I didn’t like dogs before, but I’m happy to have one now. Do you know ________?

About two years ago, my wife, Cindy, got a little dog ________ a face only the dog’s mother could love. We called her Jerry.

My wife sent her to be trained in a school. But this didn’t go as planned. After only two weeks, she was made ________ the school. She had to ________ every night with us in our bed—snoring（打鼾）so loudly that I couldn’t get a good ________. In the morning, my wife always let me walk Jerry. When I was ________, Jerry always played with me.

Then, about six months after Jerry arrived, I felt that something in my heart was ________, and I was unable to stop it. I began to smile at people when I saw them in the street. I started calling my children, and to ________surprise, they started calling me, too. I even tried to talk with my grandchildren over the ________. My wife and I ________ think that it’s Jerry who has changed me.

When I had something difficult to do, I used to ask my mother for help. But she always said, “Do it yourself, dear.” I was not ________ at all. I thought she was the ________ mother in the world!

For example, one day, I decided to ________ some friends to my home. My bedroom was not in order Books were everywhere. And I didn’t make the bed. I asked my ________ to help me clean it. ________ she still said, “Do it yourself, girl.”

Because of my “lazy mother”, I have to ________ my clothes and clean my room. I have to help my parents ________. I even have to go to the dentist by myself. It is really hard for me to do everything well, but I have learned ________.

As time goes by, I understand my mother. She makes me know ________ a great mother should be like!

A ________ mother is worth（等值于）one hundred teachers! Don’t you think so?