It was the start of a new term. A little boy told his 1 there was going to be a school meeting. He felt 2 when his mother said she would go. This would be the first time that his classmates and teachers met his mother and he felt sorry for her 3 .She was a kind and loving woman,4 there was a big scar（伤疤） on her face. It covered nearly the whole right side of her face. The boy 5 the ugly scar, so he never wanted to talk about it.
At the meeting, some people talked with the mother as if they hadn't noticed the scar on her face.
But the little boy was still uncomfortable and 6 himself at a corner. However, he heard a ( n )7 between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked seriously," How did you 8 the scar on your face?" The mother replied, " When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was too9 to go in because the fire was out of control, so I went in. As I was running10 towards his bed, I saw a piece of burning wood falling down. I placed myself over him trying to 11 him. I was knocked senselessly, but luckily, a fireman came in and saved12 " She touched the burned side of her face and said," This scar will be lasting, but to this day, I have never 13 what I did."
At this point, the little boy 14 , running towards his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms, feeling sorry for how he had treated her and saying 15 to his mother for what she had done for him. He held her hand tightly for the rest of the day.
