Grandma made Dad a sweater for his birthday. It was glow-in-the-dark (荧光) purple! Dad loved it.

He wore the sweater ________: when he walked the dog, when he went shopping, and - ________ of all - when he came to events at my school. I found it embarrassing (令人尴尬的). “Do you always have to wear that sweater?” I asked. “It looks like it’s ________ outer space.” “Which is also the ________ I love it!” he said, smiling.

One day, dad tore (扯开裂口) his sleeve ________. I thought he couldn’t wear the sweater anymore. But he ________ wore it around the house. Every night. Weekends too. The hole got ________. The sleeve hung by threads (线).

One night, at dinner, the threads ________ into his noodles. “Look out, Dad!” I shouted. “You ________ eat your sweater.” Dad put his fork down. “Maybe it’s time to say ________ to my favorite sweater,” he said. Then he just sat there, looking sad. It made me ________, too. Suddenly, I got an idea for this year’s art show at school.

“Wait, Dad! May I ________ it?” I asked.

“Why?” Dad asked.

“You’ll see.”

I washed, dried, and unraveled (拆开) the sweater. I glued (用胶水粘) the threads onto a paper dish with some old tennis balls. Then I put ________ on serving tray (托盘) with a sign: Noodles and Meatballs.

Mom and Dad came to the art show. My dad was surprised to see ________ I had made. “It’s the perfect ________ for my sweater,” said Dad, smiling.