My grandson Ty has always been very quiet and reserved. ______ a chronic illness that has kept him mostly housebound (不能外出的) for the past three years has made him even more so. On Christmas, in ______ of Ty’s 16th birthday coming up in April, his parents gave him a truck. Driving around town with a learner’s permit ______ by his dad was such a huge deal to Ty! He couldn’t wait to ______ 16 and get his license. Our large extended family ______ a party to celebrate, but of course, by the time his birthday____, the driver’s license bureau was ______due to the Covid-19 crisis.

What a big ______ that was for everyone. Then I had an idea: if we couldn’t all be in the same room to give Ty a ______, we’d give him a birthday parade (游行)! When the day arrived, Ty felt depressed about both his license and the ______ party until his mom got him outside. Three SUVs and a truck ______ with 16 grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins honked and hollered in the street. Ty was surprised ______ words, and grinning (咧嘴笑) from ear to ear.

We kept a six-foot ______ between us and sang “Happy Birthday,” led by Ty’s grandfather Jerry on the trumpet (小号). We took a family picture and laid Ty’s ______ out on the grass, then loaded back up to finish our little birthday parade.

You never know when and how the Lord is going to bless you, but the most______ blessing of all was how much our unusual celebration brought Ty out of his shell.

For many, finding an unattended wallet filled with $400 in cash would be a source of temptation. But the ________ would no doubt be greater if you were living on the streets with little food and money. All of this makes the actions of the homeless Tom Smith ________ more remarkable.

Tom noticed a wallet on the front seat inside a(n) ________ car, which was locked but with its window down. He stood guard in the rains for the ________ to return. After two hours’ waiting, no one was seen to come. Tom ________ inside and pulled the wallet out hoping to find some ID so he could contact the driver, only to ________ it contained $400 in notes, with another $50 in spare change beside it. Tom left behind a note on the window of the car, ________, “Sir or Madam, you left your wallet in the car. CANNOT reach you, so your wallet is taken to the police station.”

It was not ________ the late afternoon that the car owner Jone Anderson and his colleague Carol Lawrence returned to the car in Glasgow city center. They were ________ to see two policemen standing next to the car. Returning the wallet, the policemen gave a brief ________ of what Mr. Smith did. The pair were so grateful to Mr. Smith for his ________. Mr. Anderson said, “I couldn’t believe that the guy would never take a penny. He could have stolen the money and ________ for a nice place to stay in. ________, this honest guy thought about others. It just ________ the goodness of human nature.”

After Mr. Anderson posted the story on Facebook, Mr. Smith's act ________ much of the public attention and was ________ praised from social media users. Now Mr. Anderson has ________ an online campaign to raise money for Mr. Smith and other ________ people in the area, which had received $8,000. “I think the faith that everyone has shown in him has touched him. People have been showing smiling faces to him in the street; he even has had job________,” Mr. Anderson commented.

For Mr. Smith, this is a possible life-changing ________. The story once again tells us that one good turn deserves another.

After a long time of struggling with lung cancer, my father passed away, due to which, my life   ______     a lot after my father’s death. As the eldest son in my family, I took the responsibility of raising the family. In order to ________ my sick mother and two younger brothers, I couldn’t help but ______ school and work to support my family. It seemed to me that life was always hard at that time. However, a thread of hope flashed in those ______ days. It was a rainy dusk when I exposed myself to the rain and walked in the street.

Suddenly the rain stopped! ______, I looked up, only to find that “the sky” was in fact a dark blue umbrella. Then came a deep voice. “Why not run   ______ an umbrella?” A middle­aged man with one leg on crutch (腋杖) said to me, “run” in the rain, and you will get less wet. I shook my head with politeness, but his words shocked me deeply. Without my father’s   ______, could I only be a slave to the fate (命运)?

While walking together in the rain, I knew he was a promoter from the city. Having received an order from his company, he had to spend ______ time on it. Looking at this guy, I had no sympathy but ______. I took the umbrella from his hand and walked with him all the way. He told me he once had dreamed of being a policeman, but an accident ______ his dream. His present work was demanding and was not his cup of tea, however, every travelling was a wonderful start to him. To his happiness, he never ________ heart and still “ran” on the road of life...

______ by what the man remarked, I headed for a southern city and became an insurance representative. After two years’ running, I got ________ and the life condition in my family ______ better gradually.

Everything is so simple: to run without an umbrella! Only when you ______ the rainy season of your life will there be bright sky ahead of you. Never give up!