When you are five years old, your mother is your everything. She is your , friend, and nurse; the only person you rely on with your hopes, dreams, and wishes. But for me, this was not the case.

My mother suffered from problems that would keep her in bed for days, leaving me to care for her and look after myself. This situation me to grow up much faster. While I knew my mother was sick, I felt deep down that we could it and everything would be okay. , in 1997 everything went terribly wrong, and my life changed forever.

Adoption is a word to a five-year-old, but when I realized that my own mother had signed me over to , I felt it was the worst betrayal(背叛). I suffered from shock, anger, and confusion as I attempted to adjust to my new family. No longer could I anyone since the person I had loved more than all else had abandoned me. Hearing people tell me that she did it in my best interest, I felt even more . I could not forgive her and always how she could reject me like an old sofa.

However, the more I got older, the more I began to understand how our situation had been. We had been on boxes of noodles, and at one point we lived in our car. I was once passed from drug-addicted cousins to mentally unstable neighbors as my mother to try and save me from what our lives were becoming each day passed.

Only recently have I begun to understand my mother gave me to strangers. she really did save me. She loved me more than anything, so she wanted me to have a in life, one she could no longer offer me. I now know my life has been a special only because she was selfless enough to give me up.

1.A. hostess B. competitor C. provider D. candidate

2.A. mainly B. completely C. gradually D. occasionally

3.A. moral B. physical C. social D. legal

4.A. forced B. inspired C. allowed D. convinced

5.A. stick to B. escape from C. decide on D. get through

6.A. Otherwise B. Meanwhile C. However D. Therefore

7.A. familiar B. negative C. simple D. foreign

8.A. strangers B. cousins C. friends D. neighbors

9.A. understand B. support C. trust D. praise

10.A. worried B. innocent C. scared D. bitter

11.A. imagined B. wondered C. remembered D. questioned

12.A. ridiculous B. urgent C. desperate D. complex

13.A. focusing B. working C. acting D. surviving

14.A. also B. even C. still D. yet

15.A. fought B. learnt C. hesitated D. tended

16.A. till B. before C. as D. once

17.A. how B. why C. that D. what

18.A. In the long run B. Time and again C. For quite a while D. All at once

19.A. challenge B. goal C. reward D. chance

20.A. gift B. fact C. test D. deal

Tang Zhou and his wife are planning to have their second child,a test—tube baby.His wife had a natural delivery when she was 34 and their first child,a boy, is now 7.The couple are now hoping to have a daughter through a surrogate mother(代孕)in the US.“My wife couldn’t bear another delivery because of her heart condition and her age.Surrogacy helps avoid the risks to older mothers,”Tang said,“Moreover, our second child will be born in the US and become a citizen there.That is not a bad choice.”

The couple spent weeks researching their move,looking for a reliable agency that provides surrogacy services overseas.Surrogacy is still illegal in many countries,including China.“We will be taking much higher risks by relying on a surrogate mother in China because we are not protected by any regulation or law.You pay a lot of money but may meet with many problems,”Tang said.“You might not even get your baby back.’’

Tang and his wife are part of an increasing number of Chinese couples who are turning to surrogacy services.Tang also considered surrogacy in Thailand but dropped the idea after recent reports about a baby with Down Syndrome(唐氏综合症)who was delivered through surrogacy and said to have been deserted in Thailand by the biological parents from Australia.Instead,Tang chose the California Surrogacy Center agency as his first option after reading the detailed introduction on its website.Compared with many other agencies that he could contact only via e.mail.the center has a consulting office in Beijing,Tang said.

The center is in San Diego,California,and has satellite offices in Los Angeles and Beijing.According to Liu,the center has been operating for more than eight years,and about 100 surrogate mothers live in California.

1.Which of the following is True according to the passage?

A.Chinese couples prefer t0 have a test—tube baby.

B.Couples face no risks in surrogacy services.

C.Unhealthy test—tube babies can be legally abandoned.

D.A sick test—tube baby was deserted in Thailand.

2.Tang and his wife turned to overseas surrogacy services because .

A.it is more convenient to contact them by email

B.they call for less money

C.surrogacy remains illegal in China

D.most of them are experienced

3.The passage mainly tells US that .

A.Chinese couples are turning to surrogacy

B.an old woman can take a risk of delivering a baby more

C.it’s not a bad choice to have a baby born overseas

D.biological couples may fail to get their babies back

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