Several years ago, my brother was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis（多发性硬化）. The disease made him hardly_______or stand-he either used a walking stick or was in his bed. At that time, he was_______and didn’t want to do anything for himself. He was basically_______and letting go. As the saying goes, God helps those who help themselves,_______he wasn’t helping himself.

I then_______to change the situation. I walked to his room and told him how frustrated（泄气）we were about helping him and seeing him making no_______to look after himself.

“Is this how you want me to_______？Giving up at very hard obstacle that comes your way？”

“You don’t understand this_______, and it’s not curable.”

I told him it’s really not_______to live with this type of disease, but he should be,________that he has his body intact（完整的）. Thank God that he still has a________who loves him and gets up every day in order to help him. Although it was________, I wanted to show him that we could make it through this together.

He must have thought________about my words because several weeks later, he________me and parents. We talked for hours that we can make it through this. At last, he said to me:

“I took my family for granted and I’m________. You are a fighter, and I’m________that you are my sister. I’m sorry that I set the wrong example for you. Please________me.”

When he said this, I didn’t want to forgive him because I was so________with him for so long, but________I forgave him.

Nowadays he’s actually trying to help himself and for the________time, he actually looks hopeful for the good things to come.

My grandma and I shared an amazing relationship as uncommon as the double rainbow. When I was ten, we started our first _______ during World War II. We sowed seeds (播种) together —in the soil and in _______.

We planted beans, corn, watermelon and flowers. I must _______ that I rode twenty miles each Saturday more for the conversation with grandma and the homemade cookies than for the_______. But however full I was after I ate, I was always left _______ for more of the wisdom and optimism she _______ with me.

I’ll never forget the day when we tasted our first harvest as a result of _______ a plum (李子) tree with an apricot (杏子) tree. The ripe fruit was pink, not purple like a plum, nor orange like an apricot, _______ a mixture of both. “Granny, will they be any good?” I asked. “_______!” she said, “Didn’t we do all that was needed?”

Sure enough, they were ________. “That’s because they are special, ________ any other fruit you’ve ever eaten. They are plumcots!” she said __________ as we ate most of what we had________, “You always get out what you ________. Sow apple seeds and you get apple trees; sow weeds and you will ________ weeds; sow the seeds of great ideas and you will get great________,” she said softly, looking directly into my eyes.

From my grandma, I learned the seeds of ________ are neither unusual genes, nor are they________ on the high IQ, the skin-deep beauty, the race, or the family background. The seeds of greatness are attitudes and beliefs that begin in children by observing and learning the lifestyle of role models and heroes.

“Shape your ________ and actions after people who are enthusiastic, excellent, honest, ________ and creative in their service to others.” Armed with my grandma’s words, I set out bravely, sowing and then harvesting my own great life stories.