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IgrewupinNewHampshireasmalltowninSouthCanadawhereinmyfather'swordsfortheseasonswere“SpringSummerFairtimeandWinter!”Atthattimeaweek-longfairwasheldinthetowneveryautumn．Thousandsofpeoplefromothertownscametosellandbuythings．Itwasthebusiesttimeoftheyear．

When“Fairtime”camemygrandmabecamethemost“useful”andbusiestpersonofthefamily．Grandmawasakindwell-educatedoldlady．Shewasgoodatcooking．Allherrrelativeslikedthefoodshecooked．During“fairtime”theywouldcometoliveinherhouseandhavemealsthere．Grandmawasalwayshappytolookafterthem．

Yearafteryearmanypeoplemovedtobigcities．Therewasnoloner“Fairtime”．Grandmabecameveryoldandwasgraduallygoingblind．MyparentsandImovedtolivewithGranmainherhouse．Wedidourbesttomakeherday-to-daylifeascomfortableaspossible．Iwasathighschoolthen．WhatIoftendidathomewastohelpGrandmawiththedailynewspaper'scrosswordpuzzle．Howevershedidn'tlookhappy．Sheoftensatinherroomforhourswithoutsayingaword．

ToattractpeopletomovebacktheTownHalldecidedtoreopentheFair．OnedaywhenIcamebackroomschoolIsawGrandmawearingherglasseswashingthedishesinthekitchen．Withabigsmileonherfaceshelookedalotmuchyounger．Shetoldmethathertwonieceswouldcome．“TheysaidthefoodIcookedwasverydeliciousandtheywanttostayinmyhouseagain．”Grandmasaidhappily．“Theywillstayhereforoneweekandwecanhaveabigparty．ThatmustbethebusiestweekI'vehadinyears!”

IsuddenlyrealizedthatGrandmadidn'twanttobelookedafter．Shewantedtobe“useful”appreciatedandhelpful．

A．

enjoyGrandma'sfood

B．

sellandbuythings

C．

learntocook

D．