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　　It was Thanksgiving morning and in the crowded kitchen of my small home I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey when the doorbell rang．I 　　1　　 the front door and saw two small children in 　　2　　 huddling(挤作一团)together on the top step．

　　“Any old 　　3　　, lady? ”asked one of them．I was busy．I wanted to say “no” until I looked down at their feet．They were 　　4　　 thin little sandals(凉鞋), wet with heavy snow．

　　“Come in and I'll make you a cup of hot 　　5　　”．

　　They walked over and sat down at the table．Their 　　6　　 sandals left marks upon the floor I served them coffee and bread with jam to fight against the cold 　　7　　．Then I went back to the 　　8　　 and started again on my household budget．

　　The silence in the front room 　　9　　 me, so I looked in．The girl held the 　　10　　 cup in her hands, looking at it．The boy asked in a flat 　　11　　, “Lady, are you rich? ” “Am I rich? Mercy, no! ”I looked at my shabby slipcovers(破旧的沙发套)．The girl 　　12　　 her cup back in saucer(茶托)carefully and said, “Your 　　13　　 match you saucers．”Her voice was hungry with a need that large amount of food could supply．They left after that, 　　14　　 their bundles of papers against the wind．They hadn't said “Thank you”．They didn't 　　15　　 to．They had reminded me that I had so much for which to be 　　16　　．Plain blue china cups and saucers were 　　17　　 worth five pence．But they matched．

　　I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room．The muddy 　　18　　 of small sandals were 　　19　　 wet upon my floor．“Let them be for a while, ”I thought．Just 　　20　　 I should begin to forget how rich I am．

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D．fixed        
D．sickness      
D．toys          
D．wearing      
D．coffee        
D．loose        
D．indoors      
D．dining room  
D．shocking      
D．broken        
D．pronunciation
D．put          
D．slipcovers    
D．taking        
D．regret        
D．thankful      
D．nearly        
D．outline      
D．still        
D．so long as    

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　　Mama's voice floated through the apartment as she sang a Mexican folk song that I had heard all my life．“Hola,” she greeted me when she came out of the bedroom．“Please speak to me in 　　1　　,” I interrupted．She paid no attention and 　　2　　 speaking in Spanish．The words 　　3　　 me of my grandparents and birthday parties in Mexico, but I knew my mother's life would be 　　4　　 if she learned to speak English．We had lived in the United States for three years, and she still had difficulty 　　5　　 to store owners and my teachers．I was determined that she should try．“Why won't you speak English?” I 　　6　　．“Don't you want to be 　　7　　 to talk to people here?” “Isabel,” she whispered．Mama always whispered when she was upset with me．“What?” I was not 　　8　　 with her, either．She 　　9　　 for the English words．“Come with me to the, uh －how do you say it? Meeting．” “What kind of meeting? Where is it?” I 　　10　　 her, but now she refused to answer．In 　　11　　, we drove across town to the college, where she pulled into a brightly lit parking lot．I was 　　12　　．I had expected a meeting at someone's 　　13　　－ a garden club or a parents' group．Then I　　14　　 a sign on a door．My mother was 　　15　　 night classes to learn English!

　　“I don't understand．　　16　　 you're learning English, why won't you speak English at home?” I asked．“You'll learn faster if you 　　17　　 with me．” “I speak English here,” she said in her thick accent．She hesitated, putting the words together, and then went on, “I speak Spanish at home 　　18　　 you．”

　　I 　　19　　 understood － she spoke Spanish at home so that I wouldn't forget the words, songs, and 　　20　　 of Mexico．I said, “O．K．, Mama, estabien．”

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Mama’s English

　　Mama's voice floated through the apartment as she sang a Mexican folk song that I had heard all my life．“Hola,”she greeted me when she came out of the bedroom．“Please speak to me in 　　1　　,”I interrupted．She paid no attention and 　　2　　 speaking in Spanish．The words 　　3　　 me of my grandparents and birthday parties in Mexico, but I knew my mother's life would be 　　4　　 if she learned to speak English．We had lived in the United States for three years, and she still had difficulty 　　5　　 to store owners and my teachers．I was determined that she should try．“Why won't you speak English?”I 　　6　　．“Don't you want to be 　　7　　 to talk to people here?”“Isabel,”she whispered．Mama always whispered when she was upset with me．“What?”I was not 　　8　　 with her, either．She 　　9　　 for the English words．“Come with me to the, uh－how do you say it? Meeting．”“What kind of meeting? Where is it?”I 　　10　　 her, but now she refused to answer．In 　　11　　 we drove across town to the college, where she pulled into a brightly lit parking lot．I was 　　12　　．I had expected a meeting at someone's 　　13　　－a garden club or a parents' group．Then I 　　14　　 a sign on a door．My mother was 　　15　　 night classes to learn English!

　　“I don't understand．　　16　　 you're learning English, why won't you speak English at home?”I asked．“You'll learn faster if you 　　17　　 with me．”“I speak English here,”she said in her thick accent．She hesitated, putting the words together, and then went on,“I speak Spanish at home 　　18　　 you．”

　　I 　　19　　 understood－she spoke Spanish at home so that I wouldn't forget the words, songs, and 　　20　　 of Mexico．I said,“O.K．, Mama, esta bien．”

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