1 . How long have you been going to the same hairdresser or barber? It’s a question that gets us thinking about the unique friendship we _______ with our stylists over the years.

You have confidence in each other. You have a laugh together and regularly _______ each other’s news. Plus they try to make you look and feel your best. That’s a(n) _______ not only for a great friendship, but also for the perfect relationship with your hairdresser. When you find a good barber, it’s something to _______.

Many people have _______ experiences with their hairdressers. I’ve had my hair cut by Claire Miller for more than 15 years. She’s taken me through all kinds of _______, and she’s helped me find a totally new look now during the post-chemotherapy (化疗后) period with dyed blonde hair! _______ hairstyles, there have been communications about the joys and trials of motherhood, the _______ of health problems and changes in our careers and lives — the stuff of 15 years that we have _______ in the three salons Claire has worked in.

While she cut my hair recently, we chatted about that special __________ that forms between hairdressers and their clients. “You hear so many stories from them, and sometimes you feel like a counselor __________ a hairdresser. You assess their needs, and you know how to react to them,”says Claire.

For Claire, the customer interaction is something she loves about the job and that she has __________ developed throughout her working life. “It’s about being human and __________ about people. A lot of my clients are my friends and like family now. It’s my __________ to cut their hair, making them look and feel good, but I also want them to feel __________ by the experience,” laughs Claire.

2 . I don't remember how many years ago it was. However, I'm pretty ________ that it was a while back because I still had a cassette(磁带) player at the time. I had much housework to do. I was ________ of television and was in the mood for music. Then I pulled out one of my favorite cassettes and put it in the player. It started to play but before long the music ________ slopped. I opened the player and saw the tape in the cassette was all pulled out and twisted(缠绕). I ________ the old pencil rick to get the tape back in place but it was already broken beyond ________. I didn't want to ________ another of my cassettes with a tape-eating machine, but I really wanted some music. Then I ________ my ancient record player in the corner. I walked over and ________ off the top of it. I pulled out an old record of my mom's that my dad had forwarded me after her ________. I turned on the record player and a beautiful melody(旋律) from my childhood filled my ________. The sweet songs I grew up on slowly started to stir my ________. I felt the music within coming out of me. My spirit felt like singing so I started to sing, letting my voice ________ in merrily with the songs. At that moment I could feel the ________ of the universe all around me.

We all have music within us just waiting to ________. Don't let your music die within you. ________ your song with the world.