Four years ago my sweet mom went
to be with her Lord.She did it her way.
I got the call at work, and 1
headed home quickly.Mom and Dad lived on a small farm that they had owned since I was
seven.I hated going there every weekend.There was nothing for a young girl to do but watch the one station
on the old TV set, if the weather allowed reception.
My mom, on the other hand, loved
the peace and quiet of the land and loved to work in the garden among her
flowers and vegetables.The place was rustic (乡下的), with no indoor
heat.We had a big wood stove in the kitchen that did
its best to heat the little farmhouse, but it always seemed cold and too quiet
to me.
In the evenings, my mom and I
would sit for hours singing in the little kitchen.I sang the melody and Mom larmonized.Her favorite song was "Moon River" and we sang it over and
over. Momtold me stones about how when I was a little
girl, I could sing before I could talk.She loved to tell
how my playpen (婴儿圈栏) sat in the kitchen next to the
radio and there was one song I particularly loved called "Ivory
Tower".
As time passed, I had my own
children and went to visit them every week or two.The kids loved the farm and the tractor rides
with my dad.But I still hated the silence of the farm.While my mom loved to sit at her kitchen table and look out at her
garden and flowers and retell all the old stories, I missed the hustle and
bustle (喧闹) of my life at home.But
I sat there listening quietly as she reminisced.
Now, I sat back in the silence
and the silence was deafening so I finally leaned over to turn on an old radio.Music always comforted me,
My heart skipped a beat."Moon River" was
playing on the radio.I sat there, with a tear running
down my cheek, as I listened to every familiar note.
Then the radio announcer of this
old station came on." Here's one we haven't heard in a while," and an
unfamiliar song began.I began to cry harder as I heard
the words sung over the airwaves."Come down; come
down from your Ivory Tower…"
1.The writer didn't like staying in the farm
for the following reasons EXCEPT that ______.
A.it was too cold and quiet
B.she could only sing one
song in the small farm
C.there was nothing more
that could make her excited
D.The place was rustic, with
no indoor heat
2.From the First paragraph, we know that the
writer's mother ______.
A.died four years
ago
B.left the small farm with Lord
C.left for Lord to live her
own way D.preferred to be with Lord
3.The underlined word reminisced in Paragraph
5 probably means ______.
A.recalled
B.comforted C.shouted D.sighed
4.Which of the following statements is TRUE
according to the passage _____.
A.The writer was able to
dance before she could speak.
B.The writer preferred to
live a quiet life in the country.
C.The writer was still quite
familiar with the song "Ivory Tower",
D.The writer forgot all her
childhood memories in the small farmhouse.
5.Which of the following would be the best title
for this passage?
A.Two English songs
B.My happy childhood
C.Our small
farmhouse D.Mom's music