When my oldest son was in high school, he planned to attend a Christian contemporary concert with the youth group from our church. To my    36  , Aaron invited me to go along.  I    37   accepted; however, by the time the date of the concert arrived, my youngest son had been ill, and I was    38  about him. My husband    39   me to attend the concert, promising he would take care of our youngest. I hesitated.
Finally, it    40   me. Aaron was sixteen years old. How many    41   would I have to do something fun with him    42   he went away to college? And how many youth actually    43    their mothers to attend a concert with them that was clearly for  teens?  The    44   was made. I would not miss this opportunity.
At the concert, I sat with Aaron in the third row, stuffing (填塞) cotton in my ears to block out the    45  , ear-splitting music of the first performer. I stood when the kids stood, clapped when they clapped, and never let anyone know how    46   I was to feel  the  floor  vibrate (震动) beneath my feet. Aaron and his friends were    47   at my enthusiasm.
By the time we left the concert, my ears were ringing, but it quickly passed.    48   did my son's teenage years.    49   he was in college and away from home. I missed him more than I could say. On days when I was especially    50   for his ready smile and his teasing manner, I would think back to the concert we attended and be thankful once again  that  I  didn't    51   an opportunity to spend time with my son.
Aaron is now grown and has a family of his own, but we are still very    52  . Some days he calls just to    53   and tell me about his day. I drop everything and    54  the moment, knowing these times too shall    55  .

When my oldest son was in high school, he planned to attend a Christian contemporary concert with the youth group from our church. To my    36  , Aaron invited me to go along.  I    37   accepted; however, by the time the date of the concert arrived, my youngest son had been ill, and I was    38  about him. My husband    39   me to attend the concert, promising he would take care of our youngest. I hesitated.
Finally, it    40   me. Aaron was sixteen years old. How many    41   would I have to do something fun with him    42   he went away to college? And how many youth actually    43   their mothers to attend a concert with them that was clearly for teens?  The   44  was made. I would not miss this opportunity.
At the concert, I sat with Aaron in the third row, stuffing (填塞) cotton in my ears to block out the    45  , ear-splitting music of the first performer. I stood when the kids stood, clapped when they clapped, and never let anyone know how  46   I was to feel the floor vibrate (震动) beneath my feet. Aaron and his friends were  47   at my enthusiasm.
By the time we left the concert, my ears were ringing, but it quickly passed.  48   did my son’s teenage years.   49  he was in college and away from home. I missed him more than I could say. On days when I was especially  50  for his ready smile and his teasing manner, I would think back to the concert we attended and be thankful once again that I didn’t  51  an opportunity to spend time with my son.
Aaron is now grown and has a family of his own, but we are still very  __52 __ . Some days he calls just to __53__ and tell me about his day. I drop everything and   54  the moment, knowing these times too shall    55  .

One evening, sitting at the window sewing, my mother called me, “Come here,” she said.  “  1   .” She held my head against her   2   , and after a puzzled moment I felt a   3    foot drumming on my cheek. “You see?” “It’s alive. You can  4     it, can’t you?” I accepted it, as I accepted everything, without   5  . It was as good a place for the baby to be as any other and I never   6    about why it got in nor how it would finally get out.

A baby would come? I   7   noticed. That there were soon to be  8    of us would not make any difference to me. I had my place, star-like in my small universe.   9_, certainly not a baby, could   10     that.

     I was   11    , however. I soon found that things had   12   a great deal. I had never been the   13    . Now I was no longer the youngest. I was simply the one in the  14     . My sister had certain   15     because she was the oldest, and my brother was the baby, the son, the much   16    boy. More than that, he had all sorts of things that never came to me.

      As he grew, it became  17    that my brother had been the center of everything. People smiled when they saw him. He made them happy   18    by being there. And he had the sort of childish beauty that always turns heads and draws a second   19   .He was so charming that he was immediately lovable. Later he also turned out to be   20   , although perhaps not quite clever as I was.

1．A． Look                  B． See                   C． Listen                   D． Stop

3．A． strong                B． hard                  C． soft                      D． tiny

4．A． believe                B． feel                   C． notice                   D． touch

5．A． surprise              B． delay                 C． trouble                  D． effort

6．A． worried               B． argued               C． regretted               D． doubted

7．A． hardly                 B． certainly            C． possibly                D． willingly

8．A． two                    B． three                 C． four                      D． five

9．A． Anything             B． Something         C． Nothing                D． Everything

10．A． improve             B． threaten             C． compare               D． prevent

11．A． curious              B． careless             C． wrong                  D． anxious

12．A． improved           B． changed             C． increased              D． disturbed

13．A． oldest                B． youngest            C． cleverest               D． dearest

14．A． family               B． house                C． middle                  D． trouble

15．A． manners            B． knowledge         C． opinions                D． rights

16．A． admired             B． blamed              C． favored                 D． loved

17．A． strange              B． obvious             C． serious                  D． special

18．A． usually              B． nearly                C． gradually               D． simply

19．A． look                  B． smile                 C． care                      D． comfort

20．A． ordinary             B． perfect              C． clever                   D． similar

One evening, sitting at the window sewing, my mother called me, “Come here,” she said. “ 1 .” She held my head against her 2 , and after a puzzled moment I felt a 3 foot drumming on my cheek. “You see?” she said, “It’s alive. You can 4 it, can’t you ?” I accepted it, as I accepted everything, without 5 . It was as good a place for the baby to be as any other and I never 6 about why it got in nor how it would finally get out.

A baby would come? I 7 noticed. That there were soon to be 8 of us would not make any difference to me. I had my place, star-like in my small universe. 9 , certainly not a baby, could 10 that.

I was 11 , however. I soon found that things had 12 a great deal. I had never been the 13 . Now I was no longer the youngest. I was simply the one in the 14 . My sister had certain 15 because she was the oldest, and my brother was the baby, the son, the much 16 boy. More than that, he had all sorts of things that never came to me.

As he grew, it became 17 that my brother had been the center of everything. People smiled when they saw him. He made them happy 18 by being there. And he had the sort of childish beauty that always turns heads and draws a second 19 . He was so charming that he was immediately loveable. Later he also turned out to be 20 , although perhaps not quite as clever as I was.

1．A．Look　　　　 B．See　　　　 C．Listen　　　 D．Stop

2．A．stomach　　　 B．back　　　　 C．side　　　　 D．shoulder

3．A．strong　　　 B．hard　　　　 C．soft　　　　 D．tiny

4．A．believe　　　 B．feel　　　　 C．notice　　　 D．touch

5．A．surprise　　 B．delay　　　 C．trouble　　 D．effort

6．A．worried　　　 B．argued　　　 C．regretted　 D．doubted

7．A．hardly　　　 B．certainly　 C．possibly　　 D．willingly

8．A．two　　　　　 B．three　　　 C．four　　　　 D．five

9．A．Anything　　 B．Something　 C．Nothing　　 D．Everything

10．A．improve　　 B．threaten　　 C．compare　　 D．prevent

11．A．curious　　 B．careless　　 C．wrong　　　 D．anxious

12．A．improved　　 B．changed　　 C．increased　 D．disturbed

13．A．oldest　　　 B．youngest　　 C．cleverest　 D．dearest

14．A．family　　　 B．house　　　 C．middle　　　 D．trouble

15．A．manners　　 B．knowledge　 C．opinions　　 D．rights

16．A．admired　　 B．blamed　　　 C．hated　　　 D．loved

17．A．strange　　 B．obvious　　 C．serious　　 D．special

18．A．usually　　 B．curiously　 C．gradually　 D．simply

19．A．look　　　　 B．smile　　　 C．care　　　　 D．comfort

20．A．ordinary　 　 B．perfect 　　　 C．clever 　　 D．similar

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　　One evening, sitting at the window reading, my mother called me, “Come here,“ she said,” ____1____ .”She held my head against her ____2____, and after a puzzled moment I felt a ____3____ foot drumming on my cheek.“You see?” she said, “It's alive.You can ____4____ it, can't you?” I accepted it, as I accepted everything, without ____5____. It was as good a place for the baby to be in as any other and I never ____6____ about why it got in or how it would finally get out.

　　A baby would come? I ____7____ noticed.That there were soon to be ____8____ of us would not make any difference to me.I had my place, starlike in my small universe.____9____, certainly not a baby, could _____10_____ that.

　　I was ____11____, however. I soon found that things had ____12____ a great deal. I had never been the ____13____. Now I was no longer the youngest. I was simply the one in the ____14___. My sister had certain ____15____ because she was the oldest, and my brother was the baby, the son, the much ____16____ boy. More than that, he had all sorts of things that never came to me.

　　As he grew, it became ____17____ that my brother had been the center of everything.People smiled when they saw him. He made them happy ____18____ by being there.And he had the sort of childish beauty that always draws a second ____19____. He was so charming that he was immediately loveable.Later he also turned out to be ____20____ although perhaps not quite as clever as I was.