As a child ,I hated going to the store with my mom. Whenever my mom asked if I wanted to go______, I would say , “No, mom!’Who wants to get car sick and walk near the frozen section(冷 冻区)? That’s the______ part --- the freezers and smell of seafood. Why would any mom____their only child this way? I hated it. _____ , I did get cookies, French fries, and chocolate. This____ 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 _____ whose store had high prices for a slice of cheese. I ___walking near the frozen sections with my mom.

My first vacation home, my mom asked what I wanted from the _____ , knowing I wouldn’t go.

“Can I ___？”I asked with a look of _____ because I wanted to spend time with her. I also felt sad while asking _____ I took all those _____for granted in my childhood.

I ____ come home now. But when I do, I ____ to go with her every time. If not, I always say, “Love you mom. Drive safe!” I run to the gate and watch her______.I wave ,smile, and ____ that I stay home.

As a child , I hated going shopping with my mom, but now I ____ it. I like walking near the frozen sections of stores now--- it gives me a(an)______to stay with her. When I go with her, I really______ every detail in our trips. Now I’m eighteen and will be in college soon. I hope she knows how much those eight minutes’______ to the store meant to me .Thanks mom.

I was so excited about Christmas. I _______ each present under the tree. I read every note and felt every package, _______ at the contents within. I had examined each present so often that I could _______ whom it went to without the notes.

Christmas had _______ been a time for parents to spoil (溺爱) us. In years past, presents would pile up, _______ the living room. But this year was a _______ one. My mom warned us, “There won’t be as much for Christmas this year, so try not to be _______.”

On Christmas morning, we eagerly _______ until Dad told us everything was ready. We _______ into the living room and let the wrapping paper fly. “Here’s another one for you,” Mom handed me a ________. Having spent so much time examining the presents, I ________ this one. It was my mom’s. A new ________ had been put on it, with my ________ written in her handwriting.

It was a hair dryer. Though this may seem but a ________ gift, to me it was so much more. Tears filled my eyes. She gave up her Christmas so I could have more presents. My mom’s simple ________ meant the world to me.