She was six years old when I first met her on the beach near where I live.She was building something and ______， her eyes as blue as the sea.

“Hello，” she said.

I answered with a ______.

“I'm building，” she said.

“I see that.” I answered, not ______.I walked on.

“Come again，” she called.“We'll have a______ day.”

The days and weeks that ______ were dull.The sun was ______ one morning and I went to the beach.I had forgotten the child and was surprised when she ______.

We talked as we walked along the beach, but my ______ was on other things.When I ______ for home, Wendy said it had been a happy day.I felt ______ better.

Three weeks later, I went to the beach and ______ her again.She seemed unusually pale and out of ______.

A month or so after that, when I went to the beach, she wasn't there.I went to the cottage and knocked at the door.A ______ looking young woman opened the door.

“Hello，” I said.I'm Robert Peterson.I missed your little girl today and ______ where she was.

“Wendy died last week, Mr.Peterson.She had leukemia (白血病)．Maybe she didn't tell you.She loved this beach.She seemed so much better here and had a lot of what she ______ happy days.She left something for you.”

She ______ me an envelope.Inside was a ______ with a yellow beach and a blue sea.Underneath (底部) was six ______：A BEACH TO BRING YOU JOY.

Tears in eyes, I took Wendy's mother in my ______. “I'm so sorry, I'm sorry，” we wept together.

The little picture is framed (加框)now and ______ in my room.It means courage and love to me.

Saul and Keon have never felt bored with a day of work picking up trash in Miami Beach. They were especially ______ when they were covering their route this week as a beautiful ______ awaited them. When their   huge truck rolled down the street into the North Bay Road community, they found most residents (居民) lining the street with signs and balloons, all to ______ say “we love you”.

Jennifer Elegant wanted to show her family’s appreciation ______ she organized the socially-distancing surprise “thank you” ______ to honor the workers. Even the Miami Beach mayor, Dan Gelber showed up to ______ the two heroes-because Saul Scruggs and Keon Richardson do so much more than ______ trash. “They bring incredible energy to the ______ neighborhood,” Jennifer said. “In a word, they spread ______.”

What is ______ about the two men is the positive energy that they bring with them. They always have ______ on their faces and never ______ a chance to say hello and ______ someone’s day. They also go out of their way to help others and ______ nothing in return. One day, Saul spent 45 minutes helping a neighbor dig through her trash to ______ her lost wedding ring. He also waited for over an hour with another ______ who was having heart problems and needed a(n)______.

Jennifer has had “meaningful discussions” with the amazing workers about their inspiring levels of happiness and often shares their ______ with her students. “Every day we are ______ by heroes who bring us inspiration but too often we are unable to ______ these great people. I want Saul and Keon to know that we are thankful.”

As a young boy my family was very poor. I would often help do something for the neighbors to_______a little pocket money.

One day I_______at the door of an elderly woman and asked_______ she needed me to clean the yard. She asked why I was not in_______ and I showed her my worn _______ , which no longer kept me warm. She _______me to work in the yard. When I finished, she looked at me and said, “I suppose you want to be _______now.” She then_______a jar filled with dollar bills and said, “I’m glad you’ve done a _______job today but that is not something you should be doing again. I want you to ________new clothes and get back to school. I also want you to come back to ________me with your report card, and I will ________you when I see you have worked hard and got some good marks. Now________your little hands and take out as much________as you can.”

I put my hands in the jar and grabbed (抓住) so much money that it was ________for me to buy what I ________needed. Later, I returned several times to see the woman and she did just as she ________.She looked at my report card and gave me a handful of dollars and some delicious food every time I ________her that I had an “A”.

I was twelve years old when I moved from that neighborhood. I will never forget the big ________ this wonderful lady made to my life with her ________. This is something I hope to do myself in this lifetime over and over again.