1 . This is an unbelievably moving and beautiful film. It shows a father’s _________ at its very best. It is a tear-jerker and I must admit that I am moved to tears.

It is a story _________ in 1939 at the start of World War II. Guido, a cheerful Italian-Jewish waiter, gets _________ to Dora, who is not Jewish. They are in love and have a _________ named Giosuè. As they are preparing for Giosuè’s fifth birthday, Guido and Giosuè are arrested (逮捕) and _________ to a concentration camp. Dora begs to _________ with them even though she is not Jewish. She is sent to the _________ part on the other side of the camp.

To hide the awful _________ from his son, Guido pretends (假装) they are at a holiday camp and are playing a game. In the _________, they have to win points. He __________ his son that the goal is to get 1,000 points — and the prize is a real tank in which they can leave. Here he is talking about the tanks __________ the allies (同盟者) that he hopes will eventually come to save them from the concentration camp when they win the war. He pretends Giosuè can get points for things such as not crying, not saying he is hungry, not asking for his mother, and so on. __________, Guido hides Giosuè, all the while pretending it is a game and they are playing hide-and-seek.

I won’t tell you how the film ends. You will have to watch it for yourself. Many reviewers have __________ this film, and said that it is a must-see. I completely __________, as it is one of the most beautiful films I have ever seen — one that I will __________ forget.

2 . I still remember the last few hours I spent with my grandma in the hospital. On the _______ day of her life, I sat with my grandma, in silence, in laughter, in tears, and in _______ of a woman who was still _______ though she was very weak and in great _______.

My grandma was always smiling, which ______ me a lot. She seemed to be ______ with everything. After hearing my confusion, she spoke softly about her life and the reason for her present _______. It was the most meaningful day that I will never _______.

My grandma told me that she _______ remained idle (无所事事的) through her life. She was once a teacher and after leaving her job she _______ to work as a volunteer in the community though she was old. She tried her best to _______ those in need for free and make her life meaningful.

Ralph Emerson once said, “The _______ of life is not simply to be happy. It is to be _______, to be honorable and to make a difference.” My grandma had been serving our society, and she had _______ all her life without any regret (遗憾). That day I completely _______ it was the reason why my grandma was smiling.

3 . The Healing Power of Music

Since Mom died and Dad lived alone, he was often angry, and lately he was getting more and more confusing. Today _______ to be worse than usual. He had a new aid named Linda, from our home country of Lithuania. The _______ of a stranger was bound to make Dad even more _______ .

Sure enough, Dad started _______ as soon as I got in the door. “This new girl doesn’t know anything,” he whispered with dissatisfaction.

“It’ll take some time for her to learn how to help you,” I _______ him.

The three of us sat _______ in the living room. I wished I could think of something to say. Lord, please help us feel more comfortable with this arrangement.

Linda _______ to her feet. Walking over to Dad’s record player, she _______ a Lithuanian folk record onto the turntable (转盘). The familiar accordion (手风琴) music played. Dad started _______ along to it. Liuda smiled.

The music seemed to drive all the ________ from the room. We chatted about Lithuania. It was one of the ________ visits Dad and I had ever had.

When I left, he hugged me good-bye and asked me to ________ old photos with him and Linda next time. ________ , I had a look at the old Dad, the man I’d always loved ________ time with.

I’d come to Dad’s house expecting the ________ . But with Linda’s help and a little music from the old country, I’d found what I would always love.

5 . Teenagers are more likely to cause conflict with their parents than any other age child. Teens often think what they are saying is _______. They believe that if they keep arguing, they can _______ their parents’ minds.

Teenagers argue with their parents because two things are still _______ during the adolescent period: the limbic system (边缘系统) and the frontal lobe (额叶). The former _______ emotions, and the latter helps with people’s decision making.

With not everything fully developed in teenage bodies, it _______ how they react to discipline and the word “no”. Teenagers want to have freedom and the _______ to do what they want. Being teenagers is very _______. There are too many things happening in a teen’s _______ all at once and their bodies are not quite ready to _______ everything that’s happening. They are still in the ________ of growing and making all these life decisions.

With teens having little free time, it’s an unhappy thing to hear “no” coming from ________. Teens want to do something interesting with friends or just simply ________ without worrying about anything. They trust themselves to be ________. Some teens don’t understand why they’re told they can’t do something. Without reasoning behind the “no”, there is often a spark (火花) of ________ leading into an argument. If parents gave a ________ reason for their decision, it could ________ many arguments and keep a healthy ________. Even if they disagree, when knowing their parents’ reason ________, teenagers are less likely to respond in a negative way.

Parents should not ________ intervene with (干预) their kids’ choices. It is a part of growing up, and making ________ and suffering the consequences is an important lesson to learn.

7 . I'll call him Peter because I didn't know his name. He was a waiter in a restaurant to which I had taken Robert, my five-year-old son, for his ______. Robert wore his new ______, proud and joyful.

Peter greeted us warmly and brought his ______ close to Robert's level to talk with him. Robert lifted his left foot so Peter could see his boot and then he asked Peter to ______ it. Before I tried to stop his ______ request, Peter got down to Robert's boot and took a long smell. Then he thanked Robert for ______ the special smell. Robert smiled at Peter's reaction.

When ______, Robert took more time than a fast-food customer should. Eventually, he ______ an orange juice. Peter praised his ______, which brought a bigger smile to Robert's face. Peter followed us ______ with our food as the birthday boy picked the perfect table. My heart was filled with thanks for this man who made my son feel ______. Though Peter did what Robert asked calmly, I still criticized (批评) Robert for his impolite deed.

Peter treated all customers with extreme ______ and politeness. Eight years later, Robert can still feel Peter's   ______. In life, we often ______ people by material worth or university degrees. However, the true ______ of a person comes from how they treat others.

9 . Growing up, I understood one thing about my dad: He knew everything. I asked him questions and he gave me _________. When I moved out on my own, I usually called him when something broke and I needed to know how to _________ it.

But then, eventually, I _________ him less. I got married, and my husband had the _________ I was short of. I didn’t know when it happened, but our _________ when I called developed into six words. Me: “Hi, Dad.” Him: “Hi, sweetie. Here’s Mom.” There would be a(n) _________ if my mum wasn’t at home. I _________ loved my dad, but I wondered at times if maybe he had already _________ everything I needed to know.

Then, this past summer, my dad said that he once spent a summer in college building boats. “You did?” I asked. I thought I knew everything about my dad. However, I never knew this. I _________ that in the past 40 years, I had focused on myself only. I felt a deep sense of __________.

A few weeks later, I called my parents. Dad answered. “Hi, sweetie. Here’s Mom.,” he said.

__________ to know more about him, I said, “Wait, Dad. How are you?” We __________ talking about a new battery he’d bought for his boat. To anyone else, it would sound like a __________ conversation between a dad and his daughter. But to me, it was novel and a new __________. I spent the first part of my life needing to talk to my dad. Now I talk to him because I __________ to.