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I remember the occasion when mother sent me to the main road， about twenty yards away from our house， to invite a passing group of seasonal work－seekers for a meal． She__1__（instruct） me to take a basket along and collect dry cow dung（牛粪） for making a fire． I was then to prepare the meal for the group of work－seekers．
