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My mother often asked me, “what is the most important part of the body?” Through the years I would guess at   1   I thought was the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought sound was very important to us as humans, so I said, “My   2  , Mommy.”  She said, “No. Many people are deaf. But you   3   thinking about it and I will ask you again soon.”

Then last year, my Grandpa   4  . Everybody was hurt. Everybody was crying. My Mom looked at me when it was our   5   to say our final goodbye to grandpa. She asked me,  “Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?”  I was shocked   6   she asked me this now. I always thought this was a game between her and me. She saw the confusion(迷惑) on my face and told me, “This   7   is very important. It shows that you have   8   lived your life”. I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, “My dear, the most important body part is your shoulder.” I asked,  “Is it because it holds up your head?”

She replied, “No, it is because it can hold the head of a friend or loved one when they   9 . Everybody needs a shoulder to cry on sometime in life, my dear. I only hope that you have enough love and   10   that you will have a shoulder to cry on when you need it.”

1.A. if     B. what         C. that         D. whether

2.A. ears   B. eyes         C. hands        D. feet

3.A. feel   B. stop         C. keep         D. forget

(4.A. worried   B. visited      C. died         D. came

5.A. need   B. chance       C. duty         D. turn

6.A. when       B. unless       C. before       D. but

7.A. experience B. answer       C. problem      D. question

8.A. easily     B. really       C. carefully    D. especially

9.A. sleep      B. think        C. laugh        D. cry

10.A. visitors  B. friends      C. classmates   D. teachers

When I was five years old, my mother first asked me a  41   . “What’s the most  42 Part（部分）of one’s body（身体）?” she asked me. At the moment, I  43   listening to songs very much, so I answered, “My  44  , Mom.” “I don’t think so,” said my mother. She always asked me this question, but I  45  gave her the right (正确的) answer.
Last year, my grandmother  46  the world. For the first time, I saw my mother  47  so sadly. All the people in my family were very 48  . That night, my mother asked the  49 question again. “You need to  50   this important lesson today, my dear,” she said to me. “The most important part of one’s body is the shoulder (肩膀).”
“  51   ?” I asked.
“Because your shoulders can hold the head of a friend or one of your family,” my mother said. “Everyone  52   a shoulder to cry on when he or she  53   something sad. I hope that you have  54   love and strong (强壮的) shoulders. Then your friends and family can cry on them.”
“My shoulders are  41   strong now,” I said. “You can cry on each of them, Mom.”

My mother often asked me, “what is the most important part of the body?” Through the years I would guess at   1  I thought was the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought sound was very important to us as humans, so I said, “My   2 , Mommy.”  She said, “No. Many people are deaf. But you   3  thinking about it and I will ask you again soon.”
Then last year, my Grandpa   4 . Everybody was hurt. Everybody was crying. My Mom looked at me when it was our   5  to say our final goodbye to grandpa. She asked me,  “Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?”  I was shocked   6  she asked me this now. I always thought this was a game between her and me. She saw the confusion(迷惑) on my face and told me, “This   7  is very important. It shows that you have   8  lived your life”. I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, “My dear, the most important body part is your shoulder.” I asked,  “Is it because it holds up your head?”
She replied, “No, it is because it can hold the head of a friend or loved one when they   9 . Everybody needs a shoulder to cry on sometime in life, my dear. I only hope that you have enough love and   10  that you will have a shoulder to cry on when you need it.”

When I was five years old, my mother first asked me a  41   . “What’s the most  42 Part（部分）of one’s body（身体）?” she asked me. At the moment, I  43   listening to songs very much, so I answered, “My  44  , Mom.” “I don’t think so,” said my mother. She always asked me this question, but I  45  gave her the right (正确的) answer.

Last year, my grandmother  46  the world. For the first time, I saw my mother  47  so sadly. All the people in my family were very 48  . That night, my mother asked the  49 question again. “You need to  50   this important lesson today, my dear,” she said to me. “The most important part of one’s body is the shoulder (肩膀).”

“  51   ?” I asked.

“Because your shoulders can hold the head of a friend or one of your family,” my mother said. “Everyone  52   a shoulder to cry on when he or she  53   something sad. I hope that you have  54   love and strong (强壮的) shoulders. Then your friends and family can cry on them.”

“My shoulders are  41   strong now,” I said. “You can cry on each of them, Mom.”

1.                A．joke           B．lesson          C．subject   D．question

2.                A．interesting      B．important       C．expensive D．dangerous

3.                A．enjoyed        B．stopped        C．forgot    D．disliked

4.                A．feet           B．ears            C．arms     D．hands

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

6.                A．left            B．loved          C．started   D．improved

7.                A．see            B．cry            C．run  D．dance

8.                A．free           B．sad            C．happy    D．relaxed

9.                A．good           B．second         C．same D．different

10.               A．teach          B．watch          C．plan  D．learn

11.               A．Who           B．Why           C．How D．What

12.               A．needs          B．buys           C．sells  D．rents

13.               A．keeps          B．meets          C．takes D．believes

14.               A．no            B．a few          C．any   D．lots of

15.               A．only           B．not            C．very D．hardly