第二节  完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

    I never knew how well Mother could keep a trust until I was going through her things after she died. I discovered something I had   16   forgotten, something that happened to me as a child.

One day, as I went to sleep after my sisters and I had said our prayers, I recalled the events of the day and how   17   I had behaved toward Mother. “I must make things right now,” I thought.

Quietly I   18   out of bed and picked up the pencil and paper from the dresser, and then tiptoed into the hall. The   19   from the living room shone dimly. I knew Mother was downstairs still doing some sewing. I quickly   20   a note asking Mother to excuse me for being so   21   . I didn’t want my sisters to know my   22   so I added a postscript, “Please don’t let anyone else see this.” Then I   23   moved into my parents’ bedroom and put the letter under Mother’s pillow.

The next morning when I   24   my bed after breakfast, I   25   found a return note under my pillow. Mother wrote that she loved me and   26   me.

This became my way of apologizing whenever I talked   27   or disobeyed. Mother always left a return note, but she never   28   our under-the-pillow messages in front of the family. Even when we were   29   and when we sisters

  30   our childhood, she never mentioned them.

   When Mother passed away, I had to go through her personal belongings. In her desk was a bundle of notes tied with a faded ribbon. On top was a message in handwriting which read, “In the event of my death, please   31   these.” I   32   the package and glanced at the handwriting on the bottom. To my   33   , I recognized my childish writing, “PS. Please don’t let anyone else see this. Love, Edie.” I gently placed the unopened bundle in the   34   along with other things for the rubbish burner. “Lord,” I prayed, “make me like   35   .”

16. A. long          B. hardly        C. never         D. often

17. A. well          B. politely       C. happily       D. badly

18. A. went          B. rushed        C. escaped       D. slipped

19. A. moon         B. light         C. gas          D. sound

20. A. found         B. sent          C. wrote         D. took

21. A. lazy           B. late          C. careless       D. naughty

22. A. mistakes       B. business       C. relation       D. messages

23. A. quietly         B. quickly       C. calmly           D. hurriedly

24. A. searched       B. left          C. made         D. folded

25. A. secretly        B. unexpectedly   C. happily       D. fortunately

26. A. favored        B. understood     C. supported      D. forgave

27. A. back          B. over          C. loudly        D. big

28. A. referred to      B. put out           C. gave out       D. got around

29. A. alone          B. curious        C. grown        D. interested

30. A. reminded       B. recalled       C. missed           D. forgot

31. A. destroy        B. keep         C. hide          D. announce

32. A. turned over     B. tore open      C. looked through  D. picked up

33. A. sadness        B. disappointment  C. surprise       D. excitement

34. A. drawer         B. wastebasket       C. bedroom      D. dresser

35. A. a bird         B. an angel       C. Mother        D. God

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