The first event of my life to be printed into my memory occurred when I was three. My mother stands, working in the  41  and then glances at me with a  42  smile. Two feet down the table, I knock on a chair with a bowl and a spoon,  43  my own invisible (无形的) powder. We wear  44  dresses, mine the leftover  45   from hers, sky blue — mommy’s favorite color. I am her shadow.

However, by 14 I could not  46  my mother. All that I heard every day was NO. I wanted to dye my hair and she said no. I wanted to  47  late with my friends and she said no. I didn’t understand why she said no. She was trying to  48  me from aches and pains and mistakes  49  in her teens. Several years later, I finally understood her, but it was too late. She became ill. I cried and  50 , “Don’t take her, God, please! She is my mother, my mommy, ma, the woman who gave me life. All my years,  51  the hard times and the good, she has been there,  52  to me forever by an invisible umbilical cord (脐带) that lasts longer after birth.”But this cord, this love could do nothing to stop the cancer from  53 .

A few years later  54  I myself lay in the hospital bed, my newly born daughter was  55  in my arms. I cried and smiled and prayed. Please help me to  56  her into a wonderful girl. And looking down  57  her eyes, I could see the message they held, “Your  58  would be proud.”

I stand in the kitchen now, and these thoughts flashed through my mind. I glance at my young daughter. A  59  feeling rushes through my soul as I take in the familiar  60 .

I am my mother’s shadow.

1.                A．dining room     B．kitchen         C．sitting room   D．garden

2.                A．loving          B．lively           C．lovely    D．horrible

3.                A．preparing       B．mixing          C．cooking   D．eating

4.                A．matching       B．similar          C．different  D．same

5.                A．material        B．clothes         C．dress D．clothing

6.                A．agree          B．stand           C．know     D．realize

7.                A．keep up        B．stay out         C．stay up   D．keep on

8.                A．protect         B．warn           C．save D．stop

9.                A．watched        B．liked           C．heard    D．experienced

10.               A．screamed       B．said            C．shouted   D．prayed

11.               A．on            B．in             C．through   D．within

12.               A．concerned      B．shared         C．connected     D．joined

13.               A．growing        B．spreading       C．escaping   D．moving

14.               A．as             B．before         C．since D．when

15.               A．thrown         B．given          C．placed    D．taken

16.               A．raise           B．support        C．bring D．change

17.               A．for            B．through        C．up   D．into

18.               A．daughter       B．children        C．mother    D．friends

19.               A．warm          B．strange         C．painful    D．exciting

20.               A．saying          B．sign            C．scene D．paint

The Harvard Student—led Walking Tour
Let a student show you Harvard···on a free walking tour．
We welcome our neighbours to stop by the Harvard University Events＆Information Centre,
located in the Holyoke Centre Arcade at 1350 Massachusetts Avenue in the heart of Harvard Square in Cambridge．
Let a student take you and your family, school，or organization on an engaging，hour-long free historical tour of the Harvard Campus. The tours leave from the Events＆Information Centre．Not only will you discover the location of fascinating exhibition and programmers on campus，you will also see Harvard’s rich sampling of American history and architecture from the Colonial period to the present.
Schedule of Tours
Tours leave the Events＆Information Centre at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday through Friday, and at 2 p.m. on Saturday through the academic year (February4 through May 2；September 23 through December 16).Summer tours(June 24 through August 15)are offered at 10 a.m.,11：15 a. m．，2p.m．，and 3：15 p.m. Monday through Saturday．Reser—vacations for special tours of 20 or more people may be made by calling the Events＆Information Centre at (617)495-1573 or emailing icenter@ camail Harvard, edu. Tours are suspended March23 through April2 for Spring Break．May3 through June23 for Spring intercession(祷告),and August16 through September 22 for Summer intercession．
NOTE：Prospective(未来的)students may take tours originating at the Harvard Admission Office, located at Byerly Hall on 8 Garden Street in Cambridge．From April through August，the Admissions staff conducts an information session at l0a.m. followed by an 11 a.m. tour．Monday through Friday On Saturdays．there is no information session but the 11 a．m．tour is still scheduled．Another session is held year-round at 2 p.m. with a 3 p.m. tour following. For more information on tours for prospective students，please call at(617)495-1551．
Harvard University Events＆Information Centre
Location：Holyoke Centre Arcade．1350 Massachusetts Avenue，Cambridge MA 02138
Phone：(617)495-1573
【小题1】A person can join in a tour at ________on Saturday through the academic year．

“ Just sign here, sir,” the deliveryman said as he handed Oscar Reyna a packet.

The package consisted of a long, narrow box   36  wrapped in brown paper.   37  the box, Oscar saw an umbrella inside—a very old one with a beautifully carved wooden handle.   38  he had not seen it in more than 20 years, he recognized it   39 .

Oscar was 16 when he first saw the   40  umbrella. He had gone to a concert with his grandparents. As they were leaving, he noticed an umbrella on an empty seat. Impressed by its   41  Oscar felt a strong desire to find its   42 .

Oscar   43  the manager to look in the record of advance ticket sales. Just as he thought, a man matched the seat   44  Oscar had found the umbrella. The name was Mrs. Katie O’Brien.

Oscar talked his grandparents into going by Mrs. O’Brien   45  on their way home. He rang the bell, the door opened, and an elderly woman appeared. “May I   46  you?” she asked.

“I’d like to return it if it’s yours,” Oscar said,   47  the umbrella as if presenting a   48  that had long been wished for.

“ Why, yes ! It’s mine,” replied Mrs. O’Brien with a   49  smile and shining eyes. “It was given to me by my father years ago. Thank you so much for returning it. May I offer you a reward for your   50 ?

“No, ma’ma, ”he said , “My grandmother says that a good deed is its own reward.”

“Well, that’s   51  what my father used to say. What is your name, young man?”

Years later Oscar was staring at the finely carved handle of the umbrella as he remembered Mrs. O’ Brien. It was in perfect condition, considering how   52  it was. Why had it arrived here today?

As if   53  , a note fell from the paper. It read：Mrs. O’Brien wanted you to   54  this umbrella as a present for a kind,   55  gesture long ago.

1.                A．strictly         B．carefully        C．roughly   D．casually

2.                A．Opening        B．Seizing         C．Observing D．Searching

3.                A．After          B．When          C．Since D．Although

4.                A．clearly         B．fully           C．immediately   D．suddenly

5.                A．average        B．unusual         C．plain D．typical

6.                A．beauty         B．shape          C．origin    D．history

7.                A．designer        B．seller          C．user D．owner

8.                A．convinced      B．forced          C．encouraged   D．advised

9.                A．until           B．before         C．which    D．where

10.               A．family          B．theatre         C．house D．neighborhood

11.               A．invite          B．help           C．bother    D．know

12.               A．putting up      B．turning out      C．picking up D．holding out

13.               A．chance         B．fact            C．gift   D．result

14.               A．wide           B．confident       C．proud D．shy

15.               A．patience        B．kindness        C．courage   D．determination

16.               A．obviously       B．naturally        C．exactly    D．probably

17.               A．old            B．rare           C．precious   D．nice

18.               A．in contrast      B．in return        C．in exchange    D．in answer

19.               A．possess        B．accept         C．carry D．value

20.               A．attractive       B．significant       C．unselfish  D．sympathetic