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When Katherine and her daughter drove past Katherine's beloved old home, she would say, "I'd like to...
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When Katherine and her daughter drove past Katherine's beloved old home, she would say, "I'd like to have that house back." On her 90th birthday, that wish came true.
All Katherine wanted for her 90th birthday was to ______ childhood home. Her daughter, Emily wasn't so ______ for the idea. And, as the old saying goes, you can ______ really go home again However, the mom and daughter often drove from their ______ town to pass Katherine's beloved old home.
One day, as Emily visited her local craft store, inspiration ______ her: Her mother could have her house back—in replica(复制品) ______. Emily connected with Ray Meyers, a local retired dentist with a ______ for woodworking. Ray took precise measurements and ______ details with the help of the current homeowners.
The replica home and the amazing story behind it deserved a special ______. Emily arranged a surprise party at which the replica and Katherine would be ______, But keeping Katherine in the ______ was a painful task.
"Ray would ask me questions about the house," Emily says of the planning ______." I couldn't ______ everything because the last time I was inside was when I was a teenager. I would ______ mother and start a conversation where I would say, ' Oh, by the way, do you remember...' and ask her something about the house. She would give details from her memory about the ______ and the color. She would tell me ______ what something looked like or where it was in the house. "
On the very day, Emily went to ______ Katherine to her house. "When we went inside, I was just ______," Katherine says. "There was a house load of people singing Happy Birthday to me." Emily presented Katherine with the carefully ______ replica home.
"The moment I opened the present, I just couldn't believe it,” Katherine says." I have ______ memories of that house. I have had several family dinners where we eat around it. I now turn on the tiny lights within it. It's so pretty. " For Katherine, it turned out that it is possible to go home again.
1.A. access B. decorate C. build D. own
2.A. eager B. fit C. prepared D. good
3.A. generally B. sometimes C. frequently D. never
4.A. primary B. temporary C. current D. permanent
5.A. overcame B. struck C. failed D. amazed
6.A. appearance B. pattern C. outline D. form
7.A. basis B. preference C. talent D. hunger
8.A. commented B. recorded C. committed D. compared
9.A. mention B. analysis C. research D. inspection
10.A. congratulated B. appreciated C. exhibited D. honored
11.A. back B. shadows C. clouds D. dark
12.A. expectation B. process C. advance D. destination
13.A. remember B. do C. make D. bring
14.A. chat with B. stick with C. deal with D. hold with
15.A. management B. equipment C. arrangement D. measurement
16.A. briefly B. partly C. exactly D. wrongly
17.A. fetch B. join C. welcome D. receive
18.A. embarrassed B. shocked C. inspired D. confused
19.A. sorted B. wrapped C. folded D. stored
20.A. recent B. distant C. fond D. collective
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