We often hear people say, “I'm afraid I'm too old to learn it well”. Well, I've recently discovered that it's _________.

For years my husband has __________ that he couldn't play a musical instrument because of being too ______, He recently found himself with a little time on his hands and I __________ that the moment should be right to try piano lessons. Initially, he was __________. He couldn't imagine that he, who is almost 70, could actually learn how to play a musical instrument, but I _________. I guessed my gentle nagging (唠叨) __________. He mentioned it to his friend who took __________ into his own hands, renting us a piano and __________ for a teacher.

Now I can hear my husband practicing the piano in every spare moment. Although he can't play well at the beginning, there is something that bears a little __________ to music that is wafting (飘荡) through our house after his efforts. His attention is __________ absorbed by it and I move quietly through the house, unwilling to __________. I'm happy for him that it gives him so much pleasure but sometimes I __________ that too much of his time and attention is __________ by the piano. My husband can now play several pieces of music, and that's quite a (n) _______to him.

I'm happy for my husband that he's finally taking his __________ piano lessons after so many years while my five-year-old granddaughter is taking them as well. It's a (n) __________ of pleasure to him. I'm also happy to be______of a man's constant potential for learning. This is a world of opportunities and it’s a reassuring (令人放心的) reminder that those opportunities don’t necessarily __________ with age. In some cases, they may even increase! So we should never _________ our dreams or feel that we are “too old”.

Dan Mancina is a professional skateboarder known for being visually impaired and sharing clips of his skating on Instagram. He has a large following of fans, all _________to see his skillful tricks. And videos of him using his walking stick a she boards inspires curiosity and _________from fans around the world.

The Michigan native started skating at 7, and took it more _________at 13, developing a love for the sport which he says helps him express himself. A rare genetic eye disease began to_________his vision at 15, and after a year and a half, he completely lost his _________.

He stopped skating for a couple of years. This was the _________point of his life._________letting his blindness dominate what he could or would do, he gradually_________to doing what he loved—spending time outdoors.

One day, he wanted to see if he could still skate, so he _________a video of a trick, which eventually got __________on social media and received great feedback. That inspired him to try a bit more, and slowly he got back into skateboarding.

In order to help make skateboarding more __________to people with vision impairments, Dan has started a fundraising__________to build the world’s first adaptive skate park. Mancina has __________around $40,000 for the park. He hopes to be__________skate workshops for visually impaired kids by next spring or summer.

“I’m honored I can be a (n)__________for our community. Never let others define you and what you are capable of,” he said.

Adam Wolfers believes that his son’s autism (自闭症) has a positive impact on his hobby of photography. 10-­year­-old Morgan has always possessed a _________ eye for capturing the world around him through his camera. Diagnosed (被诊断) with autism at the age of 3, Morgan has had a hard time _________ with others.

_________ these difficulties, he has shown an exceptional talent for noticing details that _________ others. Morgan has found clarity and focus in nature, particularly in the vivid colors and shapes of plants, leading him to _________ the art of nature photography.

Not _________ with merely capturing pictures, Morgan has even established his own photography business, becoming one of the top sellers in a local shop. _________, he donates ten percent of his _________ to support autistic artists through the Blue Ribbon Arts Initiative.

However, his motivation for photography _________ financial gain, as he simply wants to share the beauty he __________ with others. His work has gained __________, with one of his photos picked by National Geographic for __________ in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

His parents teared up as they told what his photography means. Morgan’s photography has become his saving grace (体面) because it gets people to look __________ his issues. “He’s going to make his __________,” his mother said.

Morgan advises all of us to try new things and explore our __________ and what we want to do. In other words, don’t be afraid to see things differently.