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Have you ever had a day when everything seemed to go wrong , and nothing seemed to go right ? Not too long ago I was having one of those days . I was 1___ , tired and sad .My focus was on me , _2__ , no one else was _3___ the same trials as I was . I expressed my depressed state to my mother , hoping for some __4_ .Instead , she said , “I hear that Jamie was having a (an )__5_ day , too . why don’t you make her some cookies and we’ll take them to her this afternoon ?”I didn’t really want to , _6__ decided that I didn’t want to go back to my other problems just __7__ .I made the cookies and arranged them on a little plate . Then I made a _8___ with a sunflower on it and wrote a note of __9__. That afternoon we _10__ my friend’s house . I went to the door and _11___ the bell .Soon , Jamie came to the door and looked at me in surprise for the _12__visit .Before she could say anything I _13__ , “ I heard you were having a hard day and decided to bring you something . I hope your day goes _14_ ,” The look that came _15__ Jamie’s face was one that I could never put into _16___ . It was as if a darkened sky was _17___ lit with the golden rays of the sun ;it was as if in that small act , her day was __18_. I got back into the car and for some __19__reason , I felt a lot better myself . That day I experienced the __20_ that James Barrie attempted to describe , “Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves .” 1 A frightened B discouraged C interrupted D separated 2 A In short B In general C Above all D After all 3A experiencing B attending C carrying D taking 4 A pleasure B safety C reward D pity 5 A difficult B unusual C busy D lonely 6 A however B but C and D so 7 A now B soon C still D yet 8 A promise B gift C card D reply 9 A comfort B sadness C thanks D apology 10 A came into B found out C dropped at D called at 11 A answered B rang C str