During my second year at the city college，I was told that the education department was offering a "free"course, called Thinking Chess, for three credits.I  (1)  the idea of taking the class because ，after all ,who doesn't want to  (2)  a few dollars?More than that, I'd always wanted to learn chess. And,even if I weren’t  (3)  enough about free credits,news about our  (4)  was appealing enough to me. He was an international grandmaster,which  (5)  I would be learning from one of the game's  (6)  .I could hardly wait to  (7)  him.

Maurice Ashley was kind and smart, a former graduate returning to teach, and this  (8)  was no game for him: he meant business. In his introduction, he made it  (9)  that our credits would be hard-earned. In order to  (10)  the class ,among other criteria, we had to write a paper on how we plan to  (11)  what we would learn in class to our future professions and,  (12)  ,to our lives. I managed to get an A in that  (13)  and learned life lessons that have served me well beyond the  (14)  .

Ten years after my chess class with Ashley, I'm still putting to use what he  (15)  me:“The absolute most important  (16)  that you learn when you play chess is how to make good  (17)  .On every single move you have to  (18)  a situation ,process what your opponent(对手）is doing and  (19)  the best move from among all your options.”These words still ring true today in my  (20)  as a journalist.

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．

While high school does not generally encourage students to explore new aspects of life, college sets the stage for that exploration. I myself went through this ____  (1)  ____ process and found something that has changed my ____  (2)  ____ at college for the better: I discovered ASL-American Sign Language(美式手语).

   I never felt an urge to ____  (3)  ____ any sign language before. My entire family is hearing, and so are all my friends. The ____  (4)  ____ language were enough in all my interactions(交往). Little did I know that I would discover my ____  (5)  ____ for ASL.

   The ____  (6)  ____ began during my first week at college. I watched as the ASL Club ____  (7)  ____ their translation of a song. Both the hand movements and the very ____  (8)  ____ of communicating without speaking ____  (9)  ____ me. What I saw was completely unlike anything I had experienced in the ____  (10)  ____. This newness just left me ____  (11)  ____ more.

   After that, feeling the need to ____  (12)  ____further, I decided to drop in on one of ASL club's meetings. I only learned how to ____  (13)  ____ the alphabet that day. Yet instead of being discouraged by my ____  (14)  ____ progress, I was excited. I then made it a point to ____  (15)  ____ those meetings and learn all I could.

   The following term, I ____  (16)  ____ an ASL class. The professor was deaf and any talking was ____  (17)  ____. I soon realized that the silence was not unpleasant. ____  (18)  ____, if there had been any talking, it would have ____  (19)  ____ us to learn less. Now, I appreciate the silence and the ____  (20)  ____ way of communication it opens.

Hundreds of people have formed impressions of you through that little device（装置）on your desk．And they’ve never actually 　(1)　you．Everything they know about you 　(2)　through this device，sometimes from hundreds of miles away． 　(3)　hey feel they can know you 　(4)　from the sound of your voice．That’s how powerful the 　(5)　is Powerful，yes，but not always 　(6)　．For years I dealt with my travel agent only by phone．Rani，my faceless agent whom I’d never met 　(7)　，got me rock﹣bottom prices on airfares，cars，and hotels．But her cold voice really 　(8)　me．I sometimes wished to 　(9)　another agent．

One morning，I had to　(10)　an immediate flight home for a family emergency．I ran into Rani’s office 　(11)　．The woman sitting at the desk，　(12)　my madness，sympathetically jumped up．She gave me a 　(13)　smile，nodded while listening patiently，and then printed out the 　(14)　immediately．“What a wonderful lady!” I thought．

Rushing out 　(15)　I called out over my shoulder，“By the way，what’s your name？”“I’m Rani，”she said．I turned around and saw a 　(16)　woman with a big smile on her face waving to wish me a safe trip．I was 　(17)　! Why had I thought she was cold？Rani was，well，so　(18)　．

Sitting back in the car on the way to the airport，I figured it all out．Rani’s 　(19)　﹣her warm smile，her nods，her ‘I’m here for you’ 　(20)　﹣were all silent signals that didn’t travel through wires.