4 . “Who's that, Grandma? ” Four-year-old Taylor pointed to a delicate gold photo frame I had placed on my desk. “That's great-grandma Gladys, ” I replied.

I ________ the picture, my fingers carefully tracing the outline of the familiar face returning my gaze(凝视): her clear blue eyes, the wrinkle lines that ________ her forehead and the tender smile that always comforted me.

My mind was filled with remembrances of my mother. Always the ________, it seemed she never made anyone angry. Even though she was ________ able physically, she baby-sat my young daughter so I could work. She always made ________ for her grandchildren. Even when she wasn't with them, she was making something for them with her hands.

Then her illness ________ . The doctor wanted to experiment with a (an) ________ that might give her another year of life. She agreed so she could be around to ________ her long-awaited first great-grandchild.

The surgery ________ . Several weeks later, Mom passed away, exactly a month before Taylor's birth. Still in great ________, I traveled five hundred miles to be with my family and welcome my new grandson.

A few days later, as I ________ Taylor gently to help him sleep, suddenly I understood why she was so ________ taking care of for our family. Her love for us was so deep and so ________ —a love I was only beginning to learn to give.

“She looks like you, Grandma! ” Taylor's voice brought me back to the ________. He touched the gold-framed photo tenderly. My eyes turned to his, and a ________ smile came to my lips and heart, for then I knew my mother's love and peace. It's a legacy (遗产)of love.

7 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

My dad was always building and repairing things. When he was six, he sawed (锯) the legs of the dining-room table in half so he could sit at it more comfortably. By the time he was ten, he’d formed a bicycle from useless parts. He did the same in his 20s with a used car. Building taught him the value of solving a problem with his own hands.

I was almost seven when one day Dad and I walked by a toy store window. There in the corner was the most unusual doll house I’d ever seen. Little egg-shaped windows were cut into it, with tiny balconies.

“Oh, Daddy,” I said, “isn’t it beautiful? Can you buy it for me as a birthday gift?”

My father looked at the price — $100 — too much in those days. “I think we can’t afford this house,” he joked. I was quite disappointed at the reply and angry. “But I will build one for you,” Dad then added.

Though I had known about Dad’s building skills, I cast a doubtful eye on him and fell into complete silence.

Days later, after the doll house was almost forgotten, Dad, despite all the unfinished projects at home, started making one for me. Night after night, Dad would come home from work very tired, yet he’d always find time to work on the doll house. He cut, sawed, painted, and did all that was necessary. In those days, the small yard was occupied by various instruments that Dad needed and things that Dad produced for later use. Our ears had got used to all the noise. Every morning, I was greeted by something new that Dad had made the previous night. I was so excited. Dad even added a tiny path to the front door.

The doll house was the greatest gift a child could ask for and it kept me company for over ten years.

注意：1．续写词数应为150左右；

2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

One day, when getting ready for college in another city, I accidentally dropped it on the ground.

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On Christmas day, entering my room, I was truly amazed by what I saw.

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