On March 25, 2010, Kate and David Oggs heard what every parent feared: Their newborn wasn’t going to _______ . Their twins — a girl and a boy — were born two minutes apart. Doctors had tried to save the boy for 20 minutes but saw no _______. His heartbeat was nearly gone and the baby had just _______ to live.

“I saw him breathing weakly, which, however, the doctor said was no use, but that was _______ a sign of life. I wanted him to _______ , and I wasn’t going to give up easily,” Kate said. She _______ the boy named Jamie from his hospital blanket first. Then she asked David to take his shirt off and _______ them in bed. The first-time parents hoped the skin-to-skin _______ would get his condition better. Kate said, “We explained he had loving parents and a twin that he had to look out for and how hard we had tried to _______ him.” Then it was not long before something ________ happened. Jamie moved and then he started breathing evenly. Finally, he ________ for his father’s finger. The couple’s almost ________ boy had made it.

“We’re the ________ people in the world,” David told today eight years later. The Oggs only recently told the kids the story of their ________ “ Emily bust into tears,” Kate said. “She kept ________ Jamie. This whole experience makes us value them more.”

When I was in middle school, I had a classmate named Alice. She liked to tell me my shortcomings (缺点).

One day, Alice said to me, “You are too short and too proud!” Hearing this, I felt very sad and _______ . I ran home to tell my father _______ it, with tears in my eyes. My father said nothing. He just _______ me carefully. Then he said to me, “Are all the shortcomings Alice has told you true? You can write them down and check _______ they are true or not.” After _______ them down, I was _______ to find that about half of the things were true. For some of the things, I couldn't change them. But for many of the things, I could _______ them. For the first time, I knew about _______ better than before.

_______, I showed my father what I had written down, ________ he didn't read it. “That's just for you, ” my ________ said. “You know about yourself ________ than any other person. If something that is said about you is true, you'll find it ________. Lister to others patiently, but hear the truth only.”

My father's advice came to my mind at many important moments. It is the best ________ that I have ever had in ________ life.

I grew up in a community called Estepona.I was 16 when one morning,Dad told me I could drive him into a _______ village called Mijas,on condition that I took the car in to be _______ at a nearby garage(修理站).I readily accepted.I drove Dad into Mijas,and _______ to pick him up at 4 pm, then dropped off the car at the _______．With several hours to spare,I went to a theater._______,when the last movie finished,it was six.I was two hours late!

I knew Dad would be angry if he _______ I’d been watching movies.So I decided not to tell him the truth.When I _______ there I apologized for being late,and told him I’d _______ as quickly as I could,but that the car had needed some major repairs.I’ll never forget the _______ he gave me.

“I’m disappointed you ________ you have to lie to me,Jason.”Dad looked at me again.“When you didn’t ________, I called the garage to ask if there were any ________,and they told me you hadn’t yet picked up the car.”I felt ________ as I weakly told him the real reason.A ________ passed through Dad as he listened attentively.“I’m angry with ________．I realize I’ve failed as a father.I’m going to walk home now and think seriously about ________ I’ve gone wrong all these years.”“But Dad，it’s 18 miles!”My protests and apologies were ________．Dad walked home that day.I drove behind him，________ him all the way,but he walked silently.

Seeing Dad in so much ________ and emotional pain was my most painful experience.However,it was ________ the most successful lesson.I have never lied since.