Years ago in Scotland, the Clark family had a dream. Clark and his wife worked and   1   , making
plans for their nine children and themselves to travel to    2  . It had taken years, and they had   3    saved
enough money and had got passports (护照) and    4   for the whole family to the United States.
     The entire family was filled with   5   about their new life.    6   , seven days before their departure, the
youngest son was bitten by a dog. The doctor sewed up the boy but he   7   a yellow sheet on the
Clarks' front door.   8   the possibility of rabies (狂犬病), they should be quarantined (隔离) for
fourteen days.
     The family's   9   was destroyed. They would not be able to make the trip to America as they had 
  10  . The father, filled with disappointment and   11   , hurried to the dock to watch the ship leave-without
the Clark family.   12   of disappointment came to the father. Five days    13   , the tragic news spread
throughout Scotland - the mighty Titanic had sunk. The unsinkable ship had sunk,   14   many lives with
it. The Clark family should have been on that ship,   15   because the son had been bitten by the dog,
they were   16   in Scotland. When Mr. Clark heard the news, he    17  his son and thanked him for saving
the family. He thanked God for saving their lives and turning   18   he had felt was a(n)   19   into a
blessing.
     Although we may not always understand, all things    20   for a reason.

     The passengers on the bus watched with sympathy as Susan made her way carefully up the
steps. She paid the driver and then, using her hands to__1__the seats, settled in one of them.
     It had been a year since Susan became blind. As the result of an accident she was suddenly
thrown into a world of __2__. Susan's husband Mark watched her__3__into hopelessness
and he was _4__ to use every possible means to help his wife.
     Finally, Susan felt ready to__5__to her job, but how would she get there? She used to
take the bus, but she was now too __6__to get around the city by herself. Mark__7__to ride
the bus with Susan each morning and evening__8__she could manage it by herself.
     For two weeks, Mark __9__Susan to and from work each day. He taught her how to
rely on her other __10, specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and how to adapt
to her new __11__.
At last, Susan decided that she was ready to try the trip__12. Monday morning arrived.
Before she left, she hugged her husband__13__ , her eyes filled with tears of gratitude(感激).
She said good-bye and, for the first time, they went their __14__ways. Each day went perfectly,
and a wild excitement __15__Susan. She was doing it!
     On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work__16__. As she was getting off the bus,
the driver said, "Miss, I sure __17__you." Curious, Susan asked the driver __18__.
     "You know, every morning for the __19__ week, a fine-looking gentleman in a military
uniform has been standing across the corner watching you until you enter your office building
safely," the bus driver said.
     Tears of happiness poured down Susan's cheeks. She was so lucky for he had given her
a gift more powerful than __20__ . That is the gift of love that can bring light where there is
darkness.