Maria used to think she didn’t have the chance to get promoted in her company for her unluckiness---she had lost her ______ in a car accident.

One day she was surfing the Internet and her eyes fell on a website about a course on______skills. She thought she was a physically unlucky person and didn’t have the______to be a leader. But then she became shocked at the new______of leadership shown in front of her. Maria read, " Leadership isn’t about commanding: it is about following your heart. And anyone can______this, anyone. "She was so______by the quote that she started taking the course. After______ more, she realized leadership lies in one’s heart but not the body part. Only she could______herself. She started feeling______from inside .

Later，coworkers started to______the changes of Maria. Maria didn’t feel inferior (自卑的) any longer. She______felt she was important. She really made a difference. Gradually her calm mind______ her boss’s attention. He______that she would become a good leader so he promoted her.

Maria believes that a leader should be______no matter what happens. So she is always with her team especially while facing _____. Though Maria only has one leg, she later became the manager of the company.

I was an angry adolescent in my first year of college. One day I had a serious fight with my father.

I saw him as_________. I exploded in shouts and_________out. Running towards the classroom, I suddenly realized I didn’t have the assignment that was_________: a thought card. Professor Simon had explained every Tuesday we must_________ an index card, on which we wrote a thought or a question, and every Wednesday he’d return it with his_________ or answer on it. The card was our_________to class on Tuesdays.

So, outside the classroom, I took an index card and wrote “I’m the son of an idiot!”, as I could only think about the _________ I’d just had with my dad. I handed in the card, but soon_________ telling him about my dad, because I didn’t want to _________myself to him.

Wednesday, I got to class early and__________in the back. Dr. Simon began returning thought cards. On my card was written, “What does the ‘son of an idiot’ do with the rest of his life?” His question got right to the__________of the issue: Whose responsibility was it?

Dr. Simon’s comment kept emerging in my mind. Slowly, my thinking began to__________. People began to notice I was taking__________for my doings. My grades gradually improved. My relationship with my father also improved__________. Now I saw him as caring, instead of controlling. And it all__________with an innocent-seeming question.

Growing up, I was fortunate to have dinner with my family almost every day. Sometimes, the family dinner circle ________ to include relatives stopping by. Yet, I knew some friends whose parents got home after dinner or even ________ the entire evening. So I ________ the quality time around our kitchen table, which witnessed countless valuable ________ in my life.

________, my kids cannot relate to my childhood memories. They have been left to ________ with babysitters more times than I would like to admit. My husband and I have ________ careers. And we often end up staying at the office way past dinnertime. When this happens too often, it ________ the balance of our family.

Apart from suffering from ________, what else can a hardworking family do? I think we can all try to ________ our own ways to spend time together. Surely there are days when I’m too busy to share a meal with my family. But I would make efforts to ________ and chat later that day, ________ setting aside cellphones every time. And I even find a bedtime reading with My kids much ________. I am also proud to have our “big breakfast” routine every Saturday. My husband serves as the head chef, and my younger son ________ him to make the breakfast.

I am aware that my sons are growing up quickly and will be out of the ________ someday. But now, I am happy to have so many wonderful things on my plate.