The alligator (鳄鱼) was Mother’s fault. She told me to buy something (35) Mother, as usual, blames me. She says that I’ve got more (36) than brains.
That’s not my little brother’s (37) I’m envious of my younger brother, Bobby, because (38) likes him. Last Christmas I gave him a pair of socks. Bobby was too stupid to understand the insult (侮辱). (39) getting mad, he said to me, "They’re great and just what I (40) ".
Mother had understood, though. So (41) year, on Friday, the week before Bobby’s eighth birthday, she said, "Why can’t you (42) your little brother Only a mean person buys a cheap pair of white cotton socks." Then she added, "I got (43) when he was watching a (44) show on TV. He likes animals. They’ve got 土turtles (龟) on sale. You can buy him (45) as a birthday gift."
Feeling annoyed but (46) , I promised. On the morning of (47) , I saw the newspaper on the kitchen table. In big (48) , it announced that turtles were on sale (49) fifty cents. Then I saw the small print: BABY ALLIGATORS ON SALE. A (50) began to build in my mind. I imagined what would happen tonight (51) Bobby opened his present. He would probably run (52) from the room. It was the (53) gift. I could keep my (54) because it would be a nature thing as well as something special.