Question

  I've loved my mother's desk since I was just 1        enough to see above the top of it as Mother 2        doing with letters. Standing by her chair,looking at the ink bottle,pens,and white paper,I decided that the act of 3       must be the most wonderful thing in the world.

  Years later,During her final illness,Mother 4       different things for my sister and brother. "But the 5      ," she'd said again, "is for Elizabeth."

  I 6       saw her angry;I never saw her cry. I knew she loved me;she 7       it in action. But as a young girl,I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and 8      

  They never 9        And a gulf opened between us. I was " too emotional". But she lived ^u on the surface".

  As years passed I had my 10        family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful 11        and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me.

  I posted the letter and waited for her 12        None came.

  My hope turned to disappointment,then little interest and,finally,peace―it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn't be sure if the letter had even got to 13        I only knew that I had written it,and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.

 Now the presence of her desk told,as she'd never been able to,that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work.  I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside―a photo of my father and a onepage 14       ,folded and refolded many times.

  Give me an answer,my letter asks,in any way you chose. Mother,you always chose the act that speaks louder than 15      

(   ) 1. A. old   B. short   C. tall   D. long

(   ) 2. A. stood   B. sat   C. kept   D. rested

(   ) 3. A. speaking   B. learning   C. writing   D. drawing

(   ) 4. A. sold   B. kept   C. bought   D. took

(   ) 5. A. table   B. chair   C. stool   D. desk

(   ) 6. A. never   B. always   C. often   D. constantly

(   ) 7. A. showed   B. brought   C. said   D. did

(   ) 8. A. son   B. daughter   C. brother   D. father

(   ) 9. A. happened   B. took   C. showed   D. occured

(   ) 10. A. own   B. favorite   C. private   D. open

(   ) 11. A. words   B. letters   C. feelings   D. phrases

(   ) 12. A. coming   B. answer   C. request   D. need

(   ) 13. A. Father   B. Mother   C. Grandpa   D. Grandma

(   ) 14. A. letter   B. magazine   C. book   D. paper

(   ) 15. A. answer   B. writing   C. words   D. speaking 

Answer 1

1. C 据下文to see the top of it可知填"身高"。

2. B 指母亲坐在桌旁写信。

3. C 由doing with letters推知这里用writing。

4. B 母亲保存了很多东西。

5. D 这儿填desk ,突出了文章主题。

6. A 由下文中的never可知，我从未见她生过气。

7. A show是"展示，展现"的意思。

8. B girl对应daughter,"我想和母亲进行心与心的交流"。

9. A they指代上文的heart-to-heart talks ,由下文的gulf可知这些从没有发生过。

10. A 我拥有了自己的家庭。

11. A 我给母亲写信,措辞很认真。

12. B 我发了信，一直等她的回信。

13. B 我怀疑信是否到了妈妈手里。

14. A 后来我在书桌里看到了父亲的一张照片和一页纸的信。

15. C 与上文呼应，"She showed it in action"，行动总是比言语更有说服力。words与act对照。