【推荐1】We were sitting in the doctor’s waiting room when my father said something that ______ me. “Are you my daughter or my sister? ” My heart broke as I stared at him.

The doctor told us my father had Alzheimers (阿尔茨海默病). It was a big _______ for me. I was facing a battle on two fronts, emotional and physical, and I was ______ for it. The disease didn’t snatch him away suddenly. Instead, it slowly ______ him. It made me sad to watch my father hide his ______ to read the clock.

As the disease continued to progress, his behaviors became ______ . We had to face another painful fact — we could no longer provide my father with the level of ______ to keep him safe at home. He ______ to move to a skilled nursing home.

Babies are born helpless; parents keep on _____ . Children grow up and learn that relationships are reciprocal (相互的). However, the parent-child relationship isn’t ______ . The parents remain the giver, and the children remain the taker. That is the natural order of the world — ______ the child becomes the parents caregiver.

When a(n) ______ appears, we can do something to change the fact. _______ , my father is alive and taken good care of in the nursing home. If he can _______ the illness, then I can make it. I will give him everything he deserves to have as a great father. And we will be awarded(奖励) a(n) ______ future by doing our best.

【推荐3】I had always longed to get a degree, but raising a family had come first. Now with my last _______ in middle school, I thought, why not try to _______ something while I still had the opportunity. When I told my husband Bob my idea, a broad smile lit up his face. “If that’s what you_______, we’ll make it work.”

When we asked the kids for advice, they had mixed _______. Our daughter, already in college, thought it a great idea while John, in high school, was _________ that we might be in college at the same time. James, our youngest, wanted to know who would take him to football practice. I _________that things would be a little different, _______ if everyone contributed, it wouldn’t be difficult.

The next day we drove to the community college and after a careful research, I chose to _______ in occupational therapy（康复理疗）. Days passed in excitement, enrolling in classes, shopping for _______ and attending orientation（入学指导）. I felt like a kid again, but as the first day of classes drew near, I became __________. I was simply too old. People would laugh at me. Finally, with encouragement from my family and friends, I stuck with my__________.

As I entered my classroom that first morning, I chose a seat in the back, hoping to __________attention. For the rest of that day, I did what I saw the other students do, and gradually, my self-consciousness（embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you）faded. I found the classes and assignments __________, and I left that day feeling I might survive. By the end of the first week, I had made a few friends.

Studying and keeping up with my duties at home was ________. No sooner would I begin to study than it was time to drive the kids to their activities. Math and science were ________ my strong subjects, so I devoted more time to those. When the first semester ________, I had a 4.0 GPA and was placed on the Honor Roll.

By the second year, Bob and the kids were all doing their________, and I had learned how to comfortably ________ my school and home life. My hard work paid off. I was awarded a scholarship and got the bachelor’s degree.

As I drove away on the last day of school, I thought about what a difference returning to __________had made in my life. I looked much younger and I had more ________ and enthusiasm for life. I even became a therapist. It’s never too late to try again.