阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

Leaving Home

　　When I told my mother, she looked at me as if I had 　　1　　 her face．

　　“What？Live in London？”she said．

　　“I just feel it's time I saw a little more of the world．After all, mum, I'm twenty-two!”

　　Just then, my father came downstairs, looking 　　2　　 as he always did after his Sunday afternoon nap．I had chosen the moment carefully．

　　“Clive wants to leave home．He doesn't want to live with us any more,”she told him in a trembling voice．My father's expression changed．

　　“What？You aren't serious, are you, son？”he asked．He sat down at the table opposite me．

　　Perhaps my parents wouldn't have reacted this way if they hadn't spent all their lives in a small village in Wales．And perhaps my mother in particular wouldn't have been so possessive if her only other child hadn't died as a baby．I tried to explain to them that the bank I worked 　　3　　 had offered me a chance to take a job in their head office．But I didn't dare tell them I had already accepted the job．

　　“London's a long way away．We'll hardly see you any more,”my father said．

　　“l can come back at 　　4　　, dad．”

　　He shook his head, looking more and more like someone who had just been given a few months to 　　5　　 by his doctor．

　　“I don't know, son．I don't know．”

　　He shook his head again and then got up and walked 　　6　　 into the garden．

　　My mother and I sat there at the table．In the 　　7　　, I could hear the old clock ticking away in the hall．There were tears in my mother's eyes．I knew she was going to put pressure on me to give up the idea, and I wondered if I could stand up to it．I even began to wonder if it was wrong 　　8　　 me to want to leave my family, the village and the people I had known all my life to live among the English in their cold, strange capital．

　　She put her hand over mine．

　　“Your father 　　9　　 lately． either have I．You know that．But we won't stand in your way if it's 　　10　　 you really want,”she said．

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　One of the largest bat species found in Australia is the grey-headed flying fox．This species has a pale reddish-yellow fur around the shoulders and the back of the head．

　　Usually only a single young bat is born at a time and carried each 　　1　　 to the feeding ground, hanging below its mother’s 　　2　　 When it is older and becomes too heavy it is 　　3　　 at the camp and food is brought back to it．Bats are 　　4　　 found in the bush areas of Australia, but 　　5　　 also be seen flying across the city sky in search of food．In the Botanic Gardens of Sydney 　　6　　 numbers have increased greatly and now they 　　7　　 the fruit and flowers of the very plants and trees for which the gardens are famous．The national parks and wildlife service is able to track the movement patterns of bats by catching and 　　8　　 the animals with an identification tag．Members of the public who find a dead bat with an identification tag are asked to 　　9　　 in touch with the service and say when and where the animal is found．In this way, the movement patterns of the animal can be monitored, 　　10　　 in turn helps us to learn more about the life cycle of bats and their ability to adapt to changing environment．

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　　Several years ago I was told I was suffering from cancer by the doctor．It was the most difficult time 1 had ever 　　1　　．I think it was my sense of 　　2　　 that allowed me to hold onto my sanity(心智健全)．Like many people who have 　　3　　 chemotherapy（化疗）， I lost all of my hair．I had always enjoyed wearing hats, so when my hair 　　4　　 me, I法ordered several special hats with the hair already 　　5　　．It was easy and I never had to worry about how my hair looked．

　　I have always been a big golf 　　6　　．In fact, 1 have been to twenty-three U．S．Opens．At one point during my cancer treatments, my husband John and I decided to get away from the cold Minnesota winter and took a trip to Scottsdale, Arizona．There was a Senior PGA Tour(美国职业高尔夫球巡回赛)　　7　　 called The Tradition being played, and that seemed like just the ticket to lift my 　　8　　．

　　The first day of the match was exciting．It was a beautiful day, and 1 was in heaven．I was standing just 　　9　　 the third tee(球座；开球区)，behind the fairway(球道)ropes, watching my three favorite golfers in the world 　　10　　 the tee：Jack Nieklaus, Raymond Floyd and Torn Weiskopf．

　　Just as they arrived at the tree, the unimaginable happened．A huge gust of wind came up from 　　11　　 and blew my hat and hair right off my head and into the 　　12　　 of the fairway!The thousands of 　　13　　 lining the fairway fell into a complete 　　14　　 all eyes on me．Even my golf idols were watching me, as my hair was in their path．l was shocked!　　15　　 as I was, I knew I couldn't just stand there, 　　16　　 had to do ,something to get things moving again．

　　　　17　　 I took a deep breath, went under the ropes and out into the middle of the fairway．I 　　18　　 my hat and hair, placed them beck on my head as best I 　　19　　．Then I turned to the golfers and loudly 　　20　　, “Gentlemen, the wind is blowing from left to right．”

　　They said the laughter could be heard all the way to the nineteenth hole．

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　　I ran into a stranger as he passed by．“I’m sorry!” was my reply．Then he said, “Excuse me too, I wasn’t even 　　1　　 for you．” We were very 　　2　　, this stranger and I．Then we went on our 　　3　　 after saying goodbye．

　　But at home, a 　　4　　 story is told．How we treat our loved ones, young and old．Later in the 　　5　　, as I cooked our meal, my daughter walked up to me, very still．When I returned, I nearly 　　6　　 her down．“Get out of the way!” I shouted with a frown(皱眉)．She stepped away silently, with her little heart 　　7　　．I didn’t realize how harshly(严厉地)I had spoken．

　　That night, when I lay 　　8　　 in bed, God’s quiet voice spoke to me and said, “while meeting with a stranger, you are calm and polite, but with those you love, you are 　　9　　 to excite－Go look around on the kitchen floor, you’ll find some flowers there by the door．Those are the flowers she brought for you．She 　　10　　 them herself－pink, yellow, and your favorite 　　11　　．She stood there quietly, and you never saw the tears in her eyes．”

　　By this time, I felt sad and small and now my own tears had begun to fall．I quietly went and 　　12　　 by her bed, “wake up, my dear,” I said, “Are these the flowers you picked up for me?’’ She smiled, “I found them out by the tree．I 　　13　　 them in a napkin, just for you．I knew you would like them, 　　14　　 the blue．” I said, “I am so sorry that I 　　15　　 them today－And I shouldn’t have fussed at you that way．”

　　And she whispered, “Mommy, that’s okay－I 　　16　　 love you anyway．” I hugged her and said, “ I love you, too and I LOVE the flowers．”

　　Do you know that：If you die tomorrow, the company you are working for could easily 　　17　　 you in a 　　18　　 of days．But the family you leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives．And come to think of it, we 　　19　　 ourselves more into our work than into our families－a(n)　　20　　 investment indeed．

　　Remember that FAMILY＝(F)ATHER－(A)ND－(M)OTHER－(I)－(L)OVE－(Y)OU．

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Catch of a Lifetime

　　He was 11 years old and often went fishing in a lake．On the day 　　1　　 the bass(鲈鱼)season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening, 　　2　　 sunfish．Then he practiced casting．When his pole 　　3　　, he knew something huge was 　　4　　．His father watched 　　5　　 as the boy skilfully worked the fish alongside the dock(码头)．　　6　　, he very carefully lifted the 　　7　　 fish from the water．It was the largest one he had ever seen, 　　8　　 it was a bass．The father lit a match and looked at 　　9　　．It was 10 P．M．－two hours before the season opened．He looked at the fish, then at the boy．

　　“You’ll have to 　　10　　, son,” he said．

　　“Dad!” cried the boy．

　　“There will be other fish,” said his father．

　　“Not as big as this one,” cried the boy．

　　　　11　　 no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he caught the fish, the boy could 　　12　　 by his father’s firm voice that the decision was 　　13　　．He obeyed and lowered it into the black 　　14　　．The boy suspected that he would 　　15　　 again see such a great fish．

　　That was 34 years ago．Today, the boy is a successful architect．And he was 　　16　　．He has never again caught such a magnificent fish as the one he 　　17　　 that night long ago．But he does see 　　18　　 fish－again and again－every time he comes up against a question of ethics(道德规范)．

　　For, as his father taught him, ethics are simple matters of right and wrong．It is only the 　　19　　 of ethics that is difficult．Do we do 　　20　　 when no one is looking?

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Dear God,

　　Now that I am no longer young, I have friends whose mothers have passed away．I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully appreciated their mothers 　　1　　 it was too late to tell them．

　　I am blessed with the dear mother who is still 　　2　　．I appreciate her more each day．My mother does not change, but I do．As I grow older and wiser, I 　　3　　 what an extraordinary person she is．How sad that I am 　　4　　 to speak these words in her presence(面前)，but they 　　5　　 easily from my pen．

　　How does a daughter begin to 　　6　　 her mother for life itself? For the love, 　　7　　 and just plain hard work that go into raising a child? For running after a toddler, for 　　8　　 a moody teenager, for tolerating a college student who knows 　　9　　?For waiting for the 　　10　　 when a daughter realizes her mother really is?

　　How does a 　　11　　 woman thank for a mother for 　　12　　 to be a mother? For being ready with advice (when asked)or 　　13　　 silent when it is most appreciated? For not 　　14　　：“I told you so”, when she could have uttered these 　　15　　 dozens of times? For being essentially herself－loving, thoughtful, patient, and forgiving?

　　I don’t know how, dear God, 　　16　　 to bless her as richly as she 　　17　　 and to help me 　　18　　 the example she has set．I 　　19　　 that I will look as good in the eyes of my 　　20　　 as my mother looks in mine．

A daughter

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　　Have you ever had a day when everything seemed to go wrong, and nothing seemed to go right?Not too long ago I was having one of those days．I was 　　1　　, tired and sad．My focus was on me, me ,me．　　2　　, no one else was 　　3　　 the same sufferings as I was．

　　I expressed my depressed state to my mother, hoping for some 　　4　　．Instead, she said, “I hear that Jamie was having a(n) 　　5　　 day, too．Why don’t you make her some cookies and we’ll take them to her this afternoon?” I didn’t really want to, 　　6　　 decided that I didn’t want to go back to my other 　　7　　, I made the cookies and arranged them on a little plate．Then I made a 　　8　　 with a sunflower on it and wrote a note of 　　9　　．

　　That afternoon we 　　10　　 my friend’s house．I went to the door and 　　11　　 the bell．Soon Jamie came to the door and looked at me in surprise for the 　　12　　 visit．Before she could say anything I 　　13　　, “I heard you were having a hard day and decided to bring you something．I hope your day goes 　　14　　．” The look that came 　　15　　 Jamie’s face was one that I could never put into 　　16　　．It was as if a darkened sky was 　　17　　 lit with the golden rays of the sun：it was as if in that small act, her day was 　　18　　．

　　I got back into the car and for some 　　19　　 reason, I felt a lot better myself．That day I experienced the 　　20　　 that James Barrie attempted to describe, “Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves．”

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　　When I was in seventh grade, I was a candy striper(义工)at a local hospital in my town．I 　　1　　 about thirty to forty hours a week during the summer．Most of the time I spent there 　　2　　 with Mr．Gillespie．He never had any 　　3　　, and nobody seemed to care about his 　　4　　．

　　I spent many days there 　　5　　 his hand and talking to him, helping with 　　6　　 that needed to be done．He became a close friend of mine, 　　7　　 he responded with only an occasional 　　8　　 of my hand．Mr．Gillespie was in a coma(昏迷)．

　　I left for a week to 　　9　　 with my parents, and when I came back, Mr．Gillespie was gone．I didn’t have the 　　10　　 to ask any of the nurses where he was, 　　11　　 fear they might tell me he had died．So with many 　　12　　 unanswered, I continued to volunteer there through my eighth－grade year．　　13　　 years later, when I was a junior in high school, I was at the gas station when I noticed a 　　14　　 face．When I realized who it was, my eyes were filled with tears．He was 　　15　　! I asked if he was Mr．Gillespie．With an 　　16　　 look on his face, he replied yes．I explained how I knew him and that I had spent many hours talking with him in the hospital．Tears 　　17　　 up in his eyes, and he gave me the warmest hug I had ever 　　18　　．

　　Then he told me about his life and what 　　19　　 of him to put him in the coma．We cried for a while and exchanged a hug, said our good –byes and went our 　　20　　 ways．

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　　A strong wind was blowing hard ,thunder was rumbling(雷声隆隆地响)，and lightning flashed across the dark sky．Rain was 　　1　　 down; it looked as if heaven had been broken open．

　　Gleams of light appeared from windows of 　　2　　 houses ,shining like jewels in all the dark．

　　A 　　3　　 woman dressed in rags and trembling with cold was 　　4　　 on a lonely road, while the merciless rain was 　　5　　 against her without pause．

　　She knocked at a door, and a boy answered it．She 　　6　　 him to let her stay a while 　　7　　．

　　The boy then let her into the sitting room and 　　8　　 her sitting by the fire．

　　The woman 　　9　　 old and tired under the bright electric light, 　　10　　 she was only in her early thirties．She sat 　　11　　 for a moment ,and then her eyes began to look about the room．When her wandering eyes 　　12　　 on the picture of a young man, she 　　13　　 up, looking thunderstruck．

　　Just then ,the boy came with his 　　14　　．The man at once 　　15　　 the woman as his wife．They had 　　16　　 touch with each other during the war ,and he thought he had lost her forever．

　　　　17　　 words needed to be spoken．They ran into each other’s arms 　　18　　 the boy stared at them ,puzzled．

　　The storm was over and the sky cleared up．Feeling very 　　19　　, the couple stood face to face with their child between them, watching the rain as it gradually 　　20　　．

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　　They were in the Smoky Mountains at their favorite bed－and－breakfast．David was smiling down at her．“What do you say, wonderful?Marry me?”

　　　　1　　, she knew he was the one．Forever．As she stared into his deep－green eyes, somewhere in the 　　2　　 a bell began to ring．It was pulling him away．She 　　3　　 him, but her arms were in empty air．

　　It was the sound of the 　　4　　 that fully awoke Susan from her 　　5　　．She sat up in bed and felt the receiver, “Hello?”

　　“Susan it’s David．Did I 　　6　　 you?”

　　She smiled, rolling over 　　7　　 bed, “I was just dreaming of you．Come over．”

　　He 　　8　　．“It’s still dark out．”

　　“Please come over．We can sleep late 　　9　　 we head north．”

　　David let out an upset sigh．“That’s why I’m calling, It’s about our 　　10　　．I’ve got to delay．”

　　Susan was suddenly wide awake．“What!”

　　“I’m sorry．I’ve got to leave town．I’ll be back by tomorrow．We can head up first thing in the morning．We’ll 　　11　　 have two days．”

　　“But I called the hotel,” Susan said, 　　12　　, “I got our old room at Stone Manor．”

　　“I know, but…”

　　“Tonight was supposed to be 　　13　　．－to celebrate six months．You do remember we’re engaged, don’t you?”

　　“Susan,” He sighed, “I really can’t 　　14　　 into it now, they’ve got a car 　　16　　．I’ll call you from the plane and 　　15　　 everything．”

　　“Plane?What’s 　　17　　?Why would the university…?”

　　“It’s not the university．I’ll phone and explain later．I’ve really got to go; they’re calling for me．I’ll be 　　18　　 touch．I promise．”

　　“David!” she cried．“What’s…”

　　But it was too late．David had 　　19　　．Susan 　　20　　 awake for hours waiting for him to call back．The phone never rang．

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