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In children’s eyes, their mothers are always perfect. In my mind, my mother is good at almost everything but she can’t cook well. I still remember what happened ___1___ my father’s 35th birthday.
My mother began to cook at 9 o’clock in the morning. Three hours later, only two dishes ___2___ served on the table—a salad and a roast duck (烤鸭). My father and I really expected ___3___ roast duck because it was our favourite. Unluckily, the duck was ___4___ nice in colour nor delicious in taste. How disappointed I was! My mother wanted to cook another one. To my ___5___, my father didn’t complain (抱怨) at all.___6___, he ate one more piece of the duck and smiled at my mother, “Good taste, I love it. Thank you, dear! It’s the best roast duck that I have ever had!” My mother smiled happily and said, “Thank you. Happy birthday!”
I couldn’t ___7___ what my father said at that time. Twenty ___8___ time has passed and my father is 55 years old now. He still loves the food my mother cooks, though she still isn’t good at ___9___. And I get to know that no one is perfect, including my mother. Nothing is perfect, including my family. But love can make a difference. If there is love, home will be the ___10___ place in the world.