Recently, my friend, who is a physician, told me she wasn’t doing a ＂good enough＂ job being a parent and was missing out on her children’s lives.

I’ve learned that other physicians also believe the ________ of their profession will somehow adversely(不利地)affect their children’s _________.

I tell my colleagues not to ________, and that one day their child will appreciate them for their life as a ________ child.

I can say this ________ my mother was a palliative-care physician. Being the daughter of a palliative care physician wasn’t ________: I came to understand mother’s absence, having to ________ her with others, and being ________ to human suffering and death were just ________ of my life. ________, being the child of a physician had a ________ effect on my life. I learned love was sacrifice and you would get love and appreciation in return. If I could have my ________ over again, I wouldn’t change much.

Sure, there were times when I wanted to ________ my mother’s pager（传呼机）out of the window, or ________ that she could have attended school events. But even as a child I knew what I was ________, and what she was sacrificing, were ________ worth it for the life that I got to lead. My mother’s work as a palliative-care physician provided me with experiences that enriched my life, teaching me ________ lessons, skills and the knowledge of kindness, sympathy and generosity.

So, to anyone who is concerned about ________ a career with raising children, I offer you my reassurance. While there will be tough times, one day your child will ________ you for the experiences and the life they’ve had as a result of your ________.

My First Job

Since my family were not going to be helpful, I decided I would look for one all by myself and not tell them about it till I’d got one.

I had seen an agency advertised in a local newspaper. I rushed out of the house in search of it. I was wildly excited, and as _________ as if I were going on the stage. Finding the _________ quite easily, I ran breathlessly through a door which said “Enter without knocking, if you please.”

The simple atmosphere of the office _________ me. The woman looked carefully at me for a while through her glasses, and then _________ me in a low voice. I answered softly. All of a sudden I started to feel rather _________. She wondered why I was looking for this sort of job. I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be difficult to get a job without _________. I was wondering whether I ought to leave _________ the telephone on her desk rang. I heard her say: “_________, I’ve got someone in the office at this very moment who might _________.” She wrote down a __________ , and held it out to me, saying: “Ring up this lady. She wants a __________ immediately. In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people.”

“Oh yes,” said I — __________ having cooked for more than four in my life. I __________ her again and again, and rushed out to the __________ telephone box. I collected my thoughts, took a deep breath, and rang the number. I said confidently that I was just what she was looking for.

I spent the next few hours __________ cook books.

Ever since I was 13 years old, I wanted to be a photographer. I had a(n) _______ of working for some magazines, which would allow me to travel around the world to ________ the right picture.

After leaving high school, I ________ in photography in the University of the Arts. However, I kept reflecting on my choice ________ I learned a lot in my freshman year. There was nothing ________ with the school, but it was not ________ for me.

I ________ my high school photography teacher and couldn’t help but envy (羡慕) his work. Such a feeling made me know teaching students how to ________ their full potential in their artwork was what I wanted. And ________, I wanted to be involved in a ________ that made me feel like I was actually making some ________ in the community.

I decided to transfer (转学) to Buffalo State College. When I was in class, I always ________ myself with what I was learning. Then, during my first on­site teaching lesson at a middle school, it ________ me that this was what I would want to do for the rest of my life, and I ________ loved it. Now, as I’m finishing my senior year, I’m happy I came to such a ________ in my life. I believe this is just the one for me.