was

　　37

　　to see the new peeler in operation, but my mother kept using her old knife. After several days of

　　38

　　, I asked her, “Mom, why don’t you use the new potato peeler?”

　　“My goodness, I must have

　　39

　　,” she replied. “I’ll use it tomorrow.”

　　But she didn’t. I

　　40

　　hid her old knife once in the dark drawer, hoping she’d have to use the new peeler.

　　41

　　Mom found the old knife and kept using it. Finally I asked her if she wasn’t

　　42

　　her Mother’s Day gift.

　　“Alvin, the best part of the potato is just

　　43

　　the skin,” she explained. “This new type of peeler wastes too much of the potato and

　　44

　　the best part.”

　　Seeing the

　　45

　　look on my face, she

　　46

　　, “Alvin, I’ll always remember your

　　47

　　. I’ll keep it in the drawer forever

　　48

　　every time I open it and see the peeler I’ll be

　　49

　　of what a wonderful Mother’s Day it was.”

　　Fifty years later, when my brother and I

【天津市五区县2017届高三上学期期末考试英语试卷】相关文章：

★ 河北省保定市高阳中学2015届高三上学期第十六次周练英语试卷

★ 重庆复旦中学2014-2015学年高二上学期期中考试试卷 英语 Word版含答案

★ 浙江省湖州市2016-2017学年高一上学期期中考试英语试卷

★ 河北省衡水中学2015届高三上学期四调考试英语试卷 Word版含答案

★ 山东临沂市卧龙中学2015届高三上学期第三次月考英语试卷 Word版含答案

★ 河南省信阳市第六高级中学2015届高三12月月考英语试卷

★ 河南省洛阳市2015届高三上学期期中考试英语试卷

★ 安徽省宣城市八校2015届高三上学期联考英语试卷（扫描版）

★ 广西钦州市钦州港区2017届高三12月月考英语试卷

★ 浙江省温州市第六十一中学2015届高三上学期期中考试英语试卷