题目内容：

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Mary’s Secret

Mary got home very late these few months. Her parents were very1.(worry). But when they asked her about that, Mary always had different2.(excuse). Her father wanted to find out what happened to her.

One day after school was over, Mary's father secretly followed her3.a park. He then observed that Mary sat down4.began to paint a picture alone. Her father stood far away and watched her 5.(paint )for hours.

“This little girl comes here to paint every day. I think she6.( love)painting”the cleaner there told him. Just at that moment, Mary's father felt very sorry, because he had never tried to understand7.his daughter liked. He and his wife thought painting was8.waste of time and never supported her. They thought Mary should focus more on her studies, especially science, because they only wanted to make her a doctor or an engineer. Now he realized what Mary liked9.(much). Her father was moved and changed 10.(he)mind.