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He always 　　1　　 early to enjoy at least two hours of staying alone in the house before the 　　2　　 of the family came down. In winter he spent most of the time 　　3 . In summer he liked to get out of doors to work in the garden or to take the dog 　　4　　 a walk in the neighboring woods and fields. 　　5　　 the weather, there was plenty for him to do. He 　　6　　 book reviews regularly for two of the 　　7　　 weeklies. He worked hard 　　8　　 his special subject, Indian history, and was 　　9　　 one of the world experts on it; he 　　10　　 modern abstract paintings and so had a 　　11　　 of friends among artists; there was 　　12　　 anything he did not know about traditional jazz and he often entertained 　　13　　 British and American jazz musicians. He was a good 　　14　　 and knew a lot about French and German food. His family admired him and in a 　　15　　 he was spoiled (宠坏) by them. At first glance you would have 　　16　　 him for a retired army 　　17　　 his hair was cut short, he was very 　　18　　 about his clothes, 　　19　　 were always clean and neat. He hardly watched TV, but enjoyed a good film and an 　　20　　 evening at the theater.

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I stopped to watch my little girl busy playing in her room. In one hand was a plastic 　 1 ; in the other a toy broom. I listened as she was speaking to her make-believe little friend and I’ll never forget the words she said, even　 2 it was a pretense.

She said, “Suzie’s in the corner because she’s not been very　 3　 . She didn’t listen to a 　 4 I said or do the things she should.” In the corner I saw her baby doll all dressed in lace and pink. It was 5　 she’d been put there to sit alone and　 6 .

My daughter 7 her “conversation”, as I sat down on the floor. She said, “I’m all fed up. I just don’t know what to do with her any more. She cries whenever I have to work and wants to play games, too. She never　 8 me do the things that I just have to do.

She tries to help me with the dishes, but her arms just cannot 9 . And she doesn’t know　10 to fold towels. I don’t have the　 11 to teach. I have a lot of work to do and a big house to keep clean. I don’t have the time to sit and play— 12 what I mean?”

And that day I thought a lot about making some 13 in my life, as I listened to her 14 words that cut me like a knife. I hadn’t been paying enough attention to what I hold most 15　 . I’d been caught up in responsibilities that increased throughout the year.

But now my 16　 has changed, because, in my heart, I realize that I’ve seen the world in a different 17　 through my little darling’s eyes. So, let the cobwebs（蜘蛛网） 18　 the corners and the dust bunny rabbit rule the floor. I’m not going to worry about keeping up with them 19 .

I’m going to fill the house with　 20 of a child and her mother, for we are granted only one childhood, and we will never get another.

1．A．lamp　　　 　 B．camera 　　 　 C．hammer　　 　 D．phone

2．A．then　　　　 　 B．as　　　　 　 C．though　　　 D．so

3．A．gentle　　　 　 B．good　　　 C．happy　　　 D．helpful

4．A．word　　　　 B．story　　　 C．joke　　　 　 D．sentence

5．A．possible　　 　 B．obvious　　　 　　　 C．common　 　　　　　 D．unusual

6．A．recover　　　 B．pretend　　　 C．think　　　 　　　　　 D．regret

7．A．continued　　 B．stopped　　 C．repeated　　 　 D．interrupted

8．A．has　　　　　 B．helps　　　 C．makes　　　 D．lets

9．A．reach　　　　 B．settle　　　 C．arrive　　　 D．handle

10．A．what　　　　 　　　 B．whether　　 C．why　　　　 D．how

11．A．ability　　　 B．duty　　　　 C．energy　　　 D．reason

12．A．mind　　　　 　　　 B．see　　　　 C．feel　　　　 D．learn

13．A．influences　 B．changes　　　 　 C．plans　　　 　 D．troubles

14．A．innocent　 B．casual　　　　 　　 C．generous 　 D．humorous

15．A．clever　　　　 　　 B．heavy　　　　 　　 C．dear　　　　 D．lovely

16．A．purpose　 　　 B．principle　　 C．destination 　 D．attitude

17．A．glance　　　 　　　 B．light　　　　 C．focus　　　 D．impression

18．A．have　　　　 　　 B．manage　　　 　　　 C．make　　　 D．stop

19．A．either　　 　　　 B．any more　　 　　　 C．neither　　　 D．anywhere

20．A．conversations　 　　 B．messages　　 　　 C．imaginations D．Memories