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A Love Note To My Mom

When I was a little girl, would often accompany you as you modeled for fashion photographers. It was years later that finally understood what role modeling  16  in your life. Little did I known you were  17  every penny you earned to go to  18   school.

I cannot thank you enough for  19  you told me one autumn afternoon when I was nine. After finishing my homework. I wanted into the dining where you were buried  20   piles of law books. I was  21   .Why were you doing what I do—memorizing textbooks and studying for  22   ?When you said you were in law school, I was more puzzled. I didn’t known. Moms  23   be lawyers too. You smiled and said,“In life, you can do anything you want to do.”

As young as I was ,that statement kept   24   in my ears. I watched as you faced the   25   of completing your studies, staring companies with Dad, while still being a   26   and a Mom if five kids. I was exhausted  just watching you   27   .With your words of wisdom in my   28   mind, I suddenly felt unlimited freedom to dream. My whole world   29   .I set out to live my life filled with   30  ,seeing endless possibilities for personal and professional achievements.

Your words became my motto. I   31   found myself in the unique position of being either the first (woman doctor in Maryland Rotary)  32    one of the few women (chief medical reporters) in my field. I gained strength every time I said , “Yes, I’ll try that.”

 Encouraged by your   33   , I have forged ahead (毅然前行) with my life’s journey, less afraid to make mistakes, and   34  meeting each challenge. You did it, and now I’m   35   it. Sorry, got to run. So much to do, so many dreams to live.

16.     A. found      B. play       C. kept      D. provided

17.     A. saving     B. making     C. donating  D. receiving

18.     A. business   B. fashion    C. law       D. medical

19.     A. what       B. that       C. which     D. where

20.    A. at        B. to           C. upon             D. under

21.    A. amused    B. worried      C. puzzled          D. disappointed

22.    A. role      B. tests        C. positions        D. shows

23.    A. must      B. ought to     C. need             D. could

24. A. ringing      B. blowing    C. falling      D. beating

25. A. choices      B. chances    C. challenges   D. changes

26. A. professor    B. doctor     C. reporter     D. model

27. A. in danger    B. in action  C. in trouble   D. in charge

28. A. weak         B. powerful   C. youthful     D. empty

29. A. came back    B. closed down  C. went by    D. opened up

30. A. hope         B. hardship   C. harmony      D. sadness

31. A. constantly   B. shortly    C. hardly       D. nearly

32. A. and          B. but        C. or           D. for

33. A. description  B. statement  C. praise       D. introduction

34. A. secretly     B. curiously  C. carelessly   D. eagerly

35. A. doing        B. considering  C. correcting  D. reading

(2013·高考天津卷)I had hoped to take a holiday this year but I wasn’t able to ________.

A．get away?? B．drop in

C．check out?? D．hold on

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All 34 of my students I taught at Saint Mary’s School in Morris，Minnesota were dear to me，but Mark was one in a million. His happy­to­be­alive attitude made even his occasional naughtiness_16_.
Mark 17consantly in class. I had to remind him again and again that talking without permission was18 What 19 me so much，though，was his sincere response every time I had to_20_him for misbehaving, “Thank you for correcting me，Madam！” I didn’t know what to make of it at first，but before long I became_21_hearing it many times a day.
One morning my_22_was growing thin when Mark talked once too often.I_23_Mark. “If you say one more word，I am going to tape your mouth shut！”
It wasn’t ten seconds later_24_Chuck blurted out，“Mark is talking again.” I hadn’t asked any of the students to help me_25_Mark，but since I had stated the_26_in front of the class，I had to act on it.
Taking out a roll of masking tape from the drawer of my desk，I_27_to Mark’s desk，_28_two pieces of tape and made a big X with them over his_29_.I then returned to the_30_of the room.
As I glanced at Mark to see how he was doing，he winked at me naughtily. That he did so funnily！I started_31_.The entire class_32_as I walked back to Mark’s desk，_33_the tape，and shrugged my shoulders. His first_34_were，“Thank you for correcting me, Madam！”
Several years passed until one cold rainy day when my father_35_the news to me that Mark was killed in Vietnam war，I broke down and cried in my heart，“Mark, I would give all the masking tape in the world if only you could talk to me！”

“Where is the bus? Why is it always late?” I asked myself. I was going to be late   21  the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. “Thank God, here it is!” The bus came round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the bank   22  I work. “Twenty-five past nine. I  23  the manager doesn’t notice.” But I was not   24  .
“Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your   25  this time?” “I am afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “   26  up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your place at the counter（柜台）. We’ll be opening in a few minutes.”
My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress.    27  her was a young man of about 25. He seemed very   28  , and every few seconds he looked towards the main entrance. The girl drew some money and asked about opening a（an）   29  . I gave her necessary   30  and she went out. Then, I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something   31  with brown paper. Turning to my   32  customer, I was frightened to see a gun   33  out of his coat. The next moment a loud noise   34  my ears. Everything went black. I was falling… It seemed to be a long time   35  I opened my eyes and I found myself in bed!    36  shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house.    37  , the bus wasn’t on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.
“Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder. “   38  of your excuses! Start work at once!” To my   39  , the first customer was a girl in a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The   40  ! Sometimes life is full of coincidences（巧合）!

Nowadays, any traveler might be treated as a terrorist (恐怖分子) by the immigration (入境) officers in the USA.

We returned from Iraq and landed safely. My heart  16    when I was asked to the back room by the immigration officer. My  17___, with his very American last name, had no trouble at all. In fact, I am  18____ American born and raised, but they weren’t quite ready to let me in yet. The only reason was 19___ they thought my name looked like the one of  20___ who’s on their wanted list (通缉令) and I had to wait till they checked me out  21___ Washington.

Time passed  22___ . One hour, one hour and a half…I could not wait any longer and  23___ my cellphone out to call the friend I had planned to meet that evening. An officer  24___ over. “No Phone!” he said, “For all we know you could be calling terrorists and giving them  25___.”

Oh, my God! I was just a university professor. I had no   26___ but to put my phone away. My husband and I were getting hungry and   27_____. I wanted to cry, to  28____ onto a chair and shout: “I am nothing but an American professor!”

After two hours in the back room, without explanation and  29____, I was allowed to go after he gave me a piece of paper with a(n)  30_____ on it and told me I could write to the department if I wasn’t  31____ with the treatment. He also  32___ that nothing could stop it from happening again.

I shared my experience with my friends and the   33____ was I should change my name. But name is personal, like the town you were born in.

Even though I had a troublesome experience at the airport, which made me realize being American could ever be so 34_____, like my father, I’ll keep the 35____.

1.A. ached        B. beat           C. sank           D. rose

2.A. son          B. daughter       C. friend          D. husband

3.A. still          B. also           C. already        D. never

4.A. that          B. because        C. why           D. whether

5. A. everyone     B. anyone         C. someone       D. all

6. A. with         B. to            C. through         D. of

7. A. quickly       B. carefully        C. dangerously    D. slowly

8. A. put          B. pulled          C. used           D. caught

9.A. went        B. came            C. cried          D. rushed

10.A. news       B. truth            C. information      D. reply

11.A. response     B. voice           C. choice          D. face

12. A. silent        B. tired            C. comfortable       D. clear

13. A. sit         B. run              C. jump           D. lie

14. A. expressions  B. words           C. thanks          D. apologies

15. A. address      B. name            C. number        D. map

16. A. sad         B. disappointed       C. happy         D. angry

17.A. added       B. spoke            C. talked          D. argued

18.A. advice       B. result            C. way           D. agreement

19.A. easy         B. long             C. hard           D. high

20.A. experience    B. name            C. story          D. passport