Nearly two years ago, Lauren Kornacki, a recent college graduate， walked outside her home in Glen Allen，Virginia. She would ask her dad if she could _______ his car. She wanted to _______ to her friend's. As she rounded the corner from the front yard into the _______ Lauren，then 23， saw her father, Alec. However, he was lying _______，with his back beneath the 1995 BMW. How _______!

The car had _______ the jack while he was _______ the brake pads on the right rear tire. Lauren immediately _______ at her mother inside the house to call 911， and then ran to the car. “I thought, I'm going to lose my dad. I'm really _______, ” she said. Unsure of what to do, she put both hands under the ________ where Alec had removed the tire and pulled the car up with all her ________. To her surprise, she ________ the car. Then she ________ it up with one arm and, with the other, pulled her father out from under the car by his leg. Alec wasn't ________，so Lauren began performing first aid. She had learned something about ________ and volunteered as a   lifeguard before. Within seconds， Alec took a breath and ________ his eyes.“Stay with me and don't worry,”

Lauren whispered as they waited for the ________   “Just ” keep breathing.

Doctors ________ Alec for five broken ribs; he ________ and was able to return to his job as an IT professional two months later. Lauren， now a computer engineer, said she didn't ________ to think at that time.“Everyone has a basic instinct to help others, especially the ones they love, ”she said.

My husband and I insisted that our children were old enough to clean their ________ and make their beds. But they thought otherwise. My complaints, even self-justified shouting, were always landing on ________ ears. Very often a whole hour’s scolding would end with their ________ into tears, I felt very frustrated. I realized I needed to ________ my method of “mothering”.

One day when they were at school, I spent some time ________ their rooms. On their desks, in plain words, I left the cards that ________: “Dear Bill (the other card was addressed to Sarah), your room was ________ this morning and I’m sure you like it clean. Love, the Room Fairy.”________arriving back, the children were ________ excited to receive the little note from the Room Fairy. The next day, their rooms were fairly tidy. Sure enough, there was another note from the Room Fairy ________ for them, thanking them for their nice of a clean room and ________ asking them to play a certain violin ________. Each day, thank-you notes would be written differently to keep the ideas________.

Sometimes the Room Fairy would propose a little ________: “If you can finish your homework and ________ your lessons before dinner, I’d like to watch a particular television program with you tonight.” Sometimes some colored markers or other little items would be left in ________ of well-done jobs.

________ I can’t remember how long “the Room Fair” continued leaving her love notes. When they were age-appropriate, we used ________ versions of Post-Its (贴条). The bathroom mirror became the ________ centre of our home. Appointments, notices about visiting relatives, lesson schedules, and changes in plans could be posted.

We all benefited from and ________ the idea of sharing reminders and daily details of life through notes. I believe the true advantage of the Room Fairy notes survives in our frequent and enjoyable communication.

In the heart of Sprinkletown, young Sammy had eyes bigger than his stomach, when it came to sweets. His mom had set a _______ rule: “Desserts only after finishing your veggies(蔬菜).” To Sammy, this rule was a towering _______ between him and his favorite chocolate cake.

One evening, determined to conquer(攻克) this mountain, Sammy plotted a _______ . He would hide his broccoli under the potatoes, thinking his mom wouldn’t find.

As dessert time _______ , Sammy presented his plate with pride. His mom, _______ , wasn’t fooled. With a knowing smile, she suggested they _______ the potatoes among them. Of course, the hidden broccoli was discovered, and his plan failed.

Instead of scolding, Sammy’s mom turned the _______ into a game, challenging him to a veggie-eating race! Laughter filled the room as they both ate their _______ , making the eventual dessert even sweeter.

Sammy learned that day not just the _______ of eating his veggies, but that rules, when ________ with a bit of fun, weren’t so bad after all. And so, in Sprinkletown, veggies became the unlikely hero of dessert time, teaching Sammy a lesson wrapped in love and laughter.