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When I was a child, I loved spending weekends with my grandparents．
I remember one Saturday morning 1 ．After breakfast I asked Granny,“What kind of 2 are you making today?”
“Vegetable beef,”she answered．“And you can 3 by chopping some carrots and celery(芹菜)．”
Granny 4 an apron(围裙)around her full waist．She gave me a knife and cutting board so I could do my share of the work．
As I slowly peeled carrots, I sighed,“I've got to give a 5 next week and I'm scared．”
“Most people 6 public speaking．But remember, the only thing we have to fear is fear itself．So, what 7 are you afraid of?”
“Everything, I guess．I don't like standing up in front of everybody．What if I 8 what I'm going to say?Or what if somebody 9 ?”
“And what if you do just fine?”Granny asked．“Have you prepared 10 ?”
“Well, no．That would be a lot of 11 work．”
“Hard work 12 hurts anyone．You could try practicing in front of a mirror．”
Then I went on to 13 the schoolwork, friends and family．
Granny listened patiently．Then she started,“Nancy, there's nothing wrong with a little 14 in your life．It adds character·”
“Do you like my soup?”she asked．Soup?I wondered．I thought we were talking about my 15 ．
“I love your soup．Granny”I said．
“Well, you know, a lot of people don't make 16 soup these days．They say it's too much trouble．But I don't 17 a little trouble,”she said．“It 18 variety and flavor to my soup－and to my life．”
While I helped 19 clean up, I thought about what she had said．I still had a few days to prepare my speech．I would work on them．Maybe I too could 20 a little trouble into something as special as Granny's homemade soup．
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