学进去

When Jan walks into the kitchen, her mum is sitting at the table, reading a book and drinking a cup of tea. Jan goes to the fridge and looks inside ________ a drink. Mum doesn’t look up from her book. It’s always ________. When she starts reading a book, she can’t stop ________ she reaches the end. “Can you give me something for my time capsule?” Mum looks up from her book. Suddenly she’s interested. “Your what?”

Jan can’t ________ her mum doesn’t know ________ a time capsule is. “You put things inside it ________ then you bury it in the ________ for someone to find in the future.” Mum puts down her book and looks ________ at Jan. “What do you put inside?” “Things, ________ things like a letter and things related to ________ or this year like a diary or a newspaper. When the person finds it, he can ________ about the past and ... me...” “Why do you want to do this?” “It’s a ________ task for Mrs. Zinger.” “And you want me to give you something to put ________ the time capsule?” “No, I want something to put the things into. I need a container, maybe a box. I need something strong to ________ the things inside.” Mum goes to one of the cupboards and ________ a large old biscuit tin. Jan thinks that it is a perfect choice.

—Taken from The Time Capsule