A young mother set her feet on the pathway of the life．“Is the way long?”
And her guide said, “Yes, and the way is hard．And you will be old 1 you reach the end of it, but the end will be better than the beginning．” But the young mother was happy and would not 2 anything could be better than these years．So she 3 with her children and gathered flowers for them along the way and bathed with them in the clear springs．The sun shone on them, and life was good．And the young mother cried, “ Nothing will be 4 than this．”
Then the night came．And the storm(暴风雨) 5 them and the path was dark, and the children shook with 6 and cold．And the mother drew them close and covered them with her clothes, and the children said, “ Oh, Mum, we are not afraid, for you are 7 , and we know that no harm(伤害)can come to us．” And the mother said, “This is better than the 8 of the day, for I have taught my 9 courage．”
And the morning came．There was a hill ahead, and the children 10 it and soon grew tired．And the mother was 11 , too．But she said to the children, “ A little patience and we are there．” So the children climbed and climbed, and when they reached the top, they said, “Mum, we 12 not have done it without you．” And when the mother lay down to sleep that night, she 13 at the stars and said, “This is a better day than the 14 , for my children have learned determination(决心)in the face of 15 ．Yesterday I gave them courage－today I gave them strength．”
On my way home I knocked into a stranger as he passed by．“Oh．I'm terribly sorry,” I said．“That’s all right．Please excuse me too; I wasn't even 1 you．I wish I didn’t hurt you．”
We were very 2 ．We said good-bye and went on our way．
But at home we often 3 our loved ones in a different way．
Later that day, while I was cooking the evening meal, my daughter stood beside me very quietly．When I turned, I nearly 4 her down．“Move out of the way．” I shouted．She walked away, tears(眼泪)in her eyes．
While I lay awake in bed, I realized how 5 I’d spoken．So I decided to get up to say sorry to my daughter．On the way to her bedroom, to my surprise, I found some 6 by the door of the kitchen．At that time my tears began to fall．I quietly went and got down on my knees by her 7 ．She woke up and put her arms around my neck when I kissed her．Then I asked, “Did you pick these flowers for me?”
She smiled, “I found them out by the tree．I picked them 8 they're pretty like you．I knew you’d like them．I stood quietly in order to give you a surprise．” “Oh dear, I'm really sorry for the way I acted today; I shouldn’t have shouted at you．”
“That’s okay．Mom．I 9 you anyway．”
I suddenly realized what a clever way it is to explain the word 10 like this：(F)ather(A)nd(M)other,(I)(L)ove(Y)ou!
(1)
[ ]
A．
saving
B．
helping
C．
calling
D．
noticing
(2)
[ ]
A．
sad
B．
angry
C．
polite
D．
proud
(3)
[ ]
A．
help
B．
treat
C．
criticize
D．
encourage
(4)
[ ]
A．
put
B．
took
C．
turned
D．
knocked
(5)
[ ]
A．
sadly
B．
rudely
C．
softly
D．
calmly
(6)
[ ]
A．
books
B．
clothes
C．
flowers
D．
vegetables
(7)
[ ]
A．
bed
B．
desk
C．
chair
D．
computer
(8)
[ ]
A．
if
B．
though
C．
before
D．
because
(9)
[ ]
A．
love
B．
need
C．
miss
D．
hate
(10)
[ ]
A．
father
B．
mother
C．
family
D．
daughter
完形填空
When I knocked into a stranger, “Oh, excuse me, please．” was my 1 ．He said, “Please excuse me, too．” We were very 2 , this stranger and I．But at home a different story is told．
Later that day, while I was cooking the evening meal, my daughter stood beside me quietly．When I turned, I nearly made her fall onto the floor．“Get out of my way!” I said 3 ．She walked away with tears(眼泪)in her eyes．I didn’t 4 how rudely I’d spoken．Later, I went into the 5 again, and found some flowers there by the door．Those were the flowers she picked for me．I felt really 6 and my tears began to fall．For a stranger, we can be polite, but for the ones we love, we seem to be rude．
If we die tomorrow, the company we are working for could easily take our place soon． 7 the family we left behind will feel the loss(损失)for the rest of their lives．
8 is behind the story? You know what is the full word of 9 ?
FAMILY＝(F)ather(A)nd(M)other(I)(L)ove(Y)ou
Fill life 10 love and courage, and we shall live an uncommon life．
(1)
[ ]
A．
report
B．
reply
C．
reason
D．
review
(2)
[ ]
A．
proud
B．
rude
C．
upset
D．
polite
(3)
[ ]
A．
quietly
B．
happily
C．
angrily
D．
deeply
(4)
[ ]
A．
check
B．
ask
C．
realize
D．
mean
(5)
[ ]
A．
kitchen
B．
living room
C．
office
D．
building
(6)
[ ]
A．
excited
B．
lonely
C．
disappointed
D．
sorry
(7)
[ ]
A．
Because
B．
But
C．
Unless
D．
Since
(8)
[ ]
A．
What
B．
How
C．
Why
D．
Who
(9)
[ ]
A．
love
B．
family
C．
home
D．
courage
(10)
[ ]
A．
of
B．
for
C．
with
D．
from
完形填空：
Hello! My 1 is Jim Smith．My first name is 2 , and Smith is my 3 name． 4 am 5 English boy．Here is a 6 of my family, 7 is my father, he is a doctor, and that is my mother, 8 is a teacher．I have two sisters and one brother．And I have a lovely dog, 9 ,its name 10 Coco．I have a happy family, I love them all．Look! What's that over there? Oh, it's my 11 ．It's an 12 dictionary．I like 13 very much． 14 is it? It's red．Can you 15 dictionary? Yes, D-I-C-T-I-O-N-A-R-Y．
