— But two years ago he thought_______.

—Oh，I forgot to pay.You see，I'm terribly sick，but I ______ to.

    A woman in a（n）1suit stepped in．"Hi, Libby．" she said．Wow, what a 2! The first time she came to the cafe two years ago, she had no money to pay. 3many customers, she volunteered to wash dishes and 4. Look at her now: confident and hopeful. Wasn't this what we'd hoped for?

    In 2003, we'd 5this crazy dream: start a restaurant with a donation box instead of a cash register（收款台). Right away we hit hurdles（阻碍) " There is no such thing as a 6 lunch," one potential landlord（房东）sniffed. I met brokers, bankers and suppliers, only to watch them 7, shaking their heads. No bank would lend us the money to open a restaurant with no 8. The only fund we could get was our individual retirement account. 9we rented space from a landlord on Colfax Street．We put flyers (传单) around the neighborhood, asked friends to 10 the word, and held our breath．

    Word traveled fast, 11stories in the papers and on TV. Soon we had more than 50customers a day．A few ate without paying or 12 an hour of work. But most gave what they could, 13it was just a dollar. Those with money gave, and then more．One of our customers left a 14for 500 dollars. Another bought 1000 dollars in gift certificates.  15another donated a truck so we could transport 16from suppliers．

    People came here partly for what our cafe17 —SAME: So A11 May Eat, We 18everyone with dignity (尊严). We hoped to develop a sense of community---so that we might19 one another. The woman in business suit was one of them. Our20 to open the cafe was worth it.

— Sub-health may partially ______ it.

假如你是交换生李明，正在美国一所高中学习。近日你在学校网站上看到学校篮球体育俱乐部要招收一名成员的消息。要求如下：

1). 爱好并擅长篮球；

2). 英语流利；

3). 有一定的比赛经历。

请根据以上要点给俱乐部负责人Mr. Brown写封信，表达你想加入该俱乐部的愿望。

注意：

1). 词数：100词左右

2). 行文连贯，不可逐字翻译。

Dear Mr. Brown,

    I am learning English painting in our school as an exchange student from China. Recently I read from a notice on our school website that ……

Yours,

Li Ming