This was a day that would forever define Billy. It was March 20, 2012, around 5 pm at a nearby beach when young Billy, who was a college student, 1 the waves for a quick surf with his best mate Tyson.

What came next is the stuff 2 movies are made of - except this was real. Falling out of a wave, Billy accidentally 3 on the back of a giant shark. "l felt his jaws 4 onto my legs, and he was thrashing(翻来滚去) me around like a doll. I only survived because of Tyson, who raised the 5 ,and the amazing local lifeguards ,"Billy 6 . He is now a loving dad, with an 11-month-old son, Mikey.

Billy's 7 is nothing short of a miracle -both mentally and physically. He is still so confident in the water, and seeing the 8 it brings him far outweighs those concerns.

Unlike many other victims, Billy does not 9 the killing of sharks. "I'm no expert, but we're in their natural habitat, "he explains. "These attacks are generally a case of 10 identity - they think we're marine life."

Now, Billy is back on the beach, 11 sandcastles with his little boy, knowing that whatever happened here a decade ago will never stop them from making many more precious 12 together. "I've already had Mikey in the shallow waves on the board, and no surprise- he's 13 ! My scars from the attack are like a badge of honor, and something to show Mikey as he gets older as a 14 of how hard his daddy fought to be here." boasts the 15 dad.

A thief dropped a winning lottery ticket (彩票) at the scene of his crime, but he has been given a lesson in1. The man whom he robbed2the ticket and won the ￡25,000 prize. But the man managed to find the thief and handed over the3.

The robbery happened when Professor Sabbatucci was changing a tyre on a highway. Another motorist, who stopped "to4", stole a suitcase from his car and drove off. The professor found the5ticket and brought it home.

The next day, the professor saw the lottery6on TV and realised it was a winner. He7the ￡ 25,000 prize, but he decided not to keep the money. He made an announcement on the radio,8, "I'm trying to find the man who robbed me. I have ￡25,000 for him — a lottery9. Please meet me."

The professor received hundreds of10from people who were hoping to11him into handing them the money. But there was one voice he12and he arranged to meet the man in a park.

The robber gave back the13and burst into tears. He could not14what was happening. "Why didn't you keep the money?" he asked. The professor replied, "Because it's not mine." Then he walked off, turning down the thief's15to share the prize.

The first day my new teacher turned up, I burst into laughter (爆笑). Ron Clark spoke with a funny southern accent. He said he used to be a singing waiter. I thought, who is this guy? He's a complete1.

I was in the fifth grade. I2I'd spend most of the year in the headmaster's office. I'd always been a3maker. I'd get shouted at, and the teachers would4on me. Ron Clark would just be5them, I thought.

I was6. That first week, I kept making fun of him. He pulled me out to the hallway and said I'd better improve my7. "Tom," he said, "you're a8boy. You can do better."

He told me I was a natural leader and that I'd go far in life9I started working hard. I was10at first, and then something happened: I began to11him. He had a most unusual way of teaching to help us learn.

He12taught in his hometown. He grew up under the13of his parents, who were DJs at dance clubs. He had seen a TV show about our14schools and the lack of good teachers, and taken the15.

Our 13­year­old son won a local "Hoop (篮圈) Shooting" competition and entered the regional competition. So on Saturday morning we headed down to Green Bay, Wisconsin for an 1 to move forward to the state championships.

In the competition, my son 2 waited his turn. Nearly an hour later, he went to the hoops. His first basket was a 3. We could see the frustration (沮丧) in his eyes. He tried 4 to shoot another hoop. Then another failure. But he continued. Finally, he 5 to shoot a few balls and scored 20 points. My son 6 from his hoop, frustrated and disappointed, being 7 that he didn't make it because there were several guys getting over 40 points, already 8 his.

If it had been up to our son to decide, he would have left before watching the game and 9 himself in our hotel. Instead, we took this chance to help him 10 his disappointment: giving him time for frustration and then sharing our opinion on this 11. We told him: It's because of his earlier 12that we were able to watch this game; it's 13 to fail. We all fail at some point in our lives. We were proud of him though he didn't receive the prize.

In the end, we 14, watched the game, and had a great time! When you are 15 by life, don't let it keep you down. As the old saying goes, "When life hands you lemons, make lemonade!"

Many things didn't come easily for Jenny as she grew up. Simple activities like speaking clearly, walking and writing were1 because of cerebral palsy (大脑性麻痹). However, her parents' 2, combined with Jenny's own determination, proves miracles are3.

When Jenny's parents4 she was suffering from cerebral palsy as a baby, doctors advised them to5 her up. "She will never care for herself, smile or even recognize her parents. Why not have another child that would be6 and won't take so much effort to raise?" said the doctors. 7 to follow such advice, Jenny's parents instead8 helping their daughter become better. They offered her great care. Their efforts were 9 as Jenny's health steadily improved. Then one day, Jenny said that she was10 to turn seven. If she still couldn't walk or write, how could she succeed in school? Thus, Jenny and her parents faced a new11.

At age eight Jenny's vocabulary went beyond that of other 8-year-olds, 12 she couldn't speak clearly. Poor health prevented her from going to13, so Jenny's dad bought a computer for her to study at home. Her health14 so much that she began to walk at age 12.Then, at 15, Jenny discovered something that15 the door to the rest of the world: English. Jenny can 16 with two fingers but can't write by hand. 17 this, she had to learn English strictly through memorization. Her mom helped by circling18 words in the magazines she studied, and then she looked up the words in an e-dictionary. Soon she could19 entire articles without help.

Now Jenny works as a part-time translator and she also hopes to help others with disabilities become20 someday.

Spreading Kindness, Rock by Rock

"Mom! I found one! I found a rock!"

I 1 those words again and again last summer as I sat on the porch of my home, which faces a park in the small town where I live.

The Kindness Rocks Project, which was started a few years ago by a mom in Massachusetts, has 2 around the world. 3, families, and adults of all ages are taking part-painting rocks, hiding rocks, and finding painted rocks all over the place. Some 4 photos of the rocks on social media, and others simply move the rocks for someone else to find. Some take the rocks home and then 5 them with new ones that they create and hide.

Nine-year-old twins Harry and Hannah DeVrieze have 6 hundreds of rocks with their parents. Most evenings, the family and their small dog walk around with a wagon full of 7 that they hide as they walk.

"It's a fun 8 activity," Hannah says.

"We will do it in the winter too," Harry 9. Ben Burinsky, aged nine, and his brother, Luke, aged seven, were visiting relatives when they 10 their first painted rock in a park. They were so 11 that they went home and painted their own rocks, then 12 them for others to find.

"My boys loved finding the rock in the park, 13 since it was a superhero," their mother, Judy Burinsky, says. "I love how something so small can bring a smile to my children's faces. 14 , they learn the 15 of giving back to others."

I still remember my kindergarten teacher Mrs White. She 1 bright blue eyes, short dark hair, red lips and fair skin.

I don't remember much about what we learned in her class, but we used to 2 a lot. I would bring back what I wrote with so many 3. But no red corrections. And always a star. Sometimes even a ‘good!' That would fill my heart with happiness. But it 4 my mother, so one day when she went in to meet Mrs White for one of those Parent – Teacher meetings, she asked her why she never 5 my mistakes, and why she never red - pencilled in the right spellings of words or 6 grammatical errors.

Mom said Mrs White's 7 was: The children are just beginning to get excited about using words, about 8 sentences. I don't want to 9 that enthusiasm (热情) with red ink. Spelling and grammar can 10. The wonder of words won't.

I 11 now and think she must have been a rather extraordinary teacher to allow the joy, wonder and excitement of expression to 12. Because to bloom is better than not to bloom. And a bud (花蕊) once 13 never opens. May we all be so kind…

I used to 14 beautiful as baeutiful a lot. Thanks to Mrs White, I had no worry about writing what I meant even if I couldn't quite spell it out. 15 the e's and as settled into their right places.

Very few of us become fluent in another language by studying it in high school. I made an effort to keep up the little bit of French that I learned in school, but eventually realized that this was1. I was well aware that new languages are best learned when 2, and that our abilities in that regard decline with age. 3, just before my 50^th birthday, I registered for French classes.

After I was 4 to see which group I belonged in, I was 5 at almost the introductory level. I found that it really was true that certain linguistic（语言的）abilities 6 with age. While I'd always thought of myself as a (n) 7 learner, that was no longer the case. I absorbed new vocabulary very 8. What I learned one week ago seemed to 9 as soon as I learned the next skill.

Now, a couple of years later, I can listen to the news in French and 10 90 percent of it on the first try and read a novel if it's not too difficult.

Who knows what I might still 11?

I've learned so much 12 grammar and vocabulary. I've met people from around the world and all walks of life who have the 13 to make fools of themselves in order to 14 something new. I've been taught by patient and inspirational teachers from many 15 of the world, including France, Eastern Europe, the Caribbean and Africa. But most of all, I've learned that it really is never too late to learn something new.

Preet Chandi, an Asian woman, returned from a trek (徒步旅行) across Greenland last year. She hopes to1an unsupported trek across Antarctica to the south pole by herself. The 700-mile journey will take about 45 days. She will face the 2 cold of -50℃ while dragging a sled weighing 95kg when she 3.

Preet Chandi 4 it is a tough journey. But she feels well prepared after years of

5. In recent weeks she has been 6 tyres around the streets near her home. She hasreceived a number of curious questions from7. "If you come from a community that is not

involved in8at all, it can be really hard, "she said, adding that a number of people thought she was to9for Southall, in west London, not to the south pole. "It's just beyond their10."

In the south pole, one may11nothing in front for days except snow. It is quite a mental12. Thus, her partner has left messages inside her tent, while friends have13voice notes for her to listen to on the journey.

When she returns, she plans to put aside some money to14more women to try outdoor adventures. She is pleased to see change in what has15been a male-dominated area. What an inspiring woman!

Amy Jandrisevits knows the value of a good doll. "Dolls have a 1 we don't completely understand," she said. It's a 2 she came to while working as a social worker using dolls to help her young clients 3 their changing medical situations. Many of the kids saw themselves in those dolls. But for the kids who had 4 a leg or lost their hair, there were 5 they could relate to.

So, seven years ago, when a friend revealed that her child had facial deformities (缺陷), Jandrisevits knew what might help the youth through the 6 period. "It's hard to tell a kid, ‘You are perfect the way you are,' and to build 7 that way, but never offer them anything that 8 like them," she says.

Jandrisevits crafted a doll by hand－using fabric, sewing, and markers－that looked similar to her friend's child and 9 the gift. After the friend posted a photo online of the 10 child and doll, Jandrisevits was asked to make dolls for 11 with scars, birthmarks, tracheotomies（气管切开术）－ in short, a doll like them. She quit her job and started a nonprofit to 12 her services.

At home, it takes her roughly seven hours to craft each doll based on photos sent by 13 or caregivers. She has made over 400 dolls, and the waiting list is long, but Jandrisevits is 14. As she explains, "Every kid, regardless of age, ethnicity 15issue, or body type, should look into the sweet face of a doll and see their own."