As we walk along “the path of life”, we are meant to come across some true friends, who encourage us and help us get through the hard time. To me, Tim is the one who brings out the     1     (good) in me. He will always bring back the friendship between us.

It was my first day at high school. I     2     (walk) alone on the playground when a basketball rolled to my feet. A boy with a smile on his face came running to me, picked up the ball     3     asked if I could play basketball with him. I hesitated for a moment, then I said no and told him why. To my surprise he didn’t walk away. Instead, he encouraged me     4    (have) a try and I did. Over the next few weeks, we made it to the playground every day and stuck to     5     (practise) together. He also helped me do my math     6     I struggled with and even taught me how to live     7     (independent) in a new school. Over time, the school life seemed no longer challenging and     8     (we) friendship grew rapidly as well.

I’ll never forget Tim. He really made a big     9     (different ) to my life. I would not be the person that I am today     10     him.

9 . The job of raising children is a tough one. Children don’t come with an instruction manual(说明书). And each child is   _______. So parents sometimes pull their hair out in frustration(挫折),not   _______ what to do. But in raising children-as in all of life-what we do is   _______ by our culture. Naturally then, American parents teach their children basic American   _______. To Americans, the goal of parents is to help children _______ on their own two feet. From _______, each child may get his or her own room. As children grow, they get more   _______to make their own choices. _______ choose their own forms of entertainment, as well as the friends to _______ them with. When they ________ young adulthood, they choose their own jobs and marriage ________. Of course, many young adults still __________ their parents’ advice and approval for the choices they make. But once they “leave the ________ ” at around 18 to 21 years old, they want to be on their own, not “   ________ to their mother’s apron strings (围裙带). The relationship between parents and children in America is very informal. American parents try to ________ their children as individuals-not as extensions of themselves. They allow them to achieve their own   ________ . Americans praise and encourage their children to give them the   ________ to succeed. When children become adults, their relationship with their parents becomes more like a(an) __________ among equals. But __________ to popular belief, most adult Americans don’t make their parents pay for room and board when they come to________. Even as adult, they respect and honor their parents.

10 . When Lyndsay and Matthew took home their newborn twins a few days after Christmas 2016, they knew that baby William’s days would be short. ______ he looked perfect and healthy, he had a severe heart defect, ______ in the womb.

“It was one of the ______ days of my life when we found out that we would lose our son ______ months still left in my pregnancy, but because at that time we were able to _____ ourselves,” said Lyndsay. “My husband and I both have a strong ______ in God and through prayer, we felt God’s love, peace, and ______.” She said that the love and help from family and friends have been ______ in their journey.

One friend made a special ______. Knowing how important it was to document his short life, a family friend ______ to a Toledo photographer she followed on Facebook.

“The days with both of our babies at home together were ______,” said Lyndsay. “We tried our best to focus on enjoying the time together and creating ______. We were able to do this and felt like God blessed us with the time to get to know our son.”

And although Lyndsay_______ hesitated to do a photo shoot, now she says she’s so glad she did.

“The photos are going to be even more important as time goes on,” said Brentlinger. “ I can

What ______ Brown, the photographer were the parents and the strength and love they displayed during the shoot.

“The parents were extremely strong ,” Brown said. “ They ______ acted and treated both babies like nothing was wrong. So that ______ my heart watching them. We sort of lost it in the very end... Then the tears just started ______.”

William is a gift for his twin sister, his parents and everybody. Surrounded by love, life is eternal.