1 . When I was a baby, my parents gave me anything I wanted. I would play with a toy for a while, get ________ and ask my parents for a new one. ________ my dad died when I was 2. My mom continued to treat me to ________ I wanted until I was 7 and my world ________.

That was when the real estate market (房地产) crashed. My mom had thought buying houses was a good idea as a way to invest her money to ________ us, but all of money was gone. After the crash, I would ask for a new toy or bike, or even to watch a movie. My ________ would say “I’m sorry, honey, but we really can’t ________ that right now.” My mom had grown up in a family where ________ was never a problem, so this change was as big for her as it was for me. My constant ________ for toys and video games deepened her concern about our financial ________.

Then ________ happened that would change my way of thinking forever. My mom had been working really hard all year, just to ________ the necessities, like our house rents, water and power bills. When she asked me what I wanted for my ________, I said that I wanted a new video gaming system. I didn’t know that it was ________.

On my birthday, I started opening presents, believing that I would get what I asked for. As I ________ opened the last gift box, however, I found nothing other than a pair of jeans. All at once I frowned and then burst into tears. My mom could tell how ________ I was and she started crying. I hugged her harder than I had ever hugged anyone before. I ________ came to realize how hard she was working to ________ me and cover our expenses and that she couldn’t afford to give me anything I didn’t need.

The feeling of having ________ earned something was one of the best feelings in the world. Meanwhile, I was also ________ to my mother, who had given me all she could give.

2 . I was nine when my father first sent me flowers. I had been taking tap-dancing lessons for six months, and the school was holding its yearly ______. As a member of the beginners’ chorus line, I was ______ of my lowly status. So it was a ______ to have my name called out at the end of the show along with the lead ______ and to find my arms full of red roses. I can still feel myself standing on that ______, blushing and gazing out at the audience, seeing my father’s grin as he applauded ______.

As the years passed, other ______ ―birthdays, awards, graduations—were ______ with Dad’s flowers. Dad’s flowers ______ his pride, and my success. When I ______ from college, I was embarking on a new career and was engaged to be married.

As my fortunes grew, my father gradually became ______, but his gifts of flowers continued ______ he died of a heart attack a few months before his 70th birthday. I covered his coffin ______ the largest, reddest roses I could find.

Often in the dozen years since, I have felt a(n) ______ to go out and buy a big bunch to fill the living room, ______ I never did. I knew it would not be the same.

Then one birthday, the doorbell rang. I was feeling ______ because I was alone. My son, Matt, had run out earlier with a “see you later”, never mentioning my ______. So I was surprised to see his large frame at the door. “Forgot my key,” he said, shrugging. “Forgot your birthday too. Well, I hope you like ______, Mom.” He pulled a bunch of daisies from ______ his back. “Oh, Matt,” I ______, hugging him hard, “I love flowers!”

We live in a world where snapping (抓拍) photos of your kids and posting them to social media is about as natural to parents as kissing them. But when enjoying     1     (they) with little ones, sharing pictures at birthday parties, or wearing new     2     (cloth), parents should keep some moments private. Otherwise, you may put kids into, or even     3     (bad), make them a potential target for child traders.     4    , children at certain stages hate their photos to be made public too.

Now, parents posting pictures of their children on social media could be accused by their sons or daughters under France’s privacy laws. Mothers and fathers are likely     5     (face) a year in prison and a fine of £35,000, if they     6     (find) guilty of posting details of their children’s private lives without their permission. And adults,     7     accuse their parents damaged their right to privacy when they     8     (be) children, could receive a large amount of money from their parents. In February, Eric Delcroix,     9     expert on Internet law, posted a message on Wechat, reading: “Please stop     10     (post) pictures of your kids on Wechat.”