My mother’s loving hands

Night after night, she came to help me sleep, even long after my childhood years.

I don’t remember _____ it first started making me a little angry 一 my mom’s hands pushing my hair that way. But it really made me uncomfortable, for they _____ rough(粗糙的)against my young skin. Finally, one night, I _____ her, ‘‘Don’t do that any more. Your hands are too rough!” She didn’t say anything, _____ she never did it again.

Years later, I missed my mother’s _____ and her goodnight kiss on my face. I’m not a little girl any more. My mom is _____ her mid-seventies, and her rough hands are still doing things for my family and me.

Now my own children have _____. It was late on Thanksgiving Eve. As I slept in my bedroom, a familiar hand ran across my _____ to push the hair from my head. Then a kiss, ever so softly, touched my brow(额头).

Taking my mom’s hand, I told her how _____ I was for that night I shouted at her. But my mom didn’t know what I was talking about. She had forgotten it long ago.

That night, I ______ with a new appreciation(感激)for my mother’s caring hands. And the guilt(内疚)that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.

1.A.when B.where C.why

2.A.looked B.felt C.seemed

3.A.nodded at B.shouted at C.seemed

4.A.so B.or C.but

5.A.hands B.words C.smiles

6.A.on B.in C.at

7.A.stayed up B.woken up C.grown up

8.A.nose B.face C.mouth

9.A.sorry B.tired C.relaxed

10.A.left home B.kept working C.fell asleep

World Book Day is coming. What’s your favorite book? Here are the answers of four students in Sunshine Middle School.

My favorite book is A Friend like Henry. It’s about how a family dog helps a boy deal with his autism(自闭症). When I felt sad, my best friend gave me this book. It cheered me up.

—David

Reading in the holiday is an interesting thing. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is my favorite book. It’s about a captain’s travels under the sea. The story is very interesting and the pictures are fantastic. This book can make you relaxed.

—Tony

I like reading the Four Great Classical Novels of China although I’m a foreigner from Sydney. I can’t wait to tell the book Romance of the Three Kingdoms(《三国演义》). I learned a lot about the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu. If you are interested in history, don’t miss it.

—Bob

In my opinion, The Little Prince is the best one. In this book, a young prince falls to the Earth from a small planet and experiences a lot. It’s not just a fiction, and it also tells us about the correct values.

—Mary

1.Why does David think A Friend like Henry is his favorite book?

A. Because it can cheer him up. B. Because it is fiction.

C. Because it is a gift from his father. D. Because it is about travels under the sea.

2.If Sarah likes books with fantastic pictures, which book should she choose?

A. A Friend like Henry. B. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.

C. Romance of the Three Kingdoms. D. The Little Prince.

3.As for the book Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A. It can make people feel relaxed.

B. It is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of China.

C. It talks a lot about the three kingdoms in China.

D. It will be loved by the people who are interested in history.

4.We can learn about ________ from The Little Prince.

A. Chinese history B. correct values

C. making friends D. keeping dogs

5.What do you think the passage probably is?

A. A letter. B. A notice.

C. A story. D. A report.

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