2.There is something graceful about a well-made hurricane lamp,especially the antique ones.Mom had affection for them. I can remember(1)
through countless flea markets for hurricane lamps,which are(2)
to keep their light lit through the(3)
of jye.aients.Mom tried hard to buy the lamps in(4)
,as her favorite of all the lamps had no mate. The spring after Mom's first(5)
with cancer,we went to a local craft fair to pass the time,to keep(6)
.We were still waiting to hear from the doctors on the(7)
of her follow-up tests(8)
to search something for my mom,I bounded ahead of her and baby brother as they(9)
along the tables.I didn't(10)
far before something caught my eye.Standing proud on the display table sat a lamp. I was excited,as I(11)
back through the crowd to my mom. "Mom!You have to see something!" I shouted. "(12)
.I think I'm going to get these lamps.What do you think?" She(13)
so I could see them but I didn't even look at them. "You've got to see what I found first," I(14)
her through the fair.When she saw the lamp,she picked up the lamp(15)
,running her fingers over the bowl,over the hurricane glass,and(16)
it closely. "See this?" She pointed at a very small mark in the glass. "The one at home has the same mark." She smiled.It was the first time I had seen her(17)
smile since the doctors first found the cancer. When the lamp(18)
in our house,next to its mate,she cried.She went to light the lamps and sit on their glow until she could sleep.Years later,I understood her(19)
for those lamps,through the darkest moments of her life.Mom was my hurricane lamp.She was inextinguishable(永不熄滅的)-through the darkest moments.She lit my way without(20)
3.Joy to the World Lights,decorations and Christmas trees filled the stores.Many people were there because Christmas was only two days(1)
. Thirteen-year-old Joy had just(2)
her Christmas shopping.Joy went out of the store and(3)
her classmate,Nick,the least(4)
student in school,who wore strange clothing and had a face only a mother could love. "What are you doing for Christmas?" said Nick with a smile that showed all his yellow teeth. "I'm buying presents and having dinner with my(5)
," said Joy,trying to be polite. "What about you?" "My parents are away," he said. "I live with my uncle,who doesn't like me very much." Joy wasn't sure how to(6)
,so she said goodbye with an awkward(尷尬的) smile.She felt sorry for Nick since he must feel(7)
.But it wasn't really her problem. On Christmas Eve,Joy's family were busy around(8)
for the holiday.Joy's parents were cooking in the kitchen.Joy was a child for holiday cheer,dancing around the house. After dinner,the family got into their car and(9)
to church for the Christmas Eve service.When they walked into the old building,they were(10)
by the flow of beautiful songs.A man stood up with Bible and(11)
the story Joy had learned on her mother's knee.It was about a baby named Jesus who came to live on Earth to help people who(12)
him. Joy's thoughts kept turning back to Nick.It must be(13)
to be lonely on Christmas,a day that celebrated God's Son coming to Earth.Tears started to run down her(14)
,but she brushed them away. Joy lay awake that night(15)
everyone else was sleeping like a baby.She was thinking of ways to help Nick.(16)
she heard parents get up,she jumped out of bed.She found them in the kitchen and told them about Nick.Then she asked, "Can we invite him(17)
today?" "Sure," answered Joy's mother,who was always happy when(18)
came.Her father smiled. When Joy called Nick later that day,he was excited.After getting his uncle's(19)
he joined them for dinner.To her surprise,Joy enjoyed spending time with him. Joy came to understand(20)
Christmas cheer is a joy to Nick,even to the whole world.
6.As a child,I hated going to the store with my mom.Whenever my mom asked if I wanted to go(1)
,I would say, "No,mom!" Who wants to get car sick and walk near the frozen section (冷凍區)?That's the(2)
part-the freezers and smell of seafood.Why would any mom(3)
their only child this way?I hated it.(4)
,I did get cookies,French fries,and chocolate.This(5)
treatment went on until I left for Culver Academies Here at Culver,I had no chance to walk around with my mom and get snacks I wanted.I found myself stuck (被困住) at the(6)
whose store had high prices for a slice of cheese.I(7)
walking near the frozen sections with my mom. My first vacation home,my mom asked what I wanted from the(8)
,knowing I wouldn't go. "Can I(9)
?" I asked with a look of(10)
because I wanted to spend time with her.I also felt sad while asking(11)
I took all those(12)
for granted in my childhood. I(13)
come home now.But when I do,I(14)
to go with her every time.If not,I always say, "Love you mom.Drive safe!" I run to the gate and watch her(15)
.I wave,smile,and(16)
that I stay home. As a child,I hated going shopping with my mom,but now I(17)
it.I like walking near the frozen sections of stores now-it gives me a(an)(18)
to stay with her.jye.ai I go with her,I really(19)
every detail in our trips.Now I'm eighteen and will be in college soon.I hope she knows how much those eight minutes'(20)
7.I was walking around in a Big Bazar store doing a shopping,when I saw a Cashier talking to a boy who(1)
have been more than 5 or 6 years old.The Cashier said, "I'm sorry,but you don't have enough money to buy this(2)
." Then the little boy turned(3)
me and asked, "Uncle,are you sure I don't have enough money?" I counted his cash and replied, "You know that you don't have enough money to buy the doll,my dear." The little boy was still(4)
the doll in his hand.(5)
,I walked toward him and I asked him who he wished to give this doll to. "It's the doll(6)
my sister loved most and wanted so much.I wanted to(7)
her for her birthday." His eyes were so(8)
while saying this. "My Sister has gone to be with God.Daddy says that Mommy is going to see God very soon too," My heart nearly(9)
.The little boy(10)
at me and said, "I told daddy to tell mommy not to go yet.I need her to wait until I come back from the(11)
." Then he showed me a very nice photo of him,(12)
he was laughing. Then he looked again at the doll with sad eyes,very(13)
.I quickly reached for my(14)
and said to the boy. "Suppose we check again,just(15)
you do have enough money for the doll?" He said, "OK,I hope I do have enough." I added some of my money to his,without him(16)
and we started to count it.There was enough for the doll and(17)
some spare money. The little boy said, "Thank you God for giving me(18)
money!" Then he looked at me and added, "I asked last night(19)
I went to sleep for God to make sure I had enough money to buy this doll.The love that the little boy had for his mother and his sister is still,to this day,hard to(20)
10.Last spring,Fiona Presley,a library assistant from Scottish Highlands came across a surprising phenomenon she would never forget.While taking care of her garden,she(1)
(spot)a bumblebee(大黃蜂)queen crawling around.What surprised her most was that the animal had no wings,(2)
made it unable to fly.The bumblebee may have been affected by a virus in wing development.The insect had very slim(3)
(chance)of survival,but this kind-hearted woman came to the rescue. Fiona created a beautiful mini garden for the helpless animal and treated it(4)
some sugar water.When it was sunny.Fiona took it out for(5)
walk and protected the insect from heavy rain by taking it indoors.Soon enough the beautiful friendship unfolded between(6)
(they).Every time Fiona stopped by the garden,her tiny new friend would turn up(7)
(greet)her.The bee cuddled(依偎)with the woman and seemed to light up when Fiona was holding it in her hands. The earth bumblebees have an average lifespan of only 18 weeks, (8)
Fiona was taking care of her new friend so well that it lived much longer.(9)
(sad),the friendship couldn't last forever since the bee eventually passed away,(10)