A French boy went to London for his holiday. He thought, “I know a little English. I think people can ________ me.” One day, he went to a restaurant and ________ at the table. He wanted to ________ a cup of tea and some eggs. Soon the waiter came up to him, and asked, “Can I help you?” “A cup of tea and…” He could not remember how to say eggs ________ English.

He ________, but nobody was eating eggs. Then he saw a picture book on the table next to him. He was ________after seeing a picture of a cock(公鸡) in the book. He ________ the picture to the waiter. “What’s this in English?” he asked. “A cock,” answered the waiter. “What do you call a cock’s wife?” he asked again. “A hen.” “And what do you call a hen’s ________?” “Chicks(小鸡).” “And what do you call chicks ________ they’re born?” “Eggs.”

“Very well,” said the French boy ________. “Bring me two eggs and a cup of tea, please.” And he sat down with a smile on his face.

Sam had to write something about his summer vacation, but he didn’t go anywhere. However, he entered a bike competition. He wasn’t ________ if his classmates would like his essay（文章）.

The next day, the class took turns reading their essays. Sam hoped Mr. Matthews wouldn’t ________ him. With only ten minutes left before lunch, Sam thought he was ________ . “Sam, I think we have enough time to ________ your essay, ” Mr. Matthews said.

Sam gulped（倒吸气）as he got up and walked to the front of the classroom with his paper in his hand. He was very ________ when he read his essay.

When he ________ , no one clapped（鼓掌）or said anything at once. He slowly raised his eyes and saw some ________ in the air later.

“It looks like you have some questions,” Mr. Matthews said. He ________ at Jack in the front row.

“Did you win in the bike competition?” Jack asked Sam. As Sam answered question after question, he smiled. Soon it was time for ________ . On the way to the dining hall, the questions went on.

“You’re so ________ , ”Jack said. “I wish I had done all that this summer!”

Sam smiled. He actually had an amazing summer vacation.

When my son, Mike, was young, he always listened to me. I hoped he would be a _________, so I asked him to practice playing the piano every day. He did what I told him to do. But when he grew older, he _________ practiced the piano. He said that he started to be _________ the guitar. I didn’t say anything but told him that I still wanted him to be a pianist.

As the years passed, it seemed that Mike started to _________ everything I wanted him to do. I knew that no matter how much you wanted to control your kids, you had to let them go. But I still felt _________ when Mike told me that he would major (主修) in guitar courses. Weren’t my words helpful to him? I had _________ that he major in piano courses.

One evening, I completely (彻底地) _________ everything. I had some trouble _________ my computer. I didn’t know how to _________ it. I asked Mike to help me. He explained to me what to do. I __________ his clear and specific instructions (具体的说明). I was proud of my son and his skills. I was deeply satisfied.