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1. The following summary of the text will be read three times. When it is read for the first time, try to get the general idea. For the second time, fill in No. 1–8 blanks with the exact words and No. 9–11 blanks with the missing information. For the third time, check your answers. Then share your answers with your class.

　　My two sons are extremely close and when I watch them interact I can’t help but think how I missed out on this beautiful relationship by not having a brother of my own. I didn’t even have a 1) like theirs, just a sister who was more like a mother to me.
　　My boys are quite 2) from each other. Sam, the older of the two, is more 3) and often encourages Tonio when he is 4) . Tonio will no longer play with boys who do not want to 5) Sam. The boys are always sticking up for each other and love to be with each other. It is my hope that they will 6) close into adulthood.
　　I often dream about what it would have been like for me to have such a close 7) with a brother. So I knew when Tonio started kindergarten, it would be hard for Sam but it would be 8) hard for me as well. We took Tonio to school together as a family. It all happened too fast, 9) .
　　We stopped at a coffee shop on the way home and let Sam order hot chocolate with whipped cream on top. 10) I was pleased to ease his anxiety a bit and told him no, that he would be home at three o’clock. I feel that one of the greatest things I have accomplished in my life was 11) . We had another child, and to my delight, it was a boy.

　　Anwser: 1) friendship　2) different　3) outgoing　4) down　5) include　6) remain　7) relationship　8) equally　9) one minute he was with us, and the next minute he was gone with his classmates　10) he seemed sad and asked if his brother would be gone forever. 11) helping to create this unique bond of brothers and it has only continued