I was at the market at 5 p.m. to pick up a few essentials(必需品): Cream for coffee, eggs for breakfast and Advil (布洛芬) for my_________. After struggling all day doing jobs, I did not want to be_________, because I’m so tired. But I told myself it was my_________stop before going home to put my feet up.

So I_________a parking place, grabbed a bag from the trunk and found a shopping cart. That’s when I saw her. She was_________in a shopping cart. She looked to be maybe 9-months old, short blond curls, blue eyes. I couldn’t take my_________off her. Then I did what I always do with _________: I gave her my best smile. It may have looked a bit mad, _________ it comes from my heart.

That’s a(an) habit I formed long ago when I became a mother. It started with my child, in that unforgettable , life-changing moment of her birth. I’ve learned that everyone needs a _________sometimes, young and old, friends and__________, even those at the market in a rush to get home. She took her time deciding just what to make of my smile. But finally, she lit up a smile to me . I wish you could have seen her. I laughed and waved goodbye. And she__________me a kiss. That put a smile on my face that got a smile__________from every shopper I passed. I was__________smiling when I got home and realized I’d forgotten to get Advil. __________, I didn’t need it. My headache was gone.

Somehow, in that simple__________of smiles, this weary old world becomes a better place. If you’re lucky, maybe they’ll even blow you a kiss and make your headache go away.

A kindergarten teacher had decided to let her class play a game. The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic bag ____ a few potatoes. Each potato will be given a(n) ____ of a person that the child hates.

And the ____ of potatoes that a child will put in his/her plastic bag will ____ on how many people he/she hates. So when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with the name of the people he/she disliked. Some had 2 potatoes; some 3 while some up to 5 potatoes. The teacher then told the children to carry with them the potatoes in the plastic bag wherever they went, ____ to the toilet for 1 week.

Days passed by, and the children started to complain due to the ____ smell let out by the rotten potatoes. Besides, those having 5 potatoes also had to carry heavier bags. After 1 week, the children were happy and ____ because the game had finally ended.

The teacher asked: “How did you ____ while carrying the potatoes with you for 1 week?” The children started complaining of the ____ that they had to carry the ____ and smelly potatoes wherever they went.

Then the teacher told them the ____ meaning behind the game. The teacher said: “This is ____ the situation when you carry your hatred for somebody inside your heart. The very unpleasant smell of hatred will ____ your heart and you will carry it with you wherever you go. If you cannot ____ the smell of rotten potatoes for just 1 week, can you ____ what it is like to have the very unpleasant smell of hatred in your heart for your lifetime?”

In the first part of my freshman year, I was fine and earned good grades. Then I became too_______ with my work. I had so many activities that I hardly had time to relax myself. Then my_______ began dropping. My friends left me because I no longer enjoyed being with them.

When I went to my doctor, he seemed very _______, even though everything physical appeared all right. When he was done, he told me that we had to talk about my _______, and how my behavior had changed. When I told him I was all right, he said that I didn’t show my real feelings. By then my hair was falling out in large clumps, which made me more _______. I felt as if I could not even leave my house.

Finally, I met with a therapist (治疗专家). She diagnosed me with an anxiety disorder. I was relieved to know what was wrong, and that thing would _______. I wore hats to cover my bald head. I realized that it doesn’t matter what I look like on the outside; it is my character that counts.

Things began to look up. I _______ worrying as much. My hair slowly grew back, so did my _______. I began to leave the house and interact with others. That year, I again tried hard in school, but I made sure I didn’t overload myself. I became one of the top students in my class, a goal I had never _______ before. It’s funny how something bad had to happen to make me realize how ________ life really is.