When teacher Margaret Atkins, 39, went to ride her bike to school last Friday, she was shocked to discover it (steal). When our reporter spoke to her, she told him that she'd been angry when she realized the bike was gone. It was quite old bike her grandpa had given her years ago. She said it was the (valuable) gift she'd ever received.

So what did she do? She decided (write) a note to the thief and put it where the bike had been taken away. To her surprise, she (find) the thief had returned the bike, together with a written apology (道歉) later that day." What I did was (complete) wrong. I'm really sorry took your bike. Hope you can accept (I) apology!"

Mrs. Atkins told reporters she was not going to call the police she was no longer angry. She was just thankful that she could go to the school on her bike again. She added that she'd probably write another passage to the thief. "I want to thank him returning the bike and tell him I've forgiven (原谅) him," she explained. " People sometimes make (mistake), but the important thing is that they own up to (承认) what they've done," she said.

Police Officer Fang was a generous man. He always tried to help people who were1. Many policemen just arrested (逮捕) people whenever they did anything 2, but Police Officer Fang really3people.

If he saw a beggar in the street, he did not arrest him for begging. Instead, he gave him4coins to buy a meal.

If he saw children behaving badly, he did not take them to the5and charge (指控) them with an offense. Instead, he tried to find out6they were behaving badly and then lectured them on the importance of good behavior.

One day he saw a small girl7in the street. She was crying loud and tears (眼泪) were rolling down her face.

"Hello," he said to her," and what's your problem?" The small girl looked up at him8her tears. "I've9my money," she said.

"Oh, dear!" Police Officer Fang said." And how did you do that?"

"My10 fell out of my pocket," the small girl said. "It had all my money in it."

And she continued11.

"It's all right, "Police Officer Fang said. "Don't worry. It's not the12of the world. Tell me how much money was in your wallet. "

13 dollars," the small girl said.

Police Officer Fang took out his wallet. He 14 it, took ten dollars and gave it to the girl.

"Here you are," he said." Here's ten dollars. Now you can stop crying. "

But instead of stopping crying, the small girl cried even15, still standing there.

"Now what's the matter?" Police Officer Fang said. "I wish I'd said I'd lost fifty dollars," the small girl replied.

There is no way that you don't have any embarrassing moments. You can't control everything that happens, so you're going to be in an embarrassing situation one day. So how can you solve this problem? The answer is to control your actions and try not to get upset.

◆Remember that you'll probably laugh about it in a few days, so try to see the funny side of it.

◆lf it is something so embarrassing that you feel you will never laugh about it, please remember that the (1)________ will be over after some time.

◆Ask your friends to give you a break and not to make fun of you. If you've done the same for them, they're more likely to agree to give you a break.

Always remember that you are not alone. Everyone has embarrassing moments. While you are sure that everyone is going to remember this moment forever, the fact is that they'll probably forget it very soon. Most of us remember the moments in which we feel embarrassed, but very few of us remember other people's embarrassing moments.

Most people have short memories. So while you may never forget the moment when your skirt was torn (撕裂) in a gym class, most of the other people probably forget it at once. Although a short memory may not be a (n) (2) _______ thing when you are trying to remember facts in a history test, it is useful when you are trying to forget life's most embarrassing moments.

—Yes. By running every morning.

— __________. His mother is looking after him in the hospital.

It's very impolite to on the disabled.

April Fools' Day is supposed to be a day to play jokes on others in hopes of getting a good laugh and making one feel like a fool. However, the April Fools' Day of 2010 was quite different for my mom and me.

That day my friend Jimmy and I were playing a game. I had dropped

down from a bar(横木) many times in the past without ever having a problem, but that day the simple act of dropping to the ground became a nightmare(噩梦). I broke my arm.

Jimmy's dad heard my crying and rushed out to see what was going on. When he saw the problem, he quickly put me into his truck and went inside to call my mom and let her know he would take me to the hospital.

As that day was April Fools' Day, mom was not buying it and really thought all this was a big joke. Mom was finally convinced by Jimmy's mom. When she saw me, she broke down in tears because she felt so bad- she originally(开始) thought this was just a big prank(恶作剧)。

I guess one could compare this to the story of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf". Since I had pulled pranks before, it is no wonder that my mom didn't believe it. I as well as my mom was made to look like a fool that day. We both learned a valuable lesson.