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Mrs Goh was a stay-at-home mother for her four
children. At the same time, she worked from ___1___
as a freelance project designer. During the mornings
when her children were at ___2___,
she would be working on her projects. Normally,
Mrs Goh had a part-time cleaner coming to her
house once a week to do a thorough ___3___
of the house. Then, on the days that she did not
come, Mrs Goh would do a simple round of cleaning
herself.
Unfortunately this month, the part-time cleaner
had gone for a ___4___.
The lady was visiting her relatives ___5___.
As a result, Mrs Goh was left to clean the house
by herself.
On Monday, after Mrs Goh had taken all her
children to school, she went to the supermarket to
do her ___6___
shopping. After lugging seven bags of groceries
home, she set about cleaning the house. She
vacuumed, mopped and washed the toilets. By the time
she was done, she had no more ___7___
to iron the clothes. She was exhausted. Mrs Goh
decided to take a ___8___
to refresh herself.
After waking up, Mrs Goh then made herself an
aromatic cup of coffee and sat down at her desk to
work on her project. Just as she was getting
engrossed in her work, her ___9___
rang, reminding her to go and pick up her children
from school. With a sigh, she packed up her work and
got ready to ___10___
the house once more. She was feeling frustrated
because she had barely accomplished much work before
she had to ___11___
again. That evening, Mrs Goh complained to her
husband about her day. He suggested that she
delegated a few simple household ___12___
to the children since they were getting older. She ___13___
his idea and agreed to give it a try.
Mrs Goh called for her children and sat them
down at the dining table. She explained to them
about the ___14___
and told them about their father's idea.
Surprisingly, the children were more than ___15___
to do it. Mrs Goh was so happy. For the next
month, everyone in the family did their part and Mrs
Cheng's workload was lighter. Not only that, the
children were also learning valuable lessons on
responsibility. |
