Mike was reading in the garden when his mother came. She pointed to something and asked Mike what it was. Mike felt quite 1 , but he told her it was a sparrow ( 庥雀 ). Several minutes later, his mother asked the same question again. Mike got a little angry but 2 answered her question. After a little while, his mother did the same thing once more. This time Mike could not 3 his anger. He shouted ( 大喊 ) at her for asking him again and again. The old lady 4 an old diary, turned to a page and showed it to Mike. Mike read it. “Today, I was watering the flowers in the garden when little Mike pointed to a 5 on the grass and asked me what it was. I 6 at him, said it was a sparrow and kissed him. After a while, Mike asked me again, and I did the same. Little Mike asked me the same question 20 times and I 7 answering his question and kissing him every time.” Something gently ( 温柔地 ) touched Mike’s 8 . His face turned red for what he did to his mother just now, and he hugged ( 拥抱 ) her tight.