I’ve had a chronic (慢性的) illness since I was a baby. It has caused me to ________ a lot of medical tests and treatments. When I was thirteen, I had a medical event and started breathing ________. I was taken to a children’s hospital and immediately put in a private room. After a few tests, I was put on oxygen, and connected to a bunch of monitors. Then，a new ________ came in.

Visibly nervous，he said, “Hi. I’m going to take some blood today.” I said, “Okav, no problem. I’m ________ blood work.”

The nurse continued to look ________ and started walking uneasily around the room, getting out supplies. I noticed that the ________ he pulled out was extremely large and wasn’t what is usually used for blood work when someone is ________ to a hospital.

He sat down, and I could see that his hands were shaking violently. He then cleaned my entire ________ with orange antiseptic (消毒剂), the kind used for surgical sites, I asked, “Why not just use the ________ alcohol wipes?” He didn’t answer but started putting a tourniquet (止血带) on my arm and handed me a stress ball. “________ that as hard as you can.”

The nurse was now ________ like a leaf in the wind. He said, “This is going to hurt…a lot. Stay ________; that’s really important. Don’t move at all, even if it ________.” “Okay...”

I had no idea what was going on or why a simple blood draw would hurt so badly. It seemed like it took forever, but ________ the tubes filled with blood and he pulled the needle out. Then, he just wrapped my arm and left, without acknowledging anything that had just happened.

It truly was one of the most ________ and horrible things I’ve ever experienced in a medical setting, and I never went back to that hospital.

After a long day at school, I walked home with my heavy schoolbag. Sleepy and ________, I threw my things on the couch and hurriedly took something from the ________ to eat. I passed by the living room and wished I could watch TV, but I knew my________ would take me the whole night. I took my schoolbag and went ________ to my room. I tried to understand chemistry and ________ sleepiness at the same time I tried to keep my eyes ________ and I wanted something to cheer me up.

Later, I________ the sound of the front door opening. And I waited for it — the sound of my mom singing. Though she sang off-key (跑调), it made me ________ that she was here. I ran down to ________ her. We hugged each other and talked for a while. I like it when my mom was happy. Her________ seemed to flow down to me and I got the power to ________ the stress again.

Sometimes, I wonder ________ my mom can still be positive after coming back from work. Every weekday, she wakes up ________ in the morning to go to work and spends all hour on the bus before getting downtown. At a ________ factory, she works standing for the whole day and draws patterns for clothes over and over. After work，my mom often gets stuck in ________ for two hours on her way back home. When I ________ my school life with her work life, I should not be the one to complain. At least I have some interesting things to do at school, ________ if my mom makes one mistake at work, she will lose her job. I appreciate that my mom has a positive attitude and lives her life with a joyful heart, ________ encourages me to do my work well, ________ there may be difficulties. Seeing her happy makes feel ________, too.

It was 3 am, a cold and wet night, on August 21, 2010. I had just left a local club to travel ten kilometers home when I lost ________ of my car on Grand Junction Road in Hope Valley.

I ________ into a still car that was parked in front of a house, and then hit a tree. I was badly injured! ________ still, I had no idea that a fire had started ________ the bonnet (引擎盖) of my car.

________ in the car behind me was a young man, who I later found out was called Jared. He saw the accident occur and ________ to help me out of the car. He put his own life in ________ when he got into the back seat trying to undo (解开) my seat belt.

With my seat belt undone, Jared then broke the driver’s window to drag me out. He ________ did this while my car was burning. ________ by the crash, the homeowners came out to investigate (调查) . Jared told them to ring emergency services ________ he continued to help me out of the car.

I owe my life to Jared and I consider him a good friend due to the ________ bond created on the night he dragged me to safety. I was rushed to the Royal Adelaide Hospital in a serious condition, five bones broken.

I spent a few weeks in hospital, during which time Jared visited me to see how I was ________. He also continued to contact me after I returned home. He says he doesn’t believe that he did anything special. On that, I totally disagree with him and am very glad that he didn’t get hurt in the ________.

Today, nearly seven years later, Jared and I still ________ and often talk about the events of that night. Jared is my ________ and my friend.