The journey my daughter Cathy has had with her swimming is as long as it is beautiful.

Cathy suffered some terrible_________in her early childhood. After years of regular treatment (治疗), she_________became healthy.

Two years ago, while Cathy was watching the Olympics, a dream came into her sweet little head - to be a swimmer. Last summer, she wanted to_________our local swim team. She practiced hard and finally_________it. The team practice, _________, was a rough start. She coughed and choked and could hardly_________her first few weeks. Hearing her coughing bitterly one night, I decided to_________her from it all But Cathy woke me up early next morning, wearing her swimsuit_________to go! I told her she shouldn’t swim after a whole night’s coughing, but she refused to _________and insisted she go.

From that day on, Cathy kept swimming and didn’t__________a single practice. She had a __________desire within herself to be the best she could be. My ten-year-old was growing and changing right before my eyes, into this__________ human being with a passion and a mission. There were moments of__________of course: often she would be the last swimmer in the race. It was difficult for Cathy to accept that she wasn’t a__________-ever. But that didn’t stop her from trying.

Then came the final awards ceremony at the end of the year. Cathy didn’t expect any award but was still there to__________her friends and praise their good performance. As the ceremony was nearing the end, I suddenly heard the head coach __________ “The highest honor goes to Cathy!" Looking around, be continued, “Cathy has inspired us with her__________ and enthusiasm. __________ skills and talents bring great success, the most valuable asset (财富) one can bold is the heart. "

It was the greatest__________ of my daughter’s life. With all she had been__________in her ten years, this was the hour of true triumph (成功).

A lady wanted a birthday gift from her husband. For many months she had liked a beautiful _________, and knowing her husband could _________ it, she told him that was all she wanted. On the morning of the _________, her husband told her how _________ he was to have such a good wife, and how much he loved her. He _________a beautiful gift package (纸盒). She opened it and _________ a Bible. _________, she raised her voice and said to her husband, "With all your money, you give me a Bible?" She was so _________ that she left him.

Many years passed and the lady was very_________ in business. She owned two large companies. She __________ her husband was very old, and thought perhaps she should go to __________ him. But before she could, she __________ a letter telling her that he had died, and gave all of his possessions (财产) to her. She needed to come back and __________ things.

When she arrived at his house, sadness __________ her heart. She saw the still new __________, just as she had left it years before. With __________, she opened it and began to turn the pages. A ring __________ from the Bible to the floor and a __________ could be seen. She picked it up and found it was the ring she wanted in those days. And on the card was the date of her birth, and the words "LOVE U ALWAYS".

__________ your gift is not packaged the way you want it, it's because it is better packaged the way it is! Always appreciate little things; they usually lead you to bigger things! The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched for they must be felt with the __________ .

When I was in school, I took an internship (实习期的工作). This meant that I would spend time with some hospital _________.

On one _________, I carefully entered a dark room to find an elderly man lying in bed. I firstly thought he was sleeping. When I moved closer, _________, I realized he was very much _________, but also very confused. He seemed to be _________something. He wanted to communicate something, but I couldn’t make _________ of what he was saying. He seemed quite weak, and I couldn’t _________if he was in pain, or just frightened. I knew nothing about him, and I feel totally helpless. He clearly didn’t want me to _________ him, but I felt so lost and _________ that I had to leave the room after only a couple of minutes.       

The next time I was at the hospital and saw him again, I was certain that he didn’t __________me at all. But he immediately said, “I remember you. You gave me __________in my darkest hour that evening!” I was so amazed that, __________ , I didn’t know how to __________.

In the __________ moments of my staying there, I did nothing at all. But __________ he found in me something he needed, just because I was there.

I have thought about this __________ often over the past years. It has __________ the way I see life, the way I see myself, and the way I see others. It makes me want to __________ whatever kindness I can to others, and I try to recognize and appreciate the kindness that others __________ with me.

So a stranger in the form of a weak, old man changed the rest of my life with just a few __________.