One day, Sue argued with her mother. She left home without saying a word. _________ she left in a hurry, she didn’t take any money.

When she saw a noodle shop, she suddenly felt _________. The shop owner saw her standing outside and asked her if she would like a bowl of noodles. She nodded but then she said that she didn’t have money.

“Don’t worry. I’ll _________ you,” the shop owner said. A few minutes later, he brought _________ a bowl of noodles. Sue cried.

“What’s wrong?” the shop owner asked.

“I am touched by your kindness. Even a _________ can give me a bowl of noodles, but my mother often argues with me. I hate her!”

“Girl, why do you think so? Think again. I _________ gave you a bowl of noodles and you were touched. Your mother has raised you since you were born. Why aren’t you grateful (感激的)?”

Sue was surprised after _________ that.

On the way home, Sue thought over. She stopped in front of the door and saw her _________ worried and tired after looking for her everywhere. When she saw Sue come back home, she was overjoyed. “Are you hungry? I cooked supper. Come to _________ while it is still hot.”

Sue couldn’t control herself. She cried and hugged her mother.

In our life, it is __________ for us to appreciate the small actions of strangers. But for the relatives, especially our parents, we see their sacrifices (牺牲) as a matter of course.

Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need _______.” his father said.“But if you don’t work hard, no fortune will come.”

What made him sad was _______ his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. “You have no talent. You will never be a pianist.” _______ a nine-year-old boy, Lang Lang was badly_______. He decided that he didn’t want to be a _______ any more. For the next two weeks, he didn’t touch the piano. _______, his father didn’t push, but waited.

Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to _______ some holiday songs. He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he _______ that he could show others that he had talent _______.That day he told his father ________ he had been waiting to hear — that he wanted to study with a new teacher. ________ that point on, everything turned around!

He started ________ competitions. In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition, when it was ________ that Lang Lang had won, he was too ________ to hold back his tears. Soon ________ was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever — he had to play on the world big ________. In 1997 Lang Lang ________ again, this time to Philadelphia, U.S. There he spent two years practicing, and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his ________ performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs (特邀演出) in Lincoln’s Center and Carnegie Hall started ________. Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots him, and lets him________.

My parents went bankrupt (破产) when I was seven years old. I went from a kid who got everything he asked for to one _________ having nowhere to stay. This change was as_________ for my parents as it was for me. But I wasn’t used to hearing “no” so I _________ asking.

When asked what I wanted for my birthday, I said I wanted a video gaming system. I didn’t know it was _________. All I knew was that my friends _________ them and that I wanted one too.

On my birthday, I _________ started opening my present,believing I would get what I _________. But I didn’t. My mom could tell my_________ and she started crying. I gave her a _________ that was bigger than ever. Her tears __________ me that she was working so hard and that she couldn’t __________ to give me anything I didn’t need.

From then on I learned to __________ the things I had. When I wanted a new iPod, I had to work to buy it. I got a __________ job and after working for a month every day after school,

I saved up enough __________ to buy it.The feeling of having __________ something is one of the best feelings in the world.