We moved there on my third birthday.My first
One day, my parents asked Bill and Arlene whether they'd watch me
When I was about five, I had an idea.My parents were watching TV when I spit it out:“What if l adopt Bill and Arlene as my
I remember being surprised that they took my
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A.thought | B.impression | C.memory | D.communication |
A.while | B.though | C.unless | D.because |
A.improved | B.worked | C.performed | D.operated |
A.private | B.spare | C.public | D.smooth |
A.drive | B.build | C.store | D.select |
A.relations | B.friends | C.children | D.grandparents |
A.observed | B.called | C.knocked | D.stroke |
A.enthusiastically | B.reluctantly | C.voluntarily | D.unwillingly |
A.academy | B.commitment | C.certificate | D.procedure |
A.charge | B.offer | C.sentence | D.favor . |
A.kicked | B.laughed | C.kept | D.wiped |
A.people | B.parents | C.adults | D.friends |
A.refuses | B.hopes | C.receives | D.deserves |
A.leaves behind | B.counts on | C.gives away | D.submits to |
A.reminder | B.suggestion | C.proof | D.present |
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