My day began when I saw my six-year-old son Jonathan doing something in the garden by my azalea bush (杜鹃花丛). By the time I got _________. I found he’d broken it! It was my favorite!

“Can I take this to school?” he asked, smiling. Though a bit unhappy, I nodded. Then I turned back to the broken bush and _________ it as if to say silently, “I’m sorry.” Later I pruned (修剪) it with great care.

The rest of the day, I was busy doing endless housework. Time had passed by fast _________ I realized it was already 3:00. Leaving the clothes in the washing machine, I hurriedly got to school to _________ Jonathan. When I got there the teacher told me she wanted to talk about Jonathan.

What now? I thought.

I had prepared myself for the worst, _________ the teacher’s words greatly surprised me. “Did you know Jonathan brought _________ to school today?” she asked. I nodded, thinking about my favorite bush. “See that little girl?” the teacher _________. I saw a bright-eyed child busily drawing a picture with crayons. I _________ again.

“Well, her parents are separated and she has been _________ these days. I did all I could to comfort (安慰) her, but nothing __________. This morning I watched your son walk over to __________ with some pretty pink flowers and say, ‘This is for you’.”

I felt my heart full of __________ for what my son had done. Holding Jonathan’s hand, I said, “Thank you, you’ve __________ my day.”

I was warmed by the __________ Jonathan showed to the little girl and I made up my mind to pass it on. Later that evening when my husband came back home from a tiring workday, I picked some pink azaleas and __________ them to him. “This is for you,” I said.