In the 1950s, a female swimming athlete set a goal for herself. She decided _______ across the English Channel before she retired. If she could make it, she _______ be the first person in the world who did it.

On that day, she jumped into the sea _______ any hesitation and swam towards the opposite bank. In the journey, she faced heavy fog, heavy rain and heavy waves. _______ she was very tired, she carried on swimming. But in the end, she gave up. And what she didn’t know at the moment she gave up was that the opposite bank was only 1 mile away. Later people asked her about the reason. And she said,“The reason why I gave up is that I could not see the destination _______ I was so close to.”

Too many _______ stories have been lecturing（告诫）us about courage and persistence（坚持）. But they never told us _______ courage and persistence.

You can have courage only when you know where your goal is. You can manage to persist only when you know where your goal is, and prepare yourself _______ mentally（心理上）.

Courage and persistence never fall from the sky. They come from weighing between input and output.

A life without goals is like _______ ship without a compass. It goes nowhere. ________ no courage or persistence in a life without goals.

The woman said, “I just want you ______ me the box. It’s how my daughter and I survive.” “______ it’s just rubbish,”said Andy.

“One person’s rubbish is ______ person’s treasure,” the woman said, reaching out her hand,“ ______ I have it?”

“ ______ you want it, just take it out of the rubbish bin by ______ ,” Andy replied impolitely. Then he threw the box and walked towards his mother’s car. The woman didn’t say ______ and took the box.

Andy told his mother about the dirty woman. His mother said ______ a soft voice,“Andy, not everyone has good luck. Your father ______ us when you were two years old. We lived ______ hard life. I couldn’t find a job, so we had to live on the streets. One day, I met a lady and she advised me ______ money by recycling boxes. I followed her suggestion and our life changed after that.”

Hearing this, Andy got out of the car and rushed to the lady. “I am sorry for ______ I did. You’re right.” Then his mother came over and was surprised to find the woman was just the lady ______ helped them out of trouble a few years ago. She said to the woman with joy, “You did so much for us. It’s my turn ______ you. I would like you and your daughter to come and stay with us.” The girl and her mother were moved to tears.

There are always some people who give us unexpected warmth. So wherever we are, be kind to people around us.

One night, a man went to rob(盗窃) a house. The robber found _______ fine clothes in the house, When he left, _______ old man came in. The old man didn’t say _______ and helped him carry the clothes. “He must be a robber, _______.” the man thought. The clothes were heavy. The old man got tired soon. The robber was very angry _______ him. When they got to the robber’s house, the robber gave the old man some of the clothes and asked him _______ away. The old man gave the clothes back to the robber. He said, “These clothes are mine. You must be very poor, _______ you robbed my house. Please keep all the clothes.

If you want more, you _______ come and see me again.” The robber was very _______ that the old man was so kind. He thanked the old man very much. And he told the old man he was very sorry too.

After that, the robber became a new man. He stopped ________ bad things. He worked hard and lived a good life.