My son, Jordan, always complained(抱怨) about having to be home earlier than all his friends. "I'm seventeen and you just don't trust me!" he shouted. Before I could say anything, he walked away. How could I make Jordan understand that I just wanted to protect him?
I decided to go for a walk, hoping the December air would clear my head. I opened the front door and nearly stepped on her: a small black cat, just like a meatball. "Hi, Meatball," I said, bringing her back into my house. Meatball seemed happy enough to come in the house, but after an hour or two, she sat by the door, meowing(喵喵地叫) to go back outside.
"Why won't she just stay in with us all the time?" Nathan, my youngest son asked. I explained to him that she liked being able to come and go as she liked.
"That must be nice," Jordan said, complaining why the cat, not him, could come and go.
One evening, the weather was very cold. Meatball was standing by the door, meowing to go out.
I shook my head at her, and then she meowed again. I said, "I know you're not happy, but it's for your own good."
"Mom's not being mean to you," Nathan told the cat. "She's just trying to keep you from turning into a frozen(冷冻的) meatball." We both laughed at his joke.
The next morning, I couldn't find Meatball. I asked the kids if anyone had seen her. Jordan said, "I let her out last night." "She was outside all night?" I said angrily." It was cold and she could die!"
Then we all went outside to look for Meatball. Several minutes later, we found her shaking in a corner(角落). Then we quickly took her to the animal hospital. Jordan kept saying sorry on the way.
Luckily, Meatball was saved. Seeing this, Jordan nearly cried. Then, ____ , he turned to me. "I know you just want to keep me safe," he said. "I will stay at home at night from now on. It's for my own good."
a. The mother found a cat and took it home. b. Jordan complained his mother.
c. The mother went out for a walk. d. Jordan understood his mother.
e. The cat was lost.