【推荐1】2020 is drawing to a close. I haven’t seen my ______ in a year.

“Take care of yourself, my dear granddaughter,” she spoke into the phone. “I’m ______ already and have lived long enough. Don’t you worry.”

I didn’t want this to be her last ______. While I stay locked in the Klang Valley, she lives far away and is indifferent (不感兴趣的) to modern technology — which makes _____  difficult.

I knew she really ______ to see my face and began to try to find a solution.

“Baby steps are the key. Start with what she already ______,” came the Internet advice. ______, she knows WhatsApp and that has a video call function.

While the task is simple enough to us, the cloudy eyes of old age make it a(n) ______ task — coupled with the fact that the Internet connection isn’t always ______.

The first attempt had some good results, ______ the angle (角度) was off. I could only see the very top of her head. In the second attempt, we made a little progress, but the poor Internet service ______ to allow us to see each other.

After two ______ attempts, I could tell she was getting upset. “It’s going to be worth it!” I ______ her during our next call.

Finally, on one good day of Internet connection, her face was on my screen.

Our experience shows that even if we can’t see each other ______, the Internet still makes it possible for loved ones to be continually ______.

【推荐3】On Nov. 29, 2011, my little sister Lily was born. The whole family_________ her arrival with excitement and open arms. We were thrilled to have a new addition to our family.

As she grew, her _________ became apparent. We _________ she would appear distant at times and was unable to _________ with others. The smallest things would keep her entertained for long periods, and she would _________ the same routine happily throughout the day. At the age of three, Lily was taken to the hospital by my parents. We were told that she was a child with autism, and she would have _________ in communicating and forming relationships with others.

My family were _________ to learn that our loved one would probably be unable to live a _________ life. Unaware of what exactly this would bring, we made a decision to consider autism a _________. And what a blessing it turned out to be! The diagnosis brought our family ____________, and we realized a deeper ____________ for one another.

Raising a child with a developmental disability is a(n) ____________ process. Mistakes are ____________. However, through it all, our family is always there watching over her, ____________ that she is in a comfortable and safe environment at all times. And Lily knows that she has a loving and supportive family who can be ____________ and her biggest cheerleaders when ____________ is achieved.

For those normal people perhaps my experience might make you more ____________ what is really important in life. As for me, autism has ____________ been a blessing of strength, courage and hope. It should not be ____________ as a burden, but rather as a blessing to the families fortunate enough to ____________ a different lifestyle.

【推荐1】As a teenager, there was nothing I liked better than Sunday afternoons at my grandfather’s farm in western Pennsylvania. Surrounded by miles of winding stones, the house and field _________ endless hours of fun for a city kid like me. I was used to __________ in tidy living rooms that seemed to whisper, "Not to be touched!"

I can still remember one afternoon when I was eight years old. _________ my first visit to the farm, I had wanted more than __________ to be allowed to climb the stone walls surrounding the houses. My parents would never __________. The walls were old; some stones were missing, others _________ and falling. Still, my idea to climb across those walls ________ so strong that finally, one spring afternoon, I had all my courage to enter the living room, where the _________ had gathered after Sunday dinner.

"I, uh-I want to climb the stone walls," I said. Everyone looked up. "Can I climb the stone walls? "Immediately voices of disagreement went up from the women in the room. "Heavens, no!" You'll hurt yourself!" I wasn't too ___________; the response was just as I'd expected. __________ before I could leave the room, I was stopped by my grandfather's loud voice. "Now___________ just a minute," I heard him say. "Let the boy climb the stone walls. He has to learn to do things for himself."

"Go," he said to me, "and come and see me when you get back." For the next two and a half hours I climbed those old walls and had the time of my life. Later I met with my grandfather to tell him about my _________. I'll never forget what he said. "Fred," he said, __________, "You made this day a special day just by being yourself. Always remember, there's only one person in this whole world like you, and I like you exactly ________ you are."

Many years have passed since then, and today I host the television program Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, seen by millions of children throughout America. There have been changes over the years, but one thing remains the same: my message to children at the end of almost every visit. "There's only one person in this whole world like you," the kids can hear me say, "and people can like you _______ as you are.”