Once there was a very brilliant, creative and learned man. He gained much     _______while traveling throughout the world. Unfortunately he lost his legs and left arm in a traffic accident, leaving only a finger and thumb on his right hand. He became so _______that he was afraid he would spend his life ________ and would no longer be able to use his life in a(n)_______way.

One day, he remembered how he had always loved getting ______. He realized that he still had partial______of his right hand and could write with ______. Then, he had an idea. “Why not write to other people who need encouragement?”

He _____ where he could find those who could be encouraged if they read his letters. He thought of people in _____. Many of them had hope of regaining their ______ . Others would keep feeling depressed and remain put away for the rest of their lives. He decided that he must try to ______them. So he wrote to a prison ministry about sending letters to the prisoners. The prison minister replied that writing to the prisoners would be ______. However, it would be against prison rules for the prisoners to write back.

____with the intention, the man began sending _____ messages of God’s love, hope, strength, and encouragement. He wrote twice a week, testing his strength and ability to the _______. He poured his heart and soul into his words, _________ his experience, sense of humor, optimism, and faith.

It was difficult to write those letters, especially without hope of any ______. Frequently, he felt discouraged, wondering if anyone ______read his letters. However, this was his ______chance，so he determined to continue.

At last, he received a letter from the prison officer, which said, “Please write on the best paper you can afford. Your letters are passed from cell (牢房) to cell until they almost fall to ______!”

We all have unique experiences, abilities and talents. We can discover ways to reach others in need of encouragement and strength.

When Mercado dreamed of becoming a professional model,she surfed the Internet for someone with a physical disability in the modeling world.That was eight years ago,when disabled models were_________.Thus,her search_________________empty.

“I didn’t think it was a_________.That’s not because I wasn’t worthy of it,but because I didn’t see_______else like me out there.” However,Mercado,who was diagnosed with spastic muscular dystrophy（肌肉萎缩症）as a teen,has helped_______that reality because of not giving up.Last year,Mercado signed with IMG Models,the powerhouse agency that_________top supermodels,

“There’s_________been a problem with the team not getting what they need to get from me.There’s never been a(n)_________- ‘she has a disability,this is not going to work because the photos won’t look nice.’ ” She says.“If I’m a___________,a clothing company wants to display their clothes__________me.That’s all it should be.”

Her small body has more than a dozen surgical________and she felt both nervous and ex-cited when she decided last year to__________them for a lingerie（内衣） company.“__________I’m very outspoken with what I believe in.I’m very much of a__________person still at heart.But I wanted to__________a new challenge.”She liked________people that everyone can feel attractive in their own skin,“You shouldn’t be ashamed of your own____________.

In the meantime,she’s focused on using her blog to encourage those who want to follow her example.She ________________her success to confidence,faith and never__________.“I turned my weakness into my strength.I’m a(n)__________________that you can do what you want,because …” she pauses,“Just because! That’s it.You just can!”

One day, a vendor (小贩) came to our doorstep, selling vegetables at one dollar per bundle. My mom’s _________ was 50 cents, no more than that, but she _________to buy four bundles at that price. Politely declaring that she wouldn’t even_________ the cost at that price, the vendor walked away.

A moment later, however, she _________and shouted, “Make it 75 cents per bundle, and I will sell it to you.” Mom shook her head and _________ to her original 50 cents. _________ for a while, the vendor came back. The deal was _________at my mom’s bid. My mom paid the money. The vendor took it without even counting. As she _________, she swayed (摇晃) due to dizziness. My mom held her hands and asked whether she had had any _________in the morning. The vendor said, “No, I will buy some with today’s earnings.”

My mom asked her to sit down, __________ inside, came back swiftly with some food and drink. The vendor hungrily and __________, finished them all and left with gratitude.

I was __________. I asked my mom why she was so mean in bargaining for 50 cents but was __________in offering food of a much higher price. Mom smiled, saying “There is no kindness in business, but my treating the vendor kindly is from my morality, which is different from __________. Remember, there shall __________be any business in kindness.”