Reggie was a normal boy, but he had been born deaf. He was well known to everyone in the town, and they were all _______ him. Unfortunately, though, he _______ seemed to end up being treated differently from everyone else. Children worried they would _______ him. Adults acted like he was unable to _______ them, as if he was a baby.

His friend Micheal didn’t like this. He decided that things had to be _______. Micheal’s father was the town’s mayor, and Micheal _______ to ask him to offer one day of the _________ to deaf people. During that whole day everyone would have to wear earplugs.

People liked the _______. The day became known _______ The Day of Silence, and when it arrived, everyone stuck plugs in their ________, in a spirit of great fun. That morning was filled with ________ and laughter. But as the hours passed, people became more and more aware of how ________life was when you couldn’t hear anything.

On that day nobody was thinking of Reggie as just a ________ person. This meant he could be ________ just like any other boy; people saw a whole new side of ________. Not only that, but Reggie had a bright and sharp mind. On that day, using his usual gestures(手势), Reggie was the one who could exchange ideas best with everyone. This ________ that people paid more attention to what he was saying, and they were ________ by his intelligence and his ability to find solutions to almost any problem. They ________ that he had always been like that, and that in normal life all Reggie needed was a little more time than others to ________. That was the only difference.

So on that day, Reggie’s true nature became known and it was on the day that everyone realized you have to give people a chance to show how ________ they are.

I was shopping in a supermarket last night when I saw a homeless woman with a trolley(手推车)full of all her things. She was sitting inside to keep ______ . I went up to her and tried to give her ______for something to eat. She wouldn’t _____ it. I said I wanted to help her_____ she said that if enough money was given to her that day and she had money was given to her that day and she had money on her, other homeless people would ______ it from her while she slept.

I ______ that I wanted to help her and asked if I could buy her something warm. ______, she said no. She thanked me and said how ______ she was that I had spoken to her and offered ______ . We introduced ourselves and she said that when I saw her the next time, she would ______ accept help.

I walked out into the cold winter ______ and gave the money to a homeless man who was freezing. I asked him his name, ______ I always want to know, and I told him mine. H appeared to have had a drinking or drug problem, but I was ______ that he accepted my help.

I had this ______ that stayed with me. I felt that I had been in the presence of someone really special earlier. I always ______ what it would be like to be in a homeless person’s shoes, I know how______ I am and how grateful I am for what I _______in my life.

I learned a valuable ______ from the lady I met: Not all ______ people will take money or help if they feel enough has been given to them that day. She was grateful for the day. I will make sure I _____ her again.

An 18-year-old student was struggling to pay his tuition fees. As an orphan, he didn’t know whom to ______ to for money. So he decided to host a musical concert at Standford University to ______ money for his education.

He reached out to the great ______, Ignacy Jan Paderewski. Paderewski ______ a fee of Us $2,000 for the piano concert. A deal was ______. And the boy began to ______ to make the concert a success.

The ______ day arrived. Paderewski performed at Standford University. But ______, the boy hadn’t managed to sell enough tickets. The total ______ was only US 1,600. Disappointed, he went to Paderewski and ______ his plight (困境). He gave Paderewski the entire US $ 1,600, plus a cheque for the ______ of US $4,00. The boy promised to ______ the money as soon as possible.

Paderewski tore up the cheque, ______ the US $1,600 and told the boy, “______ the money for your tuition fees, and just give me whatever is left.” The boy was very ______, and thanked him sincerely.

It was a small ______ of kindness. We all come across ______ like this in our lives. And most of us only think, “If I helped them, what would happen to me?” The truly ______ people would think, “If I don’t help them, what would happen to them? They don t do it ______ something in return. They do it because they feel it’s the ______ thing to do.