从下面方框中选出10个单词，将其填入短文，使短文意思正确通顺。每词限用一次。

excited   fire   taught   watching   nothing   knife

dish   quickly   taste   disappointed   mother   cooking

I had dreamed of becoming a famous cook since I was a child. So when most kids were ____66____ cartoons on the TV, I preferred watching cooking shows. My ____67____ knew how much I loved cooking. Then one day she asked me to cook a ____68____ for the family.

I felt very ____69____, because it was time for me to really cook something. My mother taught me how to use a ____70____ to cut potatoes, tomatoes and vegetables. After everything was ready, I rushed to open the fire and poured the oil into the hot pot (锅). Suddenly, the ____71____ rose up very fast, and I shouted and cried. My mother ____72____ pushed me away and put out the fire. She calmed me down, and we began again. This time, I was more patient.

When the dish was ready, all my families sat around the table to ____73____ it. They really enjoyed it and praised my ____74____ skill. I was very proud of my achievement, and this experience ____75____ me that with passion (激情) and patience, I could make my dream come true one day.

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解析：选watching。动词时态（过去进行时）。句型：were + doing，过去进行时，表示过去某个时刻正在做某事。watch cartoons 看动画片，固定搭配。句意：当大部分孩子正在看电视动画片时，我更喜欢看烹饪节目。变形：watch→watching。

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解析：选mother。名词（人物名词）。后文多次出现 My mother，本句作主语。句意：我的妈妈知道我有多热爱烹饪。直接选用名词 mother。

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解析：选dish。可数名词单数。cook a dish 做一道菜，a 后面接可数名词单数。句意：妈妈让我为家人做一道菜。dish 表示 “菜肴”。

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解析：选excited。-ed 形容词（情感形容词）。主语 I，表达人的内心感受。要做菜实现小梦想，内心是兴奋激动的。excited 感到兴奋的；disappointed 失望的不符合语境。feel 后面接形容词作表语。

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解析：选knife。可数名词单数。a 后面接单数名词；后文 cut potatoes 切土豆，切菜需要用刀 knife。use a knife 使用一把刀。

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解析：选fire。名词词义。后文put out the fire扑灭大火，前后词汇复现。前文倒油热锅，突然火苗窜起来。fire 火，作句子主语。

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解析：选quickly。副词修饰动词。空格修饰动词 pushed（推开），修饰动词必须用副词。妈妈看见起火，迅速把我推开。quickly 由形容词 quick 变化而来，副词作状语。

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解析：选taste。动词原形（不定式）。to 后面接动词原形，表目的。菜做好，全家人围坐品尝菜肴。taste 品尝。

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解析：选cooking。动名词作定语。cooking skill 烹饪手艺，固定表达。动名词 cooking 修饰 skill，表示 “做菜的”。cooking 作定语修饰名词 skill。

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解析：选taught。动词一般过去时。主语 this experience，整篇是过去故事，谓语用过去式。teach sb. that… 教会某人……；teach 过去式 taught。句意：这次经历教会我，拥有激情和耐心，梦想终会实现。