When Ray was about seven, he had a very close friend．Ray and Mike went to an all-boys school and were in the same class．To Ray, Mike was 　　1　　 people would call the“best friend”．They lived near each other, went to and from school together, played together, were together in school, and 　　2　　 time in each others' homes．

　　Once, in school, Ray encountered an academic 　　3　　 and was very down．He just 　　4　　 round and round the school playground． Mike 　　5　　 Ray, and their distance is far enough not to stifle(使压抑) him, but 　　6　　 enough never to let Ray out of his 　　7　　．Ray was very angry at that time．He just wanted to be 　　8　　．At one point, he got so worked up that he even blurted out, “　　9　　 leave me alone!” But Mike just 　　10　　 walked on behind Ray, still never uttering a 　　11　　．

　　It was only after many years, almost two decades later, that Ray truly began to 　　12　　 the profound lesson on 　　13　　 which had been shown to him that day．Ray and Mike had already separated by then, 　　14　　 seeing each other every year, and 　　15　　 then only in big groups of friends．Mike had taught him that true friendship does not only 　　16　　 when one wants or needs it．A true friend will be 　　17　　 when he thinks you need him, 　　18　　 whether you want it or not or whether you would 　　19　　 it or not．

　　Till this day, Ray is still 　　20　　．And he will always be．

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　　One day I was doing an experiment in front of the classroom, wearing my favorite shirt．A voice came, “Nice shirt”．Then another 　　1　　 said, “That shirt belonged to my dad．Jimmy’s mother works for my family．We meant to throw the shirt away, but gave 　　2　　 to her instead．” Hearing the words, I was embarrassed．It was Mike．Mom worked for his family．

　　In the evening, I told my mom what had happened．She was silent for a while and then called her employer, “I will 　　3　　 work for your family．” That night, she knew her life’s 　　4　　 was something greater．She decided to find a more meaningful job．

　　The next day she 　　5　　 with the headmaster of a local public school．She was told that she could not teach without a proper education．So Mom decided to 　　6　　 a university．

　　A year later, she went back to the headmaster．He said, “You are serious, aren’t you? I think I have a 　　7　　 for you as a teacher’s assistant．This opportunity deals with some mentally disabled children with little or 　　8　　 chance of learning．” Mom accepted the opportunity very 　　9　　．

　　For almost three years, she saw many teachers give up on the children and 　　10　　, feeling upset．Then one day, the headmaster 　　11　　 in her classroom, saying, “We have watched how you 　　12　　 the children over the last three years and admire your hard-working spirit．We all agree that you should be the 　　13　　 of this class．”

　　My mom spent over 20 years there．I was proud of her 　　14　　 she never gave up and also showed me how to deal with 　　15　　 situations．During her career, she was chosen as “Teacher of the Year”．

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　　Zigfried, a little mouse, blew his breath on the frosty window of the farmhouse and rubbed it to see the outside．Still nobody came．Maybe today, he thought 　　1　　．It was only a few days before Christmas and he was watching for a miracle(奇迹)．

　　This farmhouse had been 　　2　　 too long．It needed a family．Zigfried's 　　3　　 made a noise．He realized that he hadn't eaten anything since yesterday．He jumped from the windowsill(窗沿), grabbed a 　　4　　 from his home, and went next door to Farmer Mike's．

　　Farmer Mike's house had been a great place for the little mouse 　　5　　 the farmer married a wife who had a cat．Zigfried 　　6　　 when he thought of it．He looked around cautiously as he 　　7　　 into the room where grain was stored and was quite 　　8　　 as he filled his bag with wheat．He was turning to leave when suddenly he 　　9　　 a hot breath about his ear．His heart beat　　　10　　 , and without thinking he started to run and luckily 　　11　　 the cat's paws(爪子)．

　　The next afternoon Zigfried heard some good news：a 　　12　　 family would be moving into the farmhouse soon．Zigfried's granny would arrive on Christmas Eve to 　　13　　 with him．He hoped that the family would come before his granny came．Before long, a car came 　　14　　 the road leading to the house, with butter sandwiches, cheese and chocolate．

　　Zigfried's Christmas miracle did arrive!

　　The house came 　　15　　 the next few days．Zigfried 　　16　　 every single hour of them．　　17　　, the day before Christmas when he was drinking hot chocolate with a 　　18　　 smile at the door of his home, he heard the 　　19　　 of the children of the family about what they might get for Christmas．What? A cat? The 　　20　　 froze on his face; his mouth fell wide open．After a long while, he at last found his voice：“Hey! Whose Christmas miracle is this?”

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