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In 2000, we were on our usual weekend adventure in suburban Pearl River. But unlike other weekends, on this day a _________ was waiting in our driveway： two adult geese and a gosling（小鹅）. The adults were frightened by us and _________ leaving their baby behind.

The tiny little thing was wandering around our yard. We called him Peeper. Days _________ into weeks, and weeks into months, until almost a year passed. We _________ into a routine filled with feathery hugs and care. Part of this _________ included dad sending Peeper up into the air so he could fly a loop（圈）around the house _f coming back.

One evening, my uncle came overhand my dad wanted to show him Peeper's loop. He _________ him up in the air, but this time, Peeper flew off. Twenty years passed and Peeper became a fond _________ for my family.

Geese live to be around 25 years old and are very _________ They never forget their first home.

Even so, it came as a shock when a/an _________ adult goose made his way back to my family home. After two weeks of his coming back repeatedly, it became clear this was not a __________ goose. He did all the things Peeper used to. He also __________ to the name Peeper turning his head and waddling(摇摆走)closer to us. To my __________ .my old best friend had returned,20 years later.

It's possible that he is longing for his early __________ , He doesn't come back every single night. Some nights he may seek the comfort of his own kind at the __________ nearby. Geese in the wild typically sleep on water. But he's here a lot, making his __________ known and giving me joy.