My great-grandma is now 102. “Miss Martha”, as she has become known at her senior home, has developed a reputation for being _______. I always enjoy _______to her because she is full of caring _______, willing to share life lessons.

One day when I went to visit my great-grandma, she sat in a chair and said to me, “Caleb, you must be _______and stay alive to reach your goals. So, take care of your body and _______ or you’ll never reach your biggest dreams.” She knows a thing or two about goals: She still _______ to keep playing the piano for the weekly senior home singalong and to have “five more years”.

My great-grandma _______ went to the Olympics, owned a business, or wrote a book. She said that her dreams were _______: to have enough food to share, to be healthy and to survive challenges. As she leaned (倚靠) back, she proudly talked about her family members’ _______: After fifteen years of countless surgeries, her daughter could ________ on her own and raise a family. Other family members competed in the Olympic games, ran their own businesses, or became a(n) ________ read by most people. Yet my great-grandma was particularly ________of seeing her family serve others and try to make a ________. “You know, members of our family are________their goals, and that’s enough for me,” she said.

But I know she has also reached her own goals. Over the years, she has ________ choosing joy. She thinks that intentional ________ has kept her “from drowning (淹死) in the flood of personal tears” when she ________, like when her husband was killed by a drunk driver.

“Sweetie, I ________ believe that you will also reach your goals and I will be proud of you,” she said with a warm kiss on my cheek. “________ trying to realize dreams, and you’ll feel ________.”

Jonathan lost his mother at an early age, so his father brought him up alone. Jonathan loved to play________and his father was always there to________Jonathan at every game. Being________sized and weaker than other teammates, Jonathan wasn’t allowed to play in the main team. Nevertheless, he continued with his practice with full________. Finally, his determination carried him through. The________decided to let him join the main team eventually.

One day during practice, the coach met him with a telegram. Sadly Jonathan read it and________to the coach, “My father died this morning. Will it be all right if I miss________today?” The coach gently said, “Take the rest of the________off, son, and you needn’t come to the game on Saturday.” On the day of the game, Jonathan’s college football team was losing badly to the other team. The coach and the players had all________hope. Suddenly, Jonathan appeared and________the coach to allow him to play this match. At first, the coach refused. However after a lot of________, the coach gave in. No sooner had Jonathan joined the team than their scores started to improve before both the teams were________.

However, the real cheer came during the crucial________seconds when he ran all the way for the________touchdown. His team members were________. They won! The coach went up to Jonathan,________was seated alone beside the field, “Kid, you were________! Tell me________did you do it? “He looked at the coach, and said,” “Well, you knew my dad died, but did you know that my dad was________?” The young man forced a smile, “Dad came to all my games, but today was the first time he could________me play, and I wanted to show him I could do it!”