How I have changed!

    I have changed a lot! I used to be shy, but now I'm outgoing. I used to {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (造成) a lot of trouble. I always {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (浪费) my time in the past. I didn't use to {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (面对)my problems. I always made some {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (错误). I used to be {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (害怕的) of the dark. I {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (慢慢地)realized that I needed to spend more time studying. So I made a {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (决定) to study hard this term. Now I can {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (处理) with my problems. I always {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (将……视为) my problems as challenges. My parents are {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (自豪的) of me.

Your mother is the most important person in your life. She helps you with your homework. If you get ill, she stays with you the w{#blank#}1{#/blank#} night. She makes your m{#blank#}2{#/blank#} every day. Your mother is a{#blank#}3{#/blank#} there for you. That's why there is a s{#blank#}4{#/blank#} day for mothers a{#blank#}5{#/blank#} the world.

Mother's Day becomes a modern holiday in the US. A woman called Anna Jarvis and her mother, Anna Reese Jarvis, live in a poor town. They work hard to m{#blank#}6{#/blank#} the town better. Jarvis' mother died(去世) on Sunday, May 14. 1905. Their church holds a Mother's Day to thank her f{#blank#}7{#/blank#} the help.

Today, people in m{#blank#}8{#/blank#} than 40 countries celebrate the day. They give their mothers carnations (康乃馨)and o{#blank#}9{#/blank#} presents. In the language of flowers, carnations stand for happiness, sweetness and l{#blank#}10{#/blank#} .