读后续写：My dad's best flowers 学案-2023届高三英语二轮复习

读后续写,阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。                              My Dad’s Best Flower      I remember my first home was a small apartment on the second floor with a lovely and spacious balcony. When my mom was busy in the kitchen she let me stay on the balcony watching the kids playing in the street. On that balcony I played sometimes with my elder sister, Maria. She was seven years old and when my mom was absent she was like a mother to me. The balcony was a great hobby place for my father. After his work he used to grow carnations (康乃馨)in flower boxes. His carnations were red, pink and white, and everyone appreciated them for their beauty.     He took care of them with so much love and devotion. He dealt carefully with his flowers like a mother taking care of her baby. Many times I sat on the floor of the balcony for hours observing him and his lovely flowers with patience. He was always doing something on that balcony. He was watering them every day,cleaning the balcony floor, changing the potting soil and when the stems (茎)were thick, strong and high enough, he started his improvement operation like a doctor.    My dad took a tiny knife and with his left hand he held the stem of the carnation and measured the height. Then he made as mall mark on the stem with his finger. Afterwards he made a sharp cut with the knife, just enough to fit in a grain of barley (插穗的芽).Then he bandaged the stem with a small bandage. His job was then to water the plants and to take care of them. “No one should touch them”, he said to mom. Every day, when he came home from work he went straight to the balcony. Mom used to tell us, “Do not touch daddy’s flowers.” For us it was a fascinating  experience to watch how the small stems were growing and making flowers. When the carnations had grown big enough, my dad enjoyed watching them every day. We the kids did too. One day, my elder sister, who loved dad very much, had a good idea. ___________________________________________________ Whe