I remember I was just eighteen when Grandma Julie died. Until the lawyer read her ________, I never fully ________ the depth of Grandma’s love. It was a moment I will never forget — a day that made me the ________ kid in town.

After ________ the distribution of Grandma’s legacies (遗产), the lawyer said, “There are three more things.” He ________ his bag and brought out a small ________ box, which contained my Grandma’s wedding ring. “These letters and notes are also for you,” he ________.

Grandma’s letter began, “Dear Jeffrey, I’m ________ you one of my most precious treasures — my memories. These memories are the letters your ________ wrote me. They are   ________ — a(n) ________ that will teach you how to love and understand people, and how to respect and maintain your integrity (正直). When you read them you will ________ the love and passion of a good man for a good woman, and you’ll learn how love can become the ________ of your life.

“I have been ________, since I loved a wonderful man who also loved me. Love is like a beautiful ________ you store in an album. You can enjoy its beauty each time you stare at it ________. I’ve just shown you how priceless his love notes are. Please learn from them. Then find the right girl to love and love her ________. This love will ________ both your lives and make you both happier.”

“As for being valuable, save the envelopes. It’s said the old ________ are worth far more than the rest of my wealth. And, the personal hand-written note from General Pershing is even more valuable than the stamps. Have a ________, meaningful life. God bless you.”

“I won’t try anymore,” John complained, rather angrily. “It is ______no use, you see. The kite won’t fly, and I don’t want to be ______ with it any longer.”

“Oh, fine, my little man! Would you______ the sport, after all the pain we have taken both to make and to ______ the kite? A few disappointments ought not to ______ us. Come, I have wound up your string(线), and now try again.”

And he did try, and ______. The kite was carried ______ on the wind as lightly as a feather; and when the string was all out, John stood in great ______, holding fast the stick and gazing on the kite, which now seemed like a little white dot in the blue sky. “Look, look, aunt, how high it flies! and it ______ like a team of horses, so that I can hardly hold it. I wish I had a mile of string: I am sure it would go to the end of it.”

After ______ the sight as long as he pleased, little John proceeded to ______ up the string slowly; and when the kite______ , he took it up with great happiness, saying that it was not at all hurt, and that it had ______ very well. “Shall we ______ tomorrow, aunt, after lessons, and try again?”

“I have no ______, my dear, if the weather is fine. And now, as we walk home, tell me what you have learned from your morning’s ______.” “I have learned to fly my kite ______. And thank you, my dear aunt, I would have given it up long ago, if you had not______ me to try again.”

“Yes, dear child, I wish to teach you that once having set an aim, you must devote the ______ effort to it, even when there is nothing more significant than the flying of a kite. ______ you fail in your attempts to do any good thing, let your motto be,—try again.”

As a child, I got angry quite easily and was not good at communicating with others.

One day, as I was getting ready for school, my mother_______ handed me my father’s vest(背心) instead of mine. At that time, I was getting to have a larger_______ than my father, so when I_______ the vest, I felt as if I wasn’t able to breathe! I was very angry and_______ my mother without thinking much. I pulled it off my chest---so wildly as to make a_______ in it.

Later, my mother_______ her bad feelings with my father. Instead of saying he would scold(责骂)or_______ me, my father calmly asked my mother to mend the vest. He then wore it to work.

When my mother told me about my father’s _______ ---much later, when I had recovered from my angry--I felt shame for my bad behavior. My father’s _______ kindness taught me a lesson which I would never forget.

On that day, I ________ not to let anger control me any longer. Of course, there are times when I get angry. However, whenever that happens, I will try to remember my father’s vest.