英语阅读wheniwasyoung,myparents

英语阅读wheniwasyoung,myparents

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答：项。When I was young, my parents ran a snack bar in our small town.One evening in early April, my mother told me to fill in at the snack bar  16  a worker who had the flu. I told her I would mess it up,  17  I had never worked at the bar before. I  18   that instead of making money, I would end up owing it."You can do it," said my mother. "  19   , you won't get much business until lunch.""But I'll never remember the orders, and I'm no good    20    money. Please, Mom, don't    21     me.""Then I'll help you," she said.I shrugged my shoulders. I thought my mother's    22    was a bad one, but I   23    .When I got to the bar the next day, I found my mother was   24    . Because the weather that day was rainy and cold, people wanted hot snacks and drinks.   25   , I was really slow at taking the orders and making change. The line of people grew, and everybody seemed   26   , I was so nervous that my hands shook, and I   27   a cup into pieces. What a mess! Then my mother came to   28   me, and she also showed me how to make   29    . If someone gave me $5 for something that cost $3.25, I handed over   30   quarters and a dollar and said, "75 cents makes four dollars, plus one dollar makes five" Things went more   31   after that.By the end of the day, I could remember orders,   32   the bill, and make change quickly with a smile. I was even a little   33    when the sun came out and dried up business. My mother said she was proud of me, and when she   34   that I work at the snack bar again next year, I did not even shrug. I was too busy   35   the restaurant I would open one day.