Would you buy something you can’t see? That’s the question posed by two New York brothers who’ve lost much of their________to a rare eye disorder and have________their lives— and livelihoods — to raising money for a cure.

Bradford Manning, 35, and his 30-year-old brother, Bryan, are the________of the clothing brand Two Blind Brothers. They’ve________a strategy that’s helped raise $700,000 for the cause: selling mystery boxes full of a variety of their soft shirts, comfortable________, knit beanies and sweaters.

And the sale of their boxes, costing from $30 to $200, is now a social________phenomenon. Among their customers are parents with vision-damaged children. Some have________unboxing videos on TikTok, Facebook and Instagram. The two turn over all________from the boxes to groups like the Foundation Fighting Blindness, funding research on eye diseases like the one they’ve________from.

Brad was diagnosed at 7 after a doctor________that Stargardt disease was the cause of his________ vision. The doctor told the mother to “take him   ________, get him a magnifier (放大镜) and maybe teach him Braille”, and “good luck”. But the parents would not give up their son. Today, the two brothers’ condition has ________, leaving both with peripheral (外围的) vision.

The brothers________their story in every mystery box, with some special thanks.“When people shops blind, they prove something________,” they write. “They prove that genuine trust is real.”

When my daughter Adriana was seven, she was diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder(OCD强迫症）and anxiety disorder. Adriana suddenly became very_______,and the playful,giggling girl stopped existing.My husband and I could see that Adriana was_______but couldn't give her a hug because she was afraid to be_______.Even our dog learned not to go around her because it_______her.

When no one was able to help, I knew it was up to me to find a_______. I started out small by encouraging Adriana to poke(戳）me to see that_______bad would happen, and after a while,she_______it and found that it turn out fine._______，we had pokes instead of hugs. That first step developed_______that helped her try walking on the floor with________feet, trust that she didn't have to wet her clothes to________the germs around her, and trust that she could go to school without feeling________. When I say it took time, I mean it took years, but one by one, she faced her fears.

I made sure she knew that OCD was the same as any other illness and she was never to feel bad about it, but to keep working at getting________.When she was ready ,we encouraged her to________it, because that would make her stronger and help others understand too.

Adriana is now 23-years-old.She________has OCD and anxiety,but has learned to deal with them.Overcoming them has given Adriana________and self-acceptance that is beautiful to see. It's been an amazingly________journey, but she was never alone in it.

Today Adriana keeps poking me once in a while, but not because she can't________me. There are plenty of hugs to go around, but now it's a________thing between the two of________us; a of where she's been and how far she's come.

The first week is always a bit hard in my writing classes. I’m unfamiliar ________ the students, most of them trying to ________ themselves to their new environment. When Jennifer ________me with a question on the second day, I was ________ for the chance to connect at least one name with a face.

Her writing wasn’t perfect, but her effort was. She worked hard and pushed herself to achieve. She was excited to learn,________ made me enjoy teaching her. I didn’t realize then how much she would also teach me.

One Friday afternoon, Jennifer stopped by after class. She wasn’t asking a question about a paper I’d returned.________, she said quietly: “I didn’t attend classes yesterday. I was at the health center the whole day.” I gave her a sideways look,________. “It was just a virus (病毒). I’m fine now,” she ________ me. Then she was gone.

Two nights later, her father called to tell me that Jennifer would be missing a few classes. She had been in hospital with meningitis (脑膜炎). I heard from him again a few days later, and again after that. Her condition grew ________. We made trips to the hospital room. I was ________ frightened when I saw the pale, thin and weak girl who, only ten days earlier, had displayed life and warmth in my classroom.

A week later, Jennifer herself called me to tell me she was on the road to ________. “I’ll be back to school one day,” she said. “I have no ________ that you’ll be with us.” I told her,________ tears. I remembered what her father had said in his first phone call: “school ________ everything to Jenny.”

Then five weeks later, I walked into my classroom to find Jenny in her seat, smiling. She ________all of her missed homework, completed with thought and excellence. The strength of her will to overcome shone out of her pale, weak, eighteen-year-old face.