Question

For much of our life, my mother and I hated each other. I spent most of my childhood1with her – or trying to avoid her, as well as her bitterness, unhappiness and endless smoking. I learned how to defend myself with2designed to hurt her. In turn, she vowed I would have a3who would feel the way about me that I felt about her.
Many years later when my husband and I decided to have a child, I was4to have a girl. I couldn’t5the though of a daughter who might not love me – or who would want to6me. As soon as I became pregnant, I was convinced I was having a boy. In the delivery room, on my doctor putting my baby into my arms, I couldn’t wait to tell my mother I had a7, while “he” was a girl. At that moment, I couldn’t imagine wanting anyone but her.
8I couldn’t forget my mother’s teasing vow, even after she died and I saw her in a more9light. As my daughter got older, whenever we argued, I worried we were10the same awful path that my mother and I had gone down.
Last summer, my daughter1118, the same age when my mother threw me out of her apartment for12. However, I was with her, planning for her first year at college. When my husband and I dropped her off at her school in New York, I finally13to her my biggest fear that we would end up like me and my mother. “That will never happen.” she14me, kissing me goodbye. Six weeks later, my husband and I returned to the campus. I15myself arguing with my daughter about her messy room, not using the library and her mistake of choosing the room near the bathroom. I couldn’t stop myself. And then16came: “You’re just like your mother,” my daughter screamed. “I hate you.” And then she17.
I finally heard the words I had always dreaded. But maybe that was because I18them. I had always worried the bond I shared with my daughter would19. later that evening, we picked my daughter up to a restaurant. We ate20. But when we separated, I hugged her. The next morning, she called telling she loved me. There wasn’t anything to be afraid of anymore. There was just a relationship we should work on with each other.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      sharing
   2. B.
      playing
   3. C.
      communicating
   4. D.
      fighting
2. 2.
   1. A.
      actions
   2. B.
      activities
   3. C.
      words
   4. D.
      weapons
3. 3.
   1. A.
      husband
   2. B.
      friend
   3. C.
      child
   4. D.
      daughter
4. 4.
   1. A.
      afraid
   2. B.
      unlucky
   3. C.
      uncertain
   4. D.
      willing
5. 5.
   1. A.
      have
   2. B.
      bear
   3. C.
      hold
   4. D.
      afford
6. 6.
   1. A.
      love
   2. B.
      escape from
   3. C.
      obey
   4. D.
      keep from
7. 7.
   1. A.
      daughter
   2. B.
      son
   3. C.
      baby
   4. D.
      life
8. 8.
   1. A.
      Furthermore
   2. B.
      But
   3. C.
      And
   4. D.
      Or
9. 9.
   1. A.
      bright
   2. B.
      annoying
   3. C.
      understanding
   4. D.
      unfriendly
10. 10.
    1. A.
       on
    2. B.
       in
    3. C.
       at
    4. D.
       along
11. 11.
    1. A.
       became
    2. B.
       grew
    3. C.
       went
    4. D.
       turned
12. 12.
    1. A.
       good
    2. B.
       nothing
    3. C.
       my good
    4. D.
       all
13. 13.
    1. A.
       presented
    2. B.
       told
    3. C.
       admitted
    4. D.
       informed
14. 14.
    1. A.
       promised
    2. B.
       pardoned
    3. C.
       referred
    4. D.
       reflected
15. 15.
    1. A.
       wanted
    2. B.
       asked
    3. C.
       forced
    4. D.
       found
16. 16.
    1. A.
       it
    2. B.
       she
    3. C.
       they
    4. D.
       that
17. 17.
    1. A.
       walked away
    2. B.
       looked away
    3. C.
       gave away
    4. D.
       stormed away
18. 18.
    1. A.
       deserved
    2. B.
       demanded
    3. C.
       equaled
    4. D.
       appreciated
19. 19.
    1. A.
       tear
    2. B.
       break
    3. C.
       crash
    4. D.
       last
20. 20.
    1. A.
       in vain
    2. B.
       in general
    3. C.
       in silence
    4. D.
       in brief

Answer 1

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