One day, a young lady was driving along with her father. They met a strong ________ and the young lady ________ her father, “What should I do?” Her father said, “Keep driving.”

But later, many cars began to pull over（向路边停靠）, ________ the storm was getting worse and worse. “What should I do?” the young lady asked her father again. “Keep driving,” her father replied ________ the same answer.

After driving a few miles, she ________ that more cars were also pulling over. She told her father, “I   must pull over. I can ________ see ahead. It is terrible, and everyone is pulling over!” Her father told her, “Don’t give up. Just keep driving.”

After a couple of miles, she was again on dry land, ________ the sun came out. Her father said, “Now you can pull over and get out.” She asked, “ ________ now?” Her father said, “Look back at all the people that gave up. They are ________ in the storm. Because you didn’t give up, your storm is now over.”

When you ________ hard times, keep going and soon your storm will be over and the sun will shine upon your face again.

Do you know how words have an influence on others? Amy Beth Gardner chose a(n) ________ way to teach her daughter Breonna about this. She wrote on Facebook, “My daughter will ________ middle school tomorrow. We’ve prepared new uniforms, a new schoolbag and some other things for her. But tonight, just before bed, we did another pre-middle school ________ that is far more important than others.”

Then she described ________ she took a tube (管) of toothpaste (牙膏) and asked her daughter to empty the toothpaste onto a plate. After she did so, Amy Beth asked her to put the toothpaste ________ into the tube. It was really a crazy request (要求), so Breonna ________, “But I can’t! It won’t be like what it was before.”

Amy Beth then gave an important ________ to her child. “You will remember this toothpaste for the rest of your life. Your words have the power of life ________ death. As you go into middle school, you are going to see how much ________ your words carry. You are going to have the chance to use your words to hurt, wound and put down others. You are also going to have the chance to use your words to help, encourage and ________ others.”

Amy Beth knows that ________ fails sometimes. But it is her duty to ________ her daughter to pay attention. Just like this toothpaste, once the words leave your ________, you can’t take them back.

“Use your words carefully, Breonna. When others are misusing (滥用) their words, ________ your words. Please be aware of your gentleness and don’t _______ to choose kindness.”

A teacher was once teaching life lesson to his students. A boy stood up and asked why many people always were unhappy. After hearing this question, the teacher decided ________ these students towards a forest. Seeing all this, the students ________ why they were going to the forest. The teacher said nothing but just let them keep going.