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I was 11 when you were born, and in your first few years I often looked after you, bathed and dressed you and took you out for walks. I have______ memories of your childhood. Of ______you up as a “rock star”. Of watching you dance ______ nightclothes. Of your insistence that I make your school lunch ______ I put so much more peanut butter on your ______ than anyone else. Of the______ phone call we ever had----an echo (共鸣) of my own university years—when you wanted to ______ university and study dance.

Since we have grown up, I have lived through you, although you may not know it. You had the opportunity I so ______ wanted but never got ---- to train in the dancing arts. I encouraged our parents to support you because I have always ______ how my life would be if they hadn’t chosen a(n) ______ career path for me, their eldest child.

I know you have ______ to hunt for work and confidence, and that you probably wonder sometimes if you made the right choice. ______ , I am happy for you and proud that I played some small role in helping you to ______ a dream.

There is a ______ between us now. It has grown since I first left home, and in the ______ I missed your teenager years. That ______ me greatly. I imagine that you believe we have very little in common—a ______ in the city and a biologist in West Africa---but in you I ______ some of my own dreams realized.

But beyond that, even at 12 or 13 I felt as much a mother to you as an older sister. So, on the rare ______ when we see each other, I want to know everything, from your concerns, hopes to delights.

I wish, there were an arm’s ______ between us. I hope we can one day be sisters or friends again. I still make a tasty peanut butter sandwich for you.

1.A. vivid B. admirable C. awful D. painful

2.A. making B. dressing C. taking D. picking

3.A. on B. over C. in D. with

4.A. as B. while C. though D. if

5.A. noodles B. pies C. cakes D. sandwiches

6.A. longest B. farthest C. simplest D. hardest

7.A. give in to B. look away from C. drop out of D. go in for

8.A. merely B. scarcely C. perfectly D. badly

9.A. wondered B. regretted C. realized D. believed

10.A. special B. traditional C. official D. original

11.A. managed B. struggled C. preferred D. rejected

12.A. Moreover B. Therefore C. However D. Otherwise

13.A. support B. oppose C. have D. follow

14.A. plan B. promise C. conflict D. distance

15.A. experience B. process C. situation D. direction

16.A. frightens B. touches C. upsets D. comforts

17.A. dancer B. teacher assistant C. actress D. rock star

18.A. hope B. see C. keep D. remember

19.A. stages B. vacations C. spots D. occasions

20.A. width B. height C. length D. depth

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