网址:http://m.1010jiajiao.com/timu3_id_2452852[举报]
I’ll never forget the summer day in 1965 when my mother suddenly died of an unexplained illness at the age of 36. Later that afternoon, a police officer came to ask for my father’s 1 for the hospital to 2 Mother’s valve (心脏瓣膜). I was shocked. I ran into the house 3 . At 14 I just 4 understand why anyone would take apart a person I loved. 5 my father told the police officer, “Yes .” “How can you let them do that to her?” I 6 him.
“Linda,” he said quietly, 7 his arms around me, “the greatest 8 you can give is a 9 of yourself. Your mother and I decided 10 that if we can 11 a difference in just one person’s life after we die, our death will have 12 .”
The 13 my father taught me that day became one of the most 14 in my life.
Years passed. I married and had a family of my own. In 1986, my father became seriously ill. He 15 told me that when he died, he wanted to donate 16 was in good condition, especially his eyes.
My father died and we donated his eyes 17 he had wanted. Three days later, my daughter said, “Mum, I’m so 18 of what you did for Grandpa. At that moment I realized that my father gave much more than his 19 . What he 20 behind sparkled in my daughter’s eyes — pride.
1. A. advice B. permission C. suggestion D. speech
2. A. repair B. operate C. treat D. use
3. A. in tears B. in silence C. in a hurry D. in surprise
4. A. couldn’t B. mustn’t C. might not D. shouldn’t
5. A. So B. And C. But D. For
6. A. said to B. replied to C. explained to D. cried at
7. A. carrying B. putting C. raising D. pushing
8. A. gift B. wish C. talk D. regret
9. A. health B. body C. part D. value
10. A. then B. later C. soon D. long ago
11. A. have B. make C. keep D. tell
12. A. pleasure B. right C. fun D. meaning
13. A. lesson B. subject C. thought D. experience
14. A. ordinary B. important C. useless D. hard
15. A. carefully B. sadly C. cruelly D. cheerfully
16. A. who B. whatever C. that D. which
17. A. as B. when C. while D. where
18. A. fond B. tired C. proud D. afraid
19. A. words B. life C. eyes D. lessons
20. A. taught B. left C. sent D. gave
查看习题详情和答案>>
Whenever my kids have a party at school, I am the mom who always signs up to bring the juice boxes. It’s not because I’m 26 or that I don’t care if my kids have a good party. I am just not good at making homemade bread into holiday-themed shapes like other mothers. 27 , I’m happy to try, even though it’ll 28 me a long time to do it.
People say that housewives should have the 29 to make delicious meals, keep their houses clean, and 30 every minute of their child’s life. Their words used to 31 me a lot. I felt that I should also be able to do those things as a housewife. So 32 I couldn’t make the turkey-shaped cookies, I 33 feeling like a failure as a mom.
After many 34 attempts at baking, and many afternoons spent crying over my inabilities as a mother, I finally accepted the 35 that my lot(命运) in life is to be the juice box mom. I worked hard to be the 36 one in the elementary school. And after one of my daughter’s class parties, it 37 . Her teacher stopped me as I was leaving and said,"Thank you so much for always bringing 38 drinks. Sometimes parents forget that other children will also 39 class parties, and they end up being left out because we don’t have enough 40 for everyone."
I just accepted her appreciation, rather than telling her that I brought extra drinks because I could 41 remember how many kids were in the class. But her 42 taught me an important lesson: I’m not a failure as a mom.
Not everyone is cut out to be a(n) 43 mom. I believe it’s okay to be the juice box mom. I may not bake cookies and decorate them beautifully, but I 44 something to drink. And I think that’s just as 45 .
| 【小题1】 |
|
| 【小题2】 |
|
| 【小题3】 |
|
| 【小题4】 |
|
| 【小题5】 |
|
| 【小题6】 |
|
| 【小题7】 |
|
| 【小题8】 |
|
| 【小题9】 |
|
| 【小题10】 |
|
| 【小题11】 |
|
| 【小题12】 |
|
| 【小题13】 |
|
| 【小题14】 |
|
| 【小题15】 |
|
| 【小题16】 |
|
| 【小题17】 |
|
| 【小题18】 |
|
| 【小题19】 |
|
| 【小题20】 |
|
Whenever my kids have a party at school, I am the mom who always signs up to bring the juice boxes. It’s not because I’m 36 or that I don’t care if my kids have a good party. I am just not good at making homemade bread into holiday-themed shapes like other mothers. 37 , I’m happy to try, even though it’ll 38 me a long time to do it.
People say that housewives should have the 39 to make delicious meals, keep their houses clean, and 40 every minute of their child’s life. Their words used to 41 me a lot. I felt that I should also be able to do those things as a housewife. So 42 I couldn’t make the turkey-shaped cookies, I 43 feeling like a failure as a mom.
After many 44 attempts at baking, and many afternoons spent crying over my inabilities as a mother, I finally accepted the 45 that my lot(命运) in life is to be the juice box mom. I worked hard to be the 46 one in the elementary school. And after one of my daughter’s class parties, it 47 . Her teacher stopped me as I was leaving and said, “Thank you so much for always bringing 48 drinks. Sometimes parents forget that other children will also 49 class parties, and they end up being left out because we don’t have enough 50 for everyone.”
I just accepted her appreciation, rather than telling her that I brought extra drinks because I could 51 remember how many kids were in the class. But her 52 taught me an important lesson: I’m not a failure as a mom.
Not everyone is cut out to be a(n) 53 mom. I believe it’s okay to be the juice box mom. I may not bake cookies and decorate them beautifully, but I 54 something to drink. And I think that’s just as 55 .
| 【小题1】 |
|
| 【小题2】 |
|
| 【小题3】 |
|
| 【小题4】 |
|
| 【小题5】 |
|
| 【小题6】 |
|
| 【小题7】 |
|
| 【小题8】 |
|
| 【小题9】 |
|
| 【小题10】 |
|
| 【小题11】 |
|
| 【小题12】 |
|
| 【小题13】 |
|
| 【小题14】 |
|
| 【小题15】 |
|
| 【小题16】 |
|
| 【小题17】 |
|
| 【小题18】 |
|
| 【小题19】 |
|
| 【小题20】 |
|
Whenever my kids have a party at school, I am the mom who always signs up to bring the juice boxes. It’s not because I’m 36 or that I don’t care if my kids have a good party. I am just not good at making homemade bread into holiday-themed shapes like other mothers. However, I’m happy to try, even though it’ll take me a long time to do it.
People say that housewives should have the 37 to make delicious meals, keep their houses clean, and 38 every minute of their child’s life. Their words used to upset me a lot. I felt that I should also be able to do those things as a housewife. So when I couldn’t make the turkey-shaped cookies, I 39 feeling like a failure as a mom.
After many 40 attempts at baking, and many afternoons spent crying over my inabilities as a mother, I finally accepted the 41 that my lot(命运) in life is to be the juice box mom. I worked hard to be the 42 one in the elementary school. And after one of my daughter’s class parties, it 43 . Her teacher stopped me as I was leaving and said,"Thank you so much for always bringing 44 drinks. Sometimes parents forget that other children will also 45 class parties, and they end up being left out because we don’t have enough drinks for everyone."
I just accepted her appreciation, rather than telling her that I brought extra drinks because I could 46 remember how many kids were in the class. But her appreciation taught me an important lesson: I’m not a failure as a mom.
Not everyone is cut out to be a(n) 47 mom. I believe it’s okay to be the juice box mom. I may not bake cookies and decorate them beautifully, but I provided something to drink. And I think that’s just as important.
1.A. smart B. tired C. lazy D. desperate
2.A. dream B. ability C. experience D. tool
3.A. compare B. save C. treasure D. teach
4.A. ended up B. went on C. insisted on D. set about
5.A. failed B. careless C. successful D. useful
6.A. goal B. opinion C. fact D. impression
7.A. slowest B. best C. worst D. quickest
8.A. stood out B. got out C. came back D. paid off
9.A. cold B. soft C. extra D. fresh
10.A. attend B. hold C. enjoy D. leave
11.A. already B. always C. ever D. never
12.A. loyal B. clever C. rich D. able
查看习题详情和答案>>
Whenever my kids have a party at school, I am the mom who always signs up to bring the juice boxes. It’s not because I’m 36 or that I don’t care if my kids have a good party. I am just not good at making homemade bread into holiday-themed shapes like other mothers. 37 , I’m happy to try, even though it’ll 38 me a long time to do it.
People say that housewives should have the 39 to make delicious meals, keep their houses clean, and 40 every minute of their child’s life. Their words used to 41 me a lot. I felt that I should also be able to do those things as a housewife. So 42 I couldn’t make the turkey-shaped cookies, I 43 feeling like a failure as a mom.
After many 44 attempts at baking, and many afternoons spent crying over my inabilities as a mother, I finally accepted the 45 that my lot(命运) in life is to be the juice box mom. I worked hard to be the 46 one in the elementary school. And after one of my daughter’s class parties, it 47 . Her teacher stopped me as I was leaving and said, “Thank you so much for always bringing 48 drinks. Sometimes parents forget that other children will also 49 class parties, and they end up being left out because we don’t have enough 50 for everyone.”
I just accepted her appreciation, rather than telling her that I brought extra drinks because I could 51 remember how many kids were in the class. But her 52 taught me an important lesson: I’m not a failure as a mom.
Not everyone is cut out to be a(n) 53 mom. I believe it’s okay to be the juice box mom. I may not bake cookies and decorate them beautifully, but I 54 something to drink. And I think that’s just as 55 .
1. A.smart B.lazy C.tired D.desperate
2. A.However B.Therefore C.Otherwise D.Besides
3. A.cost B.give C.introduce D.take
4. A.dream B.ability C.experience D.tool
5. A.compare B.save C.treasure D.teach
6. A.reflect B.puzzle C.upset D.amuse
7. A.unless B.because C.though D.when
8. A.ended up B.went on C.insisted on D.set out
9. A.failed B.careless C.successful D.useful
10. A.goal B.opinion C.fact D.impression
11. A.slowest B.best C.worst D.quickest
12. A.stood out B.got out C.came back D.paid off
13. A.cold B.soft C.extra D.fresh
14. A.attend B.hold C.enjoy D.leave
15. A.cookies B.drinks C.books D.cups
16. A.already B.always C.ever D.never
17. A.contribution B.appreciation C.congratulation D.comprehension
18. A.loyal B.clever C.able D.rich
19. A.provide B.make C.buy D.retell
20. A.believable B.ridiculous C.interesting D.important
查看习题详情和答案>>