In 2000, we were on our usual weekend adventure in suburban Pearl River. But unlike other weekends, on this day a _________ was waiting in our driveway： two adult geese and a gosling（小鹅）. The adults were frightened by us and _________ leaving their baby behind.

The tiny little thing was wandering around our yard. We called him Peeper. Days _________ into weeks, and weeks into months, until almost a year passed. We _________ into a routine filled with feathery hugs and care. Part of this _________ included dad sending Peeper up into the air so he could fly a loop（圈）around the house _f coming back.

One evening, my uncle came overhand my dad wanted to show him Peeper's loop. He _________ him up in the air, but this time, Peeper flew off. Twenty years passed and Peeper became a fond _________ for my family.

Geese live to be around 25 years old and are very _________ They never forget their first home.

Even so, it came as a shock when a/an _________ adult goose made his way back to my family home. After two weeks of his coming back repeatedly, it became clear this was not a __________ goose. He did all the things Peeper used to. He also __________ to the name Peeper turning his head and waddling(摇摆走)closer to us. To my __________ .my old best friend had returned,20 years later.

It's possible that he is longing for his early __________ , He doesn't come back every single night. Some nights he may seek the comfort of his own kind at the __________ nearby. Geese in the wild typically sleep on water. But he's here a lot, making his __________ known and giving me joy.

Recently my wife and I were faced with a _________ situation while traveling by car with our hired (雇用的) driver. It was going to be a long ride, and we were _________. However, our car broke down suddenly. We tried communicating with the driver, but with little _________. He made some signs, suggesting he was going to _________ help, and then left.

It was getting colder and darker. We started to hear the cries of wild animals. What’s worse, we didn’t have much food. Would our driver ever return? Could we _________ him? We were very _________.

Two hours passed. Suddenly, the headlights from another car appeared in the dark. A man offered to _________ us. He had such a kind face, and we knew we could _________ him. We got into his car, _________ we left, he put a note on the windscreen of our car with his phone number on it. The moment we arrived at his home, his cousin spoke basic French and offered us tea and local foods. Everyone asked us questions and was ______________ to have unexpected guests.

Later that evening, the phone rang. It was our ______________. He bad kept his ______________ and repaired the car. We prepared to leave and ______________ our new friends. I couldn’t believe the ______________ from the cousin: “No, we thank you for coming into our home.”

I will never forget the ______________ we received on that day.

Eleven days ago my brother was in an accident. We do not really know the full story, only knowing ha he was on electric scoter (电瓶车) an flew off, landing   on his ________. He had a head injury and we had no idea if he was going to ________. Twenty years ago we lost our mom to a head injury so it was really ________ because I know what the worst can be.

My partner and I went to the hospital to join my stepmother at my brother’s bedside. My brother looked much better than I feared, so I started feeling ________. Then he ________ the nurses while they tried to clean him a little. So they sedated (打镇静剂) him in ________ of the recovery of his brain.

He was awake the next day but his personality was off, ________ severe brain damage. But I ________ to wish for good luck and just thought of him living ________. I just worked on feeling gratitude for his ________ and recovery.

He was ________ a few days later. Yesterday, he had a doctor’s ________ to do some routine examinations about two thirds of the way between our homes, so he took a bus the rest of the way and I picked him up at the bus stop. He got to see my new home and play with my cat and we ________ old family pictures. His ________ was 100% back to normal!

He needs to rest and to not work for a few months, but he is going to be fine. He has learned a few life lessons and the ________ of cherishing life.