Mr. Hatch lived a lonely life. He walked alone to work every day and ate his lunch alone in a corner. He 1 smiled. He never talked to 2 on his way home. In the evening, he would go to bed early.
His life changed, however, one day when he got a heart-shaped 3 full of chocolate in the mail, with a piece of paper that read: "Somebody loves you." At first, he couldn't 4 it, but as he read the message, he began to laugh and dance around. The message opened his heart to the power (力量) of 5 . Soon he found himself being cheerful (快乐的). He made people happy in the workplace and began to help out people in the neighborhood. As time went by, his laughter, smiles, kindness, happiness and love touched everyone around him.
Later, Mr. Hatch found out that the heart-shaped box belonged to somebody else. It was a 6 . He felt 7 and went back to his old ways. When his neighbors 8 , they decided to surprise him 9 a party and a long banner (条幅) that read: "Everybody Loves Mr. Hatch." Mr. Hatch cried 10 he knew that somebody loved him after all. Then he laughed, smiled and hugged his friends.
We all have a little bit of Mr. Hatch in us. At times we all feel unloved and unlovable. However, somebody does love us.
