I moved to Chicago ten years ago. As I was new to the area, I had few _________ and seldom went out to parties. But a month later, I was invited to a party and there I _________ an elderly couple.

The wife and I _________ for a long time. She told me how _________ she was about her husband who was _________ a heart operation (手术). At that time I was working as a researcher in the same _________ where the husband would be going for his operation, _________ I told her to take down my phone number and must _________ me to let me know when he was there.

She phoned a few weeks later as she _________ and told me that her husband was admitted to the hospital and __________ waiting. I told her that I would go and check on him every day while I was at __________. I thought that if it was my dad, I would do the same, so I decided to give them some __________.

Weeks turned into months and it just became my __________ to see them and keep track of how things were going before, during and after the heart operation. Sometimes I’d bring a __________ for him to read, or some food that we would __________ together. As time went by, it seemed like I became part of the __________. Even after the husband returned from the hospital, we still often __________ each other on holidays.

Now, ten years later, I __________ my own family. Since our parents don’t __________ close by, this couple has become my son’s“local”grandparents. My wife and I often feel truly __________ to have this couple as our “local” parents! Sometimes family comes out of the most unexpected place.

The parents who adopted (收养) Bruce Hollywood encouraged him to find his Japanese birth mother. But he never became_______until he had a heart attack (心脏病发作), when he realized that he regretted never_______with his birth mother.

No sooner had he recovered than he began_______his birth mother. He called the Japanese Embassy (大使馆) , but there was no_______ information, which made him really unhappy. Luckily, he met an army man on the plane _______. They had a casual _______. When Bruce mentioned his _______search, the man _______Bruce to give him all the information he had _______ and told him he would help him.________Bruce had a low expectation, he followed what the man said. Ten days later, he got an unexpected call.

The spokesperson said, “Bruce, we’re happy to tell you that we have found your mother. Because she doesn’t speak English, you’d better find a ________.” Finally, Bruce got to communicate with his birth mother, who was crying with ________. He learned that it was she who had given him the name Bruce. And he later ________ the restaurant his birth mother had owned for decades in Shizuoka, Japan and found out she had named it “Bruce”．

Bruce couldn’t ________ the moving words he heard when seeing his birth mother for the first time in 45 years. He learned that love could always stand the test of ________and distance.

I’ll always remember the first time I tried ballet (芭蕾). My mother was a   _________ and I wanted nothing more than to be like her, but after making many mistakes during my first class, I felt like I wanted to _________ right away. As it was only my first day, _________, I told my mom I couldn’t wait to dance again.

Weeks passed and my dancing didn’t _________ any better. So when my dance teacher announced that we were to perform in a show, I feared _________ on my face in front of hundreds of people and _________ my mom.

Even though I practiced for the show as much as I could, I _________ quite got the hang of it. Finally, feeling nervous and _________, I went to my mom to tell her how I felt. As I cried, I told her how _________ dancing was for me. My mother simply laughed and told me that from that day, she would __________ me all she knew about ballet. She wiped the __________ from my face, and I smiled.

My mom quickly discovered how bad at ballet I was, but she still taught me with the greatest __________, love and understanding. When I leapt and fell, she was there to __________ me. When I lost my __________, she help me up. By the time the __________ arrived, I was as prepared as I could be.

The music began and my heart started to race. Breathing steadily, I began moving to the music without __________ a step. When the music stopped, I ran off the stage and laughed in __________ she was__________. I looked my mom in the eye and told her that there was no way this could have happened __________ her. Through this all, I realized one important __________. My mom will always be there to catch me if I fall.