4 . Last year, I told my family that I didn’t want or need anything for my birthday. Instead, I _________ them to think of a way to share a _________ in their world for me. My husband and my daughter did something different, but _________.

The week of my birthday my husband went to a local cafe and told a waitress that he wanted to _________ pay for the breakfast of a family. The waitress was _________ and said it was her last day at work there and this had never _________. When the family finished eating, the waitress told them their _________ had been paid. The mom started crying and the dad stood up, trying to _________ who might have done it, but my husband was outside _________ the whole thing. He told me he had such a wonderful __________ in his heart and he would like to __________ it a few more times.

My daughter was on a tight budget(手头很紧) so she__________ the week smiling more at people, and letting someone go before her at the market. She just took the time during my birthday week to slow down and be __________ and kind to a stranger and her co-workers.

When we finally all got together for Mother’s Day and my birthday, everyone was in tears as each person__________ what they had done. As you can see, it was the __________ birthday ever!

5 . My husband, our children and I have had wonderful camping experiences over the past ten years.

Some of our _______ are funny, especially from the early years when our children were little. Once, we _______ along Chalk Creek. I was _______ that our 15-month-old boy would fall into the creek (小溪). I tied a rope around his waist to keep him near to our spot. That lasted about ten minutes. He was _______, and his crying let the whole campground know it. So _______ tying him up, I just kept a close eye on him. It _______ — he didn’t end up in the creek. My three-year-old, however, did.

Another time, we rented a boat in Vallecito Lake. The sky was clear when we _______, but storms move in fast in the mountains, and this one quickly _______ our peaceful morning trip. The _______ picked up and thunder rolled. My husband stopped fishing to ____________ the motor. Nothing. He tried again. No ____________. We were stuck in the middle of the lake with a dead motor. As we all sat there ____________, a fisherman pulled up, threw us a rope and towed (拖) us back. We were ____________.

Now, every year when my husband pulls our camper out of the garage, we are filled with a sense of ____________, wondering what camping fun and ____________ we will experience next.

7 . There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school (寄宿学校)______being sent away, this boy was the______student in his class. He was at the top in every______always with high marks.

But the boy changed after______home and attending the boarding school. His grades started ______ He hated being in a______. He was lonely all the time. And there were especially dark times when he______committing suicide (自杀). All of this was because he felt______and no one loved him.

His parents started______about the boy. But they even did not know what was______with him. So his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and______him.

They sat on the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him some casual questions about his classes, teachers and_______After some time his dad said, “Do you know, son, why I am here today?”

“No, no,” his dad replied. “I am here to tell you that you are the most______person for me. I want to see you_______ I don't care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY LIFE.”

These words______the boy's eyes to be filled with tears. He______his dad. They didn't say anything to each other for a long time.

Now the boy had______he wanted. He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him deeply. He______the world to someone. And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him______!

8 . Music is something I could never live without. Without music, I was ______ and would only talk when I was asked to. Music allowed me to ______ myself and be as loud as I wanted to. Singing my ______ out during choir (合唱) class, auditioning for choir concert solos, and ______ the school play, I felt the most like myself. There was nothing that could keep me away from my ______, until high school.

Everyone who wanted to be in show choir auditioned for the ______, including me. In the audition room, there was a piano, notes and different lyrics ______ on the chalkboard. I hit every note, and the ______ was amazing. When my audition was over, I took a breath of ______. Weeks passed and the list of who had made it into show choir was ______. I found my ______. “Angelica H. –– alternate (候补者)”. After I saw this, my ______ disappeared. My outside showed I wasn’t sad, but on the inside, my whole world had ______.

A year passed, I was at a ______ that also held karaoke to the customers. My parents let me go up and ______. Finally, I got enough courage to ______ a song by Sam Smith and started off. While I hit the high notes, people eating   ______ for me. I realized, I did not get into one program but that did not mean that I had to give up all ______. I still had that passion. The lesson learned was that if you are ______ or do not get what you want, and it is something you’re in ______ with, don’t give up.

9 . Jerry was the kind of guy you love to hate. He was always in a good mood and always had something _______to say.

When one asked Jerry _______he was so happy every day, he replied, “Each morning I wake up and say to myself, Jerry, you have two _______ today. You can choose to be in a good mood or in a bad mood. I choose to be in a _______ mood. Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation will be _______. The bottom line: It’s your choice how you live life.”

Several years later, Jerry was held up at gunpoint by three armed robbers and shot. _______, Jerry was found relatively and rushed to the local aid center.

After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive _______, Jerry was released from the hospital with pieces of the bullets still in his body. When someone asked him what had gone through his mind as the _______took place, Jerry replied, “As I lay on the floor, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live, _______I could choose to die. I chose to live.”

“Then, what happened next?”

“Well, there was a nurse ________ questions at me”, said Jerry. “She asked if I was allergic(过敏的) to   ________. ‘Yes’, I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, ‘________!’ Over their laughter, I told them, ‘I am choosing to live. ________ on me as if I am alive, not dead’.”

Jerry lived, ________ the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude.

Attitude, ________, is everything.

10 . Last summer, I cycled to a small village with my friend Mike. We had a great time there. However, one day, when we were _______ a bike on a narrow road, we found a big tree lying across the road.

Both my _______ and I had to get off the bike. And my friend started complaining, “Why did someone put a _______ across the road? And why did no one get it out of the way?” He kept complaining. I thought he would ask me to _______ him get the tree out of the way, but he didn’t. Instead, he just stepped over it with his _______, followed by me. And he still didn’t stop complaining, “I guess nowadays _______is ready to do something for others.” I thought now he would try to remove it, but he _______ didn’t. He just got on his bike and was about to leave. But I didn’t _______ him. Noticing I wasn’t moving, he asked me, “What’s wrong?” I said, “Let’s _______ the tree.” He looked ________ and asked, “Why should we do it? It’s not our ________.” But I insisted. At last, he got off his bike and we got the tree out of the road ________. “You see, there are people who are willing to do something for others,” after removing the tree, I said laughingly to my friend and he laughed, too.

My dear friends, when something is in your ________ next time, will you choose to complain or remove it? You can choose to complain and just ________ it there. But you can also choose to get it out of the way. Don’t wait for others to do that. You can be the one who ________ action and does something for others.