Like most Chinese, Mr. Zhang has a 1. ______ (tradition) family. Both he and his wife are middle school teachers while their 6-year-old son is a pupil. Mr. Zhang’s mother lives with them and helps look 2. ______ the kid. They love one another and live 3. ______happy life.
Yesterday was Mr. Zhang’s mother's birthday. The couple wanted to do something to show their love for her. After a big dinner, Mr. Zhang 4. ______ (bring ) a basin (盆) of warm water and asked his mother to sit in front of the basin. He took off her shoes and put her 5. ______ (foot) into the water. After that he began to wash them 6. ______ (careful). His wife helped to comb (梳)his mother’s hair slowly. Seeing this, the boy followed his mother’s example. He tried to comb his mother’s hair, too. But he was not tall enough to do that. So he brought a chair and stood on it. Everyone could feel the warmth and love in the family.
.7. ______ we all know, respecting the old and 8. ______ (take) care of the young is a good Chinese tradition. We should try 9. (We) best to care for our family. We must visit our parents as often as possible and spend time with them even though we may work far away. Indeed, family is a place for 10. ______ (happy).