My grandson is seven now. He lives 100 miles away. He  36 my mobile phone number when he was only four.  37 , he has called me every night.
He also  38  calls me at other times during the day just to  39  a happy or sad moment. Many times he is holding a basketball with one hand, or  40  with a friend about something I don’t quite  41 , or crying about something. I just  42  and laugh or cry with him — just share his emotion. I always let him be in  43  of the conversation, the emotion, and the amount of time he’s on the  44  with me. Many times I just listen to him  45  or listen while he does his homework aloud.
The  46  time I take control of the conversation is when he’s  47  to say goodbye at night. Then I say, “I love you, baby”. One  48  I thought maybe he was  49  of hearing those words, so I didn’t say them. He immediately called me back and told me that I  50  to say the sentence! Since then I have never  51  saying it again!
All my friends know he takes precedence over (比……重要) all other things. If I’m at a place where I really can’t take his  52 , I always excuse myself and  53  tell him I’ll call him back in a few minutes. I want him to know that he takes first place in my  54 .
Every child needs at least one  55  in their life to listen and share with. I am glad to give my grandson the love he needs.

My grandson is seven now. He lives 100 miles away. He  36 my mobile phone number when he was only four.  37 , he has called me every night.

He also  38  calls me at other times during the day just to  39  a happy or sad moment. Many times he is holding a basketball with one hand, or  40  with a friend about something I don’t quite  41 , or crying about something. I just  42  and laugh or cry with him — just share his emotion. I always let him be in  43  of the conversation, the emotion, and the amount of time he’s on the  44  with me. Many times I just listen to him  45  or listen while he does his homework aloud.

The  46  time I take control of the conversation is when he’s  47  to say goodbye at night. Then I say, “I love you, baby”. One  48  I thought maybe he was  49  of hearing those words, so I didn’t say them. He immediately called me back and told me that I  50  to say the sentence! Since then I have never  51  saying it again!

All my friends know he takes precedence over (比……重要) all other things. If I’m at a place where I really can’t take his  52 , I always excuse myself and  53  tell him I’ll call him back in a few minutes. I want him to know that he takes first place in my  54 .

Every child needs at least one  55  in their life to listen and share with. I am glad to give my grandson the love he needs.

1.                A．memorized      B．kept           C．noticed   D．wrote

2.                A．Once again      B．Since then       C．Later on  D．Shortly after

3.                A．briefly          B．directly         C．instantly D．frequently

4.                A．express         B．discuss         C．share D．mark

5.                A．comparing      B．laughing        C．studying D．quarrelling

6.                A．understand      B．enjoy          C．believe   D．remember

7.                A．look           B．talk            C．sit   D．listen

8.                A．charge         B．need           C．support   D．face

9.                A．conversation    B．phone          C．way  D．game

10.               A．play           B．sleep          C．lie   D．act

11.               A．last            B．only           C．perfect    D．right

12.               A．willing          B．determined     C．ready     D．eager

13.               A．day            B．night           C．weekend D．morning

14.               A．afraid          B．tired           C．aware     D．ashamed

15.               A．decided        B．learnt          C．agreed    D．forgot

16.               A．escaped        B．failed          C．missed    D．denied

17.               A．invitation       B．call            C．help D．attention

18.               A．naturally        B．politely         C．simply     D．happily

19.               A．work          B．brain          C．appointment    D．heart

20.               A．friend          B．grandparent     C．adult D．teacher

I returned to Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, after graduation． I had been there before my mother became a minister． Two weeks later, I told my mother I was bored． She said, “Here’re the car keys． Go and buy some fruit．”_36_, I jumped into the car and speeded off．

Seeing me or rather my  37 , a boy sprang up,  38  to sell his bananas and peanuts． “Banana 300 naira． Peanut 200 naira!” Looking at his black-striped bananas, I  39  to 200 total for the fruit and nuts． He  40  and I handed him a 300 naira note． He didn’t have  41 , so I told him not to worry． He was  42  and smiled a row of perfect teeth．

When, two weeks later, I  43  this same boy, I was more aware of my position in Nigerian society． I should  44  this country as the son of a  45 ． But it was hard to find pleasure in a place where it was so  46  to see a little boy who should have been in school  selling fruit．

“What’s up?” I asked． He answered in  47 English, “I…I no get money to buy book．” I took out two 500 naira notes． He looked around  48  before sticking his hand into the car  49  the bills． One thousand naira means a lot to a family that  50  only 15,000 each year．

The next morning, security officers told me, “In this place, when you give a little, people think you’re a fountain of opportunity．” 51  it’s right, but this happens everywhere in the world． I wondered if my little friend had actually used the money for  52 ． After six months’ work in northern Nigeria, I returned and saw him again standing on the road． “Are you in school now?” He nodded． A silence fell as we looked at each other, and then I  53  what he wanted． I held out a 150 naira note． “Take this．” He shook his head fiercely and stepped back  54  hurt． “It’s a gift．” I said． Shaking his head again, he handed me a basket of bananas and peanuts． “I’ve been waiting to  55  these to you．”