)    that can happen? I’ll look like a fool on television!” A   (18)    thing, I told myself,   (19)    I could live through that. And what if I break the record?

So I decided just to give it my best shot, and I did. I broke the record, becoming the World’s Fastest-Talking Female   (20)    speaking 585 words in one minute!

Johnathan, a six-year-old from Milton Keynes, will share the stage with a host of famous people, after winning an award for bravely fighting against his illness.

He was   (1)   from hundreds of nominations (提名) across the UK to win the Inspirational Child in 2013 WellChild Awards, which celebrate the  (2)  of children facing serious illnesses and honour the effort of professionals who go the extra mile to  (3)  sick children and their families.

Johnathan was nominated by Helen Braggins — a nurse specialist who looks after children — for his   (4)   in the face of a very serious illness. The future remains uncertain   (5)   a high-risk operation offers him some hope.

Brave Johnathan has had long periods in   (6)  with serious infections (感染) and   (7)   has to deal with weak sight, but he has   (8)   people with his bravery. When an infection prevented him eating for five months, Johnathan decided to become a chef and learn to   (9)   . Helen said: “Johnathan has an amazing ability to turn a   (10)   situation into a new experience. He is a truly   (11)   young man.”

With hundreds of nominations received from across the country, the job of choosing   (12)   in all WellChild Award categories (类别) is given to judges. The judges   (13)  leading health professionals and others with an interest in children’s   (14)   , as well as children and young people who face  (15)  illnesses.

Director of WellChild Awards, Linda Partridge, said: “It is a great  (16)  to choose winners from the many amazing nominations we  (17)  from all over the country. All the judges are   (18)   by the bravery of the children, the stories of selfless care and   (19)   of the doctors, nurses and teachers. They made a great   (20)  to the lives of sick children. Johnathan truly deserves to be the winner of the award.”

Yesterday I popped into a supermarket on my way home to buy a few items．So there I was，in the 15 items or less line．waiting to be   (1)   when I noticed a young lady with a baby in front of me．She was really   (2)   her items，which was probably what   (3)   my attention to her．So there I was staring，and I watched   (4)   the checkout girl told her the total．She began to search the   (5)   and then looked up，her face almost white．

Intuitively(凭直觉)I knew what was wrong．She was   (6)   of money．As her total came to $ 8.80 I assumed she was low on the   (7)  ．So I opened my purse，reached in，and   (8)   a few of my own coins，saying “How much do you need honey?” She looked at me   (9)   and said “Like all of it”．Without even   (10)   and putting my own coins back into my purse，I told the checkout girl to add it to my   (11)  ．The lady could barely speak．She told me she had $ 10 in her purse but had no   (12)   what happened to it．I told her it was no accident today that of all the checkouts I could   have lined up at I   (13)   at this one，right behind her．I wished her a   (14)  day，and paid for the total．

The lady never did   (15)   me or even so much as look back．She walked away   (16)  digging through her bag looking for what I supposed was her   (17)   $10 note．Yet it doesn’t matter at all．What I love most about a11 this is that the checkout girl saw．  (18)   the five or so other people behind me．What I hope is that they will   (19)   what they saw．Someday，somewhere，perhaps they or the people they tell，may too be   (20)   to do the same．