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The hostess was to have a party and entertain guests at home. She busied herself so early in the morning, cleaning the house. She was so tired 1　 she felt pain in her waist and on the back. Drops of sweat fell from her forehead. She did not finish cleaning the house 　2 dusk.

3 (look) at the clean and tidy drawing room, she released a sigh with a smile on her face. The guests were coming! Entering the drawing room, they　 4 (attract) by the fresh flowers. Surprisingly pleased, they cheered in praise, "Oh, what beautiful flowers!"

"How colorful and fragrant!""Just a look at it, and life is full of pleasure!"

Then they went on to express their thanks 5 the hostess for her 6 (delicate) arranged flowers.

With an embarrassed smile, the hostess said," I am glad you like it. Thank you for your praise. I was 　7 bit surprised about it. I 8 make detailed arrangement for your honor. I was busy the whole day cleaning and mopping. As to the flowers in the vase, it is a piece of cake. I did it by just lifting my hand. Now you are 　9 (aware) of my hard work and praise 10 highly for my easiest effort. It is beyond my expectation."

My mother came to my bed, night after night, even long after my childhood years. She would 　1 down and push my long hair out of the way, and then kiss my forehead.

　 I don’t remember when it first started 2 me-her hands pushing my hair that way, for they felt work-worn and rough 3 my young skin. Finally , one night, I shouted out at her, “Don’t do that any more-your hands are too rough!” she made no 4 and left quietly. But never again did my mother do it with that familiar expression of her 5 .

With the passing years, my 　6 returned to that night time after time. By then I 　7 my mother’s hands and her goodnight kiss. Sometimes the incident seemed very 8 , sometimes far away, but always it was 9 in the back of my mind.

The years have passed, and I’m not a little girl any more. Mom is in her seventies, and those hands I once 10 to be so rough are still doing things for me and my family.

Now, Mom no longer has Dad and lives 11 . One night on Thanksgiving Eve, I found myself 12 to her house to spend the night with her. As I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand hesitantly ran across my face to 13 the hair from my forehead. Then a 　14 , ever so gently , touched my forehead. I burst into tears.

In my memory, thousands of times, I 　15 the night my young voice complained. Catching Mom’s hand in hand, I told her how 16 I was for that night. I thought she’d remember 17 I did. But Mom didn’t know what I was talking about. She had already forgotten and 18 long ago.

That night, I fell asleep with a new 19 for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was 　20 to be found.

1．A．lie　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．bend　　　　　　　　　 C．look　　　　　　　　　 D．fall

2．A．delighting　　　　　　 B．astonishing　　　　 C．annoying　　　　　　 D．disappointing

3．A．along　　　　　　　　　 B．above　　　　　　　　 C．against　　　　　　　 D．aside

4．A．reply　　　　　　　　　　 B．promise　　　　　　　 C．request　　　　　　　 D．agreement

5．A．pity　　　　　　　　　　 B．sadness　　　　　　　 C．apology　　　　　　　 D．love

6．A．feelings　　　　　　　　 B．thoughts　　　　　　 C．spirits　　　　　　　　 D．opinions

7．A．missed　　　　　　　　 B．forgot　　　　　　　　 C．held　　　　　　　　　 D．shook

8．A．strange　　　　　　　　 B．common　　　 C．serious　　　　　　　 D．close

9．A．stressed　　　　　　　 B．hidden　　　　　　　　 C．changed　　　　　　 D．exposed

10．A．expected　　　　　　 B．changed　　　　　　 C．reminded　　　　　　 D．complained

11．A．alone　　　　　　　　　 B．away　　　　　　　　　 C．yet　　　　　　　　　　 D．long

12．A．stayed　　　　　　　　 B．carried　　　　　　　 C．moved　　　　　　　 D．drawn

13．A．cut　　　　　　　　　　 B．wash　　　　　　　　　 C．brush　　　　　　　　 D．take

14．A．tear　　　　　　　　　　 B．kiss　　　　　　　　　　 C．press　　　　　　　　 D．hand

15．A．returned　　　　　　 B．remembered　　　　 C．realized　　　　　　　 D．recalled

16．A．happy　　　　　　　　 B．sorry　　　　　　　　　 C．angry　　　　　　　　 D．nervous

17．A．when　　　　　　　　 B．how　　　　　　　　　 C．as　　　　　　　　　　　 D．why

18．A．forgiven　　　　　　 B．disappeared　　　　 C．apologized　　　　　 D．abandoned

19．A．imagination　　　　 B．inspiration　　　　　 C．decoration　　　　　 D．appreciation

20．A．still　　　　　　　　　　 B．soon　　　　　　　　　 C．nowhere　　　　　　 D．anyhow