My daughter, Vivian, is 9 years old. She is always like a little princess who seems to be _________ without me. Until one day I was _________, I knew that my little princess could take care of me like a little angel.

At 3:30 in the afternoon, I got out of bed _________ to pick her up at school. On the way home, I said to her, “Honey, Mother is really ill. As soon as we get home, I must take a _________. I can’t do anything for you tonight. Do you think you can _________ dinner for yourself tonight?”

“No _________.” She answered.

When I returned home, I went to my room to sleep. To my _________, I wasn’t troubled by her during the following six hours. Every time I woke up from a deep sleep, a good little angel _________ me if I wanted anything. She placed a bell on my bed so that I could call her if I wanted anything. She didn’t have a rest _________ I got better.

Then, Vivian brought a piece of paper, on which she __________ a cartoon woman and a girl playing happily. There was a __________ on it, saying, “Mom, I love you!” She told me that Mommy was so __________ and also, she thanked for all I had done for her. “Do you know how cool you are, Mom?” she said. “You are the best mother! Come on!”

I began to __________ as I heard my daughter’s words. A day ago, I thought being a mother was a(n) __________ job which couldn’t get paid. But that day, her words and actions influenced me a lot. I was even grateful for the chance that let me know __________ perfect my daughter was. Today, what Vivian has done makes me feel happy to be a mother.

I just want to tell you that as you grow older, you will have more _______   to face. But my child, you should never _______   hope and things will get fine. _______ you are having a bad time now, believe it will be a good time tomorrow. _______ are not under your control but reaction（反应）to them is certainly in your hands.       

I know you are very strong and you will always do well in _______ , but as your mom, I just want to tell you that your dad and I ________ you will achieve your dreams. And we will always be there to support whatever you wish to do.

                                                                                                           With lots of love,

Your mom

Claire had always been a perfectionist. No matter what she did, whether it was organizing ________ own birthday party or working on a science project, everything had to be done ________ to the last detail (细节). If her work did not turn out well, she would get very ________ for days.

When Claire heard about the singing ________ organized by the community centre, she was very excited to ________ it. Claire made up her mind to win the first prize. She had never come in second before in any of the competitions she joined. “It must be a ________ experience!” she thought. As usual, Claire made sure she was well prepared. Not only did she spend long time choosing a ________, she also put in a lot of effort to sing each note correctly.

At the beginning of her performance, Claire was doing perfectly fine. ________, when she got to the chorus(副歌), for some reason, she could not ________ a whole line of the lyrics. Not knowing what to do, Claire just passed over that ________ completely. She was very upset with herself and nearly cried. “What a silly ________ I made!” she thought. In the prize-giving ceremony, when one of the judges announced that she had taken the second place. Claire burst into tears on stage.

Claire’s mother comforted her ________ the ceremony. She said, “It’s perfectly all right to make mistakes. That’s ________ we learn.” Claire had never thought of it that way. She dried her tears and agreed. “Maybe it is not that bad to ________.” Back home, she put up the plaque (奖牌) on the wall in her room. It would ________ her how mistakes could help her to learn and improve.