1 . There’s a special bond between good parents and their children that is a beautiful thing to see.

They care about every________of their children’s life, from the tiniest issues to the biggest heartbreaks.

Elizabeth Bautista Boyd of Oklahoma is________to have such a father who still________and protects her, even though she is a grown-up 38-year-old working woman now. Boyd drove to work on a________winter morning, and the roads were frozen.________this, her dad did something amazing for her.

She________photos of her father’s act of kindness on a social networking website________by the touching words: “You guys…This is my dad. He’d driven to my company parking lot and waited for me to________, so he could salt the icy road from my________to the company’s front door. He did this to________that I, his 38-year-old daughter, wouldn’t________Oh! Love you, Daddy.”

The photos show her dad with a bag of salt,________spreading a path of salt across the icy road. This simple but________gesture of a father’s love for his daughter has________thousands of hearts online. In around 24 hours, it obtained over 70,000 reactions and over 76,000 shares.

Some________“What an amazing Daddy you have!” and one person wrote: “Definitely give him a huge hug, big enough for all of us.

2 . Tiffany Hammond and her son Aidan communicate in some familiar ways, like hand gestures and body language. But when Aidan wants to ______ himself with words, he uses a tablet (平板电脑).

Aidan is autistic (患孤独症的) and does not speak, so when his mom asks ______ , he can press a button on the screen to answer them. The family has designed routines around his autism, but people outside the household don’t ______ .

“Every single time we go outside the house, there’s something bad happening. There’s a______ , and there’s a mean stare,” Hammond said. “And he feels lonely a lot.”   However, that loneliness and those reactions from outsiders ______ Hammond to find a way to ______the ways in which people with autism can express. They just communicate in a(n) ______type of way. The result of this experience is a children’s book from Hammond titled A Day With No Words. The book followed Aidan through a regular day, showing his ______routines.

Hammond also wrote about the ______ of the book to want people to give kindness and the goal she hoped to ______ with the writing.

In an interview, Hammond said,   “I want to ______ all the things that I see in him. He loves being outside and swings, and he loves life. He is ______ like other people. I want to______ the regular life that I have with my son, and it is supposed to ______ a loving letter to him.”

______, a day with no words can be full of meaningful communication.

3 . I didn’t believe in ghosts (幽灵). However, my mother reminded me many times that I had the_________ . It was all because of a_________ I told when I was 4. One night I ________ to get ready for bed, so I lied there was a ghost in the bathroom. Mother was_________ to learn that.

After that she often_________ anything unusual—a sudden wind, a vase that fell and got broken. She would ask me,“Is she here?” She ________ my grandmother, who she said died in a car accident. When I was 14, my older brother was seriously ill. My mother ________ me to ask my grandmother to save him. When he died, she asked me to talk to him as usual. “I don’t know ________, ” I said. When my father died six months after my brother, mother asked me if they still loved us. I spelled out the answer which I_________ she wanted to hear: “Yes， always.”

When I became a writer in my 30s， I wrote a story about a woman who killed herself by eating too much opium (鸦片).

________ the story, my mother got shocked, ________ its exactly how my grandmother died. For some reason, mother didn’t tell me the truth. Now she had ________ : My grandmother had talked to me and told me her true story. She asked me, “Is she here now?” I answered ________, “I don’t know.”

Over the years, mother always asked me some ________ questions. Sometimes I really got ________ of them. And I began to ________ whether there was something wrong with her ________. Ten years later, my mother left me forever. Suddenly I felt sad and ________. It seemed that I had lost everything. That night I ________ about her and she was laughing at my surprise. When she reached me, I felt as if I had been ________ in the chest with something: love, but also joy and peace. “Now you know,” my mother said.

4 . No Time

With a broad smile on her lips, 15-year-old Sirin rushed to her mom to show off her new painting. But Mom spoke in an _______ tone, “No time, baby. Right now, I am busy with an important talk. Just wait for some time, OK?”

Holding her oil painting, she frowned(皱眉), and then _______ her dad. “Dad, see what I have done,” Sirin announced aloud in a thrilling _______. Her dad turned around while adjusting his tie, smiled at her, and showed his thumbs up! Immediately, Sirin replied _______ , “Dad, you haven’t seen it yet.”

“No time, baby. I will see it _______ .” He just patted her back lovingly, kissed her forehead, and rushed for his office.

Sirin was not a kid to be _______ with simple gesture or smile. She stood there for a few seconds, and then stormed off to her own bedroom. “Why is everybody so busy?” She _______ thousands of incidents that hurt her in pre-school, middle school and even in high school too! She assumed at least her own family members would give some values to her thoughts, but they were no _______. Unconsciously, her eyes were filled with tears.

When it was time for dinner, Sirin deliberately came late to join them. She kept silent and didn’t look at anyone, scratching the table mat with her nail. Her mom was _______ at the unusual behavior. Confused, she asked, “Honey, did I do anything wrong?”

Hearing this, Sirin could no longer ________ her anger. “Why is everybody so busy? I hate you!” she roared, grabbing the painting on the table and ________ it into pieces. So shocked was Mom that she rushed to hug Sirin and said “Baby, I am so sorry! I promise we will try our best to make it right.”

When back from school the next day, Sirin was ________ to see her beautifully-decorated painting on the wall. It was beautifully framed(装裱), ________ by the touching words: “We are so proud of you, our little angel!” On seeing it, Sirin burst out crying. Recalling her parents’ stress from work and daily life, she ________ her previous behavior. She looked up with watery eyes and apologized to her parents. In a family, it was proper attention and mutual(相互的) ________ that help build a strong bond.

5 . My children had both left for college at the same time. I _________ had no purpose, no reason to get out of bed in the morning, no _________ to do anything.

A few months later, we all _________ for Christmas. Though I was _________, I could not help but think that the good time would _________ quickly and in weeks, I would be back again in my _________ house and I would be more depressed than ever

And then my daughter, Emma, handed me a blessing box as a Christmas gift and told me to write down things I was _________ for and put them in the box. Then I could read them later when I was feeling down or sad and _________ myself that there were many good things in my life. That night, I wrote down the first _________, folded it and put it into the box, and then one for each night until the kids left.

The holiday decorations __________ and the house was once again cold and cheerless. One day after work, I __________ the box under a pile of books and I quickly took it out. One by one I pulled out each piece of paper, __________ and read it. With them, I remembered all the good things in my life.

Now I write notes of thankfulness weekly and re-read them often. It has helped me deal with depression and __________ and has given me a new __________ to life. I’m learning to __________ the quiet time, even the big house.

6 . When our three kids were young, we had days that went on for life times, As I watched my husband Crag leave every morning, I felt _______ to have so much time alone with my babies. When Craig _______ each evening, he would smile and ask, “So! How was your day?”

This question showed the _______ between his experience of a “day” and mine. How was my day? I _______ Craig as the kids screamed loudly around. Then I looked down at my dirty T-shirt and the toys littering the floor.

I wanted to say, “Today has been a _______ There were moments when I was so fed up with the mess that I thought I might _______. I was both lonely and _______ to be alone.” But busy with so much housework, I was too tired to _______. So I just said, “Fine.” But I felt sad because _______ is about being seen and known.

So we decided to ________ help. We learned from the counselor（咨询师） that love is ________ and we shouldn't ask the same empty questions like: “How was your day?” ________ , we can ask questions like: When did you feel loved or lonely today? A ________ question is a key that will unlock a room inside the person you love.

Questions are like gifts. It's the ________ behind them that the receiver feels. The more ________ you give to your questions, the more beautiful the answers become.

7 . I was cleaning out a cupboard the other day when I made an amazing discovery. Inside I _________ the manuscript (手稿) for a novel. It included an outline of the _________ and a pile of typed pages telling a story. It was written, to my _________, by my father who has been dead for more than 50 years. It isn’t _________, as novels go, perhaps fifty or sixty typed pages, but without my _________ it has somehow accompanied me through my years of _________, several jobs, a marriage, the birth of my children and grandchildren, retirement and even a relocation across the country where I live.

Yet there it was, resting under a lot of paper to be recycled. I might have _________ my father’s legacy (遗产). I was truly _________ by my discovery.

I’m in the middle of reading another book _________ my dad’s novel has a place on my bed-side table. I want to have some __________ time for it so I haven’t __________ examined it yet. I’m going to spend a whole afternoon to give it the __________ it deserves. As yet I don’t know what the story line is about and I don’t even know if it is complete but I __________ a highly emotional process of finding out.

I find it fascinating to think that this could happen; that after more than fifty years my father could __________ his only son through the mists of time. It’s one of those things that we don’t see coming and that make life so __________.

8 . On the morning of September 11th, my closest friend, Kevin Bowser, died in the World Trade Center. The sorrow was so awful, but I was determined to channel it into something with_________.

The next summer, I set off on a two-month bicycle tour to Philadelphia to _________ him. The whole nation was in deep sorrow and, as I travelled and _________ new people, we would inevitably (不可避免地) hug. I didn’t notice the _________ they brought at the time, but when I returned, a friend said that I often spoke about the hugs I shared with _________. The bike ride and the _________ I made enriched me, so I planned a second. I call it “Big Dave’s hug” .

Between 2002 and 2015, I _________ the stretches of North America three times. My Big Dave’s hug banner (横幅) introduced me and my _________. Some people were _________ about hugging me when they didn’t know the first thing about me. But when they saw my intention was__________ and I wasn’t asking for anything, they __________. Young people would reveal their childhood secrets and affairs, while elders always had great stories to __________. Every city would warn me that the next was less __________, but they never were.

It generated enormous joy. It was not just a hug, but also __________ and moments. People ask why I’m doing it and I say it __________ me, makes me smile and provides perspective.

9 . This morning, a former student sent me a message, telling me he is living a happy life. He said he often thinks of me and that he especially misses my _________ classes.

My thoughts went back to that shy, overweight boy who _________ to our school in his fifth grade. He was quiet and _________. Some of the boys teased him about his lack of _________ ability. When they played games, Gibby would often be left standing alone. Several times I went to the playground and asked to _________ a team. I would call out several _________ and then, around the fourth or fifth spot, I would call Gibby and a few others who never seemed to get _________ by their peers. My team may not have been the best, but we were the happiest and definitely the most _________ and loyal.

That spring I decided to give my students more _________. We began by running, but after one or two circles around the playground, Gibby would lag far behind, __________. However, after a month, he lost a few pounds and could __________ the group easier. Then we added floor exercises to the program. Gibby was still there, stretching and bending, lifting and kicking, as __________ as ever. He never gave up or made __________. Many students admired his __________ and in time, he gained confidence and began to smile and talk more. He was no longer the new kid.

Messages of this kind always call up sweet memories. Yes, as a (n) __________ teacher, I love all my students and help them become what they can be.

10 . My Grandma’s Mug (马克杯)

When I was growing up, one of my favorite traditions was Sunday-morning breakfast with my grandparents. They lived up the street in our tiny river town and welcomed any mass-goers from our large _________ family to their home after.

As soon as we walked in the door, Grandma got busy making a fresh pot of coffee, while Grandpa took _________ at the stove. The rest of us _________ the table before gathering around it in _________ of the meal.

Once her family had finally had their _________ , Grandma would _________ in her chair in the living room, leaving the _________ in the kitchen for cleanup later. Her coffee mug on the table next to her, Grandma joined in on the various _________ that were happening around that comfortable room.

Both of my grandparents have _________ in recent years. As the holidays __________ , I find myself __________ to see Grandma and Grandpa in that kitchen just one more time.

The sights, sounds, and smells of those cherished mornings __________ over me recently when I went to pour my own morning coffee. As I __________   a certain mug, the memory of my grandma in her kitchen — coffee in hand, making sure we were all taken care of — brought __________ to my eyes. Knowing her hands once held the coffee mug helps me feel __________ to her and the love we will always share.