You Did More Than Carry My Books
Mark was waking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark 21 down and helped the boy pick up these articles. _22 they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark _23 the boy’s name was Bill, that he 24 computer games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of _25 with his other subjects and that he had just broken 26 with his girlfriend.
They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was 27 in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed _28 with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They _29 to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before 30 , Bill asked Mark if they 31 talk.
Bill _32 him of the day years ago when they had first met.“Do you 33 wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day ?”asked Bill.“You see, I _34 out my locker（小橱柜）because I didn’t want to leave a mess (脏乱) 35 anyone else. I had panned to run away and I was going home to 36 my things. But after we spent some time together37 and laughing, I realized that_ 38 I had done that, I would have39a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together.
So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day you did a lot more. You
40 __my life.”