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One day when I was five years old , my mother was washing the kitchen floor. I was telling her about a new girl at school, and she looked up at me and said, “__1___are your two best friends?”

I was not __2___ what to say, “Um--- Jenny and Mary.”

My mother __3___ washing the floor and asked me, “ Well, what about Kate and Cindy?”

“But they’re my __4___.”

“Yes, but they can __5___ be your best friends. Friends may come and __6___, but your sisters will always be there for you.”

At that time I felt __7___. How could my two sisters be my closest friends? We fought all the time over toys, food, and what to __8___ on TV. How could my sisters be my best friends? They weren’t even the same age as me. We all had our own ___9__ at school. But my mother never let us _10___ that sisters are lifelong friends. Like all mothers, she wanted to give us a great gift ___11__ let us know how lucky we were. She let us play together and always punished us in the same way, too.

We didn’t always __12___ well and fought just like any other sisters. Now twenty years have __13___. We realise that our mother is __14___. Today I share things with my sisters that I don’t ___15__ with anyone else.

Six-year-old Brandon decided to make pancakes for his parents. He should first take the flour(面粉), so he   46  the cupboard and pulled out the heavy flour bag. He put some flour   47  the bowl with his hands, mixed in a cup of milk and added some sugar.

Soon Brandon was  48  flour and getting frustrated, He wanted this to be   49  for Mum and Dad, but it was getting very bad. He didn't know what to do   50 .

Suddenly he saw his cat near the bowl and went to push it away, but he   51  the egg box to the floor. He tried to   52  but slipped(滑倒) on the eggs, getting his clothes   53 . Just then, he saw his dad standing at the door.

Brandon's eyes were full of tears. He was   54  his dad would beat him, but his father didn't.   55 , he picked up his crying son and kissed him.

That's what we sometimes face in   56 . We try to do something good, but it turns into a mess. Sometimes we just   57  there in tears because we can't think of anything else to do. Hopefully, that's   58  someone close to us picks us up, loves us and forgives us. But we can't    59  trying to "make pancakes" for "Dad" or for others. Sooner or later we'll get it   60 , and then they'll be glad we tried.

Six-year-old Brandon decided to make pancakes for his parents．He should first take die flour（面粉）, so he  1 the cupboard（橱柜）and pulled out the heavy flour bag．He put some flour 2 the bowl with his hands, mixed in a cup of milk and added some sugar．

Soon Brandon was 3 flour and getting frustrated．He wanted this to be 4 for Mum and Dad, but it was getting very bad．He didn't know what to do  5 .

Suddenly he saw his cat near the bowl and went to push it away, but he 6 the egg box to the floor．He tried to 7 but slipped（滑倒）on the eggs, getting his clothes 8 ．Just then, he saw his dad standing at the door．

Brandon's eyes were full of tears．He was  9 his dad would beat him, but his father didn't 10 , he picked up his crying son and kissed him． 

  That's what we sometimes face in  11．We try to do something good, but it turns into a mess．Sometimes we just 12 there in tears because we can't think of anything else to do．Hopefully, that's 13 someone close to us picks us up, loves us and forgives us．But we can't  14 trying to "make pancakes" for parents or for others．Sooner or later, we'll get it  15 , and then they'll be glad we tried．

1．A．turned on          B．turned off             C．closed           D．opened

2．A．above             B．at                    C．into             D．under

3．A．full of             B．covered with          C．good at          D．used for

4．A．something good     B．anything bad          C．everything bad      D．nothing good

5．A．certainly           B．already                C．recently           D．next

6．A．fell               B．broke                  C．knocked           D．sent

7．A．clean up           B．get up                C．grow up          D．take up

8．A．clean                 B．big                  C．cheap             D．dirty

9．A．sure                    B．confident            C．happy             D．excited

10．A．Therefore             B．Besides              C．Instead            D．But

11．A．life                     B．time                  C．use               D．space

12．A．lay                    B．land                 C．study             D．stand

13．A．whether                B．what                  C．when            D．how

14．A．stop                   B．keep                   C．mind            D．finish

15．A．terrible                  B．difficult              C．right              D．necessary