My grandparents actively practiced simplicity. They both grew up in very large families and _______ the Great Depression. Saving for a rainy day was their life philosophy. They chose to spend really _______ life together with their family rather than seeking _______ through material items.

Over the years my grandparents have noticed _______ changes in their community. Every year more farmland was _______ to build larger and larger homes. As real estate(地产) prices rose, many of their neighbors _______ their little homes and land. Soon theirs was _______ little house surrounded by the sea of mansions(大厦). Lots of family members _______ my grandparents to expand their little old house. But they didn’t want a bigger one. They loved their little house and were _______ with what they had.

My grandparents ________ consumptive(消费的) lifestyle by painting and repairing the house themselves. They lived in a little home, but had a huge ________. They loved and enjoyed planting ________ it greatly improved their health, ________ their grocery bill, and gave them a（n）________ to be outside. They also ________ everything. For instance, they had driven the same car for over 15 years and didn’t buy a new one until the old Chevrolet was ________.

Through their example, I learned an important ________: it is possible to live a simple life. My grandparents taught me that living simple life isn’t about self-deprivation(自我牺牲). ________, it’s about giving yourself the time, freedom and money to pursue(追求) your dreams. Becoming debt free, living in a ________ building and going out on foot are good ways to ________ your life and start pursuing your dreams.

It was a hot summer day and the air was filled with the smell of freshly­cut grass.I was six years old _______in my backyard with kids_______to the neighborhood. My mom came out with lunch for us, and one of my friends said, “Hey, your mom is _______.She only has one leg.”

I never thought my mother was disabled; I never really _______ that she only had one leg. As my mom _______us lunch, I asked, “Mom, are you disabled and why do you have one leg?”

My mom put down the tray of food and then_______ at all of us with a big smile. She was not_______; she almost knew the _______ was coming. She was excited to tell us the story about what happened. My friends and I_______ her as she began to tell her story about the loss of her leg.

My mom said it all happened when she was five.She said it all started with a ________.She was given a medical examination after the fall, showing that she had cancer. My grandmother took her to Boston. The doctors would have to ________her leg before the cancer ________to any of her vital organs(器官).The next day they did the operation and cut her leg off.

My mom said that for over two years she had to go back and forth to Boston to get chemotherapy(化疗)．My mom said that it made her ________ all her hair on top of her head.

As my mom told us the ________, with my friends all around, all I could think of was that my mom was the ________ person in the world. It was scary then but when I look at her today, she is beautiful to me, for she is my mom.