Question

 I feel it's very important for families to have regular meals together. One of my great childhood memories is having 1.        (正餐) with my parents and two sisters. Because my husband and I both work and our three children are busy with their studies,we seldom have a2.        (机会) to get together as a family. But we thought it would be possible for us to sit down and 3.       (享受) meals together every week.

First,we tried setting three fixed days: Mondays,Wednesdays,and Fridays. But almost everyone was not4.        (积极的) .Then my son had the idea that everyone could tell me his or her most convenient days,and I would choose the two best days. For a while,the children were still unhappy with the5.        (选择) .They said they'd rather spend their time in the 6.       

(当地的) park with their friends and play sports.

7.       (然而) ，they gradually began to see these evenings together as interesting and helpful. We loved it. We discussed each other's problems.

We even made plans for a 8.        (野餐) . After a couple of months,anyone who had to 9.        (错过) the family meal felt bad.

And now,we all feel we've been able to build much stronger relationships within the family than we had before.

Answer 1

1. dinner   2. chance   3. enjoy

4. active   5. choice   6. local

7. However   8. picnic   9. miss