Years of expectation this time has finally arrived, there were times when I thought we would never get here. I just graduated last week. The dream ____ (plant) many years ago. I had always dreamed ____ going back to school, but it was too ____ (frighten) and too hard.

    Three years ago, I lost a dear friend of ____ (I) in a car accident. All those  ____ (think) of “someday” seemed to take on different meanings. Well, I decided  ____ (take) a course, and then I took two. Finally, I took 4 classes, and at the ____ (two) week of school, my family were in a terrible car accident. The three of us were barely passing after that time period. I had a broken arm and could not write. As my password, I ____ (call) myself mountain climber. The journey was difficult and every hill seemed higher to climb. I suppose the thing ____ pulled me through was when I couldn't do it for myself, I could do it to honor my friend!

    Last week, ____ highlight（最精彩的部分）of my life was walking across that platform getting my degree six months before I turn fifty!