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It was Christmas time in 2008. It was snowing hard and very 1 . It was a very special Christmas for me—you see Mom never owned a new coat.
Mom got ill when she was a young child and she became disabled. One of her legs was larger than the 2 . At times she would have trouble walking, but she never complained. Mom always treated my friends with kindness and they were always welcome at our house anytime, even when I 3 at home.
Mom’s all 4 were four dresses, four pairs of shoes, a white blouse, and a yellow sweater.
I decided that I would buy Mom a 7 that year, so I took her down to find something for Christmas. As we went past the coat store, one of the coats in the store caught Mom’s eyes. I asked her to 6 on the coat for fun. She said that we did not have the money to buy the coat. But after a long talk with Mom, finally we 7 the store with Mom wearing that nice coat. She agreed that the coat did look good on her. I will ever thank for this opportunity（机会）, being able to give 8 just a little. This was the nicest coat that she ever owned.
In March of 2009, Mom died at age 42. As I looked back on my mother's life, it was filled with acts of 9 . Giving came from her heart. She was willing to help others 10 it was possible. I learn a lot from my mother.