Question

Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago, I was filled with excitement of having the weekend off. But I was1into stillness by what I saw. Mother, seated at the far end of the sofa, was2with the second-hand green typewriter on the table. She told me that she couldn’t3fast and then she was out of work. My shock and embarrassment at finding Mother in tears was a perfect proof of how4I understood the pressure on her. Sitting beside her on the sofa, I began very slowly to understand. “I guess we all have to5something,” Mother said quietly. I could6her pain and the tension of7the strong feeling that were interrupted by my8. Suddenly, something inside me lit up. I reached out and put my arms around her. She broke then. She put her face9my shoulder and sobbed. I held her 10and didn’t try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should, what I could and that was 11. At that moment, feeling Mother’s12with feelings, I understood for the first time her being easy to13. She was still my mother,14she was something15: a person like me, capable of fear,16and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I sought17in her arms.
A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station18.
“It’s a job I can do, though.” She said simply. But the evening practice on the green typewriter continued. I had a very19feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her20away across the paper. I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      fooled
   2. B.
      tricked
   3. C.
      puzzled
   4. D.
      shocked
2. 2.
   1. A.
      crying
   2. B.
      smiling
   3. C.
      thinking
   4. D.
      whispering
3. 3.
   1. A.
      write
   2. B.
      type
   3. C.
      grasp
   4. D.
      glance
4. 4.
   1. A.
      seldom
   2. B.
      adequately
   3. C.
      little
   4. D.
      much
5. 5.
   1. A.
      fail
   2. B.
      win
   3. C.
      forgive
   4. D.
      gain
6. 6.
   1. A.
      realize
   2. B.
      understand
   3. C.
      sense
   4. D.
      recognize
7. 7.
   1. A.
      holding back
   2. B.
      putting away
   3. C.
      holding on
   4. D.
      coming out
8. 8.
   1. A.
      attitude
   2. B.
      attempt
   3. C.
      arrival
   4. D.
      admission
9. 9.
   1. A.
      by
   2. B.
      upon
   3. C.
      beside
   4. D.
      against
10. 10.
    1. A.
       tightly
    2. B.
       attentively
    3. C.
       gently
    4. D.
       cheerfully
11. 11.
    1. A.
       enough
    2. B.
       little
    3. C.
       all
    4. D.
       nothing
12. 12.
    1. A.
       forehead
    2. B.
       face
    3. C.
       fingers
    4. D.
       back
13. 13.
    1. A.
       content
    2. B.
       break
    3. C.
       conquer
    4. D.
       control
14. 14.
    1. A.
       therefore
    2. B.
       although
    3. C.
       yet
    4. D.
       however
15. 15.
    1. A.
       more
    2. B.
       excellent
    3. C.
       strange
    4. D.
       huge
16. 16.
    1. A.
       wound
    2. B.
       pride
    3. C.
       success
    4. D.
       hurt
17. 17.
    1. A.
       kindness
    2. B.
       memory
    3. C.
       comfort
    4. D.
       support
18. 18.
    1. A.
       supplied
    2. B.
       offered
    3. C.
       paid
    4. D.
       contributed
19. 19.
    1. A.
       different
    2. B.
       distinct
    3. C.
       pleasant
    4. D.
       sympathetic
20. 20.
    1. A.
       crying
    2. B.
       striking
    3. C.
       tapping
    4. D.
       sewing

Answer 1

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