“Have a go, dear,” Mama would often encourage. Her words would fuel a flame of ________ and hope within me.

The director of the BBC ________ to me with an inquiry, “Are you interested in ________ Any Questions on Radio 4?” After years of producing programs like Woman’s Hour and Down Your Way, I ________ this was a significant opportunity. However, I wondered how on earth I could deal with all those excellent team members. My heart began to race with ________.

In times of worry, I always turned to my mother for ________. I dialed her number and shared my concerns. “Go ahead and ________ the chance, my child,” she advised. “Live life to the fullest. You might not enjoy every moment, but you’ll ________ it.” As usual, her words proved to be ________. I accepted the offer. I ran the BBC’s flagship radio program for a decade, ________ enjoying the experience.

Looking back, I realize that it was my mother’s encouragement and ________ in me that gave me the courage to take ________ and pursue opportunities. This is what I ________ most about her — her ability to boost confidence in me, even when I felt ________ or afraid. Her words have been a constant source of strength and inspiration throughout my life, and I am forever grateful for her ________.

When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my _________. Week by week her list grew: I was very thin; I wasn’t a _________student; I talked too much; I was too_________ , always feeling superior to (胜过) others, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. _________, I became very angry. I ran to my father with _________in my eyes.

He _________ to me quietly, and then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever _________ what you’re really like? Well, you now have that girl’s _________. Go and_________a list of everything she said and mark the points that are____________. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”

I did____________ he told me. To my great____________, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t ____________ (like being very thin), but a good number I could – and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I went to a fairly ____________picture of myself.

I brought the list back to Daddy. He____________to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know____________than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to____________, not just close your ears in ____________, feeling hurt when something said about you is true, you’ll find it of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your affairs. Don’t ____________your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”

Daddy’s advice has always ____________ me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.

As my husband and I saw someone publicizing the benefits of spending time outdoors, we were lost in thought. Noticing my daughter had _______ a little homebody, we knew we had to _______ sport into our routine. We were determined to make skiing a family activity. But we needed our daughter’s _______.

When we persuaded my daughter to join us, we _______ two days at an all-inclusive family ski resort aiming to minimize the _______ of skiing with kids and maximize the fun that came on the slopes.

“Well done! You’ve arrived as scheduled,” said our ski instructor as we reached the resort. It was _______ nine degrees. It was freezing, but we got ready soon. I could _______ recognize my daughter because her face was wrapped in thick clothes like the others.

The resort took account of almost all the trouble we might have in skiing. Of the fifty-three runs, eight were greens labeled with _______ reading “Route For Beginners”. However, when our instructor _______ us to ski, our hopes of being a ________ skiing family were dashed (使破灭). “Ahh!” escaped our lips. She was ________ and said, “Sorry, I thought you were ready.” Then she went on to lead us down a gentler way. We still ________ many times. Everyone slid down the slope, but not without falls.

While the experience frightened us, it also ________ our dinnertime conversation. My daughter told us, “Although I had a hard time skiing, there is no ________ of happiness.” I responded, “Your father and I enjoyed ourselves, too.” The next day, we ________ there as beginner skiers, but we believed we would be certainly expert skiers.