1 . When I was a boy there were no smart phones or computers. Still, I never felt ________. The fields, hills and woodlands around my home were the perfect playground. I can remember once hiking to a nearby ________ and walking slowly around it. At the back of it I was amazed to find an old dirt road that I had never seen before. It was full of muddy tyre tracks and deep woods bordered it on both sides, but ________ it still seemed like a fine adventure.

I ________ on and on for what seemed like hours. I was sure my guardian angel was ________ In my ears to turn around and ________ back home but I was ________ and even a bit stupid, so I walked on. There was still neither a car nor a house ________. My legs were getting tired. I noticed that the sun was starting to go down and I grew ________. I didn’t want to end up ________ on this road in the dark of night, and I was worried that it would be dark ________ I could make my way back to the lake again.

I continued to walk on with the fear growing inside of me. My heart was ________ faster and my legs were aching more seriously than before. When I ________ one last corner and saw a house that I ________. I jumped up and down and laughed out loud. I knew the way home! It was still over a mile away, but my ________ felt like feathers. I ________ into the house with a big smile just in time for dinner. Then I ended my adventure with a good night’s sleep.

I remembered this recently when I saw a sign, ________, “All roads lead home”. This is true. I also remembered a sage (圣人) compared life to a journey. Are we going to make this life a ________ trip or are we going to make the life a terrible one? It ________ our own choice.

All roads no matter how they twist and turn, can ________ us home in our hearts. May you always walk your path with love! May you always help your fellow travelers along the way!

2 . We never talked about school as the ticket to the future. I was in the classroom, but I wasn’t there to learn how to write, read or even ______. When it was my turn to read, I wanted to ______. I was 13 years old, _____ I already hated being who I was.

I had a(n) ______ teacher, Mr. Creech ,who knew I couldn’t read. And he found it _______ to make my secret known to others. He ______me and said, “Anthony, why don’t you read the next paragraph?” I didn’t even know what the paragraph was. I ______ to read what was in front of me, but the only sound of my voice ______ resulted in laughter. From then on, I never gave up practicing reading.

Now I am 41 years old. One day, I planned to ______ back to Texas to visit my family and friends. On my way from the airport, I saw Mr. Creech _______ himself a drink. I rushed over and reached into my ______ to pay for him. “Do I know you?” he asked. “Yes, sir, you do know me,” I answered_______. “My name is Anthony Hamilton. You taught me English.” The look on his face told me that he remembered the ______ he’d once shamed. “I’m so ______ that I had a chance to see you again,” I said. “And Mr. Creech, I have great ______ to share.” I had learned to ______. But that wasn’t all. I had become a published ______ and an active speaker. “The next time you get another Anthony Hamilton in your ______, please encourage him to read as well,” I said.

The experts say what once ______ me has a name: dyslexia(诵读困难症). But I can tell you it was a lack of ______ for education.