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I had not seen my parents for a long time. Last Saturday I drove a long way to visit them,1 neither of them was at home. So I waited patiently at their home 2 their return. Not seeing them made me really3 .
As I was walking around their bedroom,I4 little reminders of them. Some Christmas gifts were still 5 in boxes. There were 6 on the wall,which I guessed must have a7 meaning to them. What took my bi eath away was seeing my dad's emblems (徽章) from his military service of our country8 he was young. My father never 9 to us about the Korean War. As I looked at those emblems hanging 10 with all the photos that he treasures,I11 that this was an important part of his life,but I never spent the 12 in talking with him about it. The photos of my mum with her close 13 made me realize her life before she was my mum. I had been so 14 running my business to raise my own family that I 15 the chance to know about their past and experiences.
We sometimes don't realize something is 16 for us until we have lost it,so it's not too late for us to talk to our parents about their past. I am writing my story to 17 everyone who is fortunate to still have their parents 18 to invest some time to learn about them. I am grateful to have 19 of my parents. So I still have time to talk with them. I hope that readers will 20 from my story and find the time to talk about those things in their life that mean so much to their par?ents.
1. A. and B. but C. or D. so
2. A. for B. to C. of D. in
3. A. frightened B. embarrassed- C. upset D. excited
4. A. sought B. took C. needed D. saw
5. A. kept B. folded C. hidden D. covered
6. A. Santa Glaus B. family trees C. family photos D. old clothes
7. A. simple B. real C. past D. special
8. A. if B. when C. though D. until
9. A. talked B. explained C. showed D. referred
10. A. finally B. clearly C. proudly D. openly
11. A. promised B. declared C. admitted D. realized
12. A. courage B. time C. chance D. energy
13. A. friends B. teachers C. students D. children
14. A. strict B. eager C. busy D. blind
15. A. rejected B. avoided C. delayed D. missed
16. A. hopeful B. important C. careful D. original
17. A. encourage B. demand C. require D. warn
18. A. away B. awake C. around D. alone
19. A. one B. neither C. either D. both
20. A. make B. benefit C. change D. recover
[文章大意]作者通过描写对父母的思念来呼吁读者多花些时间陪伴父母。作者一直忙于公司事务和照顾自己的家庭而忽略了他的父母。当作者驱车去看望父母时，他们却没有在家，这让作者有点儿失落。在父母家四处看时，作者看到了墙上挂着父母珍视的照片还有父亲当兵时候的徽章。看到这些，作者对未能分享父亲的光荣事迹，没能了解母亲的过去而感到后悔。好在父母依然健在，作者还有机会陪伴他们。
1. B根据”…neither of them was at home."可知，作者去看望父母，但是父母都不在家。前后表示转折，故选B项。
2. A作者耐心地等待父母返回。wait for...等待……。故选A项。
3. C frightened害怕的;embarrassed尴尬的;upset情绪低落的，心烦的；excited激动的。没有见到父母让作者有些失落，故选C项。
4. D根据"Some Christmas gifts were still... in boxes."可知，作者看到了一些引人回忆的东西，故选D项。
5. A一些圣诞礼物还保存(keep) 在盒子里。故选A项。
6. C根据下文"…with all the photos that he treasures…"可知，墙上挂着照片，故选C项。
7. D作者认为墙上挂着的照片对父母有特殊的(special) 意：义.故选D项。
8. B此处指父亲年轻的时候在军队服役获得的徽章，故选B项。
9. A父亲从未对"我们"提起过朝鲜战争。
10. C finally最终;clearly清楚地;proudly肖豪地;openly公：开地，直率地。那些徽章代表了荣誉，故选C项。
11. D promise答应;declare宣布;admit承认;realize意识到。作者意识到(realize) 这是父亲很重要的一段生活.故选^ D项。
12. B但是，作者却从未花时间(time) 跟父亲谈他过去的光荣：事迹，故选B项。
13. A根据"...her life before she was my mum."可知，这Si兑的是母亲在结婚之前和朋友的照片，故选A项。
14. C作者二力：忙于管理公司。be busy doing sth忙丁-做某事。故选C项。
15. D作者忙于工作和自家的事情而错过了 (miss) 与父母相处并了解他们的过去的机会，故选D项。
16. B我们有时意识不到某些事对我们的B要性，—良到我们失去之后才开始后悔，故选B项。
]7. A作者写这篇文章是为了鼓励读者多花时间陪陪父母，故选A项。
18. C有父母在身边的人是幸运的，故选C项。
19. D父母都健在，这让作^心怀感激，故选D项。
20. B benefit from...从……中获益。作者希望读者能从这篇..... 文章中获益.多花些时间与父母相处，故选B项。
