Task 5

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阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写短文的词数应为150左右。

I am a proud mother of three children,my last little one being delivered in the middle of this pandemic.She was born in August and her name is Aida.

Shortly after having Aida,my mother-in-law Ann showed me something she learned from her friend's mother in an art class she attended weekly.She showed me how to knit(编织)a scarf.She showed me stitches(针法)and gave me her half done project.

I spent a lot of time breastfeeding my sweet little girl,so I had some extra time to do something with my hands throughout the day.I enjoyed making the scarf,so I purchased tons of yarn(纱线)since it was winter.I wanted to make scarves for my three children as Christmas gifts.

There was a new family that moved in down the street.The only daughter of the family was Jane,a shy girl,aged 14,the same age of my oldest son David.It seemed that she came from a financially disadvantaged family,for she always wore old clothes.Worse still,in such cold days,she had no more clothes to wear and trembled with cold.

Due to the pandemic,the society was thrown into crisis mode.Schools were closed,food supplies and deliveries were suspended and children were stuck at home.In such discouraging times,however,they became good companions,talking and playing at home or around the houses.

It was dreadfully cold this winter.Every time David came back from outside,with red face,he always cried,“Mum,it is freezing outside!”Then,he came over to see whether I had finished the scarf.I could tell how impatient he was to wear my scarf sooner!I had to speed the project to satisfy his expectation.But David comforted me,saying he could wait a few days.What a kind and considerate boy he was!Then my great art project finally was accomplished on the morning ahead of Christmas.Paragraph 1:

I wrapped the scarf around David's neck._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Later that day,David came back saying Jane also deserved a scarf._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________