Grandma was a kind and loving woman. At the age of 16, she married a 40-year-old man. But she{#blank#}1{#/blank#}her husband one year later. Luckily, she had a son.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}, her son died, too. By the age of 25, she lost everyone in her family.

    Since then, Grandma had concentrated her life on adopting(收养) the homeless{#blank#}3{#/blank#}. I was one of them. Last year, my grandma was 83 years old. When she heard I would get married, she was very{#blank#}4{#/blank#}and said she would take care of my kid, too. But one night, she had a fall and{#blank#}5{#/blank#}her right hand badly. All she could do is to sit quietly. It made us feel sad because we used to see her doing all the{#blank#}6{#/blank#}by herself.

    There was hardly a month left for my wedding. Grandma became very{#blank#}7{#/blank#} because she was afraid if she would see the wedding. All of us said that she could be the{#blank#}8{#/blank#} person to bless(祝福)me at the wedding.

    Sadly, several days{#blank#}9{#/blank#}the wedding, Grandma died. At my wedding, we had to put a(n){#blank#}10{#/blank#}in front of me and my husband. With tears in my eyes, I said nothing. I knew I would have my dear Grandma's blessing forever!

Dear Xia Yu,

    Do you know that there are two special days for parents in America? One is Mother's Day on the second Sunday of May, and the other is Father's Day on the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Sunday of June. On these two days, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} children often give gifts to their parents or take {#blank#}3{#/blank#} for lunch or dinner. Common gifts are flowers and cards for mothers and shirts or ties for fathers. I heard that it is {#blank#}4{#/blank#} more and more popular to celebrate Mother's Day and Father's Day in China. I wonder if children over there also give similar gifts to their parents. I believe that there are many ways to show our love. Actually, we don't have to spend a lot of money. It is also a good idea to help parents {#blank#}5{#/blank#} something instead.

June