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　　Two men, both seriously ill, lived in the same hospital room．One man was allowed to 　　1　　 in his bed for an hour each afternoon for treatment．His 　　2　　 was next to the room's only window．The other man 　　3　　 spend all his time flat on his back．Every 　　4　　 when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he 　　5　　 pass the time by describing to his 　　6　　 all the things he could see outside the window．The window overlooked a 　　7　　 with a lovely lake．Ducks and swans played on the water while children 　　8　　 their model boats．Young lovers walked 　　9　　 among flowers．As the man by the window described all this beautifully, the other man would close his eyes and 　　10　　 the scene．

　　One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the 　　11　　 body of the man by the window, who had died 　　12　　 in his sleep．She was saddened and 　　13　　 the hospital attendants(服务员)to take the body away．　　14　　 it seemed appropriate(合适的), the other man asked if he could 　　15　　 next to the window．The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after 　　16　　 he was comfortable, she left him alone．Slowly and painfully, he sat up to take his 　　17　　 look at the world outside．Finally, he would have the 　　18　　 of seeing it for himself．He strained(紧张地)to slowly turn to 　　19　　 the window beside the bed．It faced a blank wall!

　　The man asked the nurse what could have forced his dead roommate to 　　20　　 those wonderful things outside this window．The nurse answered that the man was blind and could not even see the wall．She said, “Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you．”

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Loving Kindness Is Twice Blessed

　　I felt gloomy(沮丧的)the other day．The weather had been dark and rainy, and I just didn't feel so 　　1　　．

　　As I was sitting at my desk, I 　　2　　 it was the birthday of a dear long-time friend－a single, middle-aged woman who has devoted the past 30 years to nursing and loves her 　　3　　．

　　Knowing that she doesn't have family in town, I 　　4　　 to give her a call．Sure enough, she was on B-shift, 　　5　　 to work late into the evening, and wouldn't have 　　6　　 of a birthday this year．As always, 　　7　　, she sounded cheerful and was happy that I 　　8　　．

　　After I hung up, I couldn't 　　9　　 the feeling that she would really appreciate a little attention on her special day．　　10　　 feeling a little gloomy myself, I tried to put it out of my mind, but as the day passed I couldn't shake the thought．I 　　11　　 gave in, and that evening set off to the hospital with a card, a cheese cake, and some balloons．My friend's grateful smile and joyful surprise 　　12　　 me I'd done the right thing and were a generous 　　13　　 for the little effort it had taken．

　　When I got home, I realized that not only had I cheered up a 　　14　　 friend on her birthday, but my own gloomy feelings had also disappeared．Making her day had 　　15　　 my own!

　　Isn't that the way it is 　　16　　 we take the time and make the 　　17　　 to do something for someone else?It's like the little saying, "Loving kindness is twice blessed; it blesses him who gives, and him who 　　18　　．"

　　Cheering up people on their birthdays isn't the only thing we can do to make their day．Life constantly presents us with 　　19　　 to take an extra step or do a kind deed that will make a difference to 　　20　　．And the wonderful thing is that as we do, it changes things for the better for us too．