It’s not easy to be an astronaut’s daughter. Everyone expects you to be _________ or perfect. However, I’m the daughter of a famous astronaut. My father is so special and so _________ everything he does. Even in middle school he was class president and captain of the soccer team.

One day, my teacher said a Father’s Day writing _________ would be held in our school. When I got home, I started to think about what to write. “My father is an astronaut.” No, I wouldn’t start _________ that. That was the way others see him. I saw my father sitting with me in the dark after I had a _________ dream. I remember how he hugged me for hours when my dog was killed by a car. Yes, there were the things I was going to _________ about. To me, he was not just a famous astronaut. He was my dad.

My parents and I went to the school hall on that Saturday night. I won the second prize! I went up to the front and read my _________. When I finished, people stood up and _________. My father blew his nose, cleared his throat and put his hand on my shoulder, “Dear, this is the _________ moment of my life.”

Maybe I’ll __________ be a hero or win a Nobel Prize, but it’s special just to be my father’s daughter.

The first note I ever wrote for my mother said “Hi, Mom! Have a nice day! Love, Marie!” I was twelve when I wrote it, and I folded the ________ into her change purse(零钱包).

My mother worked as a cleaner in a clothing factory. I knew that when she ________ meals in the dining hall, she would have to look for change in her purse. I didn’t know that she would ________ that note, and always carry it with her.

From the day that I ________ folded the small piece of paper into my mother’s change purse, she and I left each other ________ notes. They would be put in the fridge, under a lamp, or beside the TV set, I ________ found one hidden(藏) in my shoe. From the outside, our notes may have been general records(记录) of our days, ideas and ________. But to my mother and ________, they were a lifeline—a communication with each other that no one else ________.

On October 20, 2020, my mother ________ after a long illness. I stood near her bed, holding her hand. I didn’t cry the day my mom died, ________ I didn’t cry a week later when I went to collect(收集) her things. I was so thankful that she no longer had aches and ________.

Recently, I found a note that my mom had ________ me. It had been hidden in the ________ of my favorite childhood book for years. It reads “Dear Marie, I love you always. Miss you a lot. Don’t forget me. Be ________! Love, Mom.” That day I cried.

【推荐3】“Wanted: Violin. Can’t pay much. Call...”

That advertisement in the newspaper made me remember my childhood. I, too, had wanted a violin, ________ we didn’t have the money. Even though times were hard, I couldn’t wait any longer to ask. “Daddy, ________ I have a violin of mine?” Daddy’s face looked ________. But a few weeks later, Daddy went home, with a case in his hand, ________, “Mary, I found this second-hand violin for seven dollars.”

The day when I carried my violin to school for my first lesson, no one could know how________ I was. I practised, joined the school orchestra (管弦乐队), gave performances... Several years seemed to run even quickly and I found ________ in the first violin chair. More years ________, and my violin made every move with me, until one day, I carefully ________ it away.

Now here for this wanted advertisement, I discovered the________ deep in my closet (储藏室). I put it on the table. Then I picked up the violin, walked to the telephone and called by the ________.

Later in the day, a man of about 30 knocked ________ the door. “I’ve been expecting someone would ________ my advertisement. My daughter wants a violin so ________,” he said, examining my violin. “How much are you asking?”

I said, “Seven dollars.” “Are you sure?” he asked, as if he did not believe his ________. “Seven dollars,” I said again and then added, “I hope your little girl will enjoy it ________ I did.”

I smiled, but I found my tears rolling down my face.