2 . For most people, a family member would be their inspiration. As for me,_______my mother and father were both great influences, my greatest influence came from a television programGilmore Girls. Nearly every day after_______, I would come home,_______on the couch, and turn on the television.

Upon hearing the theme song and seeing the_______faces, I was overcome by a sense of_______and total peace. All the day’s hardships would_______. I would forget about any_______stress. When it was about five o’ clock, I would sit in front of the TV to_______another episode ofGilmore Girls. It was what I had to_______in my day, because I was having a________day and I simply loved to laugh at their humorous dialogues. Each of the characters had a________personality, unlike anyone I had ever known. The more I watchedGilmore Girls, the more I found myself wanting to be a “Rory Gilmore”.

Much of Rory’s success came from her mother. In the process of________Harvard or any college, I have recently discovered it is a long process. My________has also encouraged me to follow my dreams and to make my own________. I am a particularly hesitant person, so________this task is not easy for me. In________and developing into her own person, Rory Gilmore discovered her dreams and how to achieve them; that was how she________me.

Although I am a girl who is________trying to find my true self, Rory made me feel as if I could________everything. No matter which college I may________, I’ll always know that the road, which I travel to get there, is a road well worth traveling.

3 . A TV series called Fresh Off the Boat is quite popular. Many of my Asian friends _______it and say that they feel like they can _________ the show. I feel the same.

The show is based on the autobiography (自传) of American food personality (美食界名人)Eddie Huang. The story is told_______through the eyes of its_______character-11-year- old Eddie. The show's title, Fresh off the Boat, which is used to describe new_______, suggests what the show wants to_______: as an Asian-American family_______to live the American Dream, the Huangs are too often seen as "The _________ "or "foreign" by people from the different _________ around them.

The show has been very __________________. Without using stereotypes (老套故事), it has ________________   to build well-rounded, dramatic characters that are ________________ enough to be from an Asian family. For example, Eddie’s mom always pushes her children to be________________ at school. The Huangs don't speak Chinese very well, but______________ it is a quality portrayal (描绘) of an Asian family.

______________the show is not perfect and this Asian family is in fact very Americanized, the show is easy to ______________. It shows that Asian families are being well described so that they can be known by a larger   ______________. This might help more Asian Americans to find their true ______________.

As the show is becoming more and more popular, I am getting to______________it with more and more of my friends and laugh at the jokes. I hope there are more TV shows like this in the US that really________________ all the cultures together.