Dear Mom and Dad, I’d like you to know that I appreciate everything you’ve done for

Dear Mom and Dad,

I’d like you to know that I appreciate everything you’ve done for me, such as teaching me, taking care of me, and loving me.

I’m writing this thank-you letter, Mom and Dad, because I want you to know what a big   41   you have truly made in my life. You   42   me so many things about the world and myself. You were the first ones to tell me about the importance of   43   by telling me it was    44   to refuse all my other playmates from using my toys. And to this day,   45   those toys are long gone,  I   46   to live by the idea of sharing my blessings (祝福) with the people   47   me.

Mom and Dad, you also   48   me to be sympathetic (同情) towards the blind old man. You told me that our pets are there for us to   49   and not to hurt. And because of those   50  , I’ve learnt to be   51  .

Thank you, Mom and Dad. You gave me some of the nicest   52  . Mom, I remember how you would let me sleep in your bed   53   how you used to bring me my favorite fried chicken and take care of me whenever I was   54  . Dad, I remember how you worked   55   to make me a playhouse in the yard so my friends and I could   56   happily there.

I may have   57   you and your purposes when I was much younger. But now I know that   58  you did was for my own good.

Mom and Dad, I hope this thank-you   59   is enough to let you know how much I   60  everything you’ve done for me.

All the love,

Rex

41.  A. difference         B. benefit                      C. discovery                 D. balance

42.  A. reminded         B. gave                         C. taught                   D. showed

43.  A. studying          B. sharing                     C. living                 D. behaving

44.  A. ordinary          B. possible                 C. fake                         D. wrong

45.  A. though            B. unless                      C. before                      D. because

46.  A.manage         B. stop                         C. pretend                    D. continue    

47.  A. toward             B. like                          C. around                            D. against

48.  A. educated          B. convinced             C. allowed                    D. supported

49.  A. bring up           B. get close to               C. look after              D. catch sight of

50.  A. tales                 B. theme                    C. lessons                  D. tradition

51.  A. unique              B. caring                      C. polite                       D. curious

52.  A. memories         B. methods                   C. theory                   D. ideas

53.  A. but                  B. and                          C. or                            D. as

54.  A. tired                 B. hungry                     C. sick                   D. disappointed

55.  A. indeed              B. independently            C. truly                  D. hard  

56.  A. play                 B. swing                       C. observe                    D. chat

57.  A. ignored         B. misunderstood          C. forgotten                  D. refused

58.  A. everything        B. nothing                     C. anything                   D. something

59.  A. explanation       B. discover                   C. letter                     D. passage

60.  A. appreciate         B. miss                      C. admire                            D. approach

41.A

42.C

43.B

44.D

45.A

46.D

47.C

48.A

49.C

50.C

51.B

52.A

53.B

54.C

55.D

56.A

57.B

58.A

59.C

60.A