buffet

chrochet
debut

weather
comfortable
decrease

An Unforgettable Experience
It happened many years ago, when I was a little
girl. I can neither remember the beginning nor the
end , but whenever I think of the scene, my tears
flowed freely (1) down my cheeks.
When I was young, my family led a poor life in
country (2). That evening (3), the weather was very
bad, it rained cats and dogs (4). Just at the evening
(5), my families (6) were on our way home. Dad held
me on his back, Mom held my elder brothers hand,
and held the only umbrella for Dad and me. Dad gave
his overcoat to my elder brother. As you know (7), the
road of country is difficult for people to walk,
especially in rainy days. However, they waded (8)

I was fat at that time, perhaps it was hard for

Dad to hold me for such a long time, for he had
almost fallen down (10) for several times (11). In
order to decrease the weight to Dad, tried to
hold myself-----just in mind, though it sounded
funny and did nothing (12).
When we arrived home, the inner of our
house was raining (13) too. Rain dropped from
the bad roof everywhere. Mom put bowls and
tubs at the right places for rain. Then she put
me and my elder brother on dry places of bed
(14). I fell asleep soon. When I opened my eyes,
I found Dad and Mom were sleeping in chairs,

a. When did the selection

happen?
b. What can you say about his
life when she was
young?
c. What happened that
evening?

1. place of entry
2. out of breath
3. state of being excited
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4. great surprise
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5. deep in thoughts
6. act of being comforted
7. made of wood

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Root Word
Suffix
Word
1. observe
-ant
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2. differ
-ent
3. contest
-ant
4. sleep
-less
5. imagine
-ative

New

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-ity
-ment
-ness
-tion
1. pure
amaze
creative
communicate
2. minor
enjoy
happy organize
3. formal govern perfect determine
4. major
agree
forgive
celebrate
5. sincere punish
good
invert