1 . When I was a little boy, my parents and brothers would often play cards in the afternoons. It was a (n) ________ way to pass the time and after watching countless games, I started to ________. I was only five but I learned________ and was soon winning as often as I lost. When I started school, I found out the hours of playing cards had made me good with ________. I was getting full marks on my math tests until high school when I ________ they had a thing called Algebra   (代数) . I was ________to see letters mixed in with the numbers and I struggled to ________ it. Then one day I opened a Calculus (微积分) book. One look was all to know that I would not major in math.

Instead I found ________ studying literature, history, psychology, and philosophy, which all put me on a path that I am ________on today: it is a journey of learning all I can about life and________ . One thing I did learn was that love has its own unique math that isn’t logical yet makes________. In the Calculus of Love the more love you________, the more love you have. Sharing sorrows means subtracting (减去) them. Sharing________means multiplying them.

Love like life is often more than we can ________. But our soul can. May you choose it, share it, and learn it. Only then will your life add up ________.

2 . I lost my mom last month and it’s been really tough. I _______ to my hometown to pay my respects and say my _______. After spending a few days with my _______ making arrangements, it was time to _______ . I boarded the plane to find a young man _______ in my seat. He apologized graciously(优雅地) when I _______ him to move.

When the plane took off, something about leaving the place where I grew up and realizing that my mom was no longer there _______ me down. As I watched the ground growing more and more _______ through the window, my eyes filled with tears. That same young man asked me if I was OK and said he was there if I needed to talk._______, we had a three-hour flight sitting in the same row.

His words made me feel better. Honestly, I felt I wasn’t __________ on that plane traveling hundreds of miles across the country. Although I never took him up on his offer, I was __________by a stranger who knew that I may need someone in that __________. I was grateful that the young guy was willing to __________ me all of his time on the plane.

That moment has made me actively seek ways to serve and __________ others. The things may be small, but they may be __________ to that person.