Li Ming is a middle school student. His 15th birthday is coming on  1  3rd. One day, Li Ming walked past
the shoe shop at the street corner. Once again, he stopped to look at the shop  2 . He felt happy to see the
shoes that he wanted very much were still there. He really wanted to have  3  for his birthday. Looking down
at his old shoes, he felt sorry for himself.
     He sadly walked away and thought  4  to tell his mother about it. He knew she would give him  5  he liked
if she could. But he also knew very well she had little money for that ￥1299-Nike Shoes. He  6  not to go
home at once, as he didn't want to upset his mother. So he went to the park and sat on the  7 . There he saw a
girl in a wheel chair. He noticed that the girl  8  the wheel with her hands. Li Ming watched her carefully and
was  9  to find that the girl had no feet. He looked at his own feet,"It's much  10  to be without shoes than
without feet." He thought. There was no reason for him to feel so sorry and sad. He went away and smiled,
thinking he was luckier.