I owned a book publishing company for many years. One day in 1997, I was ______ by an article in newspaper that ______ the topic of graffiti(涂鸦). “Random Acts of Kindness”. Then I determined to ______ a book of people’s stories about kindness. At that time, there were no books of ______ stories, so I was worried the book would not be ______. So in a moment of ______, I stuck a marketing label on the back cover of the book that ______, “Join the Kindness Revolution!” I thought it might ______ people to open the book.

Obviously, it ______ because millions of people bought the book and over 20, 000 of them wrote us letter ______ to join the Kindness Revolution. One thing was immediately ______: You really have no choice when so many people are opening their ______ and want to do something.

Later, I appeared on over 600 ______ and they were almost a(an)______ of the same thing. Every time, I would tell a ______ from the book then ask listeners to call our hotline and share theirs. In the process, I was ______ to hear thousands of different stories. It is almost impossible for me to ______ what that experience was like because each story was a powerful jewel of link between two people who had ______ nothing in common except they were both people.

It had a deep influence on my life. And I would say that the single most important thing we can do is to truly ______ others. That small act opens the door of all ______.

During his last day as a barista(咖啡馆服务员), Jason took orders and handed customers their coffee as usual. But then, a couple walked in and made a special _________: Could Jason sing for them? Gianluca and his wife, Kaylan were from Italy, and they had _________ from Jason before.

“Jason had previously noticed my husband’s accent and mentioned that he studied _________ in Italy. My husband was _________ at how good his Italian is and he loves opera, so he asked him to _________! We were impressed by his _________,” Kaylan said.

This time, Kaylan _________ the 28-year-old’s beautiful voice and shared it with the world. Her video _________ quickly, and thousands couldn’t get enough of the singing barista! Jason’s dream came true. In fact, he’d spent years training his _________ and hoping for a big break.

“My ____________ is to be a soloist(独唱者）at major opera houses across the globe,” Jason said.

Now, he is supporting himself by working for Starbucks and Grotto Pizza, where he’s known to ____________ his talent as well. And the extremely positive ____________ has raised the young man’s hopes.

“I hope the ____________ that people get from watching my video will be a reminder that the arts are a(n)____________need, not a luxury(奢侈品）.

While Jason’s wonderful Starbucks performances are ____________ soon, you can hear him in Opera Delaware’s Spring Festival! It won’t be long before he stuns(给人以深刻印象)audiences on stages around the world.

As a music teacher, I have always known that music touches the soul. I would like to _________ a story about it.

For a few years I was _________ with the opportunity to teach disabled students. One of my most _________ students was a five­ years- old girl called Vanessa, who had difficulty walking, and could not speak. We _________ sat on the floor for our music lessons and Vanessa liked to _________ on my lap. One of her favorite songs was John the Rabbit. It was a call and response song where I sang the call and the students _________ twice while singing the repeating phrase, “Oh, yes!” Vanessa liked to put her hands together with mine and clap with me. We   performed that song during every class, Vanessa and I clapping together. But she _________ said or sang a word.

One day, when the song was finished, Vanessa turned around, _________ me in the eye, clapped her tiny hands twice and said the words “Oh, yes!” I opened my mouth in _________. Through music, we had made an awesome connection.

Several years later, I met Vanessa on the street in town. She waved with a big __________ on her face and then clapped her hands twice, imitating the song we had __________ so many times in our music class. The little girl, through her __________ with music, left an impression on me that will last forever. Every child has the __________ to learn and grow. It is up to us to __________ the way to reach each and every one of our students. We all must find each child’s __________ .