People become colder and colder toward what’s happening. So many people shown non-caring attitudes towards the people in need nowadays. But I was pleasantly surprised to see a (n) ________ act right in front of me in a busy crossroads.

We were waiting in our car for the traffic light to turn green when I saw a young man’s bicycle tip (倾斜) and then ________ against the sidewalk. The ________ boxes and other things fell to the ground together with the bicycle. Though most of the full boxes were tied to the bicycle, he struggled to stand and pull the bicycle, clearly unable to ________ the whole weight on his own. Since it was a busy road he ________, hoping for some help.

I wanted someone to give him a hand, but without much hope. I was ________ what would happen next when two men came out of their car which was first in line, waiting at the traffic lights and closest to the ________ of the accident.

A woman crossing the road was already there, trying to help the young man. ________ she was a kind-hearted woman. Seeing the two men coming, she moved aside. These two big strong men ________ the bicycle with its heavy load and put it up straight. By then, three more passers-by ________ and, along with the woman, ________ the different things from the road and helped reload the bicycle again.

The traffic light had turned ________ but there was no honking (鸣笛) from any of the traffic waiting in the ________. The two helpful drivers ________ quickly to their car and the patiently waiting traffic moved forward at ease.

This ________   scene on a very busy road in our big city made me feel surprised and thankful for such helpful citizens.

John Clark was a postman. He was fond of dogs. However, when he was delivering letters (送信), he found that ________ dogs were his friends. One particular (特别的) dog called ________, who lived at No. 108 Turner Road, was one of John’s ________. Whenever John came near his ________ house, Spot would not lie in and ________ out on John, barking (狗吠) and trying to ________ his ankles(脚踝).

After a heavy snow ________ was freezing (结冰) that morning. The road was covered with ________. John was afraid of ________ down, so he ________ his bike and walked with ________ steps. Unfortunately (不幸地), John slipped(滑倒) on a patch of ice, which was opposite to No. 108 Turner Road. Spot ________ this as John together with his bike made such a big noise. Spot jumped onto John’s ________ and tried to bite his neck. Quick as a flash, John, ________ hands were full of letters, bit ________ on the leg.

John Clark said later, “It was the ________ thing I could do. I don’t approve of (赞成) ________ to animals, but that dog ________ had it coming. Since that day I’ve had no ________ at No. 108. Spot always hides round the ________ of the house when he hears me coming.”

Nine years ago, I moved to an absolutely new town. ________ as I was, with various new things to explore, I was still lonely. I was desperate to establish ________.

This could explain my enthusiastic “Count me in!” when ________ to participate in a half marathon. Considering my usual 3 miles, I must have been ________—13 miles seemed a(n) ________ task.

However, the initial ________ gradually faded away. I found comfort in burying myself in training. Though taking it slow, one mile, and then two, I gradually made ________. Mile after mile, I managed to step beside my new friends. We talked about our favorite music and ________ funny stories about our children. At about mile 10, the conversations ________. We shared our past and hopes for our future, our fears and regrets. By the time we were running 12-mile legs, it was ________ that I’d made lifelong friends.

________, the day of the race arrived. At the start line, armed with my friends, I already felt like a champion. My time training had ________. I managed to hold a steady pace and kept up with my ________. Finally, we crossed the finish line together.

Although it started as a ________ of building social ties, running not only provided me with friendship, but with a beneficial skill that would ________ me the rest of my life.