My cousins were born in a rich family. There is a beautiful swimming pool in their house. My cousins didn't think they were better than anyone else, (
B
) they were rich.
The (
D
) was that my uncle John and my aunt Kate made sure they were not spoiled(溺爱). The (
A
) was a good example of this.
One day in summer, my cousins were bored and (
C
), so they said to my uncle John, "Dad, we don't have a pool. Can we have one?" "Of course you can!" said their father. "It will be started (
D
)." The kids were very happy.
Early the next day, my uncle woke up (
B
) and brought them downstairs. "Come outside. I have a (
C
) for you!" he said. "Close your eyes." They did, and he took them to the backyard. "Now (
C
) your hands," he said. When they opened their (
A
), each of them had a new shovel(铁铲) in their hands. Then, their dad said, "You can have a pool, but you have to dig it yourselves (
D
) shovels!"
At first, the digging went (
B
) because they felt tired every day. Within thirty (
B
), they dug a pool. Then the workers came and put the cement(水泥) into the pool. My cousins were so (
D
) that summer!
Years later, one of my cousins said to me, "I never asked my dad if I could use his car because I was afraid I'd have to (
A
) it by myself."
They had many good things in their lives, but the biggest so far was having very (
C
) parents.
