When I was in third grade, my family and I took on an unforgettable trip across the country. It turned out to be more than just a/an _______ journey; it was a journey of discovery into our _______. Every day, Dad _______ us with his trusty road map. Mom, the heart of our family, shared folk tales and painted pictures about the upcoming _______. We went through diverse _______from the thick forests to the vast deserts of the West.

One day, while hiking through the Grand Canyon, I _______   a particularly rough path. Frightened, I _______, not knowing how to proceed. That’s when my parents _______ .

As Dad showed me footholds, Mom coached me with calming _______and reminded me of the breathtaking views that lay ahead. Then, I________the confidence as my feet ________ solid ground again. When I finally overcame my fear, I felt we became ________ as a family.

From then on, every evening, we’d gather around a campfire for what we________called “Family Reflection Time”. During these sessions, we’d share laughs, ________, and insights from the day’s experiences.

The trip taught me that the true meaning of travel isn’t merely about reaching the destination but about the personal growth that happens on the route, and the family bonds formed when facing ________ together.

Courage involves the balance between fear and bravery. Without fear, we’ll do foolish things. And without courage, we’ll never step into the _________ . The balance of the two is where the _________ lies, and it’s a balance we all deal with every day.

It was frightening news when I was first diagnosed because I had no _________ with chronic (慢性的) illness or disabilities. And I had no idea how the disease might _________ . But I continued to _________ my dream of working all over the world. And then my work brought me to the United States. And even as the disease progressed significantly and I needed leg braces (支架) and a walker to_________, I still longed for adventure. And this time, I started dreaming of a grand outdoor adventure.

Sitting eight feet above the ground, riding a horse, I got the impression of the Grand Canyon—one of shock and terror. But there was no _________. In the first hour, disaster struck. Going down an oversized step, I was_________ forward and hit my face on the back of the horse’s head. There was panic. My head hurt fiercely, but the path was too narrow for me to_________ the horse.

Now that the trip is over, I know that I would never do horseback-riding again. The__________ , all that planning and the trip itself showed me a level of fear I had never experienced before. But more importantly, it showed me how boldly __________ I can be.

In facing my fears and finding the courage to __________ them, I swear my life has been__________. So live big and try to let your courage __________ your fear. You never know where it might __________you.

At the end of a week, Mike and I were going to invite friends for dinner. Already running late myself I started feeling_________as I drove to pick up Haydn and Michael. For the next hour I _________the boys from one place to the next. The more I needed them to_________, the more distracted they became. My_________was wearing thin.

Just as we finished our last errand(差事), the boys reminded me to stop at the_________store to buy crickets (蟋蜂). Yes, I had promised them. Fifteen minutes later, we were back in the car with some new_________: one hundred crickets.

I pulled the car into the driveway with only 45 minutes left: before my_________arrived. I started barking orders at the boys, but all they_______was placing the crickets into their little cage._________, the next time I looked up, the crickets were jumping all over my kitchen. I screamed and climbed onto a chair to__________them.

As I watched the boys running after the crickets with laughter, I realized I had only two__________. I could continue feeling angry, or just let it go and__________ the funny moment. I chose joy. I jumped off the chair and __________them. We were all in such a fabulous mood.

Things go wrong from time to time. we can’t__________that, but we can decide how we’re going to__________things.