Right after lunch, Mother found she had got a cold. She coughed very badly and she felt 1 . She did need a rest in bed. But first she had a few things to do: Prepare the meat for 2 . Leave a note for the cleaners.
At last, she took a hot shower and fell into 3 , soon asleep.
Then the door banged(砰的一声)open as the children came home from school. "Mom! Mom!4 are you? ""Didn't you even get up yet? " "What about dinner? "
"I'm in bed. I feel sick. I'll have to leave all to 5 as I can't do anything. Cook the potatoes. 6 the baby. Put plates, spoons and forks on the table. "
"Wonderful! " "No problem! "The children ran off 7 . Mother was left in her quiet room. She felt terrible, 8 everyone else seemed great. In fact, there seemed to be a party going on with loud laughs from the 9
There was a sudden crash(破碎声). Then a voice shouted, "Get the baby out of the way before he cuts himself. Don't break Mom's rest! "
Another crash came! The younger girl rushed in 10 news. "They 11 your plate and the dog ate all your dinner. "
The girl ran off. There was more noise until, finally, the children appeared, 12 . They were proud of what they brought. There was a glass of water, three beans, a cold boiled potato and a small piece of burned13 .
Suddenly, Mother felt 14 . As the children watched carefully, she ate her cold dinner. "Everything 15 so delicious, "Mom smiled. "Thank you, my kids. I feel better now. "
