【推荐2】One day in autumn my father gathered us three into the living-room with a look on his face that told us that one of us had done something wrong.

"Which one of you did this?" he asked with a sharp______.

We all______down at the floor showing the art of a child’s handwriting______chalk. I stood there, trembling______and hoping that no one else could see it. “Will he know it was me?” I secretly______. Scared, the only words that came from my mouth were, “Not me, father.”

The others denied it as well. Of course, we knew that one of us must have done it. But I, being the______of the three, just couldn’t find the______to tell the truth. I was not a bad kid. Lying was not normal for me,______the expression on my father’s face made me______.

"Since ______of you seemed to have done it, then you will all get a spanking(打屁股)."

What? The______thing I wanted was a spanking!

“I did it,” someone said and I looked around to see one of my elder sisters step______. Why did she______ it? Feeling guilty, yet still too______to say a word, I______there knowing my sister was going to get ______for something I did.

We didn’t talk about that day for years. When we were all older, I knew it was safe to finally tell my father it was really me. When I think back to that______, I know I learned the______of family, and of a sister who would do______for me. I’m glad to say that I know now I would do the same for_______.

【推荐3】My father and I have always had a difficult relationship. He thought I wasn’t what a good daughter should be. Whatever I did was never good enough in his eyes. So when I tried to look for approval, I was________ disappointed.

My mother was gentler and when my father would ________ me, she’d have my back. Five years ago, she died from a disease and, ________ her there, my relationship with my father became ________. I felt like he was trying to control me and this caused ________ and panic in me. I realized that I couldn’t continue the________ with him, so I left home eventually and________ contact with him.

About a year later, I was out campaigning and I saw him alone. I ________ him and asked how he was. He was hesitant, but I could see in his eyes that he was ________ I’d come over. He said he was proud that he had a daughter who went to the House of Lords to talk about women’s rights. I realized that, having decided I didn’t need his ________, I finally had it.

Our relationship isn’t ________ now, but we see each other every few months and I value the time we have together. Last year, on his birthday, I sent him a card and he________ phoned me to say thank you. I’ve realized that if you want to have somebody in your life, you have to________ them as who they are. And I’m proud of myself. I don’t need anybody else to give me that sense of________. And because of that, our relationship is no longer a________.