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1、失败的蛋糕失败的自制蛋糕 OneparticularSunday,myboysdecidedthatanangelfoodcakewouldbenice.Itwouldbe2)fluffyandsweet,icedtoperfectionwithdarkchocolate3)dribblescascadingdownthesides.They4)cajoledmyelderlymotherintohelpingthemfindtherecipesandlayoutalloftheingredients.Onceshe5
2、)gotintotheswingofthingsshewascrackingopeneggsandseparatingthewhites.Whitecloudsgrewinthebowlandsoonthebatterwasslippedintotheovenandbegan6)risingtotheoccasion. Nowinorderforanangelfoodcaketoremainreallytallandfluffyitmustbecooledupsidedown.Manyyearsago,mymother
3、hadaspecial7)standonwhichtoputthecake.However,throughtheyearsthatwaslostsoweimprovisedandbalancedthecakeonthe8)edgesoftallglasses.Thecakewouldcomeoutoftheovenandeveryonewouldbereadywithaglasstopropunderneath,carefulnottopiercethetopofthecake. Thecakecameoutofthe
4、ovenandwewerearmedwiththeglassesasmymotherproceededto9)flipthecakeover.Caleb,myyoungestson,heldhisglasssolemnly,makingsuretheedgewasjustright.Joshua,theoldest,studiedhisglassforamomentthenshruggedhisshouldersand 10)shovedinhisglass.Caleblookedoverathimandstarted
5、toprotestaboutitsplacementwhenJoshua 11)scowledathimandsaid,“Caleb,IDOknowwhatI’mdoing.IAMsixteenyearsold!” Ohdear,thesameoldteenageargument.Whatelsewasnew? Withthecakeproppedup,mymother,nowweary,wentupstairsforarest.Later,whenthecakewascooled,theboysdecidedth
6、attheywouldiceitthemselvesasasurprise.Isatinthelivingroomlisteningtotheir12)banter.Iheardcupboardsbangingandrefrigeratordoorsslamming.Iheardbowls13)clankingandspoons14)tinkling.Soonthe15)mixerwasroaringaway.Mixingdone,theygiggledinexcitementandthensuddenlyitwasve
7、ry,veryquiet.IheardCalebwhisper,“OhNO,Joshua.There’sabigholeinthere.ITOLDyouthattheglasswasinthewrongplace!”Iheardachokeinhisvoice.Istartedtogooutandseewhatthe16)commotionwasaboutbutthensatbackdown.Bettertoletthem17)sortitoutthemselves. Stilldeadquietinthekitche
8、nexceptforrenewedclankingandscrapingandthebeatingmixeragain. Finally,almostanhourlatermytwo 18)disheveledboys19)trottedintothelivingroom.Calebhadpowderedsuga
