My cousin is nine years old, and she doesn’t do really well at school. Because of that, she is often _________, and thus has developed some resistance (反抗) and distrust towards adults, who usually don’t place _________ hopes on her.

Yesterday we went to a special _________ exhibition together. There were paintings from kids with physical _________ which bring a lot of difficulty to them in life. _________, they never prevent them running after art. My little girl has wise eyes for the paintings, and what she liked most were also the _________ of the show.

Several days earlier, I bought a book _________ by a mom telling her journey with her autistic (自闭的)son, whose _________ was also on the show. On the bus back home, I _________ introduced the book to my cousin, and to my __________, she was truly interested. She kept asking me to tell more stories about the __________ in the book. The autistic boy __________ with even small things in life. Even when the bus stopped, she insisted on __________ more about this boy.

This is the first time I’ve seen her so __________ in a topic. Usually when she talks to me, she aimlessly tells about events at school and at home without a clear __________. I’m very __________ that the life of an unknown stranger __________ this little girl’s heart.

I’m very thankful for the __________ of books, and for the beauty that my cousin showed to me. I hope that I can keep seeing clearly the __________ things in her. Whenever study and life let her down, I can __________ her: she truly has always been the best.

One day, Aristotle was walking on beach, a beautiful sunset was happening. But he didn't have time to_________that as he was busy thinking seriously about some great problems of life.

_________thinking, he walked up and down the beach. There on beach he saw another man doing something very absorbed—So absorbed that Aristotle couldn't_________him. Aristotle went _________and observed what that man was doing and saw he was walking_________between the beach and ocean.                                                       

Aristotle stopped the man and asked, "Hey, what are you up to?" The man said. "Don't_________me; I am doing something very important." and then went on with his work. Aristotle became even more_________and asked, "What is this important thing?" The man with a table spoon in hand showed him a little_________he had dug in sand and said, "I am_________the ocean into this hole."       

Aristotle looked at this and laughed, "This is crazy. You must be mad. Do you know how__________this ocean is? How can you ever empty this ocean into this little hole with a table spoon? There is no__________."

The man looked at Aristotle, then__________the spoon down and said, "My job is already done."Aristotle said, "What do you mean? Not to mention ocean being empty, even the hole is not __________. How can you say your job is done?" He__________and said: "I am trying to empty the ocean into this hole with a table spoon. You are telling me it is crazy, so I should give up."

The story tells us that compared to working hard,__________goals are more important.

This morning, a former student sent me a message, telling me he is living a happy life. He said he often thinks of me and that he ______ misses my exercise classes.

My thoughts went back to that shy, overweight boy who ______ to our school in his fifth grade. He was quiet and ______. Some of the boys ______ him about his lack of athletic ability. When they played games, Gibby would often be left standing alone. Several times I went to the playground and asked to ______ a team. I would call out several ______ and then, around the fourth or fifth spot, I would call Gibby and a few others who never seemed to get ______ by their peers. My team may not have been the best, but we were the happiest and definitely the most ______ and loyal.

That spring I decided to give my students more ______. We began by running, but after one or two circles around the playground, Gibby would lag far behind, ______. However, after a month, he lost a few ______and could keep up with the group easier. Then we added floor exercises to the program. Gibby was still there, stretching and bending, lifting and kicking, as ______as ever. He never gave up or made ______. Many students admired his ______and in time, he gained confidence and began to smile and talk more. He was no longer the new kid.

Messages of this kind always ______sweet memories. Yes, as a caring teacher, I love all my students and help them become what they can be.