1 . Today, I’m sending Sally away for a week of summer camp. She never actually asked to go. This was all my ________. She’s nearly 12, and I noticed that I’m with my child nearly 24 hours a day.

Living on a farm without any neighbors, I’ve chosen a life that is quieter than a________family’s. But rather than longing for________away from me, Sally has become increasingly dependent on my________. What________me most is that she has become a “mini-me”. She________my hobbies, my dreams, and my opinions. And that’s________I pulled her to the summer camp: a nearby wilderness camp called Hawk Circle.

After we eat, I drive Sally to Hawk Circle. Once there, we get a tour of the grounds and are introduced to Sally’s fellow________. Sally stands by the group of children, holding my hand, tears in her eyes, trying to work up the________to join a game of soccer. “I need you for a few more minutes,” she tells me, holding my hand________. I walk up to one of the camp’s workers. “Excuse me,” I say loudly，“I’d like to________my daughter. Maybe you could help her ________a few of these kids.” He comes over to talk to Sally, and I kiss on her cheek and then I________before she realizes I’m gone.

It’s not until that drive home that I finally feel it. I begin to________. The tears stream down my face. It takes every bit of my________to keep driving forward. When I arrive home, I calm down and remind myself why I chose this________. I want Sally to have a chance to find herself, out of my_________ I don’t want to see only myself in my child. I want to learn who she is. If I don’t set her________, I fear I’ll never really meet her real________. After 12 years of________being together, I want to finally meet my daughter for the first time.

2 . When I was in the third grade, I was picked to be the leading role— a princess in the school play. For weeks my mother had helped me practice my_________. But once on stage, every word   _________from my head. Then my teacher told me she had written a_________part for the play, and asked me to_________roles. Though I didn’t tell my mother what had happened that day, she_________my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a_________in the yard.

It was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions (蒲公英) through the grass in bunches. I watched my mother carelessly_________down by one of the bunches. “I think I am going to_________   all these weeds,” she said. “From now on, we’ll have_________roses in this garden.”

“But I like dandelions,” I protested. “All flowers are____________— even dandelions!”

My mother looked at me____________. “Yes, every flower gives____________in its own way, doesn’t it?” She asked thoughtfully. I nodded. “And that is true of____________, too,” she added.

When I realized that she had guessed my pain, I started to cry and told her the____________.

“But you will be a beautiful narrator,” she said,____________me of how much I loved to read stories____________to her.

Over the next few weeks, with her____________encouragement, I learned to take pride in the role. The big day finally came. A few minutes before the play, my teacher____________to me. “Your mother asked me to give this to you,” she said, handing me a____________. After the play, I took it home, ____________ to mom that I was perhaps the only person who would keep such a weed.

3 . The day I received my letter of acceptance to New York University, I was extremely excited. It was my dream university, and my _______ were pleased for me. But they also hadn’t _______ me to get into such a competitive school. In fact, the best thing they ever did for me was to _______ me     from doing things _______ — indeed, when I was in elementary school, they offered to buy me a     present _______ I got a C.

It _______ when I was in the third grade. An only child in an Asian family, I had just _______ with my family to Los Angeles. Months into the third grade, I developed a strong feeling of _______ about getting bad grades. Seeing my anxiety, Dad said, “Kate, tell you what. If you get a C or _______ , I’ll buy you a present. If you score higher than that, I won’t buy you anything, because you won’t __________ it.”

Clearly dad wasn’t the __________ Asian tiger parent, pressuring me to work tirelessly for the best __________ and neither was my mom. They didn’t want to push me. They wanted me to be __________ and healthy. Dad’s __________ of a “failing grade” gift amazingly __________ my worries and pressure. What’s more, I __________ getting A’s   and B’s   throughout high   school,   but without the added stress and fear of failing. I think it was my parents’ lack of stress on grades that gave me __________ to encourage my own desire for achievements.

I now realize I was __________ when I thought I didn’t receive a present from my dad that day.   He gave me two invaluable __________ : the space to develop my own desire for excellence, and the healthy mind to __________ it.

5 . At an airport I overheard a father and a daughter in their last moments together. It had announced her plane's________ and standing near the door, he said to his daughter, “I love you. I wish you enough. She said. “Daddy, our life together has been ________ enough. Your love is all I ________ needed. I wish you enough, too? Daddy. They kissed good-bye and she left.

He walked over toward the window where I ________. I could see he wanted to cry. I tried not to ________ his privacy（隐私），but he welcomed me in by asking, “Did you ever say good-bye to someone you love, knowing it would be forever?, “Yes, I have,” I ________. Saying that brought________ memories I had of expressing my love and ________ for all my Dad had done for me. After thirty seconds of silence. “Forgive me for asking, but why is this a/an   forever good-bye?" I asked. “I am old and she lives much too far away. The _______ is that her next trip back will be for my funeral(葬礼), ” he said. “When you were saying good-bye I heard you say, "I wish you enough” May I ask what that means?" He began to ________.

“That's a wish that has been handed down from other generations. My ________used to say it to everyone. ” He paused for a moment and _______ as if trying to remember it in detail, he smiled even more. “When we said I wish you enough, we were wanting the other person to have a life filled with enough good things to support them," he continued and then turning toward me he shared the following as if he were reciting it from ________.

“I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude________. I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more. I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive. I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger . I wish you enough gain to ________your wanting. I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you have. I wish enough Hellos to get you through the final “ Good-bye.” He then began to sob and walked away.

6 . Tristin Stewart, 15, of Northern Ireland, has no right knee after undergoing an operation. Now, his right leg connects directly to a right foot backward, which fits more_______than a traditional amputation (截肢).

Tristin said he began experiencing_______in his right leg in 2014, but it was not until last year that doctors diagnosed it as a cancer. The diagnosis and_______operation made Tristin’s parents, Mandy and Shane so worried.

“Tristin was scared firstly before receiving the operation,” Mandy said. “When we went in to see him after the operation, you could_______see that something was not in the right place under the_______, and Shane and I got up the courage to uncover it. That was a very strange sight, but my boy’s life was saved so that’s all that_______.”

In spite of a_______disease, the first in Northern Ireland, the soccer-loving teen is already back on his_______ just months after the operation.

“At the start it was uncomfortable and I wasn’t used to it because of the weight and my foot — you know, it felt_______— but now I’ m accustomed to it,” Tristin told Caters News. “It feels close to normal.”

“I can________with it and I’ve just started a jog,” Tristin said. “Without it, I’d be in a________. I wouldn’t be able to do anything.”

Unexpectedly, many people are now________ money to buy Stewart professional aid equipment so he can________in sports and more physical activities.

“Friends have been just as________, and they haven’t treated me differently,” Tristin added. “And I believe no matter how________ the mountain, there will always be a climb for the people who do not fear the difficult.”

7 . When I was ten, my mother worked all day, so I had to take care of my younger brother. At that time, my little brother was about four years old and he _______ mum all the time.

One day, after I had given him his dinner, he started crying for mum. He was so young and really needed mum. So I dressed him, put on his _______, carried him on my back and walked out. Soon he fell asleep. About half an hour later, I found that one of his shoes was _______ while he was sleeping. I took him off my back and put him down. I knew we needed to find that shoe, for our mother couldn't _______ new shoes. I had to_______to find it, so I told my brother to wait right there. A man passing by heard what I said. He stopped me _______ I walked off. He asked me, “You are leaving your brother here to find the shoe, aren't you? What will you do if he is not here when you return?” I didn't know _______to answer that question. He continued, “It's OK if you can't find the shoe, but it is not OK to lose your _______” Then he sent us to mum’s workplace by taxi.

During my whole life, I have received the _______ from many strangers. I feel sorry that 1 can't find them and say “Thank you”. I do not even remember what their faces looked like, but they taught me a ________ - people are more important than things.

8 . About a year ago, I had to spend a week in a hospital, because of the deadly food poisoning. There I met an elderly woman, who   _____     to be a professional musician. That time when I met her, the idea of learning to sing didn't       _____       my mind. I thought it was something     _____     and not meant for me, like being an airplane pilot.

And only recently, I suddenly decided to learn singing. I was     _____       my dog early in the morning. I sang     _____       to myself and it made me feel so wonderful.   At that moment I     _____       I had known more good songs and how to control my     _____     better. And then I thought, why didn't I take any singing lessons? Of course, it was not a practical skill that I could use at work, but not everything in this life is about actual _____   and income.

It was easy to find that woman.   I remembered her name and there was only one   _____   college in our city.   I was afraid she would reject me because I was a terrible amateur.   But she took my request very     ______. She understood how important music was     ______       one's soul.   In my first lesson, she sat at the gorgeous big piano and       ______       some rising notes that I had to repeat.   At first I was terrified to make a sound because I feared being judged and criticized. But my teacher was kind and professional. However， she was strict when she knew I could do better.

Learning to sing was like learning to walk.   It was like       ______ that all your life you had some superpower but were not aware of its   ______. Singing taught me more than just being able to take some high or low     ______.   Most importantly, it taught me to be braver about expressing myself and my opinions.

9 . Dad was not only my best friend, but my compass (指南针). While he was alive, he _________ me with his actions and advice. He taught me one important _______, “Believe in yourself.”

If there was one phrase my dad _______ liked to hear, it was “I can’t.” He never got to finish high school and took two jobs to support his large family, _______ he never complained. Through education and years of hard work, my dad became an excellent journalist.

When I was in high school, I had a _______ time with math. He tried to help me, but I _______ struggled. So my math teacher suggested I meet with him at 7:00 each morning before school for _______ help. I told Dad, “That’s crazy! I’m tired! I can’t do that!” He replied, “You are doing it. I’ll send you to school.” Every morning at 6:45, we’d leave the house. Despite working 12 hours every day, Dad never once _______ driving me to school.

After months of _______, I was facing the final exam. I was so ________. On the day of the final, my dad hugged me and said, “Luke, ________ yourself. You can do it.” His words made me realize I needed to trust in my ability and in the hours of study I’d put in. When I got my grade proudly, the first person I called was my father. He cried, “Yes! You deserved it!”

Even now, whenever I ________ that a task is too much for me, I think back to that exam. No matter how ________ something is, if you’re willing to work, you can succeed. I’m forever ________ to Dad for that lesson.

10 . My son was ten at the time and we were on a late night family car trip to Cleveland for the get-together the next day. I was taking my _______ at the wheel while my husband and my little daughter _______.My son, full of energy, was wide awake in the back seat. I _______ to stay awake, too, and I didn’t want to _______ the radio, so I asked him to talk to me to help keep me _______.“Sure, Mom,” he said, “what do you want to _______?” I told him I’d talk about anything he wanted to talk _______.“How about frogs?” he asked. I said that would be _______,and for the next hour or so we talked about the _______ between frogs and toads(蟾蜍),and ________—basketball and soccer. He was quite ________ when we talked about Michael Jordan and Michael Jackson and how they got to be so famous. Now and then he would ________,but we’d continue to talk as I drove down the ________ road. 

About an hour and a half later, when I finally________,the bright lights woke everyone, and the magic of our discussion ________.But I knew I had taken the first step toward changing a bad listening habit with someone I love very much.