OncemanyyearsagoIpulledafamilyoutofaburningcarsomewhereinWyoming.LastweekI　36atelephonecallfromawomanwhocouldnotstop　37asshetoldmethatoneofthestoriesinmybookhadsavedhersonfromcommittingsuicide.(自杀)Inclosingshecalledmea38.

That　39　methinkingaboutwhataheroreallyis.WasIahero　40Ipulledafamilyfromaburningcar?IfsohowcouldIbeaherojustbecauseI　41　astorythatsavedsomeone’slife?

TodayIdecidedtolookuptheword“hero”inthedictionarytosee　42whatitmeant.It　43“apersonwhodoessomethingbrave”.AsIreadonitalsosaid“apersonwhoisgoodandnoble”.

Thatstatement44memorethanthepartaboutbeing　45.SoIthoughtaboutsomethingveryimportant.SayIwaswalkingintothelocalWal-MartStoreandI　46toopenandholdthedoorforsomeoneasacourtesy(礼貌).AstheypassedmebyIsaid“Howareyoutoday?”Mostofthetimethatwouldbenobigdeal　47thistimelet’ssayitwasforsomeonewhowasdeeply　48andneartheendoftherope.

Iwasinsuchaconditionaftermymarriageoftwentyyearsended.Iwaswithinhourstryingtogetupenough　49toendthepainandmisery.WhenIreturnedhomesomeonehad　50meacardinthemailwhichtoldmehow　51theywouldappreciatemeasafriend.Thatwonderfulcardprobablysavedmylife.Thatpersonwithoutevenknowingitsavedalifeandbecameahero.

Similarlymanychildrencomeoutoftheorphanages(孤儿院)52averyhardandbitterattitudeagainsttheworldbutthegiftswesendthemletthemknowthattheyhavenotbeenforgotten.　53mostofthemwillneverhurtanyonebecauseofthe　54showntothembythoseofuswhocared.Ifit55wewillalsobecome“heroes”.

36.A.madeB.received　Cgave.　D.accepted

37.A.cheeringB.laughing　C.thinking　D.talking

38.A.writerB.player　C.gentleman.D.hero

39.A.helpedB.let　C.gotD.made

40A.while　B.ifC.though　D.because

41.A.said　B.wrote　C.made　D.recalled

42.A.exactly　B.easily　C.directly　D.obviously

43.A.wroteB.toldC.readD.described

44.A.helpedB.gaveC.touched　D.impressed

45.A.braveB.good　C.kindD.noble

46.A.happened　B.wantedC.intended　D.meant

47.A.though　B.since　C.becau