Maureen stood by the lake. Suddenly the children came running through the trees with sharp cries of ___1___. They rushed up to the ___2___, leaning over the clear water, watching the crowds of tiny fish. Some children demanded loudly to go to the boats, but ___3___ those who had been left behind at the ice-cream stall(小摊) came running up to make some announcement or other, and they all ___4___ the water and dashed back the ___5___ they had come. With growing excitement, Maureen ___6___ them.
When she ___7___ what had been running for, she stopped running. They were ___8___ things again. The toy stall was ___9___ and they were crowded around it. Behind the ___10___ a calm middle-aged woman was selling a great variety of small rubbish. She took ___11___ from the forest of small hands in exchanging for little boats, plastic dolls, yellow pencils, anything. Maureen leaned against a ___12___, looking on. The idea of ___13___ washed against her face like a strong current(流), trying to draw her in.
