My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling _________, but I always knew he was _________. He never criticized us, but used praise to bring out our best. I remember as a child I said something _________ about somebody, and my father said, “Any time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best _________ people, I would get the _________. From then on, I’ve always tried to _________ the principle in my life and later in running my company.

Dad’s also always been very _________. At 15, I started a magazine. It was _________ a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a _________: stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.

I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, __________ any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad __________ me to go into law. And I’ve __________ regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, __________ I didn’t pursue (追随) my dream. You know what you want. Go fulfill it.”

As it turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national __________ for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad __________ me.

When I was 4 years old, my aunt put a pair of headphones around my ears one day. For the first time I listened to classical music. My first experience with it was _______. The moment she put those headphones on, I stopped everything and stared   _______ out into the universe, _______ by what was going on between my ears.

_______ her, I had an early enjoyable experience with classical music that _______my life path. I started taking piano lessons and composing my pieces of music at 9. In high school I _______ a band with my best friends playing and recording music and it had become a huge part of my life and _______.

_______ of these, though, would have much story value without some complications. In college, I started ballroom dancing, and all of us began to pursue our individual life _______. Music took a back ________ until one day in 2017.

It was a usual Sunday afternoon and I played a bit on the piano, but this time was a little ________. Something snapped (突然失去控制) in me and I was ________ for action. How could I have given up on music? I went online immediately to buy some ________ to start recording. The things you don’t do today will end up being the ________ of tomorrow.

So I started playing passionately, writing and ________ my pieces online. In a few months, I had dozens of pieces published and my ________ was on fire.

As more people began to listen to my music, I got ________ feedback. They said my music made them think and relax. I told them that I could ________. For some it was even good sleep aid or a good way to ________ stress from a hard day at work. I began to realize that my music wasn’t just for me —it could ________ and help others in a meaningful way.

My personality has been designed for animals. I love everything about them.1 feel like animals are to be admired and ___________, never abused. Today, this ___________ really showed!

I went out for a simple walk to my library, when I ___________ a dog! The dog looked like a German Shepard, and I being an animal ___________, approached it. I noticed it had a ___________, but no leash. I tried asking multiple people around the dog if it ___________ them, but everyone said no. I felt so sad, and didn't know what to do. It was so friendly and sweet that I felt ___________ about just leaving it there.

Then, what do you know? It started ___________ me! I couldn't help but smile at that.1 was the only one Who showed any ___________ in it, petting it, talking to it and walking with it. So, together, we walked towards the____________. I finally got a chance to __________ the number on its collar, but no one picked up! I was so ____________about this animal, and I was determined to not just leave it ____________ around. I planned to head to a pet store.

However before I even got to a store, a car ____________ up in front of me with a father and two kids. It __________ that it was their dog, and had gotten ____________ when the little boy opened their fence! They were so ____________ to find it, and ____________ me non-stop. I was relieved too! The dog ____________ jumped into the car and I said goodbye to it.

I felt such a ____________ of accomplishment afterwards, knowing I had bonded with an animal in need, and helped make sure it got to its rightful owners.