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　　Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago，I was filled with excitement of having the weekend off．But I was 　1　 into stillness by what I saw．Mother，seated at the far end of the sofa，　2　with the second-hand green typewriter on the table．She told me that she couldn't type fast and then she was out of work．My shock and embarrassment(尴尬)at finding Mother in tears was a perfect proof of how 　3　 I understood the pressures on her．Sitting beside her on the sofa，I began very 　4　 to under-stand．“l guess we all have 　5　 sometime，”Mother said quietly．I could 　6　 her pain and the tension(压力)of 　7　 the strong feelings that were Interrupted by my arrival．Suddenly，something inside me 　8　 I reached out and Put my arms around her．She broke then．She put her face 　9　 my shoulder and sobbed．I held her 　10　 and didn't try to talk．I knew I was doing what I should，what I could 　11　 it was enough．In that moment， feeling Mother's 　12　 with feelings，I understood for the first time her being so easy to 　13　．She was still my mother，　14　 she was something 　15　：a person like me，capable fear and 　16　 and failure．I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions(场合)when I sought 　17　 in her arms．

　　A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station 　18　“It's a job I can do，though．”she said simply．But the evening practice on the old green typewriter continued．I had a very 　19　 feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her tapping 　20　 across the paper．I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type．

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Coming home from school, I was filled with excitement. But I was       into stillness by what I saw. Mother, seated at the end of the sofa,        , with the second-hand green typewriter on the table. She told me she couldn’t type fast and she was out of work. My shock at finding mother in tears was a perfect       of how      I understood the pressures on her. Sitting beside her on the sofa, I began very      to understand. I could       her pain and the tension (压力) of      the strong feeling that were interrupted by my arrival. Suddenly,  something inside me      . I reached out and put my arms around her. She broke then. She put her face       my shoulder and sobbed. I held her       and didn’t try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should, and that was enough. At that moment,       mother’s back with feelings, I understood for the first time her being so easy to      .  She was still my mother,      she was  something      : a person like me, capable of fear and       and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I sought      in her arms.

A week later mother took a job at half the salary the radio station       . “It’s a job I can do, though.” She said      . But the evening practice on the old green typewriter continued. I had a very       feeling now when I heard her tapping away across the paper at night. I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to       .

1.A. lazy    B. shocked         C. ashamed        D. tired

2.A. smiling        B. thinking         C. crying   D. whispering

3.A. proof B. feeling  C. excuse  D. explanation

4.A. little   B. much            C. eagerly D. worriedly

5.A. suddenlyB. slowly       C. proudly          D. quickly

6.A. watch         B. recognize      C. look       D. sense

7.A. putting awayB. stopping from     C. sitting up       D. holding back 

8.A. turned        B. lit          C. increased      D. rose

9.A. through  B. against    C. up          D. to

10.A. carefullyB. politely          C. tightly   D. thoughtfully

11.A. feeling     B. reaching        C. watching        D. sensing

12.A. break       B. content          C. understand   D. fall

13.A. still          B. therefore      C. yet         D. however

14.A. much        B. huge     C. little      D. more

15.A. cut   B. hurt       C. defeat   D. wound

16.A. memory   B. support          C. comfort         D. kindness

17.A. offered    B. paid for          C. contributed  D. supplied

18.A. sadly   B. simply      C. excitedly       D. worriedly

19.A. hard   B. pleasant   C. serious D. different

20.A. work         B. write  C.  type   D. sell

 

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Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago, I was filled with excitement of having the weekend off. But I was   31   into stillness by what I saw. Mother, seated at the far end of the sofa, was    32   , with the second--hand green typewriter on the table. She told me that she couldn't    33    fast and then she was out of work. My shock and embarrassment at finding Mother in tears was a perfect proof of how    34    I understood the pressure on her. Sitting beside her on the sofa, I began very slowly to understand. "I guess we all have to   35   something," Mother said quietly. I could   36    her pain and the tension of   37   the strong feeling that were interrupted by my   38    . Suddenly, something inside me lit up. I reached out and put my arms around her. She broke then. She put her face    39   my shoulder and sobbed. I held her   40   and didn't try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should, what I could and that was   41   . At that moment, feeling Mother's   42    with feelings, I understood for the first time her being easy to   43   . She was still my mother,   44   she was something   45    : a person like me, capable of fear,   46   and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I sought   47   in her arms.

A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station   48   .

"It's a job I can do, though." She said simply. But the evening practice on the green typewriter continued. I had a very   49   feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her  50   away across the paper. I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type.

31. A. fooled  B. tricked       C. puzzled      D. shocked

32. A. crying  B. smiling      C. thinking     D. whispering

33. A. write    B. type    C. run     D. wash

34. A. eagerly B. worriedly   C. hurriedly    D. happily

35. A. fail      B. win     C. forget D. gain

36. A. realize  B. understand  C. sense   D. recognize

37. A. holding back       B. putting away      C. holding on  D. stopping from

38. A. pain     B. laughter     C. arrival D. cry

39. A. by      B. upon   C. beside D. against

40. A. tightly  B. rudely C. carefully    D. politely

41. A. enough B. little   C. all      D. nothing

42. A. hand     B. face    C. hair    D. back

43. A. content B. break  C. fall     D. shout

44. A. therefore      B. although     C. yet      D. however

45. A. more    B. excellent    C. strange       D. huge

46. A. wound  B. pride   C. success       D. hurt

47. A. kindness      B. memory     C. comfort      D. support

48. A. supplied       B. offered       C. paid    D. contributed

49. A. different      B. hard    C. pleasant      D. serious

50. A. crying  B. laughing     C. tapping      D. sewing

 Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago, I was filled with excitement of having the weekend off. But I was   1   into stillness by what I saw. Mother was seated at the far end of the sofa,   2  , with the second-hand green typewriter on the table. She told me that she couldn’t type fast and then she was out of work. My shock and embarrassment at finding mother in tears was a perfect proof of how   3   I understood the pressures on her. Sitting beside her on the sofa, I began very   4   to understand. “I guess we all have to   5   sometimes,” Mother said quietly. I could   6   her pain and the tension (紧张) of   7   the strong feelings that were interrupted by my arrival. Suddenly, something inside me   8  . I reached out and put my arms around her. She broke then. She put her face   9   my shoulder and sobbed (啜泣). I held her   10   and didn’t try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should, what I could   11   it was enough. In that moment, feeling mother’s   12   with feelings, I understood for the first time, she being so easy to   13  . She was still my mother,   14   she was something   15  , a person having the ability of bearing fear,   16   and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I sought   17   in her arms.

A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station   18  . “It’s a job I can do, though,” she said simply. But the evening practice on the old green typewriter continued. I had a very   19   feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her tapping   20   across the paper. I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type.

1. A. tired                           B. ashamed                C. lazy                         D. shocked

2. A. crying                  B. smiling                    C. thinking                  D. whispering

3. A. eagerly               B. worriedly                 C. little                        D. much

4. A. quickly                B. slowly                      C. suddenly                D. proudly

5. A. fail                       B. win                          C. fall sick                   D. give in

6. A. know of               B. watch                      C. sense                            D. recognize

7. A. holding back              B. putting away           C. sitting up                D. stopping from

8. A. lit up                    B. came true               C. turned                           D. increased

9. A. to                        B. up                           C. through                  D. against

10. A. thoughtfully              B. tightly                      C. carefully                 D. politely

11. A. and that            B. now that                  C. but that                   D. so that

12. A. hand                 B. face                        C. hair                         D. back

13. A. content                    B. break                      C. fall                          D. understand

14. A. therefore           B. however                  C. yet                          D. though

15. A. more                 B. much                      C. little                        D. huge

16. A. wound               B. defeat                            C. cut                          D. hurt

17. A. kindness           B. memory                  C. comfort                   D. support

18. A. supplied            B. offered                    C. paid for                   D. contributed

19. A. different            B. hard                        C. pleasant                 D. serious

20. A. off                            B. away                       C. out                          D. through