1 . My son “graduated” from elementary school this week. I put the word in quotations(引语)because as a rising 6th grader, he wasn’t receiving a _______ —and because the school used a _______ term to describe the milestone. On reflection, the school’s term felt even more _______ than the traditional name of the _______ of one stage of a person’s education: they called it Moving On.

At the Moving On Ceremony, each member of the 5th grade class _______ one sentence of reflection on what they were thankful for or would _______ about their primary school years. One _______ words caught my attention — he said he was _______ for what he called “a step on the ladder”. I was really _______ by this 11-year-old’s ability to summarize the emotional heart of the “moving on” moment. That was totally beyond my imagination.

Growing up is the work of a ________ — a ladder that has no top. And the gift of a “moving on” moment is that we get to celebrate the firm foothold   (立足点)we’ve gained on our ________ step, even as we reach upward toward the next. We get to ________ —not beyond what we’ve learned and accomplished so far, ________ because we are able to build on today’s experiences to move ahead toward tomorrow.

We look forward to our son ________ more graduations in his lifetime. But perhaps more than that, we pray that he will have the ability to recognize many “moving on” moments to celebrate and enjoy with ________ .

2 . Recently my wife and I were flying across the country and were about to board our plane when a woman sitting across from us at the gate had a medical _________. The woman was falling over and quickly lost _________ of her body. I jumped up and lowered my body in front of her. I _________ myself as Dr. Joe, and I was here to help in any way she   _________.

The woman, Jackie, _________ that she had had this condition for thirty years and would be “perfectly fine in just a bit”.

In one hand I held her and with my other hand I _________ her head. I asked if she needed a wheelchair to board the plane, to which she said _________. I asked my wife to _________ a wheelchair. After Jackie was in it, I stayed behind to make sure she made it _________ on board, but because of miscommunication, the manager at the airport thought Jackie was having a stroke (中风).

I stood up __________ Jackie, explaining that her condition would improve soon. Finally, the manager __________ to let her board with my help and she was completely __________ within about twenty minutes.

Fortunately, Jackie just needed someone to listen to her and __________ for her. Don’t be afraid to listen to __________and help them out. Everyone has their own __________, and we just need someone to care.