When most of us get a text message on our cell phone from an unknown person, we usually say ＂sorry,  (1)  number!＂ and move on. But when Dennis Williams  (2)   a text that clearly wasn’t intended for him, he did something   (3)  .

   On March 19, Dennis got a group text  (4)   him that a couple he didn’t know were at the hospital, waiting for the  (5)   of a baby.

   ＂Congratulations! But I think someone was mistaken,＂ Dennis  (6)  . The baby was born and update texts were  (7)  quickly from the overjoyed grandmother, Teresa. In her  (8)  , she didn’t seem to realize that she was  (9)   the baby’s photos with a complete stranger. ＂Well, I don’t   (10)   you all but I will get there to take pictures with the baby,＂ replied Dennis before asking which room the new   (11)  were in.

   Much to the family’s surprise, Dennis stuck to his   (12)  ! He turned up at the hospital   (13)   gifts for the new mother Lindsey and her baby boy. Lindsey’s husband was totally   (14)   by the unexpected visit. ＂I don’t think we would have randomly invited him over but we  (15)   it and the gifts.＂

   Teresa  (16)   a photo of the chance meeting on a social networking website  (17)   by the touching words: ＂What a   (18)   this young man was to our family! He was so  (19)  and kind to do this.＂ The post has since gained the  (20)  of social media users all over the world, receiving more than 184,000 shares and 61,500 likes in just three days.

  No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their own  (1)  

I learned this lesson from a(n)   (2)   many years ago. I took the head  (3)  job at a school in Baxley, Georgia. It was a small school with a weak football program.

It was a tradition for the schoolˈs old team to play against the  (4)   team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach, and they didnˈt even practice to   (5)  the game. Being the coach of the new team, I was excited because I knew we were going to win, but to my disappointment we were defeated. I couldnˈt   (6)  I had got into such a situation. Thinking hard about it, I came to  (7)  that my team might not be the number one team in Georgia, but they were  (8)  me. I had to change my  (9)  about their ability and potential.

I started doing anything I could to help them build a little  (10)  .Most important, I began to treat them like   (11)  .That summer, When the other teams enjoyed their  (12)  ,we met every day and  (13)  passing and kicking the football.

Six months after suffering our  (14)  on the spring practice field, we won our first game and our second, and continued to  (15)  .Finally, we faced the number one team in the state. I felt that it would be a  (16)  for us even if we lost the game. But that wasnˈt what happened. My boys beat the best team in Georgia, giving me one of the greatest  (17)  of my life！

From the experience I learnt a lot about how the attitude of the leader can  (18)  the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and  (19)  them. I helped them to see themselves  (20)  ,and they built themselves into winners.

Winners are made, but born.

Raynor Winn and her husband Moth became homeless due to their wrong investment. Their savings had been  (1)   to pay lawyers’ fees. To make matters worse, Moth was diagnosed（诊断）with a   (2)   disease. There was no   (3)  , only pain relief.

Failing to find any other way out, they decided to make a   (4)  journey, as they caught sight of an old hikers’(徒步旅行者）guide.

This was a long journey of unaccustomed hardship and   (5)   recovery. When leaving home, Raynor and Moth had just ￡320 in the bank. They planned to keep the  (6)   low by living on boiled noodles, with the  (7)   hamburger shop treat.

Wild camping is   (8)   in England. To avoid being caught, the Winns had to get their tent up  (9)  and packed it away early in the morning. The Winns soon discovered that daily hiking in their 50s is a lot   (10)   than they remember it was in their 20s. Raynor  (11)   all over and desired a bath. Moth, meanwhile, after an initial   (12)  , found his symptoms were strangely  (13)   by their daily tiring journey.

  (14)  , the couple found that their bodies turned for the better, with re-found strong muscles that they thought had  (15)   forever. "Our hair was fried and falling out, nails broken, clothes  (16)  to a thread, but we were alive."

During the journey, Raynor began a career as a nature writer. She writes, "  (17)   had taken every material thing from me and left me torn bare, an empty page at the end of a(n)   (18)   written book. It had also given me a  (19)  , either to leave that page   (20)   or to keep writing the story with hope. I chose hope.”

The Homeless Hero

    For many，finding an unattended wallet filled with £400 in cash would be a source（来源）of temptation（诱惑）．But the    (1)   would no doubt be greater if you were living on the streets with little food and money． All of this makes the actions of the homeless Tom Smith   (2)  more remarkable．

    After spotting a    (3)    on the front seat inside a parked car with its window down，he stood guard in the rain for about two hours waiting for the    (4)   to return．

    After hours in the cold and wet， he   (5)   inside and pulled the wallet out hoping to find some ID so he could contact（联系）the driver， only to   (6)  it contained £400 in notes，with another £50 in spare change beside it．

    He then took the wallet to a nearby police station after  (7)   a note behind to let the owner know it was safe． When the car's owner John Anderson and his colleague Carol Lawrence returned to the car﹣which was itself worth £35，000﹣in Glasgow city centre， they were  (8)  to find two policemen standing next to it． The policemen told them what Mr．Smith did and that the wallet was  (9)  ．

    The pair were later able to thank Mr．Smith for his   (10)  ．

    Mr．Anderson said："I couldn't believe that the guy never took a penny．To think he is sleeping on the streets tonight    (11)  he could have stolen the money and paid for a place to stay in．This guy has nothing and   (12)    he didn't take the wallet for himself；he thought about others  (13)  ． It's unbelievable． It just proves there are  (14)  guys out there．"

    Mr．Smith's act  (15)   much of the public's attention． He also won praise from social media users after Mr．Anderson   (16)  about the act of kindness on Facebook．

    Now Mr． Anderson has set up an online campaign to   (17)    money for  Mr．Smith and other homeless people in the area， which by yesterday had received ￡8，000． "I think the faith that everyone has shown  (18)   him has touched him． People have been approaching him in the street； he's had job   (19)  and all sorts， "Mr．Anderson commented．

My First Marathon（马拉松）

    A month before my first marathon， one of my ankles was injured and this meant not running for two weeks， leaving me only two weeks to train． Yet， I was determined to go ahead．

    I remember back to my 7th year in school． In my first P．E． class， the teacher required us to run laps and then hit a softball． I didn't do either well． He later informed me that I was" not athletic"．

    The idea that I was "not athletic" stuck with me for years． When I started running in my 30s，I realized running was a battle against myself， not about competition or whether or not I was athletic． It was all about the battle against my own body and mind． A test of wills!

    The night before my marathon， I dreamt that I couldn't even find the finish line． I woke up sweating and nervous， but ready to prove something to myself．

    Shortly after crossing the start line， my shoe laces （鞋带）became untied． So I stopped to readjust． Not the start I wanted！

    At mile 3， I passed a sign：" GO FOR IT， RUNNERS!"

    By mile 17， I became out of breath and the once injured ankle hurt badly． Despite the pain， I stayed the course walking a bit and then running again．

    By mile 21， I was starving！

    As I approached mile 23， I could see my wife waving a sign． She is my biggest fan． She never minded the alarm clock sounding at 4 a．m． or questioned my expenses on running．

    I was one of the final runners to finish． But I finished! And I got a medal． In fact， I got the same medal as the one that the guy who came in first place had．

    Determined to be myself， move forward， free of shame and worldly labels（世俗标签）， I can now call myself a "marathon winner"．

We have all heard how time is more valuable than money， but is it   (1)  to have too much time？

    I   (2)  back in high school I spent most of my day at school since I also   (3)  a team sport． By the time I got home， I only had a few hours to do my homework， and I had to do it  (4)  ．

    When I got into college， things  (5)  ．  I suddenly found myself out of class before noon time． Because of all this   (6)  time， there was no sense of   (7)   to do my school work immediately． I was performing this action of waiting until it later became a   (8)  ． Once that happened， I just kept  (9)  my studying further and further back in my day． Then I got to the point where I was   (10)  really late at night to get my work done．

    One day I  (11)  a former classmate of mine who was   (12)  _a lot of money running a sideline （副业）． Since his regular job was   (13)  ， I asked him why he just didn't do his sideline full﹣time． He said without the job， he would   (14)  have too much time and would just do what I did back in  (15)  ． He said that if he   (16)  the job， he would lose his   (17)  to work and succeed．

    So， try   (18)   your time with other work． This is why there is a  (19)  that if you want something done， ask a   (20)  person to do it．

    A Toronto man is offering a free round-the-world air ticket to the right woman. But ____  (1)  ____ apply. You must be named Elizabeth Gallahgher and have a Canadian ____  (2)  ____.

    Jordan Axani, 28, said he and his then girlfriend, Elizabeth Gallagher, booked heavily discounted round-the-world air tickets in May, but their ____  (3)  ____ ended and he did not want her ticket to ____  (4)  ____. The ticket had a strict notransfer (不可转让)____  (5)  ____, but since passport information was not required when ____  (6)  ____, any Canadian Elizabeth Gallagher can ____  (7)  ___ it.

    "I just want to see the ticket go to good use and for someone to ____  (8)  ____ a lot of joy," said Axani. He posted his ____  (9)  ___ on a social networking website, and received thousands of e-mails, including thirty from actual Elizabeth Gallaghers with the ____  (10)  ____ passports, "More ____  (11)  ____ , there are hundreds of Canadians who are interested in ____  (12)  ____ their name to Elizabeth Gallagher, " Axani said. "It was absolutely out of ____  (13)  ____ , thousands of e-mails, people around the world ___(14)___ their stories of travel."

    Axani wrote in his post that he is not ____  (14)  ____ anything in return and that the woman who uses the ____  (15)  ____ ticket can choose to either travel with him or ____  (16)  ____ the ticket and travel on her own.

    The ____  (17)  ____ is scheduled to start on December 21 in New York City and continue on to Milan, Prague, Paris, Bangkok and New Delhi before ____  (18)  ____ in Toronto on January 8．He said the ____  (19)  ___ woman will be announced on the website and the trip will be shared online.

“Is it good？”I asked her．

“Yeah，”she answered．“There’s one I really like and you’ll like it，too．”I leaned forward．

“‘Patty Poem，’”she read the title．Who is Patty？I wondered．The poem began：

She never puts her toys away，

Just leaves them scattered①where they lay，…①散乱的

The poem was just three short sections．The final one came quickly：

When she grows and gathers poise②，②稳重

I’ll miss her harum﹣scarum③noise，③莽撞的

And look in vain④for scattered toys．④徒劳地

And I’ll be sad．

A terrible sorrow washed over me．Whoever Patty was，she was a mean girl．Then，the shock．

“It’s you，honey，”My mother said sadly．

To my mother，the poem revealed a parent’s affection when her child grows up and leaves．To me，the “she” in the poem was horror．It was my mama who would be sad．It was so terrible I burst out crying．

“What’s wrong？”my mother asked．

“Oh Mama，”I cried．“I don’t want to grow up ever!”

She smiled．“Honey，it’s okay．You’re not growing up anytime soon．And when you do，I’ll still love you，okay？”

“Okay，”I was still weeping．My panic has gone．But I could not help thinking about that silly poem．After what seemed like a safe amount of time，I read the poem again and was confused．It all fit so well together，like a puzzle．The language was simple，so simple I could plainly understand its meaning，yet it was still beautiful．I was now fascinated by the idea of poetry，words that had the power to make or break a person’s world．

I have since fallen in love with other poems，but “Patty Poem” remains my poem．After all，“Patty Poem” gave me my love for poetry not because it was the poem that lifted my spirits，but because it was the one that hurt me the most．

Surviving Hurricane Sandy（飓风桑迪）

Natalie Doan，14，has always felt lucky to live in Rockaway，New York．Living just a few blocks from the beach，Natalie can see the ocean and hear the wave from her house．“It’s the ocean that makes Rockaway so special，”she says．

On October 29，2012，that ocean turned fierce．That night，Hurricane Sandy attacked the East Coast，and Rockaway was hit especially hard．Fortunately，Natalie’s family escaped to Brooklyn shortly before the city’s bridge closed．

When they returned to Rockaway the next day，they found their neighborhood in ruins．Many of Natalie’s friends had lost their homes and were living far away．All around her，people were suffering，especially the elderly．Natalie’s school was so damaged that she had to temporarily attend a school in Brooklyn．

In the following few days，the men and women helping Rockaway recover inspired Natalie．Volunteers came with carloads of donated clothing and toys．Neighbors devoted their spare time to helping others rebuild．Teenagers climbed dozens of flights of stairs to deliver water and food to elderly people trapped in powerless high﹣rise buildings．

“My mom tells me that I can’t control what happens to me，”Natalie says．“but I can always choose how I deal with it．”

Natalie’s choice was to help．

She created a website page matching survivors in need with donors who wanted to help．Natalie posted introduction about a boy named Patrick，who lost his baseball card collecting when his house burned down．Within days，Patrick’s collection was replaced．

In the coming months，her website page helped lots of kids：Christopher，who received a new basketball； Charlie，who got a new keyboard．Natalie also worked with other organizations to bring much﹣need supplies to Rockaway．Her efforts made her a famous person．Last April，she was invited to the White House and honored as a Hurricane Sandy Champion of Change．

Today，the scars（创痕）of destruction are still seen in Rockaway，but hope is in the air．The streets are clear，and many homes have been rebuilt．“I can’t imagine living anywhere but Rockaway，”Natalie declares．“My neighborhood will be back，even stronger than before．”

When Natalie returned to Rockaway after the hurricane，she found 　　．

According to paragraph4，who inspired Natalie most？

How did Natalie help the survivors？

What does the story intend to tell us？

In the depths of the French Guianese rainforest，there still remain unusual groups of indigenous（土著的） people．Surprisingly，these people live largely by their own laws and their own social customs．And yet，people in this area are in fact French citizens because it has been a colony（殖民地） of the French Republic since 1946．In theory，they should live by the French law is often ignored or unknown，thus making them into an interesting area of “lawlessness” in the world．

The lives of these people have finally been recorded thanks to the effects of a Frenchman from Paris called Gin．Gin spent five months in early 2015 exploring the most remote corners of this area，which sits on the edge of the Amazon rainforest，with half its population of only 250，000living in its capital，Cayenne．

“I have a special love for the French Guianese people．I have worked there on and off for almost ten years，”says Gin．“I’ve been able to keep firm friendships with them．Thus I have been allowed to gain access to their living environment．I don’t see it as a lawless land．But rather I see it as an area of freedom．”

“I wanted to show the audience a photographic record touching upon the uncivilized life，”continues Gin．“I prefer to work in black and white，which allows me to show different specific worlds more clearly．”

His black﹣and﹣white pictures present a world almost lost in time．These pictures show people seemingly pushed into a world that they were unprepared for．These local citizens now have to balance their traditional self﹣supporting hunting lifestyle with the lifestyle offered by the modern French Republic，which brings with it not only necessary state welfare，but also alcoholism，betrayal and even suicide．

Why does the author feel surprised about the indigenous people in French Guiana？

Gin introduced the special world of the indigenous Guianese as 　　．

What is Gin’s attitude towards the lives of the indigenous Guianese？

What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refer to？