“Joanna, love is simple. You don’t have to do much to make others happy.” That was what my ________ told me when I was a kid. But I didn’t fully understand it until last year. My friend Carly told me about her fantastic trip to a small town called Gary. I ________ to go there, too. When I told my parents about my thought, they didn’t ________ at first. They said I didn’t know much about the place. They worried about my ________ there. After I explained my plan to them in detail(详细地), they ________ said yes.

When our group arrived in Gary, I ________ the town was so different from where I lived. There were few stores or restaurants in the town, so you would be ________ enough to find a place to buy food or drinks. Houses were built on small hills and ________ of them had broken doors or windows. My job was to help the local people to ________ their houses. The work days were long and hot, ________ it was really good to see the houses taking on a new look day by day.

The kids there were also different. They seemed to enjoy every moment in life though they were poor. The small things could make them ________. I couldn’t find words to describe their joy when they received an ice-cream, a ball or ________ a hug. The community was like a big family. Everyone knew each other and was ready to ________ help.

________ a wonderful experience I had in Gary! I truly learned the ________ of what my mother said. You don’t need to do much to make a difference to others’ lives.

That day, the bathroom door heavily shut behind me. Then there came my little brother’s loud _______ .

Oh, my god! The door had slammed on his finger! Now he asked me to take his fingernail back. Without thinking, I rushed into the bathroom. _______ , I couldn’t find it. I knew from the look on his face that he was so scared and painful. He couldn’t _______ one of his parts was gone in such a way. He kept crying, and I felt worried and _______ because our parents would come back soon and they would be angry with me.

Suddenly, a _______ idea came to me. I whispered in his ear, “Toby, do you know that lizards (蜥蜴) grow their _______ back and little boys can grow their fingernails back too?” Toby’s soft green eyes grew wide and he became very excited. “They can?” he asked. Quite surprised by the _______ , “And how?”

I told him, “_______ is impossible. From now on, inside your _______ you keep a little voice telling your fingernail how much you love it and how much you need it.” I could see Toby’s little face ________ . Then I continued, “We should ________ the whole thing from Mom and Dad.” Toby nodded(点头) firmly. After a while, Toby said to me, “I’m talking to my fingernail, ________ it to grow quickly.”

A week later, with a joyful burst of laughter, Toby ran towards me. “See!” he said, “it’s really growing back and becomes well again just as any ________ fingernails!”

“It’s a real ________ ! Everything can go well ________ you truly believe.” Toby said happily.