Children always like to play together. A group of boys went out to play on ________ sunny day and they found a big tree. “How tall it is! It will be exciting to climb to the top!” a boy said.

Then they stood around the tree and decided ________ a game to see who could climb to the top of it ________. Their mothers sat not far away and they were watching their children while enjoying the sunshine.

One of the climbers was an 8-year-old boy named Daniel. He wasn’t as ________ as other boys. Actually, he was the shortest kid in the group. Nobody thought ________ would win. Then the game started. All of the ________ tried their best to climb as quickly as they could. To everyone’s surprise, ________ Daniel climbed slower than others in the beginning, he reached the top first in the end.

Daniel’s mother was very proud ________ him after the game. She said to Daniel, “My boy, you really surprised me. I wonder how you made it.”

“It was easy,” Daniel said. “The other children kept looking down as they were climbing. When they realized how high they were, they were afraid of falling off the tree. I, however, ________ only up. I climbed fast because I wasn’t afraid. I kept going higher and higher until I got to the top.”

It is true in life that if we just keep ________ forward without looking back, we can succeed.

One day, a teacher came into her classroom. She gave her students ________ small test. The teacher ________ out the test paper. The students were surprised ________ that there were no questions on the paper, but only a black dot (点) in the center of it. The teacher said, “I just want you to write down what you see on this paper.”

The students did as the teacher said. At the end of the class, the teacher read their answers ________. While the teacher ________, the class was silent. “Each of you tried to describe the black dot—its size and its color on the paper,” she explained. “Yet, I want you to think about something. All of you focused on (关注) the black dot on this test paper and wrote about it, ________ no one wrote about the white area around the dot.”

“Imagine that this paper represents (代表) your life. The white area represents all of your life experiences, and the black dot just represents the bad things you ________ through since you were born. Life gives us many good things like the most exciting moment and ________ time in your life. And yet we focus too much on the problems and difficulties.”

“From now ________, don’t just focus on the black dots in your life. Remind ________ how lucky you are sometimes.”

It is a long time since the story happened to me! And it is an unforgettable experience for me. ___________ a cold winter afternoon, I was walking home from a supermarket. My shopping bags were so heavy _________ I decided to stop to have a rest in the park. I walked towards the gate of the park. Then I noticed a man walking out of the restaurant in front of me. He _________ a paper bag in his hand. He walked to a nearby dustbin and started looking through it.

Seeing this, I suddenly felt sad. ___________ poor man he was! I knew the man would take all that he could get, _________ I went up to him and gave him some fruit. The man, with wrinkles (皱纹) on his face, looked up in surprise and took what I gave him.

A big smile appeared on his face and I felt very _______. Then he said “Wow! First someone gave me this sandwich, then this drink, and now some delicious fruit. This is my daughter’s lucky day. I am sure _________ she will be very happy. Thank you, boy!” Then he went away, singing a song happily.

Just then, I understood what the saying “Giving is getting” really meant. Everyone in the world needs help, everyone can _________ help and everyone will be helped to showing kindness. Giving sometimes doesn’t cost much, but it means a lot to the people _________ you help. The man’s happiness at the moment comes into __________ mind every time I have the chance to help others.