1 . It was the day I graduated from university. The car I was driving ______ an old black truck, bending the driver’s door of my car. It was my dad’s car which I shouldn’t have been driving, but now I had ______ it.

The driver climbed out of his truck, slowly and ______ , and looked at the damage. I sat there crying. My lip was bleeding because I’d bitten it. He was in a hurry to leave, so we managed to exchange names and phone numbers before he ______ . I inspected the ______ door, with tears flowing down my face. But I knew I must go home sooner or later.

My mom ______ when I walked in the door, “What on earth happened?” I hung my ______ and my eyes were filled with tears. I replied, “I ______ Dad’s car.” She rushed to Dad who was cooking. “Stop cooking. We’re not going to eat. Jean has destroyed your car.” He looked at Mom and ______ said, “Is she hurt?” My mom said, “No, ______   biting her lip.” “Well, then, what does that have to do with eating dinner?” He flipped a burger, then put his arm around me and said, “Let’s go in and ______ all about this, if you’re sure you’re all right.” I nodded. I pressed ______ to my lip while my dad smiled at me and whispered, “The car can be ______ , but our emotion cannot.”

I graduated that evening with my family in ______ . University taught me what is important in books. Dad taught me to value what is ______ in life.