My father enjoys bike riding. Ever since I was little, I’ve always loved going biking with my dad.

_________, as I became a teenager, other things began to draw my_________. Suddenly, it was important to do things with_________. I saw my dad every evening at home. Why did I_________devote my Sundays to all day bike trips with him, too? If my indifference (冷漠) hurt him, my father kept_________, but he would always let me know when he was planning a bike trip_________I wanted to come.

It was a Sunday morning, and I was in low_________. Two of my friends had gone to the movies without inviting me. Just then my father_________my room. “It’s a beautiful day. Want to go for a_________, today, Beck?” “Leave me alone!” I impatiently__________.

Those were the last words I said to him before he left the house that__________.

Several hours later, the police called us, __________us that Dad had a traffic accident. My father’s injuries were serious. It took several days before he could__________speak. Beside his bed I held his hand gently, __________of hurting him.

“Daddy...I’m sorry...” “It’s okay, sweetheart. I’ll be okay.”

“No,” I said, “I__________what I said to you that day. You know, that morning?”

“Sweetheart, I don’t__________anything about that day. I remember kissing you good night the night before, though.” He __________a weak smile.

I felt regretful for my thoughtless remark, for I__________wanted him to leave me alone. My teacher once told me that__________have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the __________to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.

How often do you let other people’s nonsense (不理智) change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, impolite waiter, rude boss, or an insensitive employee _______ your day?

One day I was in a taxi and we headed _______ the airport. We were driving in the_______ lane when suddenly a black car drove out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver_______ hard on his brakes（刹车）, and at the very last moment our car stopped and _______ the other car by just inches！The driver of the other car, the guy who almost caused a big accident, looked around and started _______at us.

My taxi driver just_______and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was_______ , so I said, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!” This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call “The Law of the Garbage Truck”.

He said, “Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, _________and disappointment. As their garbage________up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they’ll dump it on________ . Don’t take it personally; just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Believe me. You’ll be________.”

So I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and________ it to other people at work, at home, or on the street? It was then that I said, “I don’t want their garbage and I’m not going to spread it anymore.”

Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with ________. The mark of your success is how quickly you can refocus on what’s ________ in your life. A study shows that________you remember bad things more often than good things in your life, you’ll think of bad things more ________ . So love the people who treat you right. Ignore the ones who don’t. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you________ it! If you follow “The Law of the Garbage Truck”, you take back control of your life. You make room for the good by ________go of the bad.

Have a Garbage-Free Day! Have a marvelous, garbage-free day! The seeds you plant today ________ the harvest you gain tomorrow.

Children enjoy helping others，especially if their parents do the same. When children’s basic needs are________，they’re willing to share almost anything they have with someone ________.

My daughter began to help others at an early age. When she was young，she helped me________her outgrown clothes and toys to charities. At that time，we were ________able to make ends meet._________.we used what little we had________to help others. I’m________that this act took my daughter’s focus off our own circumstances and created________in her for helping others. She always had food to eat and clothes to wear-she didn’t ________a lack in her life and so she was willing to________give anything she had.

As my daughter got older and had an allowance(零用钱)，she started contributing to charities of her________，spending her allowance on Christmas gifts or birthday presents. My daughter’s allowance is relatively ________，compared to sonic of her friends._________that doesn’t keep her from making a ________to people and organizations she wants to help.

Our family recently came up with a(n)_________for how we could work together to save up loose some money to help others. I’m forever picking up loose change around the house. So we decided to start a“Giving Jar”，where we could_______our spare change，and then as the_______arose，we would use it to help others. We already had more than $15. The "Giving Jar" has______us all to save more and it’s also a great conversation piece!

Don’t think you have a lot of______to give others a helping hand. Any amount，no matter how small.______the gift of a giving heart in your child.