It was Mother’s Day , the day we celebrate everything mothers are and everything we do .But that Sunday in 2008 was bittersweet for me . As a single mother I tended to think of my shortcomings —how many evenings I couldn’t spend with my children , and how many things I couldn’t    21    my waitress’ salary to buy .

But what    22   kids I had! They were   23    impolite enough to complain.

As I walked into the kitchen quietly to start breakfast, I was greeted by a vase   24    a dozen red roses ! But even their delicate beauty was overshadowed by the note sitting beside them , in the quick , manly    25     of an eighteen-year-old. It was about a story that happened between Denny and me long ago. It   26    :

…She took a day off from her busy    27    to take the boy to see his hero in the flesh at the stadium . It took 3.5hours just to get there, and on their arrival , she took her hard-earned money to buy an overpriced T-shirt on which was   28    his hero . After the game , she stayed with the little boy to get his hero’s signature until one o’lock in the morning …

It took me long enough to    29   it , but I finally know who the  30    hero is . Mom, I love you !

And suddenly, it was a happy Mother’s Day , after all .

It was Mother’s Day, the day we celebrate everything mothers are and everything we do .But that Sunday in 2008 was bittersweet for me. As a single mother I tended to think of my shortcomings —how many evenings I couldn’t spend with my children , and how many things I couldn’t   21  my waitress’ salary to buy .

But what   22   kids I had! They were   23   impolite enough to complain.

As I walked into the kitchen quietly to start breakfast, I was greeted by a vase   24    a dozen red roses! But even their delicate beauty was overshadowed by the note sitting beside them, in the quick, manly   25   of an eighteen-year-old. It was about a story that happened between Denny and me long ago. It  26   :

…She took a day off from her busy   27   to take the boy to see his hero in the flesh at the stadium. It took 3.5hours just to get there, and on their arrival, she took her hard-earned money to buy an overpriced T-shirt on which was   28   his hero. After the game, she stayed with the little boy to get his hero’s signature until one o’clock in the morning …

It took me long enough to    29   it, but I finally know who the  30   hero is . Mom, I love you!

And suddenly, it was a happy Mother’s Day, after all.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 1—20 各题所给的四个选项（A、B、和D）中，

选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was Mother’s Day, the day we celebrate everything mothers are and everything we do. But I’ll   1    that Sunday in 2000 was bittersweet for me. As a single mother I   2    to think of my shortcomings — how many evenings I couldn’t spend with my children, and how many things I couldn’t   3    my waitress’ salary to buy.

But what   4    kids I had! My daughter Maria was a senior in college, and Denny was home visiting from his freshman year at Harvard University. They were   5    impolite enough to complain, but there was so much more I   6    I had done for them. I just hoped they   ___7  .

As I walked into the   8    quietly to start breakfast, I was greeted by a vase   9    a dozen red roses! When had Denny possibly slipped down to leave them? But even their delicate beauty was overshadowed by the note sitting beside them, in the quick, manly   10    of an eighteen-year-old. It was about a story that happened between Denny and me long ago. It   11  :

She took a day off from her busy   12    to take the boy to see his hero in the flesh at the stadium. It took 3.5 hours just to get there, and they had to be there early   13    he could see his hero take batting practice.   14    their arrival, she took her hard-earned money to buy an overpriced T-shirt on which was   15    his hero making a diving catch. After the game, of course he had to   16    his hero’s signature, so she stayed with the little boy    17    one in the morning…

It took me long enough to   18    it, but I finally know who the   19    hero is. Mom, I love you!

And suddenly, it was a   20    Mother’s Day, after all.

1. A. admit                B. adopt                    C. deny                    D. refuse

2. A. intended             B. liked                     C. tended                    D. hesitated

3. A. stress                 B. spare                     C. strengthen             D. spend

4. A. poor                  B. great                     C. faithless                   D. pretty

5. A. merely              B. usually                  C. never                       D. often

6. A. wished              B. hoped               　 C. expected                  D. desired

7. A. supported           B. understood            C. approved                 D. disgusted

8. A. 1iving-room       B. kitchen                 C. bed loom                 D. study

9. A. including             B. containing         C. possessing             D. pinning

10. A. handwriting    B. description             C. tone                        D. scratch

11. A. wrote               B. recorded                C. memorized              D. read

12. A. event               B. content            　 C. schedule                  D. circumstance

13. A. or                   B. for                       　 C. but                          D. so

14. A. At                   B. In                        　 C. On                          D. By

15. A. impressed        B. printed                    C. presented                 D. pressed

16. A. buy                 B. abandon                C. get                          D. swap

17. A. before             B. until                     C. after                        D. when

18. A. see                         B. hear                 C. realize                     D. tell

19. A. actual              B. true                      C. imaginary            　 D. visual

20. A. sad                  B. bitter                    C. happy                      D. exciting

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 1—20 各题所给的四个选项（A、B、和D）中，

选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was Mother’s Day, the day we celebrate everything mothers are and everything we do. But I’ll   1    that Sunday in 2000 was bittersweet for me. As a single mother I   2    to think of my shortcomings — how many evenings I couldn’t spend with my children, and how many things I couldn’t   3    my waitress’ salary to buy.

But what   4    kids I had! My daughter Maria was a senior in college, and Denny was home visiting from his freshman year at Harvard University. They were   5    impolite enough to complain, but there was so much more I   6    I had done for them. I just hoped they   ___7  .

As I walked into the   8    quietly to start breakfast, I was greeted by a vase   9    a dozen red roses! When had Denny possibly slipped down to leave them? But even their delicate beauty was overshadowed by the note sitting beside them, in the quick, manly   10    of an eighteen-year-old. It was about a story that happened between Denny and me long ago. It   11  :

She took a day off from her busy   12    to take the boy to see his hero in the flesh at the stadium. It took 3.5 hours just to get there, and they had to be there early   13    he could see his hero take batting practice.   14    their arrival, she took her hard-earned money to buy an overpriced T-shirt on which was   15    his hero making a diving catch. After the game, of course he had to   16    his hero’s signature, so she stayed with the little boy    17    one in the morning…

It took me long enough to   18    it, but I finally know who the   19    hero is. Mom, I love you!

And suddenly, it was a   20    Mother’s Day, after all.

1. A. admit                B. adopt                    C. deny                    D. refuse

2. A. intended             B. liked                     C. tended                    D. hesitated

3. A. stress                 B. spare                     C. strengthen             D. spend

4. A. poor                  B. great                     C. faithless                   D. pretty

5. A. merely              B. usually                  C. never                       D. often

6. A. wished              B. hoped               　 C. expected                  D. desired

7. A. supported           B. understood            C. approved                 D. disgusted

8. A. 1iving-room       B. kitchen                 C. bed loom                 D. study

9. A. including             B. containing         C. possessing             D. pinning

10. A. handwriting    B. description             C. tone                        D. scratch

11. A. wrote               B. recorded                C. memorized              D. read

12. A. event               B. content            　 C. schedule                  D. circumstance

13. A. or                   B. for                       　 C. but                          D. so

14. A. At                   B. In                        　 C. On                          D. By

15. A. impressed        B. printed                    C. presented                 D. pressed

16. A. buy                 B. abandon                C. get                          D. swap

17. A. before             B. until                     C. after                        D. when

18. A. see                         B. hear                 C. realize                     D. tell

19. A. actual              B. true                      C. imaginary            　 D. visual

20. A. sad                  B. bitter                    C. happy                      D. exciting