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    Years ago in Scotland, the Clark family had a dream. The couple worked and saved, making p____ for their nine children and themselves to travel to the USA. It had taken years before they saved enough money and got everything r____ for the trip.

    The whole family was excited about their new life. However, seven days b____ they left for the USA, the youngest son was bitten by a dog. The doctor treated the boy, b____ because there was a possibility of rabies（狂犬病）, they would be kept away from others for fourteen days.

    The family's dream could not come t____. They would not be able to make the trip to America as they had planned. Watching the ship leave—without the Clark family, the father was quite a____ with both his son and God for their bad luck.

    Five days later, a piece of sad news s____ throughout Scotland—the strong and powerful ship, Titanic, had gone down, taking h____ of lives with it. The Clark family was to have been on that ship, but because the son was bitten by a dog, they were left b____ in Scotland.

    When Mr. Clark heard the news, he thanked his son for saving the family. He thanked the God for t____ a sad thing into a good one.

    Although we may not always understand, all things happen for a reason.