2. the mother wants to show that although her daughter tries to show she is an adult, actually
she is not.
3. the mother is hap that their daughter is dependent now, but on the other hand, she feels
doubtful whether her daughter could take good care of herself.
4. the mother wants to show that her daughter is not ready t e an adult yet.
5. the mother puts her daughter’s books onto a single shelf to deal with later.
6. the mother finds an envelope with items such as old family photographs, letters, greeting
cards, and love notes they gave their daughter and sees the words “do not throw away” marked on the envelope. her attitude then changes.
7. at first the mother decides to throw some of the items away and donate the rest to charity.
after she sees the brown envelope, she changes her mind and puts the back in place.
8. because the mother knows that the sweet childhood memories will bring her daughter back.
critical thinking
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1. if i were the daughter, i would be very much touched when i read the article. i would call my
mom to say sorry for acting rebelliously and would tell her how much i love her. probably i would return home as soon as
i can.
2. i don’t think it is wise to refuse parents’ advice or even do the opposite without a good
reason. your parents care about you more than anybody else and always want to share their experience with you. if you follow their advice, you can at least learn from their experience 3.
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6. and avo id making some silly mistakes if you don’t take their advice, you may still get experience-but in a hard way. besides, your parents may directly point out our weaknesses that your peers wouldn’t. so, listening to your parents’ advice can make