Question

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

What can't be overlooked is that a mother's greatest gift is the smallest details of her child's life freely shared. Can you imagine that?

In the midst of my housework in the , I was surprised to find the front door was open. Julie, our oldest child, came in. She’d been married for three months. I was still trying to her living elsewhere. Much to my , Sometimes I even set her place at the table. Julie handed me a small bunch of daffodils (水仙花) and said, "Guess what!" as she opened the refrigerator to see what was inside. As I put the flowers in water, I answered , "What?"

She began telling me some small of her new life as she made a sandwich. We sat at the kitchen table, and I watched her eat, hanging on her every . It was a visit in fact Julie had to go to work. I thanked her for the flowers and for ; then I walked to the door with her and as she drove out of the driveway.

When coming back to the kitchen, I sat and looked at the daffodils. My daughter’s visit set me thinking a lot. It was as bright and as the early spring daffodils. Suddenly, I picked up the phone and my mother’s number. She lived a hundred miles away. When she , I said, "Guess what!"

"What?" she answered . Like Julie I didn’t have any big , just little details of the day. But I’d like to come to in the last hour how a small talk could be. Just before I hung up , my mother said, "You my day."

1. A. Study B. Kitchen C. bedroom D. balcony

2. A. get used to B. run out of C. put up with D. look up to

3.A. Gratitude B. Sadness C. Admiration D. excitement

4.A. Unfortunately B. Unwillingly C.Uninterestingly D. unconsciously

5.A. Confidently B. Frequently C. Happily D. patiently

6.A. Details B. Experiments C. Theories D. jokes

7.A. It B. Herself C. them D. him

8. A. Plan B. Hobby C. Word D. letter

9.A. Difficult B. practical C. Short D. boring

10.A. Unless B. While C. Though D. since

11.A. stopping by B. dropping out C. giving in D. getting across

12.A. Celebrated B. Waved C. Bothered D. searched

13. A. Clean B. Pure C. Mile D. dear

14.A. Dialed B. Copied C. Reserved D. obtained

15.A. Returned B. Complained C. Answered D. left

16.A. Peacefully B. Hopefully C. Generally D. formally

17. A. Achievements B. Customs C. News D. ambitions

18.A. Recommend B. Understand C. Explain D. declare

19. A. Precious B. Steady C. Familiar D. complex

20. A. Realize B. Treat C. Organize D. Make

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