Ross had serious health issues at birth and was given a less than 1% of living. Despite this, he _________ his first days of life, but the health _________ continued. Shortly after birth, doctors _________ that Ross had a brain injury.

_________ by his family, Ross continued to _________ his life. By the time Ross was only two months old, he had already had one heart surgery and three brain surgeries. Despite many _________, Ross made it through those early days and months. The key was his _________ attitude, faith, spirit and having a _________ that supported him in everything he wanted to do! His family _________ to never say “no” to things that Ross wanted to do or try.

And Ross wanted to do a lot! He wanted to be like everyone else and had a big influence on the people and world around him. Where others saw __________, he saw things they had in common.

Ross was also a __________ friend to many. He genuinely cared about other people and always tried to __________ his great attitude to those around him. When people were __________, he would encourage them.

Ross __________ a lot of his strength from his faith and his family. He once told his school nurse his __________ food was his family. They just filled him up with so much love.

After stepping out of the international plane, I realized my 10-hour sleepy voyage finally came to an end. I got on the bus and was waiting anxiously for it to________.

A woman, sitting next to me, and her daughter both seemed uncomfortable. She told me that her daughter had an upset stomach and would throw up continuously;________, the mother had lost her________. Apart from a large sum of money, the purse also contained her phone and a phone number of an important________, a person she was travelling 90 kilometers to meet for discussing a(n)________matter which had to be settled by tomorrow morning.

________she finished her story, I handed her my cellphone and told her that she could make any call she wanted. I also offered a bottle of water I had in my bag to________her daughter’s sickness. After making several calls, they finally________to the official! With their problem________, a smile of relief spread across the mother’s________and they thanked me many times. The woman tried to pay for my________, but I jumped to do it before her________I knew she had lost her money.

Next morning, I received a call from the mother, saying that they couldn’t tell how much my________act touched them. I was________to be thanked in this way. I never thought my simple offer________so much in her heart.________, I got more help from them. I came to realize I had lost many opportunities for kindness because my attention was always________by cellphones. This________experience reminded me that there should be something more important appealing________me: the reality around me—something with easy access may make a big________to others.

"Meow, meow, meow" is what I heard when I found a _________ black and white cat. I picked him up and realized he must be freezing to death. I _________ home with the cat held in my jacket.

I named the cat Little Bit, because he was almost _________ when I held him in my hands. He stood about five inches tall. Little Bit's small size had a great advantage—he _________ perfectly in the pocket of my jacket which made _________ him everywhere very easy. Any time I was home, he wouldn't leave my _________. He was always eager to play with me. Unfortunately, as I grew up, my fast—pace life stopped _________ time for him. My free time was spent with my friends instead. His meows became an annoyance to me, but it wasn't his _________ that he wanted his best friend back.

Time had caused a _________ to Little Bit and by the time I realized something was wrong with him, he had already lost his balance. He lay there and looked at me, and __________ this day I still remember the __________ look in his bright green eyes. I took him to the vet(兽医),but there was nothing he could do. The last time I __________ him, he wasn't the same tiny cat I had found ten years before. Little Bit filled my arms and he was put to sleep that day.

Little Bit's __________ made me realize how much he meant to me. He was always there for me when I needed him I __________ our last years together and I feel sorry for not always being there for him. I will always __________ the special memories we made.