Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead of him. The boy followed his nose down the street with a 1 look on his face. Suddenly, he tripped and dropped all of the2he was carrying along with two sweaters, a baseball bat and a glove.
Mark knelt（跪）down and helped the boy 3the things. Since they were going the same way, he 4to carry some things for the boy.
As they walked, Mark discovered the boy's name was Bill. He loved video games, baseball and history, but he was having lots of 5with his subjects.
They reached Bill's home and Mark was invited in for a Coke. The afternoon passed 6withsome laughs and talks. Then Mark went home.
They 7to see each other around school, had lunch together, then both graduated from junior（初级的） high school. They ended up in the same senior（高级的）high school.
The senior years passed in a flash of light. Three weeks before8, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.
Bill reminded him ofthe9severalyears ago when they had first met. "Did you ever wonder why I was 10so many things home that day?" asked Bill.
"You see, I cleaned out my desk on that day11I didn't want to go to school any more. I was so 12without friends around in my junior high school. Also, it was too hard for me to deal with my13at that time. But after we spent some time together talking and 14I realized that if I had dropped school, I would have missed out so many 15times with friends. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more. You changed my life. "
