I believe unexpected friendly conversation with strangers can make an extraordinary ___________ to our lives. I learned this life-changing experience during my second year of college when I worked as a part-time ___________ in Chicago. Growing up, I was used to ___________ such as "Don't talk to strangers" and "Mind your own business". Therefore, I spent most of my time at work engaging(参与) in as ___________ "real" conversation as possible, except taking orders and occasional weather chat. ___________, I never started a chat on a three-hour plane flight or knew the name of the woman that I ___________ the train with every day. But the process finally ended.

One night, a little old man came in and sat in my section. I took his order and went on my way. But then I noticed that he came in week after week and always sat at one of my ___________. Slowly, I began to know my 48. ___________ guest. His name was Mr Rogers, but he insisted that I call him Don. His wife and he had gone to dinner and a movie every Saturday. After his wife died, he ___________ this tradition alone. Gradually, I began to sit and chat with him about anything, from his family to my ____________ : going to college and a bright future.

About four months after meeting him, I received a call from a nurse at Chicago Mercy Hospital telling me that Don was ____________ complications(并发症) from an emergency(突发情况) operation. "Mr Rogers wishes to see you so much," she said. Immediately I drove to the hospital. When I arrived, the first thing he did was thank me for my "great help". I was ____________ to hear what he said ____________. Then I remembered giving him the number of a doctor I knew ____________ his chest pains.

After meeting with Don, I learned that friendship can develop between strangers. My life became ____________ because of the warm conversation with him. I found myself talking long with more and more customers and time spent in the restaurant going faster than before!

A lot of people fear getting old, because ageing is often connected with loneliness. But Terry, 75, in Green Bay, knows _________ what to do to keep sadness from seeping (浸入) into his _________.

Terry, an animal lover whose heart has a very _________ spot for cats, frequently visits the animal shelter in Green Bay to hold the _________ cats close and take a short sleep with them!

The charming _________ of the old man taking a short sleep while surrounded with cats _________ the workers. It was such a _________ picture that the workers always found themselves taking _________ of Terry and all the cats and posted them on the Facebook page.

_________, one photo with the cat, Lois, appealed to the followers of the page and ____________ over 47,000 likes and about 25,000 shares! In fact, in less than a day, Lois was ____________ by a new family!

Terry has become popular on the Internet. But more than the ____________, the old man is very happy to know that his love for cats is bringing a lot of help to the animal shelter by ____________ a lot of people to donate to the shelter.

Terry is happy, the ____________ behind which is not difficult to understand. His story just goes to show how a small deed can make a big ____________.