A big fire took the life of the mother in this family. When I _________ the father and his child Mario were _________ staying in a garage. There were already quite a few _________ at the door. A mother and her daughter caught my _________ . The mother said to her ________ , “Look, this is the best jacket your daddy just _________ . This quilt is Mommy’s best one. We all can _________ our best to Mario’s family, so why can’t you give your best? Can we change this old bear to your most _________ one? ”

The daughter asked, “If I give away my best to Mario, will he give it back to me? ” I couldn’t help but _________ , “Of course not, once you donate something, you can’t __________ to get it back”.

Together, we __________ the garage. As the little girl’s mother __________ the quilt and clothes, the girl took Mario’s hand, whose eyes filled with tears, and __________ and carefully placed her mother’s ________ into Mario’s small one. Her face was pale. She bit her __________ as if making a big __________ , and said, “Mario, I am donating my mom to you, now you have a mom. ” After doing so, tears streamed down her cheeks, and she turned and __________ .

Her mother ran after her. The little girl, with tearful eyes, looked up at her mother and timidly said, “Mom, no, Mario’s mom, I don’t want to take you back, but I still want to give you a __________ kiss. Can you let me kiss you without telling Mario? ” Her mother __________ her tightly, and I saw that the mother’s eyes were filled with tears, her face beaming with happiness and __________ .

Dad’s comb was jade green. He bought it when he married Mum. Every night, he would smile, hand me the comb and say, “Be a good girl and help Daddy_______ it,   OK?”

I was more than happy to do it. At age five this ordinary task brought me such _______. I would excitedly turn the tap on, then brush the comb with a used toothbrush as _______ as I could. Satisfied that I’d done a good job, I would _______ return the comb to Dad. He would smile at me and put it on top of his _______.

About two years later, Dad_______his sales job and started his own wholesale business. I started primary school. That was when things started to change. He didn’t come home as much as he used to. And when he did come home, it was always late and I’d already be in bed. Gradually, I started to get _______. I stopped waiting for him to come home and going downstairs to _______ him. Today, I’m no longer a kid. I’ve graduated from college and got a job. Dad’s business has got back on track. Things are better now. Yet the _______ silence between Dad and me stayed.

Two days before my birthday last year, I didn’t expect my father to come home ________. As usual, I helped him carry his bags into his________. When I turned to leave, he asked me to help him brush the comb. After I passed the ________ comb back to him, he stared at it and________. But this time, I noticed something ________ . My dad has ________. He has wrinkles (皱纹)next to his eyes when he smiles, ________ his smile is still as heart- warming as before. The smile of a ________ who just wants a good life for his family. Dad carefully placed his comb on top of his wallet just like before.

After so many years, he still ________ his personal items in the same way. I guess some things never ________. And for that, I’m ________.