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When an important holiday comes, I usually
think of what gifts to buy or prepare for my family members. It is the act
itself rather than the thing you buy that {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(matter). Either a small present, a
text message or a phone call can mean a lot to the receivers. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}, I had never got anything from my
son, who is a university student. Parents never forget to celebrate their
children's birthday, but their children seem to be very {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (forget). They seldom do something in return.
Life is unpredictable, and you never know
what will happen tomorrow. When my son came back during the summer vacation, my
wife and I, as usual, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (meet) him at the station. On arriving home,
much {#blank#}5{#/blank#} my surprise, my son took out a wrist watch and
gave it to me, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (say) it was a birthday gift for me. It is a
very fashionable watch, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} shows not only hours, minutes and seconds but
days as well. You can imagine how surprised and excited I was at that moment.
Some
people say children get too much care and love from their parents and just take
them for granted. It is natural for people to have such concerns and {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(worry), but things may not turn out
as badly as{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (expect). We need to look more at the positive
side of life, as a famous writer once said, "Life is {#blank#}10{#/blank#}best classroom one can never
get."
