Stephen DiRado is a man full of love. After his dad entered a nursing home，he managed to use his_______to hold on to his dad with black-and-white film.

DiRado’s project was to_______his dad’s illness —Alzheimer(老年痴呆症）—and its_______on his family. The result is decades of photographs —about 3,000_______with an 8-by-10 view camera —describing a _______that affects about 6 million people in the U. S.

The photographs have been _______ a $ 5,000 grant(资金) from the Diane Fund (基金). The fund was _______by Martin, whose mother lost a five-year _______against Alzheimer in 2011. “The grant was _______to support photographers to tell the story of Alzheimer, and bring a more ________awareness to the disease, Martin said. “Larger awareness will bring more understanding and ________, more funding for research to find a________.”

The grant gives DiRado the chance to ________the work in book form. Already，the work has been well ________ by families of Alzheimer sufferers.

“There’s always the ________that I’m next，” DiRado said. “When you see me reflected in a window, ________him, I’m telling you that this is a joint existence. I could easily be next. I forget names and places and I get very ________ about that. ”

DiRado wants the book to tell people what Alzheimer was like. He has even added a more ________ ending. “Last spring, my mother decided to ________and live in the house we had left many years before, so making her part of this ________.” he said.

This first day of school can be inspiring for both parents and children. But for an 8-year-old Kansas boy living with autism (自闭症),it was _____, until another child stepped _____. Connor Crites was beginning his second grade at Minneha Elementary School in Wichita, Kansas. But __ mixing with other children and exploring the playground, Connor __ himself from others and stood in a corner crying.

Now, unfamiliar social situations can be __ for autistic children to process. But____for Connor, 8-year-old Kevin, who was also starting second grade, noticed him struggling and crying by himself. Without_____ , Kevin walked over to Connor and took his hand. Though __ upset. Connor held on to Kevin's hand as they walked together into the school.

Kevin's mother, Courtney Moore, __ the scene and took a quick photo of the boys. She said, "He grabs his hand and walks him to the front door. We waited until the bell rang and he walked __ inside of the classroom. They have a firm _____. " Moore posted the photo on Facebook and wrote: This lesson is a beautiful example of___ friendship can come at the most unexpected moments. When Connor's mother, Crites, saw the photo, she was ____ to tears.

"Friendship saved my son. It doesn't matter the disability, and it doesn't matter anything, just be _____, and open your heart. It's what we need in this cold world, which _____ us." Crites said.

Jim and his sister May walked in the street, and then they noticed a pet store. It was a very small pet store that didn’t have many _______ . The owner of the shop, Mr Smith, greeted Jim and May when they _______ . May said, “We would like to buy a dog.” “Ah, well, our shop is not very big,” Mr Smith told her. “So we only have two dogs to choose _______ .”

They asked Mr Smith to _______ them the dogs. Mr Smith took them to see the two dogs. One was a big Bulldog named Buster. The other was a tiny Chihuahua named Teacup. May wanted Teacup,   _______ Jim wanted Buster. They walked outside to discuss. They couldn’t agree on a dog. May _______ they race home for it. The one who _______ the race could choose the dog. Jim agreed, and then told May her shoelace(鞋带)was loose. When May _______ , he ran off to get a head start. Jim ran as _______ as he could because he really wanted that Bulldog. When he looked back, he found May was so ________ behind that he couldn’t even see her. Jim finally got home. He was tired but happy. He knew he was the ________ . May arrived a few minutes later. She congratulated him and they ________ the pet store together. However, when they arrived they only saw Teacup. They asked Mr Smith where Buster was.

Mr Smith gave them a(n) ________ that a few minutes after May and Jim left, two boys walked in and bought Buster.

Jim looked at May, and she couldn’t help ________ . Jim sighed and turned back to Mr Smith. “Sometimes you win the ________ , but not the prize!” Jim smiled sadly. “We’ll take the Chihuahua, please.”