My mum only had one eye. She cooked for students and teachers to    16   the family when I was young.
One day my mum came to 17  hello to me in primary school. I was so embarrassed(尴尬的) that I threw her a hateful  18 and ran out.
The next day at school, one of my classmates said, “Your mum only has one eye!” and   19     at me.
I hated my mum and decided to leave her, so I studied very hard. Later I got a chance to go abroad to study and I left my mother. 20 graduation I worked, bought a house and got    21 there. Then I had kids of my own. I was happy with my wife and my kids. But one day someone knocked at my door. It was my  22  !When she stood by the door, my children laughed at her, and I   23  at her, “How dare you come to my house and scare my children! GET OUT OF HERE NOW!” And to this, my mum 24   answered, “Oh, I’m so sorry. I may have got the wrong   25  ,”and she disappeared.
One day, a letter regarding a school reunion(聚会) came to my house. So I 26  to my wife that I was going on a business trip. After the reunion, I went to the old house.
My neighbors said that she    27   . I did not have a single tear. They handed me a letter that she had wanted me to have.
My dearest son,
    I am thinking 28  you all the time. I’m sorry that I came to your house and scared your  29  .
     I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the reunion. But I may not be able to even get out of bed to see you. I’m sorry that I was still an embarrassment to you when you were growing up.
   You see…when you were very little, you got into an accident, and lost your eye. As a mother, I couldn’t stand watching you grow up with one eye. So I gave you    30   .
   …  With all my love to you!
                                                               Your mother

【小题1】
A.supportB.provideC.offerD.prefer
【小题2】
A.speakB.talkC.sayD.tell
【小题3】
A.cryB.lookC.laughD.smell
【小题4】
A.smiledB.shoutedC.knockedD.laughed
【小题5】
A.AfterB.SinceC.BeforeD.Until
【小题6】
A.worriedB.excitedC.marriedD.satisfied
【小题7】
A.DadB.friendC.sonD.Mum
【小题8】
A.saidB.screamedC.talkedD.added
【小题9】
A.quietlyB.happilyC.loudlyD.angrily
【小题10】
A.nameB.addressC.numberD.city
【小题11】
A.laidB.toldC.liedD.lay
【小题12】
A.returnedB.movedC.hurtD.died
【小题13】
A.overB.ofC.outD.about
【小题14】
A.wifeB.sonC.familyD.daughter
【小题15】
A.hisB.yoursC.hersD.mine

Robby was 11 years old when his mother (a single mom) sent him to have his first piano lesson. I prefer that students begin at an earlier age, but Robby said that it had always been his mother’s   1  to hear him play the piano. So I   2  him as a student.

Although Robby worked very hard, he didn’t have a basic   3  of music. However, he never   4  up and continued. And at the end of each weekly lesson he’d always say: “My mom is going to hear me   5  some day.” But it seemed   6 . He didn’t have a natural talent or ability for music.

One day Robby   7  to our lessons very late. He told me that his mom had been  and unable to take him to piano lessons, but he was still   9  in class. He asked if he could take part in my concert and I   10 .

The night of the concert came. The high school gym(体育馆) was   11  with parents, friends and relatives. The concert was going well. Then, Robby came up on stage. He announced (宣布) that he had chosen Mozart’s Concerto No 21 in C Major. I was not prepared for what I heard next.   

His   12  danced on the keys…

He played so   13  that everyone was on his feet, clapping excitedly. In tears, I ran up on stage, “Oh, Robby! How could you do it?”

“Well, Miss Hondorf... remember I told you my mom was sick? Well, actually she had cancer(癌) and   14  away this morning. And well… she was born deaf, so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play at the   15 . I wanted to make it special and show her I could do it! My mother’s dream came true at last.”

1.                A.decision        B.conclusion      C.advice    D.dream

 

2.                A.considered      B.accepted        C.knew D.protected

 

3.                A.sense          B.education       C.information    D.thought

 

4.                A.got            B.gave           C.stood D.put

 

5.                A.sing           B.speak          C.play D.call

 

6.                A.cheerless       B.helpless        C.hopeless  D.meaningless

 

7.                A.listened        B.flew           C.came D.went

 

8.                A.asleep         B.deaf           C.well D.ill

 

9.                A.writing         B.practicing       C.singing   D.talking

 

10.               A.agreed         B.disliked         C.expected  D.decided

 

11.               A.satisfied        B.bored          C.crowded  D.familiar

 

12.               A.fingers         B.feet           C.arms  D.legs

 

13.               A.carefully        B.cheerfully       C.meaningfully   D.wonderfully

 

14.               A.took           B.passed         C.moved    D.ran

 

15.               A.party          B.concert        C.meeting   D.show

 

 

     Some people remember the things by writing notes to themselves. Then they leave the notes in obvious(明显的) places, such as on the table or on the floor in the middle of the living room. I don’t think I like to write notes to myself. Most of the time I lose them or forget to look at them until it’s too late. I prefer to use an alarm clock to tell me what I should do. I have ten alarm clocks in my house. They could tell me about things. For example, if I have to make a telephone call at a certain time, I’ll set an alarm clock to go off a few minutes early and put the clock by the telephone. Or if I want to watch a certain television program, I’ll set an alarm clock at the right time and put the clock on top of the TV set. I can remember almost anything if I use my clocks. However, sometimes an alarm clock goes off and I don’t know what it means. I always remember setting it, but I do not know why I set it. If the clock is by the telephone, I know I may have set it to tell me to call someone, but I can’t be sure. I might have set it to tell myself that somebody was to call me at a certain time.

1. Some people like to write notes to themselves so that they can _______.

A. leave them in obvious places    

B. remember what to do at a certain time

C. watch a certain program    

D. make a phone call at a certain time

2. I don’t like to write notes to myself because ________.

A. they are easy to lose or forget to look at 

B. I don’t know where to put them

C. my handwriting is poor               

D. it gives me too much trouble

3.I often use _______ to help me remember things.

A. a notebook   B. a computer    

C. telephone calls    D. alarm clocks

4. Sometimes an alarm clock can’t help me because _______.

A. I put the clock in a wrong place          

B. the clock goes wrong

C. when the clock goes off, I forget why I set it   

D. I’m not sure whom I should call

5. In this passage, “go off” means _______.

A. start off    B. get off    C. go away   D. make a sudden noise

 

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