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　　At the age of 13，I visited a doctor with my parents．As I sat in the examining chair, the doctor looked into my 　　1　　．“She did inherit(继承)it, ”he said with coldness．“You need to be prepared．There is no 　　2　　 for this disease．”

　　My father 　　3　　 a gene which, in most cases, results in blindness．I’d inherited the gene．He gradually 　　4　　 his eyesight and so did I．At last we were both 　　5　　 blind－he was fifty-seven years old, 　　6　　 I was only twenty-eight．

　　My world 　　7　　 as the darkness fell, 　　8　　 the dreams my husband and I had for us and for our three little boys．But 　　9　　 I tried to find some hope and 　　10　　, my eyes were opened to a new realization．

　　My father had 　　1　　 me not just failing eyesight, but an example of 　　12　　 in the face of hardships as well．We were all living in Bolivia in 1964 when he decided to 　　13　　 the family to America．He worked tirelessly to 　　14　　 the right of living in the US．

　　Alone in the States, he 　　15　　 his helplessness and lack of fluency in English．He managed to rent a small apartment, and nine months later, sent airline tickets for my mom, my brother and me．

　　Decades later, 　　16　　 an American citizen, I look back at what he'd shown me．He set an example proving that determination is important to success．His 　　17　　 taught me valuable lessons for my own path in the darkness．

　　I did the same as I stepped into a 　　18　　 world．I fulfilled(完成)my own 　　19　　 as a wife, mom, Sunday school teacher and Spanish interpreter．What I inherited from my father helped me to 　　20　　 my life in a whole new light．

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　　In order to separate loving parents from their freshman sons, Morehouse College in Atlanta has held a/an 　　1　　 "Parting Ceremony．"

　　When University of Minnesota freshmen 　　2　　 at the end of this month, parental separation will be a little trickier：mothers and fathers will be 　　3　　 to a reception elsewhere 　　4　　 students can meet their roommates and talk about dorm room space－　　5　　 adult breaking in．

　　In the latest wave in which superinvolved parents 　　6　　 their children to college, universities are 　　7　　 activities 　　8　　 to speed the separation．In the age of MSN and twice-daily texts home, 　　9　　 colleges are urging "sticky parents" to leave sooner so students can 　　10　　 independence．

　　Grinnell College here, like others, has found it 　　11　　 to make it clear when parents 　　12　　 say goodbye．After computer printers and bags had been carried to dorm rooms, everyone gathered in the gymnasium, students on one side, 　　13　　 on the other．

　　Shortly 　　14　　, mothers and fathers were urged to leave campus．

　　Moving their students in usually takes a few hours．Moving on? Most deans can tell 　　15　　 of parents who hang around campus for days．At Colgate University in Hamilton, N．Y．"We recognize it's a 　　16　　 day for families," Beverly Low, the dean(院长)of first-year students said．Still, during various parent meetings on Colgate's move-in day, Ms．Low and other officials 　　17　　 tell the parents 　　18　　 that "activities for the class of freshmen begin at 4 on time, so parents should leave before 4．" she said．

　　Formal departure ceremonies are unusual 　　19　　 growing in popularity, said Joyce Holl, head of the National Orientation Directors Association．A more common method is for colleges to limit the hour for last hugs．　　20　　, the parents of Princeton freshmen learn from the move-in schedule, "the rest events are intended for students only．"

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　　A mother and daughter living in my community are two of the most unfriendly people I have ever come across in my life．They are totally separated, mixing with 　　1　　．As they drive past 　　2　　 they keep their eyes looking away and make no sign of acceptance．The only fame they have is making a nuisance of themselves to the local police station by 　　3　　 music played too loud, dogs barking more than once a day and any other pretty 　　4　　 gripe(把柄)．

　　On moving into this neighborhood, I was 　　5　　 of these two but decided I would make up my own mind．This proved quite a 　　6　　 to me as more than once either the mother or the daughter would knock on my door and blast(猛烈抨击)me with some 　　7　　 or other．

　　I 　　8　　 answered politely and made sure I 　　9　　 as they went past my place and also made the effort now and then to make a kind remark　about their garden or pets．

　　Time passed and in October, as part of the kindness rock give(送爱心石活动), Maureen and I 　　10　　 to place a kindness rock in their garden．Their 　　11　　 remained unchanged, however, and I continued to be as friendly as possible．During the Easter give, we decided once again to 　　12　　 these two unhappy ladies to our list and left a packet of cookies on their 　　13　　．Imagine my 　　14　　 when two days later they 　　　15　 at my gate and jokingly said they are considering hanging their Christmas stockings on their gate, and they 　　16　　 me a bunch of flowers!

So, my fellow gifters, do not 　　17　　 on your random(随意的)gifts of kindness．You may never know just what this 　　18　　 to others, nor how many broken or 　　19　　 hearted people you may just change with a simple act of 　　20　　．

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　　I have always believed the saying, “Any man can be a father, but it 　　1　　 someone special to be a dad．” This is true．Since the 　　2　　 of my son, Joshua, things have changed a lot in my life, but the 　　3　　 have been good! My wife and I have been through many 　　4　　 moments which have made both of us stronger．

　　My son was born with a serious breathing problem and he couldn’t keep his 　　5　　 down．He was put on several different medications, 　　6　　 he did not get any better．My wife and I were both told many times by people that Joshua 　　7　　 he was born early; he had not 　　8　　 much weight since he was born．

　　As time progressed his regular doctor 　　9　　 my wife and me to visit Dr．Eid, a specialist in Louisville．He was 　　10　　 by my son’s condition and so we were sent to Louisville’s Children’s Hospital．Joshua 　　11　　 many different checkups．The 　　12　　 spent there was very demanding for my wife and me．But we did make it 　　13　　．Our son Joshua was diagnosed(诊断)with asthma(哮喘), and with acid reflux syndrome(酸回流综合症)．After the treatment, his 　　14　　 began to improve slowly．

　　Joshua is 1 year and 1 month old now and his progress has been 　　15　　－he is up to 27 pounds now．I keep telling my wife that if he keeps 　　16　　 like this he might become a football 　　17　　 someday．There is a saying that has 　　18　　 me get through these troublesome times, “Problems will either 　　19　　 you or break you．” When you think the 　　20　　 hours are upon you, remember the dawn is just in sight．

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　　My friend Monty Roberts told me a story about a young boy．One day at school, the boy was asked to write a paper 　　1　　 what he wanted to be and do when he grew up．

　　That night he wrote a seven－paper 　　2　　 his dream of owning a farm．He put a great deal of his 　　3　　 into the paper and the next day he handed it in to his 　　4　　．Two days later he received his paper back．On the 　　5　　 page was a large red F with a 　　6　　 that read, “See me after class．” The boy went to see the teacher after class and asked, “　　7　　 did I receive an F?” The teacher said, “This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like 　　8　　．Owning a farm requires a lot of money．There’s no 　　9　　 a young man could ever do it．” Then the teacher added, “　　10　　 you will rewrite this paper, I will reconsider your 　　11　　．”

　　The boy went home and 　　12　　 about it long and hard．Finally, after a week, he turned in the 　　13　　 paper, making no changes．

　　Monty then said, “I tell you this story because you are sitting in my farm．I 　　14　　 have that school paper over fireplace．” He added, “The 　　15　　 part of the story is that two summers ago the same schoolteacher 　　16　　 30 kids to camp out on my farm．When the teacher was 　　17　　, he said, ‘Look Monty, I can tell you this now．When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream 　　18　　．During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams．　　19　　 you had enough courage not to 　　20　　 yours．”

　　Don’t let anyone steal your dreams．Follow your heart, no matter what…

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Pass Your Love On

　　Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to get a seat by myself．Just then, an air hostess approached me and asked, “Would you mind 　　1　　 your seat? A couple would like to sit together．” The only 　　2　　 seat was next to a girl with her arms in casts(石膏绷带)，a black-and-blue face, and a sad expression．“　　3　　 am I going to sit there,” I thought immediately．But a soft voice spoke, “She needs help．” Finally, I 　　4　　 to move to that seat．

　　The girl was named Kathy．She 　　5　　 in a car accident and now was on her way for 　　6　　．

　　When the snack and juice arrived, it did not take me long to 　　7　　 that Kathy would not be able to 　　8　　 herself．I considered 　　9　　 to feed her but hesitated, as it seemed too 　　10　　 to offer a service to a 　　11　　．But then I realized that Kathy’s need was more 　　12　　 than my discomfort．I offered to help her eat, and 　　13　　 she was uncomfortable to accept, she 　　14　　 as I expected．We became closer and closer in a short period of time．By the end of the five-hour trip, my heart 　　15　　, and the 　　16　　 was really better spent than if I had just sat by myself．

　　I was very glad I had reached 　　17　　 my comfort zone(地带)to sit next to Kathy and feed her．Love 　　18　　 flows beyond human borders(边界)and removes the fears that keep us 　　19　　．When we 　　20　　 to serve another, we grow to live in a larger and more rewarding world．

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　　A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting(诱人的)apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence．The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater, 　　1　　 a bar of chocolate if given the choice, 　　2　　, as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting．Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it．The more he looked at it, the 　　3　　 he felt and the more he wanted that apple．

　　　　4　　 as high as he could, but even at his tallest 　　5　　 he was unable to touch it．He began to 　　6　　 up and down, as high as he could, at the 　　7　　 of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple．Still it remained out of 　　8　　．

　　Not giving up, he thought, if only he had something to 　　9　　 on．His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to 　　10　　 the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil case, and Gameboy．Looking 　　11　　, he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or, 　　12　　 luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use．

　　He had tried everything he could think to do．　　13　　 seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk 　　14　　．At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his 　　15　　, and how he really wanted that apple．The more he 　　16　　 like this, the more unhappy he became．

　　　　17　　, the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t always get what he wanted．He started to say to himself, “This isn’t 　　18　　, I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well．There’s 　　19　　 more I can do to get the apple－that is unchangeable－but we are supposed to be able to 　　20　　 our feelings．If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better?”

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　　It was her giggling that draw my attention．Note taking really wasn’t all that funny．

　　Walking over to the offender, I asked for the 　　1　　．Frozen, she refused to give it to me．I waited, all attention in the classroom on the quiet 　　2　　 between teacher and student．When she finally 　　3　　 it over she whispered, “Okay, but I didn’t draw it．”

　　It was a hand-drawn 　　4　　 of me, teeth blackened and the words “I’m stupid” coming out of my mouth．

　　I managed to fold it up calmly．My mind, 　　5　　, was working angrily as I struggled not to 　　6　　．I figured I knew the two most likely candidates for drawing the picture．It would do them some 　　7　　 to teach them a lesson, and maybe it was high time that I did it!

　　Thankfully, I was able to keep myself 　　8　　．

　　When there were about six minutes remaining, I showed the class the picture．They were all silent as I told them how 　　9　　 this was for me．I told them there must be a reason behind and now was their 　　10　　 to write down anything they needed to tell me．Then I let them write silently 　　11　　 I sniffed in the back of the classroom．

　　As I 　　12　　 the notes later, many of them said something like, “I’ve got nothing against you．” or “I’m sorry you were hurt．” Some kids said, “We’re afraid of you．” But two notes, from the girls who I 　　13　　 were behind the picture, had a list of issues．I was too 　　14　　, too strict…

　　Reading those notes, I realized that over the course of this year, instead of 　　15　　 my student, I had begun commanding them to 　　16　　．Where I thought I was driving them to success I was 　　17　　 driving them away．

　　I had some apology to do．But the next day I the classroom, one boy and one girl each handed me a card．The one 　　18　　 by all the boys expressed sincere regret for the ugly joke．The one from the girls asked for 　　19　　．

　　This was a lesson for both the kids and me．Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the 　　20　　．

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　　In the United States, students need more than good grades to impress teachers and employers．They also need to 　　1　　 social and practical experience．Many students do this by 　　2　　 clubs．These clubs can be related to academics or recreation, everything from math to chess and music．

　　Students 　　3　　 seek internships(实习)and jobs．Internships usually do not pay, but they help students learn more about a 　　4　　 that interests them．For example, students who are interested in politics 　　5　　 to work on a local politician’s campaign．

　　Students are often taking stress．They are 　　6　　 running from class to club, to community service, to internship, to Starbucks and 　　7　　 to class again and again and again．These experiences also give students 　　8　　 contacts inside a particular industry．They often get letters of recommendation and win more employment 　　9　　．However, extracurricular responsibilities can affect students’ 　　10　　 in the classroom．If they are not very organized, they can easily become lost in their schoolwork and overwhelmed with pressure．

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　　In some cities, workaholism(工作狂)is so common that people don’t consider it unusual, they accept the lifestyle as 　　1　　．Government worker in Washington D．C, 　　2　　, frequently work sixty to seventy hours a week．They don’t do this because they have to; they do it because they 　　3　　 to．Workaholism can be a 　　4　　 problem．Because true workaholism would rather work than do anything else, they 　　5　　 have no idea of how to relax; that is, they might not 　　6　　 movies, sports, or other types of entertainment．Most of all, they 　　7　　 to sit and do nothing．The lives of workaholics are usually stressful, and this tension(紧张)and worry can cause 　　8　　 problems such as heart attacks and stomach disease．　　9　　, typical workaholics don’t pay much attention to their families．Their marriages may end in 　　10　　 as they spend little time with their families．

　　Is workaholism 　　11　　 dangerous? Perhaps not．There are, certainly, people who work 　　12　　 under stress．Some studies show that many workaholics have great energy and interest in work．They feel 　　13　　 is so pleasurable that they are actually very happy．For most workaholics, work and entertainment are the same thing．Their jobs 　　14　　 them with challenge; this keeps them busy and creative．

　　Why do workaholics enjoy their jobs so much? There are several factors to work．Of course, it provides people with paychecks．But it offers more than financial security．It provides people with self-confidence; they have a feeling of satisfaction 　　15　　 they have produced a challenging piece of work．

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