Sanford Greenberg was once a lucky guy. A poor kid from Buffalo, New York, he was _______ into Columbia University on a full scholarship(奖学金) and had a great _______, Arthur Garfunkel. But in his third year of college, Greenberg’s _______ changed-he was going blind. He was so _______ that he refused to see anyone from college. But Garfunkel went up to Buffalo, _______ Greenberg to go back to Columbia and offered to be his _______.

Greenberg returned to campus. Garfunkel and two other roommates read textbooks to him, taking time out from their own studies, and Greenberg _______ scoring straight A’s._______, he was afraid of getting around alone and relied on his friends to help him.

Then，one afternoon, Greenberg and Garfunkel went to Midtown Manhattan. When it was time for Greenberg to _______, Garfunkel said he had a date and couldn’t ________ him. Greenberg panicked. They argued, and Garfunkel walked off, leaving Greenberg ________ in Grand Central Terminal. Greenberg stumbled(跌跌撞撞地走) through the rush-hour crowd. He ________ a shuttle train west to Times Square, then changed to an uptown train. Four miles later, he ________ at the Columbia University stop. At the university's gate，someone ________ him.

“Oops, excuse me, sir.” Greenberg ________ the voice. It was Garfunkel’s. Greenberg’s first ________ was anger, but in the next second, he realized what he had just ________ ─and realized, too, who had made it possible. “It was one of the most brilliant ________ ." Greenberg says. “Garfunkel had been with me the whole way.”

After graduation, Greenberg became a successful inventor and businessman. Blindness doesn’t make Greenberg fail to enjoy the ________ of life. “You are talking,” he always says, “to the ________ man in the world.”

Many people still remember the magic of Father Christmas from when they were children. As parents, they try to keep that_________alive for their children for as long as they can.

That is why Letters from Father Christmas could be the_________book for those who regard Christmas as a special time of year. The man who wrote these letters is one of the most famous names in English literature—J. R. R.Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings. The letters were Tolkien’s _________of keeping Father Christmas alive for children,_________a period of more than twenty years.

Every Christmas, a(n)________ with a North Pole stamp arrived. It was _______ to Tolkien’s children.     _______could it be from? The children must have been very excited as they opened it. Inside, they would find a handwritten letter from Father Christmas. The letters were also beautifully________一each must have taken its true author,Tolkien, a long time to complete.

The letters told wonderful stories about Father Christmases life and adventures at the North Pole. A regular ________in the letters was Polar Bear, who once climbed the North Pole and fell________the roof of Father Christmas’s house. In another letter, Father Christmas_________about how he could not stop his helpers playing games with the toys________wrapping them up. Interestingly, the letters did not________the usual warnings to children that they might not receive their presents if they were not good. The letters did, however, change _________Tolkien’s children got older：...but if you find that not ________of the things you asked for have come, and not perhaps quite as many as sometimes, remember that this Christmas all over the world there are a _________number of poor and _________people.

Letters from Father Christmas tells us that as well as enjoying the________of Father Christmas, Polar Bear and other characters at the North Pole, we can all share the true spirit of_________at Christmas time. By expressing love for his children in such a special way, Tolkien may indeed have been the_________father Christmas.

We know children should grow up, knowing the right sense of values. Here is a good example to teach them a good lesson.

One day, a young man who was dressed poorly begged________door to door along the street. ________an old wallet in hand, he was asking for a few coins to buy something to eat. He kept complaining about his bad_________and kept wondering why those who had so much money were never ________ and were always desiring more.

“As_______as I’m concerned, if I had only enough to fill my stomach and to wear, I would not want anything more."

Just at that moment Goddess Fortune noticed the beggar among the crowd and got close to him, greeting, “Hi, young man, I have wished to ________ you for a long time. If you open your wallet, I will pour my gold into it. But keep in mind that I will do that only on this ________: All that falls into the wallet will be pure gold belonging to you; but every piece falling upon the ground________become dirt, worth nothing. Are you clear?”

“I see. Now I’m ready.” said the beggar with confidence.

“Then you should ________! It’s obvious that your wallet is a ________one, so don’t load it too heavily,” said the Goddess Fortune.

The excited beggar could hardly ________to have gold. He quickly opened his wallet, and a ________ of yellow coins was poured into it. The wallet became heavier and heavier.

“Is that enough? Isn’t it cracking? Will your wallet strong enough for more?” warned the Goddess.

“Never________. It’s still strong enough now” replied the beggar confidently.

The wallet was filled with________many coins that the beggar’s hands began to shake. “Ah, if only the golden stream would ________ forever! Just a little more,” said the beggar, “_______ just a handful or two.”

“There! It’s full. The wallet will ________.” reminded the Goddess again, but the beggar insisted _______, “I know it will hold a little more, just a little more!” One more piece was added and the wallet split. The ________ fell upon the ground and became dust. The greedy beggar had now ________ but his broken wallet.