Ⅵ. 语法填空题。
阅读下面材料，按照句子结构的语法情况和上下文连贯的要求，在空白处填入适当的词或用括号中所给词的正确形式填空。每空不超过两词。
Like most Chinese, Mr. Zhang has a traditional family. Both he and his wife are middle school teachers and their 6-year-old son is 1. student in a primary school. Mr. Zhang's mother lives with them and helps look 2. the kid. They love each other and live a happy life.
Yesterday was Mr. Zhang's mother's birthday. The couple wanted to do something 3. (show) their love for her. Before they went to bed that night, Mr. Zhang brought a basin (盆) 4. warm water and asked his mother to sit in front of the basin. He took off her shoes and put her 5. (foot) into the water. After that he began to wash them 6. (careful). His wife helped to comb his mother's hair. Seeing this, the boy 7. (follow) his mother's example. He tried to comb his mother's hair, too. 8. he was not tall enough to do that. So he brought a chair and stood on it. Everyone could feel the warmth and love in the family.
As we all know, respecting the old and taking care of the young is a good Chinese tradition. We should try 9. (we) best to care for our family. We must visit our parents as often as possible and spend more time with them. Indeed, home is 10. (sweet) and the warmest place in the world.

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