common， different， excuse， First， However， keep， only， parents， same

The film The Farewell tells a true story about the director's family． Billi， a Chinese American， lives in New York with her （1）　　． Unluckily， her grandmother， who lives in Changchun， is seriously ill and has（2）　　 three months to live according to the doctor． Billi's parents and other relatives all come to Changchun， but they decide not to tell Billi's grandmother the bad news for the rest of her life．And they plan a wedding （婚礼） as an（3）　　to bring everyone together before she dies． This is very（4）　　 in China．

    （5）　　， Billi， who grows up in America， can't understand this．In her opinion，the patient has the right to know about his or her illness． It is illegal （违法的） to （6）_____ the patient in the dark． If you go to the end of your life， you may want to do something and meet some people one last time．

    What causes the（7）　　 ways of thinking？ And is it right or wrong to lie to grandmother？ This is just what the director wants people to think about．