1 . The parents who adopted (收养) Bruce Hollywood encouraged him to find his Japanese birth mother. But he never became_______until he had a heart attack (心脏病发作), when he realized that he regretted never_______with his birth mother.

No sooner had he recovered than he began_______his birth mother. He called the Japanese Embassy (大使馆) , but there was no_______ information, which made him really unhappy. Luckily, he met an army man on the plane _______. They had a casual _______. When Bruce mentioned his _______search, the man _______Bruce to give him all the information he had _______ and told him he would help him.________Bruce had a low expectation, he followed what the man said. Ten days later, he got an unexpected call.

The spokesperson said, “Bruce, we’re happy to tell you that we have found your mother. Because she doesn’t speak English, you’d better find a ________.” Finally, Bruce got to communicate with his birth mother, who was crying with ________. He learned that it was she who had given him the name Bruce. And he later ________ the restaurant his birth mother had owned for decades in Shizuoka, Japan and found out she had named it “Bruce”．

Bruce couldn’t ________ the moving words he heard when seeing his birth mother for the first time in 45 years. He learned that love could always stand the test of ________and distance.

2 . I had an interesting childhood, filled with surprise and delight, all because of my mother — loving, sweet, yet absent-minded and ________. One strange family trip we took when I was eleven tells a lot about her. My two sets of grandparents lived in Colorado and North Dakota, and my parents decided to spend a few weeks ________ to those states and seeing all the sights along the way. As the first day of our trip ________, David, my eight-year-old brother, and I ________ said good-bye to all of our friends. Who knew if we’d ever see them again? Finally, the moment of our departure (启程) arrived, and we ________ our luggage into the car and bravely drove off. We bravely drove off again two hours later after we’d returned to get the purse and traveler’s checks Mom had________at home.

David and I were always a little ________ when using gas station bathroom if Mom was driving while Dad slept: “You stand outside the door and play lookout (放哨) while I go, and while you go, I will do the ________.” We reminded each other. I had terrible ________ in my mind: “Honey, where are the kids?” “What?! Oh, Gosh...I thought they were just being awfully ________.” My brother and I were never actually left ________ in a strange city, but we weren’t about to take any chance.

We drove through several states and saw lots of great ________ along the way. But what made this trip never fade away (逐渐消失) from our memories were those ________ troubles. As my dad ________ it, adaptation and tolerance were what a trip was really about, which means, whatever you come across, don’t forget to laugh and then ________ it.

4 . Near my house is a library. As an enthusiastic reader, the idea to be surrounded by books itself is ________. So I volunteered to ________ it, managing books. But never had I realized reading had such ________ until I met an old lady.

One day I was arranging books when I heard a lady ________ something at the information desk, where I went to give ________. She was in her 70s with a beautiful smile.

After communication, I was ________ that she came to take the membership. Without family, she had ________her house and settled in a nursing home, living off ________ the interest from her savings account. Her love of reading, even at such an age, never ________. Her confidence, whenever she ________ reading, livened her up. The membership was ________ for her, so I explained the fee. She didn’t hesitate to open her purse and ________ for the amount. Noticing her ________ look, I offered to pay for her but she insisted, “I’ll come and pay tomorrow.” I failed to ________ her. The next day she returned, paid up and got her membership card. When I took her into the world of books, her eyes shone with excitement. She became a regular visitor, one I’d ________ every few days. Now her cute smile in my mind still reminds me of the magic of reading.

5 . Many years ago, when I was working in the emergency department, I met John, an amputee (被截肢者). John had lost a leg during the war. He was only 24 years old when that happened, _________ he never felt regretful. John said life had been _________ to him. John loved to _________ with the nurses. He loved to tell stories of how his family had come to this country. He really loved people.

When he learned I was injured in a car accident, John came to _________ me. I was walking my dog. As I crossed the street, a man went through the stop sign and _________ me. My neck was fractured (骨折). I was so afraid of the operation, _________ that I may not walk again. When John came, he sensed my _________. He shared his own _________ with me. He transformed (使转化) his own attitude to me and _________ me to believe, walk and learn to ____________ instead of death. He said if he could ____________ it, so could I. He came to see me every day for four whole weeks, until I was ____________ enough to be allowed to go home.

Life moved on. I didn’t ____________ John for quite some time, but we always kept in touch.

My mother ____________ one year ago. On that same day, I nearly lost my own life. I had an adverse reaction (不良反应) to a medication. I was sent to a hospital and ____________ to attend her funeral. John came again. He helped me understand how we feel, how we heal (疗伤) and how we move on. How powerful his presence was to me.

6 . A little boy almost considered himself as the most unfortunate child in the world because a terrible illness made his leg lame (瘸的). He _________ played with his classmates; when the teacher asked him to answer questions, he always _________ his head without a word.   

One spring,the boy's father got some saplings (树苗) and told his _________ to plant one each person. The father also _________ to buy a favourite gift for whoever grew best. The boy also wanted to get his father's _________. But seeing his brothers and sisters carry water actively, he lost _________. So after watering it once or twice,he never _________ it.

A few days later, when the little boy went to see his tree again, he was _________ to find that it appeared greener and stronger than his sisters' and brothers'. His father _________ his promise, and said that he would surely become an outstanding botanist (植物学家) when he __________ up.

From then on, the little boy slowly became __________. One night, he suddenly recalled what the __________ teacher once said: Plants generally grow at night. Then he came to the courtyard and unexpectedly found his father __________ under his tree with a big spoon. Suddenly, he understood his father had been secretly watering his small tree!

Decades passed. The little boy didn't become a botanist, but he was elected President of the United States. His name was Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

__________ is the best nutrition (营养) of life; even if it is just one spoonful of clear __________, it can make the tree of life lively.

7 . When Robbie Campbell set out to marry Stephanie Agnew in Australia, he decided to make the day as perfect as possible. To do that, he _________ the eyes of all his wedding guests so they could _________ their wedding in exactly the same way as his bride (新娘), Stephanie, who went _________ shortly before meeting Robbie. James Baker _________ the most precious moments of the day, and the photos are impressive.

Robbie made an announcement to the guests, saying :“When we lose one of our _________, the others heighten. This allows us to experience something as beautiful as these vows(誓言) in a totally _________ way. Today, we get to experience it from Stephanie’s point of view.”

Although the _________ was certainly unusual for those present, it actually _________ a lot to Robbie as well as Stephanie’s mother, who, like her daughter, went blind from an eye disease. “ I couldn’t _______ my emotions as she walked down the aisle(走上红毯),” Robbie said. “She looked like a true princess in the dress. __________, the blindfolds(眼罩) were received well by the guests. They all __________ the chance to experience that moment in the same way Stephanie and her mum were experiencing it.”

For Stephanie, who has __________ seen her husband, the moment was one she’ll never forget. “What I know is his __________,” Stephanie said. “He is 6 foot 4 inches and I am 5 foot 4 inches, so he is a lot taller than me. And I know he has broad shoulders, but other than that I have to rely on description. Everyone has __________ but it’s important to dig deep within you and understand that life can be hard but there are always ways to __________.

8 . I was said to be the worst student in my class, and my family thought I was hopeless. I had to ________sixth grade. At that time a new teacher, Miss Sadia, came to our school.

One day after class, she ________ that I was staying alone during the lunch break. She came to me and began to talk to me. It was just a ________ conversation. After that day, she gave me particular ________ and it made me feel special. I started to work hard because she gave me the feeling that ________ believed me, and my ________ started to improve in her subject.

Months later, she moved into a house near my ________. We would walk home together after school. Her constant support helped me, ________ in my studies, as I knew she would ________ my grades both in her subject and the other subjects. I finally ________ second in my class.

Then, after sixth grade, she started to drift apart(逐步疏远) ________ still kept a constant check on me. By the time I was in seventh grade, we ________ spoke, but by then I had become the ________ in my class. When I left school, I was ________ with her, as she never answered the ________ when I called her.

Then I graduated and went to a good university. One fine day, our paths ________ again. I met her at a wedding. I could not ________ asking her, “why did you stop talking to me?”

“You are a clever boy. I wanted you to be a tree ________ on your own roots, not depending on others. Now here you are and I feel ________ of you. You are your inspiration(鼓舞) and do not need to ________a shoulder, ” she said. I could not say anything, but I smiled. I’ll always thank her.

9 . When middle-aged Alex _________his job and made up his mind to become a freelance writer, no one could tell for sure whether he would succeed or not. He found a cold storage room in a building, set up a used typewriter and settled down to work

After a year or so, however, Alex began to _________ himself. He found it was difficult to earn his living by _________ what he wrote. But Alex determined to put his dream to the test even if it meant living with uncertainty and fear of _________

One day Alex got a(n) _________ "We need an assistant, and we’re paying $6, 000 a year." $6,000 was _________money in 1960. It would enable Alex to get a nice apartment, a used car and more. As the dollars were dancing in Alex’s head, something _________his senses. He had dreamed of being a full-time _________"Thanks but no," Alex said _________, “I'm going to stick it out and write.”

After Alex hung up the phone, he __________ everything he had: two cans of vegetables and 18 cents. Alex put the cans and cents into a paper bag, saying to himself, "There’s __________you’ve made of yourself so far.”

Finally his work was __________in 1970. Instantly he had the kind of fame and success that few writers __________ experience.

Then one day, Alex found the paper bag. Suddenly he __________himself working in that cold storage room. It reminds Alex, and anyone with a dream, of the __________ and perseverance it takes to stay the course in the shadowland.

10 . I never expected to go to the University of Michigan. I grew up in a small Midwest town where college wasn’t ________ by any means. Many students entered the workplace straight out of high school. For a long time, that’s where I thought I would end up.

At some point during my senior year, I started ________ everywhere, just. I had the required grades and the ACT (American College Testing) ________ , but I came from a town of nowhere. So you can imagine the emotions of________   I had when I received a big envelope in the mail with the word “ ________ ” written across the top.

Now that the opportunity was open to me, I decided to go. I had received ________ aid and scholarships, which I think was a ________ factor (因素) in the decision. And it seemed that no matter how much work I ________ , it would just be considered a waste of ________ . I often felt I was lacking ________ . I did the application all by myself. After moving to college, I did two jobs and paid for my ________ and bills.

Looking back on it now, I feel that it wasn’t ________ to be self-reliant. But in the long run, I ________ the lack of support I had at such a key point in my life which taught me to be ________ and responsible in hard times, to go beyond ________ and to try things I never thought I would ever be able to try. I believe that’s what college is all about.