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　　Ever since I was little, my favorite season was winter．I loved to play in the snow and enjoy the hot chocolate．

　　Unfortunately(不幸地), winter 　　1　　 gave me the special gift of snow on my birthday．I would ask my grand mother 　　2　　 it didn't snow on my birthday．She would laugh and tell me I asked too many questions．　　3　　 one day, she promised(许诺)that she would make it snow on my next birthday．

　　That year, 　　4　　 my birthday, my grandmother died．I was sad but angry because she had promised to make it snow．The day of my sixth birthday, I woke up and ran to the window, hoping to see just one snowflake．But there was no 　　5　　．I felt mad at my grandmother．She had broken a promise．

　　By my sixteenth birthday, I 　　6　　 all hope of getting my snow, even though I still wished for 　　7　　．During my party, I stayed with my friends and family and was truly happy．I 　　8　　 the best time ever! Then I saw the white snow 　　9　　 all around．I was so excited that I ran around screaming(尖叫)and laughing．My friends all laughed 　　10　　 me, but I didn't care．

　　When I 　　11　　 home, my grandpa said he had a gift for me．I was 　　12　　 because he had given me a gift．It was a small white box, which looked old．I opened it．There was a crystal snow-flake(冰晶雪花)with a card that 　　13　　 , “Happy Birthday．”

　　How could this be? My grandpa said it was my grandmother's final 　　14　　 on my “sweet sixteenth”．I cried．

　　I was 　　15　　 that my smiling grandmother angel was and had been watching over me．

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