The Christmas of my 16th，when decorating the Christmas tree with Mum，I accidentally dropped and broke an old glass ball.It had been on our tree for as long as I could remember.
Regretfully，I knelt to pick up the pieces and was surprised to find a small piece of paper among them.Unfolding the tiny note，I recognized my father's penciled writing.Lifting my eyes，I saw my mother's smile.
"Your Daddy wrote that and put it in that blue ball during our first Christmas together，just before you were born，" she said.
I wouldn't have believed it，if there hadn't been the note in my hands.Daddy always regarded getting the tree decorated as an important task.And yet this bit of yellowed paper proved that long ago my Daddy had done something romantic at Christmas.
Carefully putting the note aside，I cleaned up the pieces，wishing I could reassemble them. "You needn't fit the parts of the old glass ball together again.Pick out another one and put the note back inside." Mum said.
Now，as I celebrate the holidays without Mum，who died of cancer years ago，I feel really sad.Each year as I decorate Christmas tree，I recall the moment I shared with her that winter afternoon and blink away my tears.
As I carefully handle those old glass balls.I love knowing that one of them holds a secret between Daddy and Mum-a secret that was obvious to all who knew them.
The note inside one of those old glass balls on Christmas tree holds the heart of my parents' marriage in three warm words： "I love you."
（1）What happened when the author was decorating the Christmas tree？（no more than 10 words） He/She/The author accidentally dropped and broke an old glass ball.He/She/The author accidentally dropped and broke an old glass ball.
（2）When was the paper put in the glass ball？ （no more than 10 words） Before the author was born./ During the author's parents' first Christmas together.Before the author was born./ During the author's parents' first Christmas together.
（3）What can we know about the author's father from the yellowed paper？（no more than 7 words） He had done something romantic at Christmas /He was a romantic man. /He was romantic.He had done something romantic at Christmas /He was a romantic man. /He was romantic.
（4）What does the underlined word "reassemble" mean in English？（no more than 10 words） Fit/Put the parts of the old glass ball together again.Fit/Put the parts of the old glass ball together again.
（5）Do you often express your love to your parents？And how？ （no more than 20 words） Yes，I do.I give them small gifts on their birthdays，ring them often and help them with housework.Yes，I do.I give them small gifts on their birthdays，ring them often and help them with housework.
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【答案】He/She/The author accidentally dropped and broke an old glass ball.；Before the author was born./ During the author's parents' first Christmas together.；He had done something romantic at Christmas /He was a romantic man. /He was romantic.；Fit/Put the parts of the old glass ball together again.；Yes，I do.I give them small gifts on their birthdays，ring them often and help them with housework.
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