Yesterday I went to the nursing home to visit my grandma. We hugged, kissed and _______ greetings. Then I heard a woman crying. It was my grandma’s _______. The curtain was drawn so I could not _______ her. She started calling out a _______ that wasn’t mine but she was _______ talking to me, begging me to go to her side of the room.

I took no _______ of her at first then she said, “Please, come to see me!” When I drew the _______ back, she looked so old and _______ but flashed me the biggest smile! She opened her arms wide so I bent low and gave her a _______. I talked with her for a few minutes. She kept calling me by the other name but I did not ________ her. She told me ________ as if I had been there when they happened. Then I went back to visit my grandma. But the woman started ________ again, saying, “Please, come back.”

I stopped by the nurse’s station and the nurse told me that the lady ________ Alzheimer’s (阿尔兹罕默氏症). I ________ the name she had called me. The nurse told me it was the lady’s daughter’s name. Then I understood ________ she wanted me to visit her.

We will all get ________ someday. Some of us will break ________, like my grandma’s roommate and some of us will break bodies like my grandma. But what is ________ is the fact that both ladies haven’t broken spirits.

As I was leaving, I ________ I would go back and visit the lady, ________ after my grandma moves back to her home.

The first time I saw Suzy Khan, I knew I had to help her. She was really small for her age of 12. The boys in my class often _______ about her and laughed their heads off. She would open a book, _______ to read, with tears dropping on the open page.

One day, when I went into the classroom, I saw that Suzy had _______ her geography book to a picture of a train, and in her notebook, she had made a(n) _______ copy.

I was surprised and thought that she could do something in the coming _______ show. So, I took her to see the art teacher, Miss Parker, and showed her what Suzy had _______. “Why, it’s wonderful,” said Miss Parker, who then showed us a poster she had painted for the talent show. “I need more of these. Could you help me, Suzy?”

On the day of the talent show, Suzy’s _______ were everywhere — all over the hall and all over the school, each one different.

“And finally,” said Mr. Brown, the school-master, at the end of the show, “We have a (n) _______   award. I’m sure you’ve all noticed the wonderful posters.” Everyone nodded. “One of our own students _______ them.”

I could hear everyone whispering. “Who in our school could draw ________ well?”

Mr. Brown waited a while before saying. ________ this student worked so hard on the posters, she deserves a ________, too. Our mystery(神秘) artist is our new student — Suzy Khan!”

Mr. Brown thanked her for all the wonderful posters and gave her a professional artist’s set (装置). “Thank you,” she cried.

I ________, at that time when I was looking at her excited face, she’d probably never ________ anything in her whole life.

Everyone started to ________ their hands. Suzy Khan gave them a shy smile and the applause was deafening. I knew then Suzy was going to be all right. ”

Today was another enlightening day at my new American school. Back in China, lunchtime is a____hour. We eat, talk, and most importantly, take a short nap (小睡) to____for the afternoon. This relaxing routine of our midday break allowed for a____escape from the day’s demands. But here? It’s like a ____against the clock.

The bell rang, and everyone____to the cafeteria. I followed, naively (天真地) thinking I’d have____time to eat and perhaps even close my eyes for a moment. However, I barely had time to finish my sandwich before the next bell hit. Where did the time go?

And the nap? Forget about it. There’s no____for that comfort here. In China, we have these cozy mats in the classroom for our post-lunch rest. But in America, the ____of napping in school seems as____to them as the absence of a nap is to me.

At first, I felt quite sleepy in the afternoon classes. I ____that brief break we get in China.

But then I noticed something. Even without the nap, my classmates were hardly tired. Perhaps they’re used to this fast schedule, or maybe they____on pure youthful energy. Who knows?

I’m beginning to_____that life here is simply faster. People eat_____, converse rapidly, and shift swiftly. It’s a(n) ____   with the life style back in China, but perhaps it’s not harmful, just another____of life.