1. "Please, Mom, sit down and let me help you," says Fred Liscom, a twelve-year-old boy. Mrs Liscom, looking pale (苍白) and (1) , is moving weakly about, trying to wash the dishes after breakfast.
She smiles, and says, "You, Fred, you wash the dishes?" "Yes, Mom," (2) Fred. "I can do it because I see you do it every day."
A look of relief (宽慰) comes over his mom's (3) as she sits in her chair. Fred washes the dishes. Then he cleans the kitchen, (4) the potatoes up from the cellar (地窖) for the dinner, and then goes to school.
When school is over, Fred goes back home quickly, helps his mom cook (5) , sets the table, and again (6) the dishes.
He keeps on in this way for two or three days, till (直到) his mom can do (7) usual work. One day, the doctor says to his mom, "Well, madam, I can see you did have a good rest, and you are very well now." The doctor's words make Fred (8) .
The (9) does not know how the "rest" has happened, and he does not know how Fred is excited at his words, either. To help his mother, Fred (10) up a lot of things that boys enjoy the most. He can't swim or skate with the boys. He leaves school as soon as school is over because he wants to help his mother with more housework.