Question

 As the Chinese saying goes,each family has its own trouble. But I want to say that some troubles are s 1       

  My mother is now 84 years old. She can't read or write,nor can she u 2       Putonghua. What's more,she is hard of h 3            When she came to live with us from our hometown,our two c 4       gave her new trouble and kept her busy for several years. When the children grew up,she still kept doing housework,shopping and c 5       every day.

  As she was getting on,we asked her to keep off the road and not to go shopping,cook or wash clothes. The more she did,the more we w 6       for her. But she never listened.

  Now every day at work,I think of my mother when I have a f 7       moment. What is she doing now,I wonder. The modern kitchen appliances (家用電器) have t 8       a good housewife into a forgetful cook. She forgets to turn off the gas and we'll smell rice b 9       before we come into our home. Rushing into the kitchen,we'll see the rice pot s 10       on the fire.

We have asked her not to do housework. But she says we don't want her any more and cries and refuses to eat. Then we comfort her as if we were treating a friend.

1. s       2. u       3. h       4. c       5. c         

6. w       7. L       8. t       9. b       10. s       

Answer 1

1. sweet   2. understand   3. hearing   4. children   5. cooking   6. worried   7. free   8. turned   9. burning   10. smoking