One day, a man who owned a boat asked a painter to paint the boat for him. The painter brought with him paint and ______ and began to paint the boat bright yellow, as the owner asked him. While painting, he ______ there was a hole in the boat and decided to ______ it immediately. When he finished painting, he received his ______ and left.

The next day, the owner of the boat suddenly came to the painter’s home and ______ him with a nice check (支票), much ______ than the payment for painting, the painter was ______. “You’ve already paid me for painting the boat!” he said.

“In fact, this is not for the paint ______. It’s for having repaired the hole in the boat.”

“But it was such a(n)______ service. Certainly it’s not worth ______ me such a high amount for something so unimportant！”

“My dear friend, you do not understand how ______ I am to you for your kind behaviour. Now let me tell you what ______. When I asked you to paint the boat, I ______ to mention about the hole. When the boat dried, my kids took the boat and ______ a fishing trip. They did not know that there was a ______ in the boat. I happened to be outside at that time. When I returned and noticed they had taken the boat, I was ______ because I remembered that the boat had a hole. Imagine my ______ and joy when I saw them returning from fishing.”

“Then, I ______ the boat and found that you had repaired the hole! You see, now, what you did? You saved my children! I do not have enough money to pay your ‘small’ good deed.”

In our daily life, we often consider it our duty to complete our own job without giving a second thought to extra work. Actually, each of us has a moral duty to offer help, wipe tears, listen carefully and repair all the “holes” we ______ in our life journey, because a small act will make a big ______ to others in the future.

My kids and I were heading into the supermarket over the weekend. On the way ,we spotted a man holding a piece of paper that said, “ _______ my job. Family to Feed.”

At this store, a _______ like this is not normal. My 10-year-old noticed him and make a comment ( 评论) on how bad it must be to have to stand _________ in the cold wind.

In the store, I asked each of my kids to _______ something they thought our “friend” there would appreciate. They got apples, a sandwich and a bottle of juice. Then my 17-year-old suggested giving him a _________. I thought about it. We were _______ on cash ourselves, but… well, sometimes _______ from our need instead of our abundance is just what we need to do! All the kids   declared something they could do away with for the week.

When we handed him the bag of _______, he lit up and thanked us with _______ eyes. When I handed him the gift card, saying he could use it for __________his family might need, he burst into tears.

This has been a wonderful ________ for our family. For days the kids have been looking for others we can ________! Things would have played out so ________ if I had simply said, “No, we really don’t have money to give more.” Stepping out not only helped a brother in ________, it also gave my kids the ________ taste of helping others. It’ll go a long way with them.

My husband came out into the front yard, where I was_______his clothes.“Is the dryer broken?” he asked.“There's nothing wrong with it, but it costs money to_______and it is bad for the environment,”I said.

I _______this recently while traveling in Italy, where clotheslines are everywhere.“Try to think of it as an art exhibition ,”I said.“I doubt if our_______will consider it to be art, ”he said. He had a point . Americans have a reputation for being anti-clothesline. No one else has a clothesline in my neighborhood.

After a week of_______the laundry in the front yard, I was_______that none of my neighbors even mentioned my clothesline. I_______a particularly artistic photo of a T-shirt online, which looked as if one sleeve were waving hello. Afterward, I received plenty of_______comments such as “beautiful” or “lovely”. A few days later, I asked one of my neighbors about her opinion of front yard clotheslines.“Well, do you have a_______?”she asked. "Yes,” I replied.“Why not move them behind your house?” she added.

What do experts have to say on the topic? I________Anne Lawrence, a clothesline expert in Michigan, who speaks regularly to schoolchildren about the importance of keeping the practice________.“How do you feel about a front yard clothesline?” I asked her.“It is considered a bit________because people can't avoid seeing it,” she admitted.“It would be better if you had a backyard.”

After I got off the phone with Ms. Lawrence, I________the front yard line with a longer one in back, offering more________for artistic freedom. I could have a colorful laundry display with an army of my pink, yellow and white socks marching in a row. When the sun hits just right, what a(n)________scene it would be!