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　　When I was a little girl, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then．And I remember one night when my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burnt toast in front of my dad．I remember 　　1　　 to see if anyone noticed! 　　2　　 all my dad did was to reach for his toast, 　　3　　 at my mom and ask me how my day was at school．

　　When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom 　　4　　 to my dad for burning the toast．And I’ll 　　5　　 forget what he said, “Baby, I love burnt toast．” Later that night, I went to kiss Dad good night and I asked him if he really 　　6　　 his toast burnt．He wrapped me up in his 　　7　　 and said, “Debbie, your mom had a 　　8　　 day at work today and she’s really tired．And besides, a little burnt toast never 　　9　　 anyone! In bed that night, I thought about the scene at dinner and the 　　10　　 my dad showed to my mom．

　　To this day, it’s a cherished(珍贵的)　　11　　 from my childhood that I’ll never forget．And it’s one that came to mind just recently when Jack and I sat down to eat dinner．

　　As I 　　12　　 the plate in front of Jack, I waited for a(n)　　13　　 about the burnt toast．But all I got was, “Thank you! This is 　　14　　．I know you had a hard day!” Just then, I thought about my parents, and was quitely 　　15　　 for having a marriage where burnt toast wasn't a deal-breaker either!