2 . We had just come back home after a big trip. My 5-year-old boy, Baldwin, couldn't _________ to share our stories with his grandmother. Our final _________ is the Appalachian Trail, one of the longest footpaths in the world. We finished the route without any _________ in 209 days. The _________ was really hard work, but full of fun. The landscape along the way was _________, with green woods and wild animals like kangaroos. My husband and I had little time to _________ our own physical pain from walking so many kilometers, but tried hard to keep our little boy happy and excited. When we were tired, we got to eat Skittles, a colorful sweet treat, to make my son_________. We slept in a tent, _________ at 5: 30 in the morning and walking all day. Talking with other hikers along the way prevented _________ and brought extra joy.

My son was even several months __________ than “Buddy Backpacker”, a boy who once held the record for the youngest person for the route. We had been hiking __________ my son was two years old. We took every opportunity to go outside and __________ the world. It may seem like an impossible activity for a child. However, it turned out that he was strong enough to __________ it. My son's trip earned __________ from Dale, the oldest person to hike the route. He said, “It's going to change his life forever. Baldwin has gone through some hardships, making him stronger. This challenge contributes to his social and __________ development. He will smile through his life.”

3 . I can’t quite remember the exact moment. My husband and I decided it would be a _________ idea to sell all we owned, move our three _________ into a touring caravan (大篷车) and set off to volunteer our _________ around Europe. The plan was to travel for a year, volunteering in every city, town and village we _________. The remarkable journey would _________ us visit Portugal, Spain, Italy and Germany.

You see, living in central Portugal had inspired us to do something more with our _________. We lived in a community where people didn’t _________ all that much but were happy to _________ what little they had. A place where family, friends and community were top _________. A place where, when things go wrong, they don’t look to __________ but rather smile saying “That’s life”.

We wanted our children to __________ with these same values and __________ them to as many different cultures and lifestyles as possible. We also wanted them to experience the __________ satisfaction felt when they do something to __________ someone else. So far, the journey has __________ our expectations on absolutely every __________. In a week’s time we will once again be on our way, __________ with us more skills, memories and friendships.

We’ve had __________, but through all of this, our family __________ has become stronger than ever. Every day I __________ at how much the kids have learnt and accomplished and overcome in such a short space of time. And every day I think that one year is probably not long enough.