I developed a crush on a cute woman I met in a pet store. She led a very___________lifestyle and we did not have much to talk about. But somehow none of this seemed to_________. I enjoyed being with her and I felt a sparkle in her presence. And it seemed to me that she enjoyed my_________as well. When I learned her birthday was coming up, I decided to ask her out. On the threshold of calling her, I sat and looked at the phone for about half an hour. Then I dialed and hung up_________it rang. I felt like a high school boy, bouncing between_________anticipation (期待) and fear of rejection. A voice from hell kept telling me that she would not like me and that I had a lot of_________asking her out this Saturday. But I felt too enthusiastic about being with her to let the_________stop me._________I got up the nerve to ask her. She thanked me for calling and told me she was not_________on that day. I felt shot down. The__________voice that told me not to call advised me to give up before I was____________embarrassed. __________there was more inside of me that wanted to come to__________. I had feelings for this woman, and I had to express them. So I bought her a pretty birthday card on which I wrote a__________note. I walked around the corner to her pet shop. As I approached the door, that same disturbing voice       ________me, “What if she doesn’t like you? What if she__________you?” Feeling vulnerable, I stuffed the__________under my shirt. I decided that if she showed me__________of affection, I would give it to her; if she was cool to me, I would leave the card__________. This way I would not be__________and would avoid rejection or embarrassment.

Every child has a hero in his heart, so do I. My hero is my dad, because he is brave, skilled, and respectful. I know many people say their dads are their heroes, but my dad ________ me about becoming a man, which is ________ important for a young boy.

Respect goes a long way with my dad, as does patience. As an electrician, my dad must ________ people every day, some of whom are nice and some are not. Either way, he ________ his well-mannered attitude.

Dad is not afraid of many things, or if he is, he doesn’t tell me ________ he wants to seem tough. He may not be a big guy but since he works with his hands all day, he is very strong. Dad works outdoors in all kinds of ________ but the worst thing he has to do is climb up and work in an attic in the middle of the summer. Trust me, this is the ________ place you will experience as an electrician and when you come back ________, what is in your lungs will make you ________ for hours.

My dad and I have a very good ________. We talk about almost everything. We go hunting, fishing, and everything a dad and son would do. My dad and I enjoy hiking most because it gives us time outdoors together and there is nothing like that. He has ________ and taught me everything I need to know about ________.

I am ________ to be the son of Leo C., and would not have it any other way. People come up to me all the time to tell me I have a good dad. It makes me feel ________ that a lot of people think so ________ of him. He is a good teacher of my life and would do anything for me. This is why my father is my hero.

A teacher let her class play a game. The teacher _______ each child to bring a bag _______ a few potatoes. Each potato will be _______ a name of the person that the child _______, so the number of potatoes that a child will put into his/her bag will _______ the number of people the child hates.

Some children had two potatoes; some had three and others had up to _______ potatoes. The teacher then told the children to _______ the bag wherever they go for a _______.

_______ the days went by, the children started to ________ because of the unpleasant smell coming from the rotten (腐烂) potatoes. And the students with five potatoes also had to carry______________bags.

After a week, the teacher asked, “How did you feel?” The children started complaining about the ________ they had to ________. When they had to carry the heavy and ________ potatoes everywhere they went.

Then the teacher said, “This is the ________ where you carry your hate for somebody__________your heart. The smell of hate will ________ your heart and you will carry it with you wherever you go. If you cannot ________ the smell of rotten potatoes for just one week, can you imagine ________ it is like to have the smell of hate in your heart for your __________.