— No. I ___________________ with my grandpa then,

— ___________________. I've packed everything.

    He lost his arms in an accident. Since then, he has had to depend on his younger brother. In order to1him, his younger brother became his shadow (影子)，never leaving him alone for years. Except for writing with his2he was completely unable to do anything in his life.

    As the two brothers3together, then one day, his younger brother had to work far from him, living his own life, as many normal people do. So he was heart- broken and didn't know what to do.

    A similar misfortune(不幸) happened to a girl4. One night her mother disappeared after arguing with her father. So her father went out looking for her mother,5her alone at home. She tried6meals for her parents, but only to catch a big fire, which took her hands away.

    7her elder sister who was studying in another city, showed her

willingness to help her, she made up her mind to be completely independent(独立的). At school, she always studied hard and she learned to be self-reliant(自力更生的).

    One day, the boy and the girl were both invited to a television interview programme. People8both of them to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. The boy wrote: My younger brother's arms are my arms; while the girl wrote: I am9. Though I lost my arms, I still have legs.

    They had10experienced a terrible disaster(灾难)，but their different attitudes showed the nature of their lives. If you choose only to complain11it and escape from it, it will always follow you wherever you go. But if you decide to be12, the hardship will turn out to be a fortune from which new hopes will arise.

    A taxi hit a truck. A policeman spoke to the taxi driver and the truck driver.

He also spoke to Tom, a witness. This is what they said.

    Truck driver: I was driving from the airport to Newtown. A car crossed the road, so1 slowed down. 1 didn't stop. A taxi hit the back of my truck. Nobody was seriously hurt but both cars were damaged.

    Taxi driver: I was driving behind a truck a few kilometres from Newtown. The truck stopped suddenly without giving me a warning. I was driving very slowly. I couldn't pass the truck because there were two cars crossing near from Newtown. My taxi hit the truck, and some glass cut my left hand.

    Tom: I witnessed the accident. The truck was going to Newtown. It was not going very quickly. There was a taxi about two hundred metres behind the truck. It was going fast. When the truck slowed down, the taxi hit it. The driver was not looking at the truck. He was looking out of the window at something. My friend saw the accident too.

    Tom's friend spoke to the policeman and agreed with Tom.

    A doctor entered the hospital hurriedly after being called in for an important surgery(外科手术). He found the boy's father waiting worriedly.

    On seeing him, the father cried out, “Why did you take all this time to come? Don't you know that my son is in danger? Don't you have any sense of duty?"

    The doctor said, “I am sorry. I wasn't in the hospital and I came as fast as I could and now, I wish you could calm down so that I can do my work quietly.

    “Calm down? What if your son was in this room right now? If your son dies while you are waiting for a doctor, what will you do?" said the father angrily. The doctor smiled and replied, “We'll do our best and you should also pray(祈祷) for your son.

    The surgery took some time before the doctor went out， saying happily, "Thank goodness! Your son is saved!" And without waiting for the father's reply, he ran away, saying, “If you have any question, ask the nurse.

    “Couldn't he wait some minutes so that I can ask about my son's state(状况)?”shouted the father. The nurse answered, tears coming down her face, “His son died yesterday in a road accident. He was at the burial(葬礼) when we called him for your son's surgery. And since he saved your son, he left running to finish his son's burial. ”

One morning, Sue was riding her bike to school. She was late, so she decided to take a short cut(捷径). But she made a mistake and turned into a one way street. A car was coming from the other direction(方向). The driver quickly drove to one side and drove into a shop window. There was glass everywhere.

    Sue rode into the other side of the street and hit a man，then an apple cart, The apple cart turned over and the apples went in all directions.

    A group of students were having breakfast in a small restaurant. With their help, all the apples were picked up and put back in the cart. Luckily, neither Sue nor the driver of the car was hurt. He stopped Sue from riding to school and asked her some questions, so Sue was even later for school.

A:

B: Oh? What's wrong?

A:

B:

A: No. A woman saw it lying on the ground while she was walking past.

B: So she gave it back to you then.

A: No, she called me up later that day.

B: How kind she was!

A: Yes, but I have to be more careful next time.