1 . Randy happened to be watching the news on TV months ago. The reporter was interviewing a man, whose ______ appeared on the screen. Randy noticed they ______ the same last name Waites—a rather unusual one.

Randy found that ______ , wondering if there could be any ______. When Randy’s daughter took a closer look, she ______   a likeness between them. She did some sleuthing (调查) online and ______ Randy and Eddie have the same biological father!

It wasn’t long before Randy ______ Eddie, who lived over 500 kilometers away. Eddie was ______ that the unlikely story was true the moment he saw Randy’s pictures, noticing how much Randy looked like their father.

Randy never knew his father, who ______ his mother and him when he was a baby. Eddie, however, was ______ by his dad and enjoyed a great relationship with him. That fact could have caused problems for the two long-lost brothers, but it did not! They reunited after 50 years of ______.

Eddie ______ to Randy on behalf of their dead father, but Randy held no resentment (怨恨). He said, “I don’t ______ anyone. Eddie and I are both extremely grateful to have made this unexpected ______ and to have the years ahead to be brothers!” The two brothers have really provided a beautiful example of love and ______ for us.