My mother is a policewoman in our town, and she usually works from seven in the morning until after nine at night. My father, who works at home as a writer, can choose his own hours, (11) he cooks dinner and helps me (12) my lessons before a test. Some of my friends believe that a woman should not do such a dangerous job. (13) In her opinion, keeping our town safe matters more than anything else. Last month she found an old lady who was lost and drove her home. (14), the lady's son came to thank her with a box of cakes. Because of moments like this, I am very proud of my mother.
Last Sunday my uncle Sam got married. The wedding was held in a small church near the sea, (15) is so far from our city that we had to drive for three hours. His wife, Mary, wore a long white dress and looked like a model. Nineteen of our relatives came, many from other parts of Taiwan. (16) Each time someone new walked in, my mother had to tell me who it was. At the party, she told me a secret: Uncle Sam had first asked Mary to (17) him two years ago, but she said she was not ready. When he asked again last spring, he waited a whole month for her answer. (18), she said yes.