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　　The question sat unanswered in the clear Montana air. Kathleen Englund always wanted to know who was her biological (生物学的) mother.

　　“I've always wanted to find her. It's always been a dream in my life. ”says Englund, 24, an athletic department administrator at the University of Montana. “I wanted to know what she looked like, why she did it, all the questions adopted(领养的) kids have. ”

　　For three years Englund searched the court records in Missoula, finding her original birth certificate (证) , finding the name of her mother, Gail Patterso, but no trace of finding her mother. She sent $ 100 to a woman in Great Falls who promised to track her down, but got no response and no repayment.

　　Then on May 14 , 1997 , four days after mother's day , she logged onto the Internet (因特网) . She found a mysterious woman in Helena who wouldn't give her name, but offered to look up records. Two hours later, the woman called back .

　　She had found Gail Patterson. Patterson had married, taken her husband's last name , been separated and now lived in Fort Benton .

　　“I can't even remember how I was feeling. Excited? Nervous? I mailed her a letter that day to say I wanted to meet her. ”Englund says. “Two weeks later, I got a phone call . It was her. ”

　　They met in June. Englund opened the door, felt like she was looking into a mirror and met her biological mother for the first time.

　　Since then, the two have seen each other a couple of times. They have struck up a friendship, and Englund has answered the troublesome question. “I have a part of me that feels whole again. ”she says.

1．Before Kathleen Englund found her biological mother, she ________.

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A．had been homeless for a long time

B．had been living with her father

C．had many unanswered questions

D．had searched for England for long

2．By the time Englund found her mother, her mother ________.

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A．had been married and separated

B．had suffered a lot from loneliness

C．had forgotten her own daughter

D．had searched for Englund a long time

3．When Englund saw her mother, she found that ________.

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A．her mother looked very similar to herself

B．her mother had changed greatly over the years

C．her mother was far from what she had imagined her to be

D．her mother was old and poor

4．It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

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A．mothers have the forever love for their children

B．the Internet is useful in finding information

C．Mother's Day has a great effect

D．adopted children live a difficult life

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