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　　Robert Moody, 52, is an experienced police officer．Much of his work involves dealing with 　　1　　 an gang(团伙)problems in the schools of his community．Knowing that many kids often 　　2　　 trouble, he decided to do something about it．So in 1991 he began to invite small groups of kids to go fishing with him on his day 　　3　　．

　　Those fun trips had a(n)　　4　　 impact．A chance encounter in 2000 proved that．One day, 　　5　　 working security at a school basketball game, Moody noticed two young guys 　　6　　．He sensed trouble between them．　　7　　 one of them headed toward Moody and gave him a hug．”I 　　8　　 you．You took me 　　9　　 when I was in fifth grade．That was one of the 　　10　　 days of my life．”

　　Deeply touched by the boy's word, Moody decided to create a foundation(基金会)that 　　11　　 teenagers to the basics of fishing in camping programs．“As a policeman, I saw 　　12　　 there was violence, drugs were always behind it．They have a damaging 　　13　　 on the kids,”says Moody．

　　By turning kids on to fishing, he 　　14　　 to present an alternative way of life,“When you're sitting there waiting for a 　　15　　,”he says,“you can't help but talk to each other, and such 　　16　　 can be pretty deep．”

　　“Talking about drugs helped prepare me for the peer(同龄人)pressures in high school,”says Michelle, 17 who 　　17　　 the first program．“And I was able to help my little brother 　　18　　 drugs．”

　　Moody faces 　　19　　 in three years, when he hopes to run the foundation full-time．”I'm living a happy life and I have a responsibility to my 　　20　　 to give back,”Moody says．”If I teach a kid to fish today, he can teach his brother to fish tomorrow．”

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　　I wanted to be just like those big kids I saw wearing their medals and carrying their ribbons(绶带)．So I 　　1　　 the cross－country team at my school．

　　However．I was very slow in the team．In races，I would finish almost 　　2　　．I'd always have to 　　3　　 in the longer races．The 　　4　　 races and at least 100 people competing in it made me really 　　5　　．Every time I stopped，10 people would 　　6　　 me．But I still couldn’t push myself to keep going．even though I 　　7　　 watching them go by me．After every race，I'd go home and burst into tears．Then one of my friends joined the cross－country team，too．She never got tired and didn’t get cramp(抽筋)in her legs．I just didn’t understand how that Was 　　8　　! I’d been running She for much longer than she had, but she could run 　　9　　 while I had to suffer．She even came 8th in a big race with over 200 people in it! My 　　10　　 Was lower than ever and I wanted to quit badly．I didn’t, 　　11　　．Even a whole month before a race，I’d get so nervous that I felt like I might give up．Still, I 　　12　　 to quit．I still had that 　　13　　 appearing in my mind and I hung on to it．Finally, I realized the reason why the bigger races made me so nervous was that I Wilts always worried that I wash’t 　　14　　 for them．I started to practice at home almost every day．I 　　15　　 a plan that had me running almost three kilometers every day，which helped me build up a steady 　　16　　．When the time came for the big race，all the practice really 　　17　　．I stopped only once and my pace was much better．I was 　　18　　 of myself for sticking with it even though it Was really hard and I’d even wanted to quit．I showed myself that I was 　　19　　 enough to keep going．That Was what made me feel good about myself and gave me confidence．The next time I’m faced with a tough 　　20　　, will know that I can take it up．I None of this would ever have happened if I had quitted!

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　　While Andrew was getting ready for work one Friday morning, he announced to his wife that he had finally decided to ask his boss for a salary raise．All day Andrew felt 　　1　　 as he thought about the upcoming showdown(摊牌)What if Mr．Larchmont 　　2　　 his request?Andrew had worked so hard in the last 18 months and 　　3　　 winning a contract which was difficult to get for Braer and Hopkins Advertising Agency．　　4　　, he should get a salary raise．

　　The thought of walking into Mr．Larchmont's office left Andrew weak 　　5　　 the knees．Late in the afternoon he was finally 　　6　　 enough to approach his superior．To his delight and 　　7　　, the ever-frugal(一惯节省的)Harvey Larchmont 　　8　　 to give Andrew a raise!

　　Andrew arrived home that evening－despite breaking all city and state speed limits－to a beautiful table 　　9　　 with their best china, and candles lit．His wife, Tina, had prepared a delicate meal including his favorite dishes．Immediately he 　　10　　 someone from the office had told her the news．

　　Next to his plate Andrew found a beautiful 　　11　　．It was from his wife．It read：“Congratulations, my love!I knew you'd get the raise!I prepared this dinner to show 　　12　　 how much I love you．I am so 　　13　　 of your accomplishments!”He read it and stopped to reflect on how sensitive and caring Tina was．

　　After dinner, Andrew was on his way to the kitchen to get dessert．when he noticed that a second card had 　　14　　 out of Tina's pocket onto the floor．He bent forward to pick it up．It read：“Don't 　　15　　 about not getting the raise!You do 　　16　　 one!You are a wonderful provider and I prepared this dinner to show you how much I love you 　　17　　 you did not get the increase．”

　　Suddenly tears welled in Andrew's eyes．Total 　　18　　!Tina's support for him was not 　　19　　 upon his success at work．

　　The fear of 　　20　　 is often softened and we can face almost any difficulty when we know someone loves us regardless of our success or failure．