If someone were to ask me who the most influential person in my life was, I’d most likely tell him or her that it’s my brother, Chris. My brother is one of the most _________ people in my life. I may not always act like it, but I _________ him and respect him. It’s hard to think of everything he’s done for me and not _________ him. There’s the basic _________ that most older brothers do. You know, baby-sit you, _________ you with your homework, and let you use their stuff. But my brother did a lot more for me. He was the one who taught me how to read and how to tie my shoes. He taught me how to hold my _________ underwater.

He even taught me how not to touch his things. He also did other typical big brother stuff. Like shut me in the closet (储藏室), play tricks on me, “forbid (禁止)” me to _________ his stuff. But for each “mean” thing he did to me, he did about five _________ things. One nice thing he did was that he always let me hang around with him and his friends. Because of that I actually have two brothers instead of one. My other “brother” is Chris’s best friend, Corey. They spent a lot of time together when they were younger, and since Chris was nice, I _________ got to do stuff with them. Since Corey was as much my brother as Chris was, of course they both pulled little __________ on me. But I must admit a lot of the tricks __________ because I was a slightly gullible (易受骗的) child. One that __________ comes to mind is when Chris and Corey __________ to convince me that they were being sucked (吸入) into the ground.

I was so __________ that I went inside and told Mum that they were, being sucked down. As I said, I was a slightly gullible child. Yes. We had some __________ times.

People say I was born middle­aged.It sounds _______.I took on many family responsibilities at an early age，which meant _______ childish things long before my childhood was over.When you have adult _______ on your mind，it’s hard to find time for play.

As an adult，I was much _______ and had less time to play.But things changed one night.When I was cutting across the local park，I saw some swings there.Then I suddenly _______ happily playing on one，only several times，as a kid.And I suddenly _______ to play again without others around me.I _______ one swing，pushing myself to go high.Then I thought，“What if I get injured?” But that _______ couldn’t bring me down.The best feelings of childhood hit me as I flew through the air.

Later，neighbors with dogs came out.Some neighbors clearly _______ my swinging.Their eyes seemed to say，“Strange and crazy people appear when there’s a moon!” I didn’t ____________ what they thought of me.After all，my ____________ weren’t hurting anyone.Besides，they’d understand the ____________ if they tried swinging themselves.____________，I came down from the swing and went back home.The next night，I continued swinging.Some neighbors even ____________ me.I was glad they found the fun of riding a swing.

My childhood may be over, ____________ that doesn’t mean my playtime is over.Whenever I walk through the park，I will play on a swing for a while.