Last year, I was assigned to work at an office near my mother's house.1 ， I stayed with her for a month. During that time, I helped her out with the housework and contributed to the 2.
After less than a week, I started to3 the groceries were running out pretty quickly.4 ， I began observing my mother's daily routine for two weeks. To my 5 ， I found that she would pack a paper bag full of canned goods and 6every morning at about nine. She took the food to the slums (贫民窟) and distributed it to street 7.
I asked around and 8 my mom was popular in the area. The kids looked up to her as if she were their own mother. Then it hit me—why didn't she want to tell me about what she'd been doing? Was she 9 that I would stop buying the groceries if I knew the truth?
When she got home, I told her about my discovery and 10she could react, I gave her a big hug and told her she didn't need to keep it a 11 from me. She told me that 12of the children lived with an old lady in a shelter while others 13 on the streets. For years, my mom has been helping out by 14them whatever food she could 15. I was so moved by how 16 she was. She used what was 17 for her to help others in need. And I was so18 of her.
I 19 to buy groceries for my mom. But now, I always add a(n)20 bag for her other children.
