2 . Within two years of first showing signs of memory loss, Peter Marshall had to give up work as early onset Alzheimer’s began to take hold.

His wife Lisa started a blog called “Oh Hello Alzheimer’s” to help her cope with the progressive ________ of her husband's fading memory. “ I get ________ every day from people saying, ‘Thank you —now I don’t feel so alone’,” she said.

As the disease ________ , Peter’s memory ________ faded and he began to refer to Lisa as his "favourite person”. Then, one day last year, they were watching a wedding ________ on television when Peter suddenly looked at his wife and said, “Let’s do it!” “Well, OK, we should get married then,” she told him.

The next day, ________ , Peter appeared to have forgotten all about it. Still, with the 20^th________ of their wedding approaching this year, the idea seemed to make sense to Lisa in the face of her husband’s rapid ________ . Sarah, Lisa’s daughter from a marriage before she met Peter, helped organize the event.   “I knew that my stepdad, who I am very close with, was there through some of the ________ times of my life.”

When Lisa joined her husband to ________ vows for the second time, his delight was clear for all to see. “It was just magical — straight out of a ________ .” she said.

The music ________ the theme of the day: a saxophonist played Unforgettable as Lisa walked down the aisle.

“There wasn’t a dry eye, and I was ________ .” Lisa said. “I hadn’t seen Peter that happy in a long time.” As they danced while guests ________ . Lisa said her husband ________ a few words in her ear. “Thank you for staying,” he said.

4 . My father was a restaurant owner. My name is Vincent Lim. I’m a chef and restaurant owner. Running a Chinese restaurant is one of the hardest and most_________things in my life.

When we first arrived in Australia, my dad_________a Chinese restaurant. I would go there on a_________basis to help him out. And slowly I developed my_________for cooking. The hard work that my dad put into Chinese food makes me feel so proud that I am lucky enough to learn from a_________

The first dish that I ever learned to cook was the fried rice, which is the easiest but also the _________one to get right. From years of experience, I can_________you the difference between a good fried rice just from the feel and from the smell, without even taking a bite.

To lots of Chinese immigrants like us, the restaurant isn’t just a business. It’s a sense of _________. The wok hei (锅气)_________every ingredient in the wok, producing an appealing smell. The fragrances of the food__________the air and lingered around so much longer. Those memories, they become nostalgic (乡愁). The sense of home is what makes a__________good dish taste.

In 2017, my dad passed away. I realized that my love of cooking dishes was from my childhood. I __________the restaurant that I own today. Cooking was a__________way to my dad. I wanted to __________everything that he taught me. Cooking__________all the hard work and memories that we had.

6 . High school graduations are one of the most important moments in a teenager’s life. However, heading into the _________ on June 6th, David was stopped at the door by a gatekeeper. So you can imagine how _________ David was. Although his sneakers were not extremely unacceptable, David learned they were in _________ of the school’s dress code and he was _________ entry.

David was about to _________ his chance to walk across the stage with his classmate when he caught sight of a _________ face. Butler, a famous local educator, came to the graduation as a parent. Learning David’s unpleasant situation, he _________ the young man back to the entry to see if he could _________ the gatekeeper’s mind.

“I was hoping that she would let it go, but she _________ not letting this young man in, and I didn’t have time to __________ with her, ” Butler said. “I wasn’t going to let him miss the most __________ moment in his life for anything. ”Without missing a beat, Butler simply changed his __________ with David. Just as the __________ closed, David made it inside the hall. Eventually he __________ David from ruining his graduation day.

Although firstly __________ by the last-minute substitution, Butler’s family were thrilled that his quick thinking turned a very __________ situation into a joyful celebration. “I wasn’t __________ because Mr. Butler is always helpful,” a __________ parent of David’s said.

It’s said that a truly __________ man will give the shirt off his back to someone in need. Now it seems, the saying also __________ to the shoes off his feet.

7 . One day, Joyce Chancellor purchased an old diary at auction. She was _______ to research the diarist, wondering how important the diary could be to his or her _______.

The inside front cover had the name and address of Mattie Leola. The diary chronicled (按事件发生顺序记载) events in a young professional woman’s life over a five-year period, including her college _______ in 1931, her first teaching position the next year, and her other experiences.

_______ from the diary led Chancellor to documents on websites and Chancellor learned that Mattie was born to a couple who had been enslaved. Years later, she was making _______ .In the 1930s, Mattie became the first African American woman to be principal in the Detroit School District. “Given the fact of the political and general _______ during that time towards people of color, Mattie defied the odds (排除万难),” Chancellor says.

Eventually the diary provided an important clue about Mattie’s possible descendants: an/a _______ that simply read “He asked me to _______ him tonight!” Census (人口普查) records led Chancellor to one son, Robert. Searches on Google and social media _______ his address — in Arizona.

After several ________, Robert finally responded to a private Facebook message from Chancellor and agreed to a ________. “I gave Robert the diary and showed him where his father had proposed to his mother,” Chancellor recalls. “He went on to tell me that Mattie had kept ________, as an adult, but he had never seen one from prior to her getting married. He was ________. Looking at him, one could tell how much it meant to him. ”

“Returning the diary to Mattie’s son was a/an ________ experience,” says Chancellor. “It was an amazing journey getting to know her. Mattie made her ________ in this world, and she will not be forgotten.”

8 . Five years ago, my husband and I bought a farm.

As we restore the land, I feel my well-being _______ . I think the farm is also working its magic on our son. Since he was 20, he has lived with mental illness. Just when it couldn’t get any worse, an unexpected _______ occurred in my life. We _______ the farm.

It has taken a couple of years to _______ the land, seed the lawn and build garden beds. The farm was holding our _______ together. Before my son went to treatment, we planted a “guild” (同一目的协会) in the old farm to support the health of trees by grouping other helpful plants around them. We dug around the _______ trees and placed in garlic, wildflowers, etc and the garden seems to grow well.

We also learned how to _______ others. Our workman worked steadily and helped when I asked. Asking for help is a principle in the recovery community, a lesson my son is _______ . The desire to recover this land has _______ in me. I have seen this ________ towards restoration in my son as well. It truly does take a village to rebuild a farm and a(an) ________ . And my son has found his own kind of guild that ________ him.

Owning a farm was never our ________ , but it came when our family needed a ________ project. Digging is an act of faith, hope and ________ of what will appear next.

9 . Standing in the store, I looked at the painting supplies excitedly.

“Are you sure these are what you want for your birthday?” my husband asked _________.

“I’m very sure. I really want to give it a _________,” I replied. I was smiling with _________. He looked at me hesitantly and _________ his head.

_________, this was a secret I’d kept for a while. Every day, my husband went to work. I’d look after my son, clean the house and prepare dinner. It had been a decade since I took any time to pursue my own _________. I had become a drudge (苦工). I wanted excitement and creative expression, but mostly I wanted colors. So I _________ the most interesting supplies.

“I have a feeling that you’re going to put all these in a toolbox and never _________ them again,” my husband said.

For the first month, he was _________. I put the supplies into a toolbox. I admired them every day, but I couldn’t seem to find the time to start painting. I found one reason or another not to __________.

One day, when my son caught me __________ the toolbox again, he asked curiously, “Mommy, when are you going to __________?”

“No __________ day than today,” I announced and brought out all the materials.

From then on, my house seemed to never be perfectly clean, but my life was full of __________. Most importantly, I no longer felt like a drudge. I had a new __________.