Question

Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago, I was filled with excitement of having the weekend off. But I was1into 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(尴尬) at finding mother in tears was a perfect proof of how3I understood the pressures on her. Sitting beside her on the sofa. I began very4to understand. “I guess we all have to5sometimes.” Mother said quietly. I could6her pain and the tension(紧张) of7the strong feelings that were interrupted by my arrival. Suddenly, something inside me8. I reached out and put my arms around her. She broke then. She put her face9my shoulder and sobbed(啜泣). I held her10and didn’t try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should. What I could11it was enough. In that moment, feeling mother’s12with feelings, I understood for the first time, her being so easy to13. She was still my mother,14she was something15, a person having the ability of bearing fear,16and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I sought17in her arms.
A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station18. “It’s a job I can do, though,” she said simply. But the evening practice on the old green typewriter continued. I had a very19feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her tapping20across the paper. I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      tired
   2. B.
      ashamed
   3. C.
      lazy
   4. D.
      shocked
2. 2.
   1. A.
      crying
   2. B.
      smiling
   3. C.
      thinking
   4. D.
      whispering
3. 3.
   1. A.
      eagerly
   2. B.
      worriedly
   3. C.
      little
   4. D.
      much
4. 4.
   1. A.
      quickly
   2. B.
      slowly
   3. C.
      suddenly
   4. D.
      proudly
5. 5.
   1. A.
      fail
   2. B.
      win
   3. C.
      fall sick
   4. D.
      give in
6. 6.
   1. A.
      know of
   2. B.
      watch
   3. C.
      sense
   4. D.
      recognize
7. 7.
   1. A.
      holding back
   2. B.
      putting away
   3. C.
      sitting up
   4. D.
      stopping from
8. 8.
   1. A.
      lit up
   2. B.
      came true
   3. C.
      turned
   4. D.
      increased
9. 9.
   1. A.
      to
   2. B.
      up
   3. C.
      through
   4. D.
      against
10. 10.
    1. A.
       thoughtfully
    2. B.
       tightly
    3. C.
       carefully
    4. D.
       politely
11. 11.
    1. A.
       and that
    2. B.
       now that
    3. C.
       but that
    4. D.
       so that
12. 12.
    1. A.
       hand
    2. B.
       face
    3. C.
       hair
    4. D.
       back
13. 13.
    1. A.
       content
    2. B.
       break
    3. C.
       fall
    4. D.
       understand
14. 14.
    1. A.
       therefore
    2. B.
       however
    3. C.
       yet
    4. D.
       though
15. 15.
    1. A.
       more
    2. B.
       much
    3. C.
       little
    4. D.
       huge
16. 16.
    1. A.
       wound
    2. B.
       defeat
    3. C.
       cut
    4. D.
       hurt
17. 17.
    1. A.
       kindness
    2. B.
       memory
    3. C.
       comfort
    4. D.
       support
18. 18.
    1. A.
       supplied
    2. B.
       offered
    3. C.
       paid for
    4. D.
       contributed
19. 19.
    1. A.
       different
    2. B.
       hard
    3. C.
       pleasant
    4. D.
       serious
20. 20.
    1. A.
       off
    2. B.
       away
    3. C.
       out
    4. D.
       through

Answer 1

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