Despite the weather or he distance,Paul Wilson will make sure low-income students in his neighborhood arrive at their college classes on time.

A retired engineer,76-year-old Wilson has been __ free rides to college students for the past eight years.Since he first started __ his car to the young people,Wilson has __ an astonishing 64,000 miles,and has had countless pleasant and often humorous __ with the students he transports to and from school.The students who he's __ have gone on to become physicians,teachers and engineers,but what they've also got out of their tie in school is finding a role model and a friend in Wilson.

Tina Stern ___rides from Wilson for all her four years in college,and the trips meant much more to her than just free __."It's not just a ride;you're not just sitting there in ___silence or with your headphones on."Stern said."He asks you questions and actually remembers the answers,so the next time you ride with him,he'll __ those things.”

Wilson often goes __ to ensure the welfare and safety of the students.If they have problems with registration,Wilson is there to __ them.If they run out of certain daily necessities,Wilson will drive to the nearest store and purchase what's needed.If a student gets hungry on the long drives to and from school, Wilson never ___to buy them a meal.

For many students,Wilson's help is not only appreciated,it's also necessary.Some students don't have a reliable car,while others have to share vehicles with parents who work six days a week.For them,riding with Wilson has __ them to complete their education-but according to Wilson,he benefits just as much from the __."I just love driving and I love these kids,"Wilson said.“It's such a(n) __ to be a part of these kids' lives,even just for a few hours,getting to know them and hearing their stories."

It was very cold last Friday. The _________ was about to come in around 15 minutes. Most of the time I’m OK _________ but not this day. So I went to a store and bought something _________ to drink and then came back to the station. There stood a girl, looking very _________ and shivering (颤抖) because of the cold weather. I gave her one cocoa can and we had a little _________ while warming our hands.

She said that she was nervous about an exam and was afraid that she would _________. I told her some encouraging words as well as funny jokes to make her _________. She seemed to be happy again and said she wished to see me again. I _________, nodding yes. The bus had already arrived and I had to _________ in a hurry.

We may __________ see each other again. But I’m __________ to her for saying “Wish I could meet you again”, words that are not easy to say. It needs __________ to accept an offering from a stranger and to show an open heart. In today’s world, people are usually very __________ with strangers. What’s more, they seldom __________ each other.

That young girl gave me a memory and a reason to send wishes of good luck to the kids full of __________.

Lisa winked(眨眼) as she placed a warm blanket in my arms. It was a particularly_______evening in this small Italian mountain village.

Her _______ was the first knock on the door of my temporary(临时的) home in Campania, from my closest _______, a housedress-wearing woman in her 80s with a lovable smile. But there was one _______: Lisa spoke little English and my Italian was very limited(有限的).

I tried very hard to _______ my Italian, but my long hours of studying _______ produced less than 60 seconds of results in the living room. In _______ sentences we talked about the weather and how I liked the village. She also _______ me photos of her family. But she spoke too _______ for me to follow. Although Lisa and I spoke ________ languages, we found ways to ________. One afternoon when she saw me ________ laundry, she shook her finger at me and pointed at the sun. I was ________ until the sun went down and I got wet clothes back into the house. After that, every time we hung laundry, one finger shake and I never again got wet clothes at the end of the day. When it was time to ________, I woke early to take the train. The village was ________. But Lisa broke the silence, calling out from her balcony. I couldn’t understand every word, but I got the main idea: Italiano, Italiano!