I stopped to watch my little girl busy playing in her room. In one hand was a plastic 21 ; in the other a toy broom. I listened as she was speaking to her make-believe little friend and I’ll never forget the words she said, even 22 it was a pretense.
She said, “Suzie’s in the corner because she’s not been very 23 . She didn’t listen to a 24 I said or do the things she should.” In the corner I saw her baby doll all dressed in lace and pink. It was 25 she’d been put there to sit alone and 26 .
My daughter 27 her “conversation”, as I sat down on the floor. She said, “I’m all fed up. I just don’t know what to do with her any more. She cries whenever I have to work and wants to play games, too. She never 28 me do the things that I just have to do.
She tries to help me with the dishes, but her arms just cannot 29 . And she doesn’t know 30 to fold towels. I don’t have the 31 to teach. I have a lot of work to do and a big house to keep clean. I don’t have the time to sit and play— 32 what I mean?”
And that day I thought a lot about making some 33 in my life, as I listened to her 34 words that cut me like a knife. I hadn’t been paying enough attention to what I hold most 35 . I’d been caught up in responsibilities that increased throughout the year.
But now my 36 has changed, because, in my heart, I realize that I’ve seen the world in a different 37 through my little darling’s eyes. So, let the cobwebs（蜘蛛网） 38 the corners and the dust bunny rabbit rule the floor. I’m not going to worry about keeping up with them 39 .
I’m going to fill the house with 40 of a child and her mother, for we are granted only one childhood, and we will never get another.
21．A．lamp B．camera C．hammer D．phone
22．A．then B．as C．though D．so
23．A．gentle B．good C．happy D．helpful
24．A．word B．story C．joke D．sentence
25．A．possible B．obvious C．common D．unusual
26．A．recover B．pretend C．think D．regret
27．A．continued B．stopped C．repeated D．interrupted
28．A．has B．helps C．makes D．lets
29．A．reach B．settle C．arrive D．handle
30．A．what B．whether C．why D．how
31．A．ability B．duty C．energy D．reason
32．A．mind B．see C．feel D．learn
33．A．influences B．changes C．plans D．troubles
34．A．innocent B．casual C．generous D．humorous
35．A．clever B．heavy C．dear D．lovely
36．A．purpose B．principle C．destination D．attitude
37．A．glance B．light C．focus D．impression
38．A．have B．manage C．make D．stop
39．A．either B．any more C．neither D．anywhere
40．A．conversations B．messages C．imaginations D．Memories