My family came to America in 1985.__1__of us spoke a word of English.Each morning,I disliked going to school for fear of not __2__what people were saying.

Very soon my mother noticed something was__3__me.The pain and care I saw in her moon?shaped eyes made me burst into tears.I explained to her the __4__I had of going to school.“Learning English is not__5__,” my mother said.She cheerfully __6__the two of us work together to learn the language at home.The__7__and determination my mother had were admirable because English was as __8__ to her as it was to me.

That afternoon,I saw my mother in a different light as she __9__me by the school fence.Although she was the__10__of all the mothers there,her face with her welcoming smile and big,black eyes was the most __11__.The afternoon sun shone__12__on her long,black hair creating an atmosphere that __13__ her from others.

My mother and I immediately began reading together and __14__five new words a day.My mother,with her encouraging __15__,made the routine fun and interesting.The fact that she was sacrificing her__16__ time before going to work so that I could learn English made me see the __17__she possessed.Very soon I began to comprehend what everyone was saying.

It has been seven years since that reading __18__with my mother.She is now 43 and in her second year at college.My brother and I have a strong __19__ of who we are because of the strong values my mother established for herself and her children.My__20__and gratitude for her are endless.This is why my mother is truly the guiding light of my life.

 

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