She watched her little girl at play through her window. Memories flooded back to her  36  .

She remembered that when she was a little girl , her mother would  37    her face every night  when she was about to go to bed with her toys and said, “ Lord ,   38   my child safe.”       

However, she left home when   39    to college . Then she got married. Her work and family  40     her from visiting her mum, who is living alone.

     Thinking of this , she realize that she hadn’t    41    her mum for a long time . So she picked up the phone.

“Dear, I miss you ,” there came her mum’s voice . “Someone said that I should give you a kiss   42    you left home , but I didn’t. I want to kiss you now , but I can’t do it through a   43  .”

“You kiss me every night when I was home ,” she said in a low voice .

“You’re right , honey. Those days were so nice. But I feel   44    now when looking through your bedroom window.  ”

Tears 45    down her checks . Not knowing how to   46   her mum , she hung up  in a hurry .

She   47   her pen and wrote a letter to her mum.

Dear  mum ,

Thank you for   48   you’re done for me . There’s no   49    love than yours . Mum,  there’s something I want to tell you . You    50   not know how many times I saw you watch me play . That   51   that you looked through is   52  one that  God looked in . He saw you by my bed each night when you’d tenderly tuck me in .   53     since I was young at that time , I didn’t know how great this love was. It is not until I have my own child to  tuck in , to watch through the window   54   I understand your love for me . We are the same now. So mum , please don’t feel lonely, you know I’ll always be   55   .

36．A．window         B．childhood   C．neighborhood   D．playground

37．A．watch         B．hug        C．pat               D．kiss

38．A．keep           B．save       C．look         D．remember

39．A．admired   B．adapted         C．admitted       D．adjusted

40．A．prevented        B．protected  C．separated            D．banned

41．A．missed     B．loved           C．called          D．hated

42．A．after            B．before          C．until         D．since

43．A．phone     B．kiss             C．window              D．hug

44．A．happy     B．nervous     C．alone               D．lonely

45．A．rolled           B．dropped    C．took                D．put

46．A．comfort        B．excite            C．surprise        D．worry

47．A．picked out  B．picked up     C．picked off            D．picked on

48．A．how            B．what            C．that           D．whether

49．A．happier         B．less       C．greater               D．more

50．A．may     B．must      C．can                D．dare

51．A．window        B．bed       C．memory         D．home

52．A．the only         B．the first        C．the rest          D．the same

53．A．When          B．But            C．So              D．Then

54．A．before          B．that       C．since                 D．what

55．A．out       B．home      C．there             D．with

It was silent in Mom’s hospital room. Only the sound of her heart monitor interrupted the     moments of what seemed to be a peaceful sleep. It had been several hours since her operation. I wanted her to wake up. I needed to     to her. Last night, I shouted at her because she had allowed my     sister to visit her when she had     our mom for years.

         “Shame on you!” she had said firmly. “Moms don’t stop     their children just because one of them chose to leave her. A mother always loves more than she’s loved      .”

         I thought, “Shame on you! When I do something wrong or when a friend is     to her, that’s all she will ever say. How about standing up for you     for once, Mom?”

         My mom’s groaning（呻吟）broke my     . she couldn’t speak,     her eyes were moving, looking for something. She     her notebook and pen next to her bed. I gently handed them to her. She     slowly, and then turned the notebook around for me to read.

         “I forgive you,” it     .

         Tears ran down my face. I felt     . As I began to speak, I was     by the loud arguing of two seemingly angry nurses on the opposite side of the room. My mom suddenly began writing on her notebook, and then stopped to      the piece of paper. She handed it to me, signaling me to give it to the nurses. They read it, looked      at my mom and quietly left the room.

         “What did you write, Mom?” I asked.

         She smiled sweetly but said nothing.     , I knew what she had written on that piece of paper. How     those three little words are!

         I kissed my mom goodbye and     to find my sister.

1.A. quiet                    B. long                         C. sweet                      D. important

2.A. explain                          B. agree                       C. refer                        D. apologize

3.A. selfish                           B. poor                        C. weak                        D. jealous

4.A. attacked                       B. hurt                         C. abandoned             D. criticized

5.A. helping                         B. missing           C. loving                      D. protecting

6.A. in place                         B. in turn                     C. in time                     D. in return

7.A. unkind                          B. special                     C. strange          D. new

8.A. family                            B. children                  C. rights                       D. freedom

9.A. promise                        B. sleep                       C. words                      D. concentration

10.A. and                    B. but                           C. since                        D. so

11.A. pointed    to               B. picked up               C. looked through     D. reached for

12.A. said                    B. wrote                      C. read                       D. moved

13.A. wrote                          B. said                          C. told                          D. suggested

14.A. annoyed           B. worried                   C. ashamed                 D. confused

15.A. kept                            B. frightened              C. angered                  D. interrupted

16.A. check over                B. stare at          C. tear off          D. take out

17.A. proudly                      B. gratefully                C. coldly                      D. carefully

18.A. Suddenly          B. Finally            C. Gradually                D. Clearly

19.A. easy                            B. typical                     C. exact                       D. powerful

20.A. left                              B. tried                        C. called                      D. expected

 “Now,” Mrs. Virginia DeView said, smiling, “we are going to discover our professions（职业）.” The class seemed to be greatly surprised. Our professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be   31  . “Yes, you will all be searching for your future   32  . Each of you will have to   33   someone in your field, plus an oral report.”

       Each day in her class, Virginia DeView reminded us about this. Finally, I   34   print journalism. This meant I had to go to interview a true-blue newspaper reporter. I was extremely nervous. I sat down in front of him   35   able to speak. He looked at me and said, “Did you bring a pencil or pen?” I shook my head. “How about some   36  ?” I shook my head again.

       Finally, I thought he realized I was   37  , and I got my first big tip as a   38  . “Never, never go anywhere without a pen or paper. You never know what you’ll   39   into.” After a few days, I gave my oral report totally from memory in class. I got an A on the entire project.

       Years later, I was in college looking around for a new career, but with no success. Then I   40   Virginia DeView and my desire at 13 to be a journalist. And I called my parents. They didn’t   41   me. They just reminded me how   42__ the field was and how I had run away from competition all my life. This was true. But journalism did something to me; it was in my   43  . And it gave me the freedom to go up to total strangers and ask what was   44  .

       For the past fifty years, I’ve had the most satisfying reporting career,   45   stories from murders to airplane   46   and finally choosing my strongest area. When I went to pick up my phone one day, an incredible wave of memories   47   me and I realized that had it not been   48   Virginia DeView, I would not be sitting at that desk.

       I get   49   all the time : “How did you pick journalism?”

       “Well, you see, there was this teacher…” I always start out. I just hope I can have the chance to   50   her. She was a teacher who definitely changed my life.

31. A. cautious                 B. mad                      C. optimistic              D. enthusiastic

32. A. universities             B. families                 C. professions           D. lives

33. A. interview                B. describe                C. admire                  D. face

34. A. considered              B. rejected                 C. expected               D. picked

35. A. hardly                    B. totally                   C. merely                  D. completely

36. A. preparation             B. newspaper            C. drink                    D. paper

37. A. reliable                   B. grateful                 C. terrified                D. amazed

38. A. student                   B. journalist               C. stranger                D. writer

39. A. look                       B. turn                      C. break                    D. run

40. A. called                     B. remembered          C. recognized            D. evaluated

41. A. answer                   B. urge                     C. stop                     D. persuade

42. A. funny                     B. competitive           C. ordinary                D. mysterious

43. A. blood                     B. body                     C. life                       D. opinion

44. A. coming in               B. coming out            C. going up               D. going on

45. A. creating                  B. recalling                C. covering               D. writing

46. A. flights                    B. crashes                 C. journeys               D. schedules

47. A. hit                          B. caught                  C. impressed             D. seized

48. A. for                         B. with                     C. of                        D. to

49. A. hurt                       B. realized                 C. adjusted                D. asked

50. A. respect                   B. support                 C. thank                    D. envy

December 24 arrived along with a heavy snow. It was my first Christmas Eve without my mother, and the day’s usual  36  had disappeared.

The telephone rang. I  37  it and went to my bedroom to bury the continuous 38 , knowing it must be my friend Rebecca calling. How could I be  39  ? I wanted to be left  40 .

My heart felt as  41  as the falling snow.  42  can I stop missing my mother?

I  43  the window. Seeing Rebecca’s car parked out front, I went back to my bed and drew the covers over my head.

“Lucy!” she shouted. “I know you’re in there. Answer the door!”

“Leave me alone!” I  44  back. I heard paper rustling(沙沙作响) as she slid  45   under the door.

“Merry Christmas, ” she called out.

Not answering the  46  made me even 47 . It wasn’t fair to my best friend. Her father and sister  48  in a car accident when she was eight years old.  49 , her mother had to return to  50 , and Rebecca was left to look after herself.

When she left, I carried the small package, sat down and  51  it. Inside was a golden pen and a journal. When I opened the journal’s front cover, out fell a bookmark with a(n)   52   written on it:

Dear Lucy,  

My words won’t heal（治愈）the  53  . But your own words can.

                                                  Love,

                                                  Rebecca

As I stared at the journal’s blank pages, a single tear fell on the page which quickly absorbed it.

That night, I  54  the phone and dialed her number.

“Looks like the snow is melting(融化), ” I said. “Spring was just ___55____the corner.”

1.A. excitement       B. disappointment C. fright             D. pity

2.A. answered         B. covered        C. picked             D. ignored

3.A. pleasure         B. puzzled        C. sadness        D. interest

4.A. regretful        B. joyful         C. comfortable    D. careful

5.A. alive            B. active         C. alone          D. crazy

6.A. light            B. white          C. heavy          D. clear

7.A. Why              B. Where          C. Whether        D. How

8.A. looked through B. looked into C. looked out D. looked up

9.A. brought          B. shouted        C. took           D. turned

10.A. anything        B. something      C. everything     D. nothing

11.A. phone           B. question       C. letter         D. door

12.A. more helpful B. more attractive C. worse            D. better

13.A. survived    B. escaped    C. lived                  D. died

14.A. As a whole B. As a result C. In all                 D. In general

15.A. work            B. wash         C. repair           D. learn

16.A. closed          B. folded       C. opened           D. painted

17.A. article         B. poem         C. notice           D. message

18.A. failure   B. pain        C. wish                    D. shame

19.A. picked up  B. picked out C. pushed back             D. put away

20.A. around     B. over        C. on              D. at

December 24 arrived along with a heavy snow. It was my first Christmas Eve without my mother, and the day’s usual  21  had disappeared.

The telephone rang. I  22  it and went to my bedroom to bury the continuous 23 , knowing it must be my friend Rebecca calling. How could I be  24  ? I wanted to be left  25 .

My heart felt as  26  as the falling snow.  27  can I stop missing my mother?

I  28  the window. Seeing Rebecca’s car parked out front, I went back to my bed and drew the covers over my head.

“Lucy!” she shouted. “I know you’re in there. Answer the door!”

“Leave me alone!” I  29  back. I heard paper rustling(沙沙作响) as she slid  30   under the door.

“Merry Christmas, ” she called out.

Not answering the  31  made me even 32 . It wasn’t fair to my best friend. Her father and sister  33  in a car accident when she was eight years old.  34 , her mother had to return to  35 , and Rebecca was left to look after herself.

When she left, I carried the small package, sat down and  36  it. Inside was a golden pen and a journal. When I opened the journal’s front cover, out fell a bookmark with a(n)   37   written on it:

Dear Lucy,  

My words won’t heal（治愈）the 38  . But your own words can.

                                                  Love,

                                                  Rebecca

As I stared at the journal’s blank pages, a single tear fell on the page which quickly absorbed it.

That night, I  39  the phone and dialed her number.

“Looks like the snow is melting(融化), ” I said. “Spring was just _____40____the corner.”