A gift in a wrong place brings unexpected(出人意料的) happiness. 

Last year I came to my new neighborhood, I had a good time meeting a few neighbors. They seem to be quite 1  people. For Christmas, I thought I would do something nice for each of the neighbors that I know. I sat down and 2 . There were nine neighbors, and I also knew which houses they lived in. 

However，I decided to 3 one more person to my list(清单), the lady I met every morning walking to work as I drove down the street. She always gave me a sweet smile and a hearty wave(挥手), 4  I had no idea which house she lived in. 

My gift idea was to make small 5 baskets and leave them on each of my neighbor's front porches（门廊）the night of Christmas Eve. I kept the last one for the friendly lady，because I was still not sure where she lived — 6 the house where I met her each morning. Finally I decided to put it there. My neighbors really enjoyed the baskets and a couple even came by to 7 me.

This morning on my way to work, I noticed a thank-you card in the mailbox(邮筒). I opened it and read the 8 . 

The card said, "Thank you for those lovely apples and strawberries you left on the porch of Tod. He 9 on January 19，but he never stopped talking about how nice you were. Because someone 10 him in his time of illness. He really enjoyed it. "

I was very 11 . I didn't know who Tod was or that he had been badly 12 . I had left that nice lady's basket on Tod's porch by mistake. I believe that Tod never expected(料想) to have that basket. I feel 13 that the nice lady did not get a basket from me this Christmas，but I believe that if she knew what had happened, she would 14 me.

I feel lucky to have helped Tod be more cheerful in his last days. This just makes me further believe that sometimes 15  in life are beautiful.