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Last November, Jan and Dave Griffith took their dog, Sophie Tucker, on a sailing trip．They were having a 　　1　　 time until there was a storm one day．While the Griffiths were 　　2　　 hard to keep the boat safe, they 　　3　　 about Sophie．A moment later, she 　　4　　．The couple was 　　5　　 that she had drowned．“We were able to 　　6　　 her in the water but, because it was a grey day, we just couldn抰 find her even though we searched 　　7　　 for over an hour,” Jan Griffith told BBC News．“We thought that once she 　　8　　 into the water she was gone 　　9　　 the waves were so big．” The Griffiths returned home in tears over the loss of their beloved pet．　　10　　 four months later, they received some 　　11　　 news：Sophie had been found on an island, 　　12　　 and well．She had swum five miles after 　　13　　 the ship, and had 　　14　　 by eating small animals．People who discovered her 　　15　　 thought that Sophie was a wild dog because she did not let people 　　16　　 come to her．However, when the Griffiths came to pick her up, Sophie immediately 　　17　　 they were her owners．“After I called her name, she started banging(撞)the 　　18　　 and when they let her out, she almost knocked us down,” Jan said．Her 　　19　　 was finally over．Sophie is doing well at home, relaxing by the pool．But Jan Griffith is still not 　　20　　 what her dog went through．Sophie was just an ordinary house dog：she swam over five miles and lived successfully on her own．

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　　This little story I'm about to tell you happened when I was 11 years old, and I'll never forget it．

　　It was at my friend Jenny's house after 　　1　　 one day, and we were doing our homework．While I was there, a friend of Jenny's mom came over to 　　2　　．I didn't know her name or 　　3　　 what her face looked like．I just 　　4　　 her hands, her voice and the lesson I 　　5　　 from her．

　　I can't forget that she 　　6　　 her hands to introduce herself．It was so 　　7　　, I thought, rich fine skin; then I heard her saying,“Oh no, that is not 　　8　　 you shake hands．Let me teach you．”She didn't do that at all in a condescending(屈尊的)manner．　　9　　 that, I just remember her voice explaining the 　　10　　 of a good handshake of conveying(传达)a 　　11　　 sense of self-belief, of looking the other person in the eyes, and of making a warm 　　12　　．Hearing her friendly words, I first understand what being 　　13　　 meant．

　　I admired her for 　　14　　 time to teach me about one of the important things in life．I was grateful for her not talking down to me 　　15　　 I was 11 and didn't know much．I also felt somewhat admired by the way she 　　16　　 me．It felt good to be talked to as a(n)　　17　　, rather than as an 11-year-old child．I also 　　18　　 her telling me that if someone isn't aware of something you should show him or her the right direction; don't be afraid to 　　19　　 your knowledge．

　　I think of her every time I meet someone 　　20　　, and I'm so thankful for her little lesson．

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　　I was recently on a vacation to Disney World with some of my friends．I never 　　1　　 to find a chance to exercise my kindness muscles．My friends were going on a scary water ride that I did not want to go on．I waited outside the ride with their 　　2　　 so that I could take pictures．

　　While I was doing this, I 　　3　　 two small children and found that they were 　　4　　．The elder one, about 7, seemed to be searching for something, 　　5　　 the younger boy, around 3,was crying 　　6　　．I waited for some time, slightly afraid to 　　7　　 them in case they would be scared by a 　　8　　．

　　After 　　9　　 this scene for about 10 minutes, I decided that I need to 　　10　　 what was the matter．The elder boy 　　11　　 that they were standing at the exact same spot with their parents just an hour ago and they somehow got 　　12　　．They had been searching for their mother for almost an hour, and they did not have any 　　13　　 what her cell phone number was．I saw the fear in his eyes, 　　14　　 he was trying hard to be brave for his younger brother who couldn’t 　　15　　 crying．The older one asked, “Could you please help us?”

　　I tried searching for her with them, and began to approach the park 　　16　　 when we found their mother．She 　　17　　 her children and thanked me over and over again．She was in 　　18　　 by the time she found them．

　　I had a lot of fun in Disney World but the 　　19　　 I found when helping those children was the best feeling of all．I will never forget the 　　20　　 of turning tears into smiles at the happiest place．

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　　This little story I’m about to tell you happened when I was 11 years old, and I’ll never forget it．

　　It was at my friend Jenny’s house after 　　1　　 one day, and we were doing our homework．While I was there, a friend of Jenny’s mom came over to 　　2　　．I didn’t know her name or 　　3　　 what her face looked like．I just 　　4　　 her hands, her voice and the lesson I 　　5　　 from her．

　　I can’t forget that she 　　6　　 her hands to introduce herself．It was so 　　7　　, I thought, rich fine skin; then I heard her saying, “Oh no, that is not 　　8　　 you shake hands．Let me teach you．” She didn’t do that at all in a condescending(屈尊的)manner．　　9　　 that, I just remember her voice explaining the 　　10　　 of a good handshake of conveying(传达)a 　　11　　 sense of self-belief, of looking the other person in the eyes, and of making a warm 　　12　　．Hearing her friendly words, I first understand what being 　　13　　 meant．

　　I admired her for 　　14　　 time to teach me about one of the important things in life．I was grateful for her not talking down to me 　　15　　 I was 11 and didn’t know much．I also felt somewhat admired by the way she 　　16　　 me．It felt good to be talked to as a(n)　　17　　, rather than as an 11-year-old child．I also 　　18　　 her telling me that if someone isn’t aware of something you should show him or her the right direction; don’t be afraid to 　　19　　 your knowledge．

　　I think of her every time I meet someone 　　20　　, and I’m so thankful for her little lesson．