Ten minutes to go and I could close up the shop. There were still a few ______who couldn’t decide what to buy， who______this perfume and then that one. I had a fake(假的)smile______on my face as I waited for them to make up their minds. They______without buying anything.It was ten minutes past 5:00.They had______my time.

Sometimes I wondered if this was really what______was about. ______ from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,I caught just a glimpse of the sunrise on my way to work. Going home after a day’s work isn’t much______.At home, a family was waiting for my______ While preparing dinner, I did the washing. After dinner, I washed the dishes.

Both my body and soul were______.I can’t go on like this. It’s my own______that I don’t make time for myself. Even on weekends, I get up early to clean the house ______ , while the family sleeps in. I needed______ time for myself, time to recharge my batteries. I was determined to make a______.

A family meeting was the first step, during which everyone came up with ideas for how they could help me ______my goal to have at least one hour per day. Finally, we agreed on taking turns to cook, do the laundry and ______after dinner. Now, the plan is working______.I am impressed by how______my family is to make life easier for me. Now, I don’t mind if customers.are lingering(逗留)when it’s time to______the door. My smile is no longer fake.I have lost that______bit of weight that was bothering me.

When my older daughter Hope was five years old, she was looking for a gift to give me for Christmas. Not having any _______ of her own, Hope went to different neighbors and asked if she could do small _______ to make some money. I don’t know how she _______ it, but that Christmas she gave me a gift I will never _______.

Because money was tight, I had not been _______ to subscribe to the newspaper. Reading a newspaper is one of my _______, and I would look for one at doctors’ offices or anywhere else a _______ one might be found.

Hope _______ this as we often read these freebies together. Her gift was wrapped in bright festive paper and taped together with clear tape. _______ enough to be held in my hand, I questioned the ________ of the gift. Hope laughed, “You’ll love it!” Inside were two ________. “It’s for a newspaper,” she said. “We can go and get a ________ one out of the machine!” I held those precious quarters in my hand and knew then that I was a very ________ woman.

That was many years ago. Hope is in college now. When she left for college, I gave her a jar of quarters, a reminder that her love was ________ to me. It was a reminder that love costs nothing, but means ________ to a mother and her daughter.

Last summer, my 14-year-old daughter, Debby, joined a volleyball league. Due to her excellent performance, her coach   _________that we transfer (转移) her to a more advanced team.

My wife and I _________a little. We weren’t sure whether Debby would adapt well to the new   _________. However, Debby seemed quite determined. She thought that it would _________ her if she was on a stronger team. So she joined the team she desired for.   

Yesterday, Debby _________ me to watch a volleyball tournament (锦标赛). But Debby just stood on the sidelines, _________ for her team. I was really _________. But Debby smiled throughout and gave high fives to her teammates once they _________. She was extremely excited when she got a victory _________ and took a group picture at last. On the way back home, I asked her __________ if she’d like to go back to the __________ team. “Absolutely no,” she replied. “Being part of the team is participating in the __________. I learned so much while I was __________ the games from the sidelines. I could see the __________ of the other girls so I could avoid doing them in the future. I would know where I needed to __________. I am also the winner. And if I hadn’t __________, who would have given them emotional support? I’m part of the team.” I was speechless. I had thought the __________ I saw on Debby’s face was on top of great pain. I couldn’t have been more __________.

Debby showed me what it __________ to be part of a team. She felt like she was part of something __________ than herself.