My daughter is such a beautiful, loving and giving soul. Every day she comes over to my house to help me _______ her two mentally disabled brothers. Her love isn’t _______ to just people, though. She has also rescued several homeless dogs over the years and showered them with _______ and love.

Last year, she _______ a female homeless cat. Then it seemed _______ spread because soon other homeless cats started coming around to enjoy her food and her love. The _______ one is a male, orange Tabby(a kind of cat) that she _______ Tang.

Tang isn’t quite like the other cats, however. My daughter _______ him a dog in a cat suit because there is no aloofness(高傲) about him at all. Every time he sees her, he meows(喵喵叫)for her to pick him up and _______ him.

Just yesterday I watched as my daughter started to walk back to her own house. ________ an orange cat appeared. It was Tang. He ran down the road to her, meowing all the way. When she eventually ________   him, Tang’s eyes closed as he took in the love from her heart. He rubbed his head against her. He just ________ being in her arms.

I ________ how much better our own lives would be if we took a lesson or two from that cat.

   Love is all around us, which ________ in a thousand different ways. If we were as ________ as Tang is, we would soak(浸泡) in that Love every chance we got. Perhaps one day I will be as loving and wise as this furry animal. Until then I will keep trying my best to Love, each and every day.

I had always wanted a dog. My parents told me when I was old enough and _______, I could have one.

One day I hopped off the bus, not knowing what awaited me inside. I walked through the door, and to my _______, a white and black puppy greeted me with many puppy kisses. A very special friendship was born that day.

She was a smart dog. We _______ play for hours, spending our days learning and growing together.

Eleven years we were together, best of friends. Unfortunately, arthritis (关节炎) and old age set in on her. My parents knew what had to be done, but they let me find and make the decision myself.

She was _______ so much and the medicine didn’t seem to help anymore. She could _______ walk. I looked into those deep brown eyes and _______ it was time to let her go.

I carried her into the vet’s (兽医诊所) and placed her on the table. She leaned her head forward and gave a lick to my hand as if to say, “I understand. Stay _______.” Her tail was wagging (摆动) in a circle as always.

The vet asked before giving the final shot, “Are you sure?” With a heavy heart and tear-filled eyes, I nodded yes. The final shot was given. My eyes fixed upon her wagging tail. In a matter of seconds, it _______. The vet listened for a heartbeat, and said, “It’s over.”

I took her home and buried her in the pasture, where she loved playing and chasing rabbits. It was the _______ thing I had ever done.

Recently I went back to her grave. Growing on her grave was a single wildflower. It was swaying in a circle, just like her. I know now that, that special friend will be __________ me always.

I remember the first time I got on a horse. I was two years old and we were _________ a friend of the family ride a horse. My mom agreed to let me take a _________ with the friend and that was it! I became _________ about horses. From then on, I drove my parents mad _________ a horse.

When I was four years old, I had Selective Mutism (选择性缄默症). This is a rare childhood disorder in which children stop _________ on certain occasions. I spoke normally to my family, but was _________ at school. I went days, _________, months without a sound at school.

Often, children with Selective Mutism will not speak in front of others, _________ to a person they normally talk to. We can only whisper, so that others cannot hear. As you can imagine, many children like us are blamed and _________, especially at school.

My parents were searching for a cure when one psychologist (心理学家)had an __________. I was asked what I __________ more than anything else in the world. Then he __________ that I had to work for what I wanted. I couldn't believe my good luck, __________ I could not answer. I just stood there, struggling to express what I wanted. __________, I was permitted to whisper the __________ in my mother's ear. “A horse” was all I could say. However, in order to live up to my wish, I had to try to __________. I had my voice back and the day came when my parents __________ a perfect horse for me. When I was with the horse, I __________ about my problems and felt strong and secure.

As I see it, the __________ gives me the strength I lack. It has given me the best __________ I could ever imagine - my life.