“Tell me what you were like when you were my age,” I asked my mother one afternoon. She looked up,  1  at my question. After a long time she answered, “I was  2  like you. Then, there was only one  3  for girls — being a hard-working  4  . To tell the truth, it is  5  for me to tell you that I  6  my mother when I was growing up. I did so much for her. Besides doing lots of housework, every night I  7  go into my parents’ bedroom, and wash their feet with warm water. Not once did my mother ever said, ‘thank you’."
I stared out of the window, remembering  8  I grew up, always wanting to hear a word of  9  from her, but getting only the rule and  10  I could never live up to (做到). I remembered the years when she  11  me to get up at six every morning and cook breakfast for the family before leaving for school.  12  , I remembered the times she’d  13  me to other girls who were as old as me and found me  14  .
 “Nothing was ever  15  enough for my mother,’’ continued my mother, “ but now I know she did  16  me, even if she never said so. I told you this just for a  17  . Yes, I love all my children, but you are my first child, the first in  18  to me. I have been very strict and hard on you, but I  19  you in the only way I knew. I am  20  proud of you.”
1. A. excited                   B. angry                  C. disappointed           D. surprised
2. A. ever                     B. mostly              C. never                 D. once
3. A. entertainment           B. career                  C. dream                D. concern
4. A. woman                  B. worker                 C. wife                D. student
5. A. comfortable             B. proud                C. shameful            D. silly
6. A. hated                    B. loved                   C. respected             D. forgave
7. A. would                  B. should                C. could                   D. might        
8. A. where                 B. how                C. before                 D. when
9. A. honesty                B. use                 C. importance          D. praise 
10. A. promise                B. order                C. expectation           D. curiosity
11. A. made               B. encouraged           C. forced               D. advised     
12. A. Least of all          B. After all              C. Most of all           D. In all
13. A. compared          B. matched             C. explained              D. introduced
14. A. useless               B. lacking                 C. better                D. foolish
15. A. interesting              B. bad                 C. modern                D. good
16. A. support             B. love                C. honour            D. ignore
17. A. reason                B. explanation             C. excuse                D. consideration
18. A. something             B. anything            C. nothing               D. everything
19. A. helped                B. taught                 C. raised                 D. affected
20. A. slightly              B. generally              C. actually              D. gradually 

 

“Tell me what you were like when you were my age,” I asked my mother one afternoon. She looked up, 21 at my question. After a long time she answered, “I was 22 like you. Then, there was only one career for girls — being a hard-working 23. To tell the truth, it is 24 for me to tell you that I 25 my mother when I was growing up. I did so much for her. Besides doing lots of housework, every night I would go into my parents’ bedroom, and wash their feet with warm water. Not once did my mother ever said, ‘thank you’."

I stared out of the window, remembering 26 I grew up, always wanting to hear a word of 27 from her, but getting only the rule and 28 I could never live up to (做到). I remembered the years when she 29 me to get up at six every morning and cook breakfast for the family before leaving for school. Least of all, I remembered the times she’d 30 me to other girls who were as old as me and found me useless.

“Nothing was ever 31 enough for my mother,’’ continued my mother, “ but now I know she did 32 me, even if she never said so. I told you this just for a 33. Yes, I love all my children, but you are my first child, the first in everything to me. I have been very strict and hard on you, but I 34 you in the only way I knew. I am 35 proud of you.”

1.

A．excited

B．angry

C．disappointed

D．surprised

2.

A．ever

B．mostly

C．never

D．once

3.

A．woman

B．worker

C．wife

D．student

4.

A．comfortable

B．proud

C．shameful

D．silly

5.

A．hated

B．loved

C．respected

D．forgave

6.

A．where

B．how

C．before

D．when

7.

A．honesty

B．use

C．importance

D．praise

8.

A．promise

B．order

C．expectation

D．curiosity

9.

A．made

B．encouraged

C．forced

D．advised

10.

A．compared

B．matched

C．explained

D．introduced

11.

A．interesting

B．bad

C．modern

D．good

12.

A．support

B．love

C．honour

D．ignore

13.

A．reason

B．explanation

C．excuse

D．consideration

14.

A．helped

B．taught

C．raised

D．affected

15.

A．slightly

B．generally

C．actually

D．gradually