When an important holiday comes, I usually think of what gifts to buy or prepare for my family members. It is the act itself rather than the thing you buy 小题1: matters. Either a small present, a text message or a phone call can mean a lot to the receivers. 小题2: , I had never got anything from my son, who is a university student. Parents never forget to celebrate their children’s birthday, but their children seem to be very 小题3: (forget).They seldom do something in return.
Life is unpredictable, and you never know what will happen tomorrow. When my son came back during the summer vacation, my wife and I, as usual, 小题4: (meet) him at the station. On arriving home, much 小题5: my surprise, my son took out a wrist watch and gave it to me, 小题6: (say) it was a birthday gift for me. It is a very fashionable watch, 小题7: shows not only hours, minutes and seconds but days as well. You can imagine how surprised and excited I was at that moment.
Some people say children get too much care and love from their parents and just take them for granted. 小题8:is natural for people to have such concerns and worries, but things may not turn out as badly as 小题9: (expect).We need to look more at the positive side of life, as a famous writer once said, “Life is 小题10: best classroom one can never get.”
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