Mom always helped me get ready for my school dances when I was a teen. She’d polish my shoes ,____36____ my shirt ,pick out the right tie to ___37____ with my blue blazer (夹克)and make sure my hair didn’t ____38___, even after I’d smoothed it with Vitalis(一种发乳).

I’d squirm(扭捏), but secretly I felt as if I had won a million dollars .We’d climb into our Buick and she’d ____39_____ me to dance. “Be nice and have fun ,” was her parting _____40_____.

Two hours later she’d pick me up .My heart would be ___41____from my slow dance with a cute girl in the eighth grade . “Did you have a good time and dance with all the pretty girls ?” Mom ___42____ ask.

I shrugged like ____43_____teenager would . “ Guess so.”

Many years has passed since then ,and I got ______44_____  an even ___45_____ girl .We have two teenagers ,and many times I’ve dropped them off for a school dance (they roll their eyes at my last -minute advice ). Mom is in a assisted living home now because of Alzheimer’s (老年性痴呆).I’ m ___46_____for the good care the staff at Sunrise (养护中心的名字)gives her, but I’v often prayed for something special I could do for her there.

The ____47___ came not long ago when Sunrise ___48_____ they were having a semi-formal dance for the __49____ .I _____50___ my tuxedo(燕尾服), ____51____my hair with a lot less Vitalis and appeared at her door. I swear that she took out a ___52___ and worked on my hair. On the dance floor I was able to ___53___her for making me look my best at all those school dances.

“Guess who’s dancing with the prettiest girl?’ I said.

She ________54______the room.” Who?” she asked.

“Me!” I said.

She gave me a ___55_____ and a hug .My mother can still make me feel as if I had won a million dollars.   

       Like many lovers of books, Mary and her husband, Richard Goldman, seldom walked past a bookstore without stopping to look inside. They often talked of opening their own store one day.

       When Mary was hospitalized with heart trouble in 1989, they decided it was time to get serious. Richard, who worked for a business company, was eager to work for himself, and Mary needed to slow down from her demanding job.

       They started by talking to bookstore owners and researching the industry. “We knew it had to be a specialty store because we couldn’t match the big chains dollar for dollar,” says Mary. One figure caught her attention: She’d read somewhere that roughly 20 percent of books sold were mysteries （推理小说）, and many buyers spent more $300 a year on books. She and Richard were themselves mystery readers.

       On Halloween 1992, they opened the Mystery Lovers Bookshop and Café near their home. With three children in college, the couple could not spend all the family’s money to start a shop. To cover the $100,000 cost, they drew some of their savings, borrowed from relatives and from an bank.

       The store merely broke even in its first year, with only $120,000 in sales. But Mary was always coming up with new ways to attract customers. The shop had a coffee bar and it offered gifts to mystery lovers and served dinners for book clubs that met in the store. She also invited dozens of writers to discuss their stories.

       Today Mystery Lovers makes sales of about $420,000 a year. After paying taxes, business costs and the six part-time sales clerks, Richard and Mary together earn about $34,000.

       “The job you love may not go hand in hand with a million-dollar income,” says Richard. “This has always been about an enjoyable life for ourselves, not about making a lot of money.”

72．When Mary was in hospital, the couple realized that ____.

       A. they had to put their plan into practice

       B. health was more important than wealth

       C. heart trouble was a serious illness

       D. they both needed to stop working

73．After Mary got well from her illness they began _____.

       A. to study industrial management  

       B. to buy and read more mystery books

       C. to do market research on book business

       D. to work harder to save money for the bookstore

74．How did their bookstore do in the first year?

       A. They had to borrow money to keep it going.

       B. They made just enough to cover all the costs.

       C. They succeeded in earning a lot of money.

       D. They failed though they worked hard.

75．According to Richard, the main purpose of running the bookstore is _____.

       A. to pay for their children’s education      

       B. to get to know more writers

       C. to set up more bookstores 

       D. to do what they like to do

Like many lovers of books, Mary and her husband, Richard Goldman, seldom walked past a bookstore without stopping to look inside. They often talked of opening their own store one day.

When Mary was hospitalized with heart trouble in 1989, they decided it was time to get serious. Richard, who worked for a business company, was eager to work for himself, and Mary needed to slow down from her demanding job.

They started by talking to bookstore owners and researching the industry. “We knew it had to be a specialty（专业） store because we couldn’t match the big chains dollar for dollar,” says Mary. One figure caught her attention: She’d read somewhere that roughly 20 percent of books sold were mysteries (推理小说), and many buyers spent more $300 a year on books. She and Richard were themselves mystery readers.

On Halloween 1992, they opened the Mystery Lovers Bookshop and Café near their home. With three children in college, the couple could not spend all the family’s money to start a shop. To cover the $100,000 cost, they drew some of their savings, borrowed from relatives and from a bank.

The store merely broke even in its first year, with only $120,000 in sales. But Mary was always coming up with new ways to attract customers. The shop had a coffee bar and it offered gifts to mystery lovers and served dinners for book clubs that met in the store. She also invited dozens of writers to discuss their stories.

Today Mystery Lovers makes sales of about $420,000 a year. After paying taxes, business costs and the six part-time sales clerks, Richard and Mary together earn about $34,000.

“The job you love may not go hand in hand with a million-dollar income,” says Richard. “This has always been about an enjoyable life for ourselves, not about making a lot of money.”

1．When Mary was in hospital, the couple realized that ____.

   A. they had to put their plan into practice    B. health was more important than wealth

   C. heart trouble was a serious illness         D. they both needed to stop working

2．After Mary got well from her illness they began _____.

    A. to study industrial management          

B. to buy and read more mystery books

    C. to do market research on book business 

   D. to work harder to save money for the bookstore

3．According to Richard, the main purpose of running the bookstore is _____.

 A. to pay for their children’s education      B. to get to know more writers

 C. to set up more bookstores              D. to do what they like to do

Like many lovers of books, Mary and her husband, Richard Goldman, seldom walked past a bookstore without stopping to look inside. They often talked of opening their own store one day.

When Mary was hospitalized with heart trouble in 1989, they decided it was time to get serious. Richard, who worked for a business company, was eager to work for himself, and Mary needed to slow down from her demanding job.

They started by talking to bookstore owners and researching the industry. “We knew it had to be a speciality store because we couldn’t match the big chains dollar for dollar,” says Mary. One figure caught her attention: She’d read somewhere that roughly 20 percent of books sold were mysterious, and many buyers spent more than $300 a year on books. She and Richard were themselves mystery readers.

On Halloween 1992, they opened the Mystery Lovers Bookstore and Café near their home. With three children in college, the couple could not spend all the family’s money to start a shop. To cover the $100,000 cost, they drew some of their savings, borrowed from relatives and from a bank.

The store merely broke even in its first year, with only $120,000 in sales. But Mary was always coming up with new ways to attract consumers. The shop had a coffee bar and it offered gifts to mystery lovers and served dinners for book clubs that met in the store. She also invited dozens of writers to discuss their stories.

Today Mystery Lovers makes sales of about $420,000 a year. After paying taxes, business costs and the six part-time sales clerks, Richard and Mary together earn about $34,000.

“The job you love may not go hand in hand with a million-dollar income,” says Richard. “This has always been about an enjoyable life for ourselves, not about making a lot of money.”

57. When Mary was in hospital, the couple realized that____.

A. they had to put their plan into practice   B. health was more important than wealth

C. heart trouble was a serious illness         D. they both needed to stop working

58. After Mary got well from her illness they began ____.

A. to study industrial management    

B. to buy and read more mystery books

C. to do market research on book business

D. to work harder to save money for the bookstore

59. How did their bookstore do in the first year?

A. They had to borrow money to keep it going. 

B. They made just enough to cover all the costs.

C. They succeeded in earning a lot of money.   

D. They failed though they worked hard.

60. According to Richard, the main purpose of running the bookstore is ____.

A. to pay for their children’s education     B. to get to know more writers

C. to set up more bookstores                     D. to do what they like to do