Five years ago, I got an email from a well-known professor in my field in March. He invited me to________ for a position in his lab. Things went well and all I needed to do was finish up my thesis (毕业论文) and I decided to ________ it in the following months.

One night, my mother came up to my room, asking softly, “Have you ________ your thesis yet?” “Not yet, Mom,” I ________ , even too busy to look up at her. Then she mentioned that she had some ________ symptoms (症状) in her body that had never been seen before. She wanted to say something more, but my academic (学业的)________ made me hardly take her words to heart.

However, two months later, the doctor announced my mother might ________for less than a year ________cancer (癌症). It was then that I was ________that things became more serious than I had imagined. Before it was too late, I was________to stop my thesis and be there with my mother for her rest life. ________ , my mother failed in the battle and passed away at the end of the year. The next July, I finished my scientific thesis and got the________from the lab.

When looking back today, I feel ________for losing precious time with my mother. The ________ of my mother gave me a new way to think about life: If your loved ones need you, be there for them. Sometimes, just being a listening ear to them can really ________.

My father never kept anything for emotional purpose except once. I was the only one in my family who cared about baseball and I always_______watching my heroes at Yankee Stadium. One winter, I wrote down a_______of the summer dates and dreamed every night. To my surprise, one evening I saw my father_______it before going out to work.

The following Sunday he told me,“Let's set aside some money into a_______each week, and maybe we can go to Yankee Stadium this summer.”I_______washed out a jar and_______a label（标签）: YANKEE. STADIUM FUND,1960.

Each of us_______to the jar weekly._______,we still had not gone to a game because my father had to work every Saturday. So one day,I_______him of the remaining time, and then he________me,“Don't worry and we will have a(an)________Saturday.”

I could hardly________when we finally sat together, father and son,________ my New York Yankees. I sat cheering, but for my father, all I could see was a face lined with________from working all week.

For many enthusiasts, cycling is a good way to increase physical strength. But for Li Dongju, it is also a way to _________ her psychological state. Since her first long-distance trip to Southeast Asia in November 2014, the 65-year-old retiree, has _________ to different regions in China as well as 12 countries around the world.

Li _________ a sad experience which made her feel severely _________. She tried a number of ways to feel better, but they didn’t really _________. Sometimes, she spent over 20 hours a day playing games, which made her mental state even worse because she wasn’t sleeping enough. She also tried to _________ her grandson but wasn’t able to, which made her sad and helpless.

At the end of 2013, Li’s son bought her a mountain bike and told her it might _________ her with a new way to occupy her time. She realized that she shouldn’t _________ her son anymore, so she decided to give it a go. She began cycling every day. At first, she only felt confident enough to ride close to home, but after a few days’_________, she started going around the suburbs. Gradually, the __________ of cycling relaxed her physically and mentally. She also made friends with other cycling __________ as a result.

Li bought some professional equipment and began to __________ a long journey, during which she was able to enjoy the wonderful __________ of China and other countries as well as different cultures and traditions. She often felt deeply __________ by people she met on the way.

“Cycling has __________ me a lot,” she said. “I am happy to share my experiences, and I hope I can help others just as the people I met helped me.”