Some years ago,writing in my diary used to be____usual activity. I would return from school and spend half an hour ____(record)the day's events, feelings, and ____(impress)in my little blue diary. I did not really need ____(express) my emotions by way of words, but I gained a certain satisfaction from ____(see) my experiences forever recorded on paper, After all, isn't accumulating(积累）memories a way of preserving the past?

    ____ I was thirteen years old, I went on a long journey____ foot in a great valley____(equip) with pens, a diary, and a camera. During the trip, I was busy recording every incident, name and place I came across. I felt ____(pride) to be spending my time productively, dutifully preserving for future generations a detailed description of my travels. On my last night there, I ____(walk)out of my tent, diary in hand.