When I was 7 years old, my father resigned (辞职) from his job as a college professor. It created real ________ risk for our family. But he felt that job forced him to ________ his principles, because nothing was more important to him than moral principles. That was why he chose to leave the college.

That ________ decision was a model of my father’s way of raising his kids—“Walk your talk. Live your values.” He urged me to work hard, and I saw him studying night after night to get another degree and take on part-time jobs to pay the bills.

________ kids has never been easy. But the challenge of helping boys find their way to a purposeful adult life is particularly ________ these days. Therefore, we can’t lose sight of the important role fathers play in shaping sons into men of character.

A father has such a huge ________ that can spread beyond the family. Without father at home, boys ________ a higher risk of dropping out of the college. On the contrary, the ________ of fathers in a community could even positively influence fatherless boys. What explains this value? Football players will study the playbook, but they would prefer to reach for a coach who ________ it on the field. Similarly, it’s about being a living example. It’s the model boys follow—not the speech.

Now, as a father, I ________ ask myself the question, “What can I do to show my son the way?” That’s one reason why I joined the army to serve the country later. I did not want to ________ my children to follow my lead, but rather to show what it looked like to be more ________ to your country than to yourself. “I don’t always have wisdom. But let me show you what it’s like to be a man.”

It’s hard to ________ life without my father’s influence. Fatherhood is a ________ that cannot be replaced by others. As a boy goes forward through life, his father should be ________ the way.

Agnes Lloyd’s 70th birthday finally came, but the day went normally. Her birthday information was readily _______ on her online profile. But she still _______ someone would care. Her husband _______ many years ago.She had not heard from her children for a long time, which was   _______

The last bell of the day rang,she picked up her _______ and walked towards her car planning to buy herself a chocolate dessert,although her doctors don’t _______   it for her age. But who cares? It was her birthday, and she _______ it.

The thought made her smile as she _______ her car when a sudden“MRSLLOYD!”_______ her. Agnes dropped her purse onto the ground.She looked around and was ________   by what she saw.

Her students were standing there carrying birthday signs .She hadn’t ________ they had prepared such a surprise for her.Her student Christian came over,picking up her purse, and________ her to the rest as they all started singing Happy Birthday.

As the song continued, tears ________in her eyes. As they finished the song,small pieces of coloured paper began flying all over the place ________ .But that wasn’t the best part.

Some of the students parted, and her three children stepped out holding a birthday cake with two ________   that formed the number70.“Happy birthday,Mom!”they exclaimed together, and that’s when Agnes lost her ________ for the first time.

Her children came closer to ________ her and give her hugs. They   ________ that when Christian telephoned them, it was not a good ________ as they realized that their mother’s students cared more for her than her own children did.

Don’t forget your parents, ________ your life gets busy.We need to act and remind them that they are loved.

Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents.Every day they are very busy trying to _________ in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me.They don’t act in the _________ ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too _________ for them to say.Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is _________more out of the question.

One day,my mother was sewing a quilt.I sat down beside her.“Mom,I have a question to ask you.Is there _________ between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice.She didn’t answer immediately.She _________ her head and continued to sew the quilt.

I was very worried because I thought I had _________ her.I was _________ and I didn’t know what I should do.But at last I heard my mother say the following words:

“Susan,” she said thoughtfully,“Look at this thread.Sometimes it _________, but most of it disappears in the quilt.The thread really makes the quilt __________. If life is a quilt,then love should be a thread.It can hardly be seen __________, but it’s really there.Love is __________.”

I listened carefully but I __________ her until the next spring. At that time,my father suddenly __________ seriously.My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month.When they returned from the hospital,they both looked __________. It seemed both of them had had a serious illness.After they were back,every day in the morning and dusk,my mother helped my father __________ on the country road.

“Dad,how are you feeling now?”I asked him one day.

“Susan,don’t __________ me.”he said gently.“To tell you the truth,I just like walking with your mom.” __________ his eyes,I know he loves my mother deeply.

Once I thought love meant flowers,gifts and __________. But from this experience,I understand that love is just __________ in the quilt of our life.Love is inside,making life strong and warm.