1Ayoungmanandanoldmanwerewaitingforabusatabus__1_.Theysatnexttoeachother.“What'sthatinyourbags?”askedtheyoungman,pointingtoabigbagbesidetheoldman.“Gold,nothingbutgold”.Answeredtheoldman.Theyoungmancouldhardly__2_hisownears,“Somuchgold?MyGod!HowIwishtobeabletogetsomuchgold.”Thenhebegantothinkabout__3_togetthegold.Theoldmanlookedtiredandsleepy.“Areyousleepy,sir?”askedtheyoungman.“Thenyou'dbetterliedownonthechairandhaveagood__4_.Don'tworryaboutthebus.I'll__5_youupintime.”“Allright.It'svery__6_ofyou,youngman.”Theoldmanlaydownandsoonfellasleep.Theyoungmantookthebigbaggently.Butwhenhewasgoingtorunaway,hefoundacornerofhisfurcoatwasundertheoldman'sbody.Severaltimeshetriedtopull__7_out,buthecouldn't.Atlasthetookoffhiscoatandwentaway__8_thebag.Theyoungmanranoutofthestationas__9_aspossible.Whenhereachedasafeplace,hestoppedandquicklyopenedthebag.Tohis__10,therewasnothingbutalotofsmallstonesinit.Hehurriedtothestationatonce.Butwhenhegotthere,hefoundtheoldmanwasgone.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.2Onemorning,ablindboysatonthestepsofabuildingwithahatbyhisfeet.Heheldupasignwhichsaid,“Iamblind,please__1__me.”Therewereonlyafewcoinsinthehat.Amanwas__2__by.Hetookoutafewcoinsfromhispocketanddroppedthemintothe__3__.Hethentookthesign,turneditaround,and_4___somewordsonit.Heputthesignbacksothateveryonewhowalkedbycould__5__thewords.Soonthehatbegantofillup.Alotmorepeopleweregiving__6__totheblindboy.Theafternoonthemanwhohadchangedthesigncametosee__7__thingswere.Theboyrecognizedhisfootstepsandasked,“Areyoutheone__8__changedmysigninthemorning?Whatdidyouwrite?”Themansaid,“Ionlywrotethetruth.Isaidwhatyousaid,butina__9__way.”Whathehadwrittenwas,“Todayisabeautifulday,__10__Icannotseeit.”1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.3IwastellingmyboySonnythestoryofthehareandthetortoise（乌龟）.AttheendIsaid,“Son,remember.Beslowandsteady（镇定），andthatwill__1__therace.Don'tyouthinkthere'ssomethingtolearn__2__thetortoise?”Sonnyopenedhiseyeswide,“Doyoumeannexttime_3___I'menteringforthe60-meterrace,IshouldwishthatBilly,TonyandSandywouldallfallasleephalfway?”Iwasshocked,“Butthetortoisedidn't__4__thattheharewouldfallasleep!”“Hemusthavewishedthat,”Sonnysaid.“Otherwisehowcouldhebeso__5__astoracewiththehare?Heknewverywellthehareranahundredtimesfasterthan_6___did.”“Hedidn'thavesuchawish,”Iinsisted.“Hewontheracebyperseverance,bypushingonsteadily.”Sonnythoughtawhile.“That'sa__7__,”hesaid.“Hewonitbecausehewaslucky.Iftheharehadn't__8__tofallasleep,thetortoisewouldneverhavewontherace.Hecouldbeassteadyasyoulike,orahundredtimessteadier,buthe'd__9__havewontherare.That'sforsure.”I_10___up.Today'schildrenarenotlikewhatweusedtobe.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.4LastweekendourfamilywentouttohaveaChristmasdinnerinarestaurant.Weweretheonlyfamily_1___ababyintherestaurant.Suddenly,mybabyErikbecameexcitedwhenwewereenjoyingourmean.Ilookedaroundand__2__anoldmanwitholdclothesanddirtyoldshoes.Hishairwasunwashed.HewassmilingatmyErik.“HemighthurtmyErik,”Ithought.Everyoneintherestaurantlookedatusandthenattheman.Thenwe__3__toleave.Theoldmansatbetweenthedoorandus.AsIwalkedclosertotheman,Iturnedmyback.__4__,Erikleaned（倾斜）overmyarms,reachingwithbotharmsinababy's“pick-me-up”position.__5__Icouldstophim,Erikhadgoawayfrommy__6__totheman's.Soontheveryoldsmellymanandmyyoungbabydevelopedakindoffriendship.Erikputhistinyheadontheman'sshoulder.Thema...
