One cold evening in November, I was walking in the street with my 7-year-old daughter Nora. 【小题1】 Nora stopped and said to me, “Look, Daddy! The poor man is sitting inside a cardboard (纸板) box over there. I think he must be cold and hungry. Can we take him home?”

I don’t remember how to reply to her at that time—【小题2】 something like, “That wouldn’t really help him.” I might make my daughter feel better by 【小题3】 him an apple. At that time, I found my daughter was no longer a little kid and that she had grown up. A few days later, a newspaper 【小题4】 that some volunteers tried their best to help others in different ways every Sunday. I decided to join them with my daughter Nora. She was excited about it.

When Sunday came, we got to an old people’s home. We first cleaned the floor and then took out the 【小题5】. After that, we talked with the old people there. Nora learned a lot during the visit.

Life is full of 【小题1】 things. I saw one of these things when I was in the store this afternoon. When I was 【小题2】 in line to pay for my shopping, I noticed an old man directly in front of me. His back was bent（弯曲的）and his hair was as white as snow. As soon as he 【小题3】 finished counting out the money for his food, something funny happened.

He smiled and 【小题4】 with the cashier（收银员）and they both laughed. His laughter sounded like sweet music. He turned to me and shared his smile with me. It was the youngest and the most beautiful 【小题5】 I had seen in a long time. At that moment, he seemed 【小题6】 like nine than ninety. And I saw that while his body might be showing 【小题7】 years, he had a young heart.

It doesn’t matter if we are nine, nineteen, or ninety. 【小题8】 living in fear, anger, and hate, we can live in love and hope, and keep young.

A student came to his teacher and asked, “Mr. Wu, how many friends 【小题1】 a person have—one or a lot?”

“The question is very easy,” the teacher answered. “Pick that red apple for me 【小题2】 the highest branch (树枝).”The student looked up and said, “But it’s too high. It’s really difficult for me 【小题3】 it.”

“Ask a friend. 【小题4】 he will help you,” said the teacher.

So the student called another student and stood on 【小题5】 shoulders (肩膀). “I still can’t get it, Mr. Wu,” said the student 【小题6】. “Don’t you have more friends?” the teacher smiled. The student 【小题7】 more friends, but they still could not pick the apple.

“So, do you know how many friends a person 【小题8】?” the teacher asked. “I do, Mr. Wu,” the student said. “More friends together could solve a big problem.”

“Yes,” the teacher answered, nodding (点头) his head in agreement. “Of course you need a lot of friends. But among all of them there should be at 【小题9】 one smart person. The person can come up with a better 【小题10】, like bringing a ladder (梯子)!”