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It was a busy day at the grocery store and the old couples were in line behind me with birthday balloons.
They were chatting together about their rush to get ready for the party. From they said, I knew their nephew had a twin and something bad happened to the baby at birth. Though they did all they could (help) them but times were still tough for them.
They seemed to be too nervous and were too (anxiety) to leave, so I asked they wanted to go ahead of me or not. They didn’t understand what I (mean) at first. After knowing it, they were very appreciative. But they stood behind me.
At that time I knew it had to be a significant day to them. Nothing could be (good) if someone offered to help them. So I told the cashier to add the balloons to my purchases. The old couples refused at first I insisted. I said, “You tell your sweet nephew that there are always nice people who want to give them hand in this world.” They thanked me over and over and the cashier got teary-eyed, (say) there was an angel in her line today.
That little act of (kind) made everyone who saw it feel good—but it made me feel the best of all!

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When he was a little boy, Christopher Cockerell once noticed his mother turning the wheel of her sewing machine with her hand. “Won’t it work quickly if a machine (turn) the wheel for you?” he asked. “I suppose it will.” said his mother, without paying any attention to him. Christopher knew she always had a lot of work and that she was stubborn that he could hardly do anything to change mind. But he wanted to help. In his bedroom there was a toy steam engine (buy) by his father as a gift to him. “I will make better use of it,” little Christopher said to himself. So, when his mother was not using her sewing machine, he decided to fix the toy steam engine onto it. When he finished (do) it, he was quite pleased, thinking his mother would like it. “Very clever,” his mother said when she saw it. But then she sat down and went on turning the wheel hand. “I (work) like this for too many years,” she explained. Christopher felt very (disappoint). He couldn’t understand his mother’s (behave).
This teaches Christopher a lesson that anyone tries to improve anything has to learn: many people don’t like new ideas.

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One day a young man was walking along the road he heard a cry. It seemed to be coming from underneath a bridge. As he approached the bridge, the sound got (loud) and then he saw pitiful sight. There, lying in the muddy riverbed was a little dog about two months old, front legs were tightly tied with ropes. It had wounds on its head and (cover) with mud.
The young man wanted to help the dog, as he approached, the dog started to bark. The young man did not give up. He sat down and started (gentle) talking to the dog. It took a long time but eventually the dog (stop) barking and the man was able to touch it. The young man carried the dog home, cared for its wounds, and gave it food and water. Even with all of this, the dog was still (friend) every time the young man approached. But the young man did not give up. Weeks went by and the man continued attending to the dog. Then one day, as the young man approached, the dog wagged its tail.
It was consistent love and kindness _won a lifelong friendship of loyalty.

Camels certainly like eating green grass, not dry grass．But (strange), camels always keep looking for dry grasstheir stomachs are filled up.
A classmate of (I) whose home is on the edge of Turpan Basin in Xinjiang told me his home has two camels; he said you could imagine a camel’s appetite, for it can slowly swallow dozens of kilograms of hay (干草)．I asked him camels eat hay, not green grass．He said the camel is a kind of animal with strong sense of suffering,(fear) its master letting it travel through the desert the next day, and the hay in its stomach is more hunger-resistantgreen grass.
The camel has the best tolerance．Unfortunately, many people can only see a camel’s outstanding performance, but few understand its (prepare) made for it.
Life, a camel traveling through the desert, (need) the adequate accumulation, but not everyone can understand it.

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Umbrella is what we easily forget and leave behind in our daily life． When the weather is fine, we certainly don’t think of it; only when it's raining, we’ll carry it purposefully． But as soon as the rain stops, most likely we’ll forget we’ve put it． It has to wait patiently and pitifully for owner to claim it, otherwise it’ll remain alone as a deserted umbrella．
Once I suddenly found my longtime (use) umbrella “disappeared” I really got lost and regretted quite some time my own carelessness．
Several days later, out of my (expect), I saw it quietly stand in a corner of the house where I worked． I was extremely glad to regain it． Looking carefully at it, though it was so familiar me, I found for the first time its wooden handle （wear）out as a result of repeated rain-wash for years． I sought for it only when I needed it． It occurred to me that I should have paid (much) attention to it．
It sets me thinking． Around us there are always people giving us support in silence just likeumbrella that protects us from the rain or any wretched weather． Will gou think of those individuals have helped you get through difficlty when you are leading a comfortable life?