It is widely believed that mother’s love wins praises for selflessness, but in fact, father’s love is as great as that.

Last Sunday, I came back home to see my father early in the morning. After making ______ for me, my dad sat down and ______ with me. When he ______ that I had to go back to work the next day, he put three 100-dollar bills in my hand and asked me ______ there was anything else I needed. Then he insisted that we should go shopping together. He filled my shopping cart (购物车) ______ things from every part of the shop. My sister said that if I didn’t want dad to buy something for me, I should ______ even mentioning I wanted it.

I was ______ again by his acts of ______ despite the fact that I have already turned 40. I realized that in my father’s ______, I would always be his little girl. He loved to ______ his kids whatever he thought we needed.

When I was 11, my mother died and my dad had to work even harder to ______ our family. He was busy all day. ______, he didn’t have a lot of time with his kids. However, my dad tried his best to ______ with us. He often called us up no matter how ______ he was. Though he couldn’t always be there in person, I knew his ______ was with us. Even now, almost 30 ______later, I know that I can ______ the phone and call dad at any time, and he’ll be there for me. I’m ______ his little girl and he loves to see that all my needs are ______.

I am so ______ to have my father’s love, and I will never forget it.

My daughter was only one year old in 2009—tiny and______, the master of a few basic words, but still mostly the baby we'd welcomed into the world,______all her first times.

Now my honey has grown into a（n）______—tall, strong, slim, and smart, a（n）______of science fiction films.

A______from now, in 2031, she will be an adult. I expect the next 10 years to fly by, and be filled with______. As 2021 begins, I am thinking about the kind of world my daughter will______and experience. I______for her, and for all the young people of her age. So I have several______for the world my daughter and her generation will live in:

I hope we finally get______about climate change. Polar ice is melting. The oceans are______. The question is______whether we can stop climate change, but whether we're willing and able to do anything we can to______it.

I'm not sure what a warming planet will mean for my daughter's life. I______it means she will live in a world where nations and groups______limited resources like clean water and food, which means that the danger of climate change won't come just from warmer climate, but from other humans competing for control over what's______.

The world is always going to be full of______about how to solve the challenges we face. I hope, too, that my daughter's generation learns to______justice—but to do so with big heart and humility, recognizing our common humanity（人性）even with people who______us.

The world of 2031 won't build itself. We are______it now, so my final wish is that we build the kind of world we actually want our children to live in.

A screen door (纱门) allows an open view while at the same time affording a degree of privacy. _________, communication between parents and their children away at college should have openness in expressing viewpoints but, and at the same time, it should demonstrate a respect for privacy. Staying in touch with each other is important because without _________, there is no connection and worry can take over. All involved should try to be _________ in listening to,understanding and dealing with special concerns or needs that arise whether from the students, parents or friends.

For the happy student adjusting well at school, calls to home can be infrequent. This is not necessarily a cause for parents to _________. While parents are naturally _________ about what their children are up to, the majority of students are busy getting accustomed to their new home, making new friends and _________ to new schedules and activities. The fact is that without any ill intention on purpose, they can spend little time thinking about home and they may not appreciate the degree of their parents’ _________ curiosity.

For the student who is not adjusting well at school, calls to home will probably be made more _________. This circumstance can bring a _________ period for both the parent and child. For the parents at home, it can be terribly __________ to sense their children are unhappy. It is difficult to judge how they should react to this challenge: as __________, they want to bring their children home; In their another role, they want to __________ the ties and allow their children the opportunity to make it on their own.

For the student away at school, unhappiness can be lonely and frightening and in some cases, it can lead to depression and illness. There is a sense of __________ for some homesick students who fear that Mom and Dad will __________ their inability to cope with the new environment. This is especially true when the homesick one sees classmates adjusting somewhat effortlessly.

No matter what the circumstances are, which have created __________, communication between the parent and child must remain open, honest and in balance.