【推荐2】We had our son Wesley checked out because of his indifference to communicate with people.

To our ______, he was diagnosed with autism(自闭症).

Out of everything the doctor had said, the only world could ______was socialization. The instant we got on the car, we ______ brainstormed ways to make his world more social. It suddenly struck me that we were in need of a dog. Soon, we brought the dog Josie home. Wesley didn’t seem that ______ her, no matter how adorable she was. But then I began to______Wesley petting her when thought no one was looking.

Four months after we'd gotten Josie, I took the two of them out for a long play. By the end, they were both ______. As soon as I put Wesley in his car seat, he fell asleep, with Josie _______her head on his shoulder. That’s when I knew they had ______bonded. One of our biggest ____was that Wesley had no sense of danger and didn’t ______ what a moving car meant. He would dart out in the street. I was ______ he would get hit by a car. Luckily, Josie was able to safely keep him on the sidewalk with us.

The best thing about having a ______ is that kids come to you. ______ the daily walk to the bus stop provides an opportunity for Wesley to socialize with other children. Kids surround him with ______ about Josie and we practice his answers at home so he is more comfortable taking in public. I finally learned how to make peace with autism while ______it.

【推荐1】Eight years ago, I determined to start my first job—training horses in different countries. Now here I am, my connection with horses have taught me a lot. Let me share two ________ with you.

We can manage ________ through cultural sharing connection. Horse riding is the only sport in the Olympics where men and women ________ equally. In India, as the only woman ________ in the riding club, I had to teach some uneducated males who had a   ________ understanding of horsemanship (马术). People believe horse riding is a man's sport. As a woman, I had to ________ my right. I often trained difficult to ride horses as well as ________ the entire riding club. I worked hard, eventually ________ over those men, who were eager to learn horsemanship training techniques.

The second lesson is that we are never too old to learn. Riding can be learned at any ________. My husband, Christian, had never ridden a horse before but had always ________ it. When moving to England, we invested (投资) in a young horse named Lilly, as a   ________ project. At the age of 30, my husband started to learn horse riding, and now, the two can't be ________. Lilly follows him everywhere. Christian finally realized his dream.

I never realized how many doors of ________ that horses would open up for me. Because of horses, I ________ the world, I help others, and I've watched them heal (治愈) souls and ________ with people.

【推荐3】I never see myself as a miracle. I was just an ________ person with realistic goals and big dreams. I was a 19-year-old student at the university of Texas and well on my way to fulfilling my big dream of becoming a surgeon.

On February 17, 1981, a ________ car accident happened to me and after the four hours of operation, I ________. I still could not talk, my entire right side was paralyzed (不能动的) but ________ I was stable. After two weeks I improved enough to be ________ to a rehabilitation (康复) hospital.

It took me a lot of hard work but I ________ returned to the university of Texas in 1983—a year and a half after almost ________. The next few years were very ________ for me, but I truly believe that in order to see ________ in life you have to experience something bad. Maybe I have experienced too much, but I believe in living each day to the fullest, and doing the very ________ I can. And each new day was ________ and very full, for   ________ attending classes at the university I ________ therapy (理疗) three to five days each week at Brackenridge hospital.

Early, during my therapy, my father ________ repeating to me one of his favorite sayings. I have repeated it almost every day after being hurt: “Mile by mile it’s a (n) ________; yard by yard it’s hard; but inch by inch it’s a cinch (易事).”

I thought of those ________, and I thought of my family who ________ believed in me as I climbed the steps to receive my ________ from the dean of Liberal Arts at the university of Texas on the graduation ceremony in June of 1986. Excitement and ________ filled my heart as I heard the dear announce that I graduated with “highest honors”, and was chosen as one of the most outstanding ________ in the college of Liberal Arts.