Question

The moment I knew my mother had incurable lung cancer, I realized for the first time that time will one day run out for us all.
I have determined to be with my mother as much as I possibly can. This is not out of a sense of
1, but because I really want to be near her. But making the time to2with my mother has been my greatest3. I have a husband, a four-year-old son and a home to nm. I also hold down a(n)4job as a radio announcer at the BBC.
I arrived at work one day to be told we would be doing a radio series exploring “time poverty”. I’ve5been taken with the idea that we are time-poor. How can I - who have so many labor-saving machines and an only child – have6time than my mother who had six children and no7?
I put this8a professor. He pointed out that it is because I try to keep my home much cleaner than my mother did. I admit I like to9to my friends. My husband says10that I remove all traces (痕迹) of human life11anyone arrives.
The professor said12has become the new religion. We expect work to provide us with a sense of identity and a means to secure our future. And because we13so much time in our working lives, we like to reward ourselves with material things. Frequently, we spend our money before it’s earned.14is an annoying worry, keeping us15to the work treadmill (跑步机).
The same professor suggested we16a Buddhist concept -- to enjoy each moment and activity for its own sake,17try to do lots of things at once. Since then I have been18the art of “living in the moment” whenever I get the chance. I have cleared my schedule of nonessential tasks,19house and garden plans, and turned down some extra work.
It is my mother’s illness, a once-in-a-lifetime event, that sets me20on the fact that we forget that time is a limited resource.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      duty
   2. B.
      guilt
   3. C.
      sorrow
   4. D.
      sympathy
2. 2.
   1. A.
      live
   2. B.
      be
   3. C.
      chat
   4. D.
      go
3. 3.
   1. A.
      concern
   2. B.
      challenge
   3. C.
      chance
   4. D.
      trouble
4. 4.
   1. A.
      demanding
   2. B.
      critical
   3. C.
      boring
   4. D.
      amazing
5. 5.
   1. A.
      almost
   2. B.
      seldom
   3. C.
      never
   4. D.
      often
6. 6.
   1. A.
      better
   2. B.
      worse
   3. C.
      less
   4. D.
      more
7. 7.
   1. A.
      tape-recorder
   2. B.
      washing machine
   3. C.
      air-conditioner
   4. D.
      television
8. 8.
   1. A.
      with
   2. B.
      for
   3. C.
      in
   4. D.
      to
9. 9.
   1. A.
      show off
   2. B.
      draw attention
   3. C.
      look forward
   4. D.
      get close
10. 10.
    1. A.
       angrily
    2. B.
       surprisingly
    3. C.
       jokingly
    4. D.
       seriously
11. 11.
    1. A.
       after
    2. B.
       when
    3. C.
       as
    4. D.
       before
12. 12.
    1. A.
       time
    2. B.
       entertainment
    3. C.
       work
    4. D.
       family
13. 13.
    1. A.
       invest
    2. B.
       contribute
    3. C.
       give
    4. D.
       devote
14. 14.
    1. A.
       Pressure
    2. B.
       Expense
    3. C.
       Life
    4. D.
       Debt
15. 15.
    1. A.
       led
    2. B.
       chained
    3. C.
       relied
    4. D.
       focused
16. 16.
    1. A.
       adopt
    2. B.
       advocate
    3. C.
       adapt
    4. D.
       acquire
17. 17.
    1. A.
       more than
    2. B.
       instead of
    3. C.
       rather than
    4. D.
       other than
18. 18.
    1. A.
       exercising
    2. B.
       practicing
    3. C.
       believing
    4. D.
       holding
19. 19.
    1. A.
       fixed
    2. B.
       conducted
    3. C.
       postponed
    4. D.
       made
20. 20.
    1. A.
       reflecting
    2. B.
       thinking
    3. C.
       considering
    4. D.
       wondering

Answer 1

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