My father is an ordinary-looking farmer, already in his forties.  

Though he has never gone to school, he knows ________(知识)is    

very important. In order to make me r_______ better education, he   

worked extremely hard, s_________ money coin by coin to send    

me to the town to study. ____ a result, he looks older than he really   

_____. For him, my school work is the most important. Once when   

I got first in the exam, he was so d__________ that he drank a lot. I         

didn’t know if he got d_______. All I could remember was what he   

said.“Although I am poor, I never mind. I am ______(骄傲) of you.”       

I could hardly hear _________ he said next because I was crying. I          

swore I must study hard and offer my father a ________(舒适) life.