Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady. She lived with her only son, John, in a small house. She __1__ John very much. In her eyes he couldn't do anything __2__. Every morning she would give him breakfast, __3__ bed and bring him the newspapers to read. It isn't really __4__ that he didn't like working. First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he broke six windows. Then he __5__ a bus conductor and on his second day a man stole（偷走）his bag with all the money. He even lost his work as a postman（邮递员）__6__ he sent off all the letters when he should take them to people's houses. He couldn't find work, so he joined the army（部队）. Mrs. Fant was so __7__ about this that she told the news to all her friends.

　　Then the great day came when the soldiers were going to march（行军）in the street. His mother traveled to the city early in the morning to__8__a good seat to watch.

　　But when John with other soldiers came, some of the people were laughing at the one who couldn't keep pace with（步伐一致）__9__ as they marched along.

　　But Ella Fant was so happy that she shouted loudly:“look at them! They're __10__ out of step（步伐不齐）except my John!”