People have found that even 18-month-old children can help with chores. Children learn to help, ______ and care about others by doing chores. Things like ______ a baby or a pet and helping cook meals are some examples.

Here are some ______ for doing chores.

To learn responsibility (责任). Doing chores helps kids know what they should and shouldn’t do.

To learn how to be clean. Kids who help to clean won’t make a ______ at home.

To learn skills (技能). Kids will learn how to cook, clean and do other chores. Doing chores teaches kids many ______ things. So children should help their parents with some chores.

A little boy invited his mother to his teacher-parent meeting. This would be the first time that his classmates and teacher ______ his mother. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a large scar (疤痕) covering almost half of her ______. The boy never ______ the reason for his mother’s scar. He just didn’t like it.

At the meeting, everyone felt ______ to see the mother, but the little boy was just embarrassed (尴尬) and stayed away from others. However, he heard a talk between his mother and his teacher.

The teacher asked carefully, “Is it okay to ask how you got the scar?

The mother ______, “Sure. When my son was a baby, he was in a room catching fire. Everyone was too ______ to go in because the fire was out of control. Then I went in. As I was running towards (向着) his bed, I saw something heavy falling down and I stood over him trying to save him. It hit hard on my head. But ______, a fireman came in and saved both of us. ” She pointed at the scar between her left eye and mouth. “Here left a big scar, but I never regretted (后悔) what I ______. ”

At this point, the little boy couldn’t ______ the talk anymore. He came out and ran towards his mother. He was so ______ about his thoughts about the scar before.