It was the end of the year party at school .I
had asked my mother to __36__us cookies .Mom’s chocolate chios were the
best .
But two o’clock passed, and she
didn’t 37 .Most of the other mothers had come and gone
, dropping off their cookies , chips and cupcakes . I took my bag and left
38 my home . The house was empty when I arrived . My heart was
39 anger.For the first time in my life ,my mother had let me
down .
I was lying on my bed upstairs
40 I heard her come through the front door .“Robbie,”she
called out .“Where are you ?” I
could hear her running from room to room . She was looking for me .I kept
silent .When she entered my room and sat beside me on my bed , I didn’t move .“I’m sorry , honey ,” she said .“I got busy and forgot .” I still kept __41__.
Then my mother began to laugh .I couldn’t
believe ___42___.I rolled over (翻身)and faced her .
But my mother wasn’t laughing at all . She
was crying . “I’m so sorry
. I let my boy down .”
She cried like a little girl. I had never __43__my
mother cry .
“It’s OK , Mom ,”I reached out and stroked （抚摸）her hair .“We didn’t even need those ___44___.” There
was plenty of stuff to eat .Don’t cry It’s all right.”
My ____45__made my mother sit up . She pulled
me to her . We didn’t say another word .We just held each other in a long hug .
1.A.make
B. put C.
have D.give
2.A.
go
B.leave
C.appear D.turn
3.A.in
B. for C.
from D. on
4.A.Please with B.fed up with C.
strict with D. filled with
5.A. though B.
because C.
when D. while
6.A.silent B.
angry C.
sad
D.calm
7.A.
him B.
it C.
her D. them
8.A.
felt B.
looked
C.found D. seen
9.A.chips
B.cupcakes C.
cookies D.hamburgers
10.A. words
B.thoughts C. actions
D.saying
