I had said goodbye to my husband, Joe, so often, but this time was ____.

We now had our first child. After nights of talks, we made the difficult ____ that Joe would go by himself to Alabama for the six-month training course, and I would stay behind with our new son. It was important that I ____ my teaching position near our home at Fort Hood. Also we were part of a strong network of friends ____ I could turn to for help.

On Joe's ____ evening at home, I bathed little Joey, got him into his sleeper and was heading to the bedroom when Joe gently touched ____ on the shoulder. Lifting the baby from my arms, he said he wanted to put Joey to bed tonight.

They headed down the hall, and I busied myself with meaningless tasks, ____ Joe to turn up from the bedroom within a few minutes. A half hour went by, and ____ he had not come back. Thinking he was having ____ getting our son to fall asleep, I walked quietly to the baby's room and ____ into the dimly-lit（灯光暗淡的）room.

Sitting in the rocking chair, moving slowly back and forth, was my husband with ____ in his eyes. He was holding our baby in his arms ____ he had fallen asleep long before. When his pained eyes met mine, he said, "I just can't put him down."

That night we stood over Joey's bed, holding each other and saying over and over that we would make it through this leaving and be ____ again soon.

Joey is six now, and he has a four-year-old brother named Jack. There have been many goodbyes ____ that night, yet my soldier still fights back tears when it's time to ____ once again in service to his country and give his boys that last, long hug goodbye.

1.A. dangerous                   B. different                C. impossible    D. terrible

2.A. promise              B. wish                        C. suggestion             D. decision

3.A. miss                     B. keep                       C. get                          D. accept

4.A. whom                 B. whose           C. which            D. what

5.A. first                     B. next                        C. other                      D. last

6.A. us                        B. them                       C. me                          D. her

7.A. expecting                    B. remembering       C. agreeing                D. allowing

8.A. again                            B. still                          C. then                        D. ever

9.A. excuse                B. fun                          C. trouble                   D. chance

10.A. moved              B. talked            C. turned                    D. looked

11.A. colors               B. tears                       C. joys                         D. fears

12.A. even though   B. as if                         C. so that                    D. now that

13.A. sure                           B. proud            C. alone                     D. together

14.A. on                     B. for                           C. since                       D. through

15.A. visit                            B. sleep                      C. leave                      D. play

Do you often think of your parents? You may say, “Of course, I     31    .I buy a present for my mother on Mother’s Day and on Father’s Day I give my father     32    , too.” But what about the other days of the year ?

    I have a friend whose parents live in another city. One day 1 went to see her. We had a nice conversation. Then she wanted to      33     . So she dialed(拨号) the number, but then she put down the phone. After about fifteen      34     , she dialed the number again “Hi, Mom…”

    Later I asked, “     35      did you dial the number twice?” She smiled, “My parents are old and      36      . They can’t get close to the telephone quickly. I always do so when I call them. I just want to give them      37      time to answer the call.”

My friend is a good girl. She is     38     thinking about her parents. You also want to be a        39      child, right? Please always remember to     40    your parents often, not just on some important days.

1.A. will        B. do            C. won’t         D. don’t

2.A. a cake      B. a kiss          C. some money   D. a present

3.A. make a call  B. pay a visit      C. have a rest     D. go for a walk

4.A. seconds     B. minutes        C. hours        D. days

5.A. How       B. What          C. Why         D. When

6. A. fast        B. slow           C. healthy       D. careless

7.A. little       B. quick           C. no          D. enough

8.A. always     B. never           C. seldom       D. sometimes

9.A. bad        B. clever          C. good        D. sick

10.A. think of     B. look after       C. call up       D. 1isten to