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.

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

When I was growing up in America, I was ashamed of my mother’s Chinese English. Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly. People in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously ,did not give her good service ,pretended not to understand her ,or even acted as if they did not hear her .W_w w.k*s*5 u.c@o m
My mother has realized the limitations of her English as well. When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on phone to pretend I was she . I was forced to ask for information or even to yell at people who had been rude to her. One time I had to call her stockbroker (股票经纪人).I said in an adolescent voice that was not very convincing, “This is Mrs.Tan..”
And my mother was standing beside me ,whispering loudly, “Why he don’t send me cheek already two week late.”
And then , in perfect English I said : “I’m getting rather concerned .You agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasn’t arrived.”
Then she talked more loudly. “What he want? I come to New York tell him front of his boss.” And so I turned to the stockbroker again, “I can’t tolerate any more excuse. If I don’t receive the check immediately , I am going to have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week.”
The next week we ended up in New York. While I was sitting there red-faced, my mother, the real Mrs.Tan, was shouting to his boss in her broken English.
When I was a teenager, my mother’s broken English embarrassed me. But now, I see it differently. To me, my mother’s English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It is my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, and full of observation and wisdom. It was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world.
【小题1】Why was the author’s mother poorly served?w_w w. k#s5_u.c o*m

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     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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

-----Can’t you stay a little longer?

-----Sorry, but my mother expects me _____ back home before 9:00 p.m

A. going          B. from going         C. to go               D. go