11. When an earthquake hit a small town, many houses fell down.
After the earthquake, all the newspapers reported many stories about some of the (1) who were in trouble.
One Sunday, when I was reading a newspaper, a special picture (2) me. It gave the clothing sizes of each family member. I thought that this would be a good chance to teach my children to help those who were less lucky than (3) . I said to my seven-year-old twins, Brad and Brett, and three-year-old Meghan. "We have so much, and these poor people now have (4) . We'll share what we have with them. "I (5) a box with foods and clothes. While I was doing this, I encouraged the boys to choose their toys and donate some of their less (6) things. Meghan watched (7) as the boys (8) their old toys and games and put them together. Then she walked away. A few minutes later she came back with Lucy, her much-loved doll. She put the doll on top of the other toys. "Oh, dear, "I said. "You don't have to give Lucy. You love her so much.
Meghan said, "Lucy makes me happy, Mommy. Maybe she'll make another little girl (9) , too."
I looked at Meghan for a long moment. She taught me a lesson.
It's easy to give something that we don't want any more, but (10) to give what we cherish (珍爱), isn't it?