Ever since 3 years old, Peyton has always longed for a pug (哈巴狗). As much as Peyton’s parents wanted to get him one at the time, he wasn’t _________ . He had been diagnosed with autism (自闭症), which he needed to adjust to before taking on even more _________ .

Since then, Peyton has worked hard and has shown great _________ both at school and home. That’s why, after seven years, his parents decided it was finally _________ to get him the pug he always wanted! But rather than telling him the news _________ , they got the pup while he was at school and planned the perfect pug _________ .

When Peyton got home, he was _________ that the family dog had caught a bunny (兔子) and that they needed his help to _________ it. Since this type of thing is pretty common for them, he didn’t _________ anything as he prepared to catch the “ bunny ” his mom had ____________ under a cardboard box. But as soon as the box was ____________ , it took no time for Peyton to burst into tears of ____________ — that was the pug that he has always wanted.

What an unforgettable experience for this ____________ boy! He couldn’t be more ____________ for his parents’ kindness. The parents ____________ the hardworking boy in the very best way and hoped that Peyton could get a new life. Hats off to this thoughtful parents!

Nicole was a baby of only 28 months and had been in our neighboring playgroup with other little kids for over one year. Then my husband and I decided to move her to a full-day nursery ________.

During the first several days, I went with Nicole every morning, and her new________, Diomara, was waiting for us. We stayed there for one ________. At first, she only played with me or asked me to ________her wherever she went. After 2-3 days, I could sit aside, watching her play with new friends, but sometimes she would make a ________ to look around for me.

During the second week Nicole gradually ________ the new settings, and Diomara suggested starting to leave Nicole there ________ me. Then I hugged, kissed,and said goodbye to her, but she started crying with the clear ________ that mom would go. Feeling sad and________,I knew it's just how babies ________.

Returning on time, my little girl ran to me at the ________ of me. Diomara told me all was perfect: Nicole cried and then stopped. Later she had a good time________ a castle using Lego blocks. The next day she enjoyed a wonderful lunch with other kids. The last day I stayed there only for a while. By the time she had already ________ the concepts of leaving and returning, that day she stayed there till 3 pm.

Now she is happily in the new day care for two days a week. Meanwhile she is still in the ________ playgroup for another two half days. Gradually she'll quit from the playgroup. There are so many things far ________ her knowledge, so we need to perform with patience.

I felt anxious when going into my room from school. Every day, my room was something different. The hours away at school were long enough to cause a terrible change to my peaceful harbor. Today was no ________.

As I entered the house, Mom ________ me with a smile. It seemed like nothing was ________. But I was still doubtful about it. Yesterday, around the ________ of my favorite figurine (小雕像) was a chocolate cookie.________, Callie had enjoyed the cookie so much that she wanted to share it with my angel.

I ________ Callie, who had just turned three. I didn’t see her, but I heard the TV blaring (发出声音) in the other room. As I ________ the family room, I noticed it was pretty ________. There were toys all over the floor, but none of them seemed to be mine. Maybe she hadn’t entered today. I was so ________ that I breathed a sigh of relief.

I pushed my room door open and saw damage! There were a few headless dolls, some broken blocks, and a few juice-stained stuffed animals. “She did it again!” I screamed in ________. My mother ran up to me, embarrassed. She ________ to put a Callie-proof lock on my door tonight. I felt ________, because I knew that soon my room would truly belong to me. However, I was still angry with my little sister so I went into the family room to tell her how she had made life ________ for me. “Callie,” I started. “Hooray!” she shouted.

She leaped off the sofa and hugged my knees with such happiness that I could only look down at her and smile.________, she was only three and learning about the world in her own way. And she always chose to explore and ________ my room because she loved me, her big sister.