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综合填空 Each morning, I walked by a security guard ( 保安 ). He said hello to everyone that walked past him. I admired ( 佩服 ) how he knew so many people b ___ 1 ___ their first names. The first few times I saw him, I didn't say hello back to h ___ 2 ___ when he greeted me. I was lost in my o ___ 3 ___ world. On Monday he asked, “ How was your w ___ 4 __ _ ? ” I told him about my visit to my sick, elderly mother. He shared how he too had lost a parent to illness. As I w ___ 5 ___ away, I realized I did not even know his name. The f ___ 6 ___ day, I asked : “ What's your name? ” He answered, “ Gary. ” I said, “ I'm Deborah. ” After that, we t ___ 7 ___ a couple of times a week. We shared stories about our daily life, our dreams, and our families. Gary got a job and m ___ 8 ___ away, It's been years since I last spoke to him, b ___ 9 ___ it seems like just yesterday we talked . I look back at what became a friendship of sharing stories from the heart, When you say hello to a stranger, you become a pebble ( 鹅卵石 )in the pool. With each ripple ( 涟漪 ) you create, you spread l___ 10 ___ that continues to give. Make a point of saying hello to a stranger today, you will give the gift that keeps on giving .