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My family came to America in 1985.  1  of us spoke a word of English.Each morning, I disliked going
to school for fear of not  2  what people were saying.
Very soon my mother noticed something was  3  me.The pain and care I saw in her moonshaped eyes
made me burst into tears. I explained to her the  4  I had of going to school."Learning English is not  5  ," my mother said.She cheerfully  6  the two of us work together to learn the language at home.The  7  and
determination my mother had were admirable because English was as  8  to her as it was to me.
That afternoon,I saw my mother in a different light as she  9  me by the school fence.Although she was
the  10  of all the mothers there,her face with her welcoming smile and big, black eyes was the most  11  .
The afternoon sun shone  12  on her long,black hair creating an atmosphere that  13  her from others.
My mother and I immediatelybegan reading together and  14  five new words a day.My mother,with
her encouraging  15  , made the routine fun and interesting.The fact that she was sacrificing her  16  time
before going to work so that I could learn English made me see the  17  she possessed.Very soon I began to comprehend what everyone was saying.
It has been seven years since that reading  18  with my mother.She is now 43 and in her second year
at college.My brother and I have a strong  19  of who we are because of the strong values my mother
established for herself and her children.My  20  and gratitude for her are endless.This is why my mother is
truly the guiding light of my life.

(     )1. A. All                   (     )2. A. hearing               (     )3. A. changing             (     )4. A. fear                 (     )5. A. dull                 (     )6. A. decided               (     )7. A. hope                 (     )8. A. new                   (     )9. A. sent for             (     )10. A. earliest             (     )11. A. promising(有希望的) (     )12. A. directly             (     )13. A. separated           (     )14. A. discussing           (     )15. A. virtue(美德)         (     )16. A. working             (     )17. A. determination       (     )18. A. experience           (     )19. A. sense               (     )20. A. care

B. One                 B. mastering           B. disappointing       B. emotion             B. necessary           B. suggested           B. consideration       B. easy                 B. picked up           B. latest               B. relaxing             B. brightly             B. distinguished(区别) B. reviewing(温习)     B. teaching             B. shopping             B. kindness             B. course               B. duty                 B. admiration

C. Some                 C. understanding       C. hurting             C. sense               C. impossible           C. promised             C. confidence           C. familiar             C. waited for           C. tallest             C. confusing           C. slightly             C. saved               C. memorizing(记住)     C. attitude             C. learning             C. trick               C. practice             C. influence           C. feeling

D. None                   D. noticing               D. troubling             D. difficulty             D. easy                   D. allowed               D. progress               D. rough                 D. looked for             D. shortest               D. exciting               D. clearly               D. prevented             D. writing               D. skill                 D. resting               D. consciousness(意识)   D. comprehension(理解)   D. intention             D. envy

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