A friend and I were standing in line at the grocery store the other day, and I was telling her how 41 my children were. I had come in after work that morning, and like most times, my house was broken.
“I believe children nowadays are just out for what they can get. I bend over backwards for them, and they 42 even help 
me keep our house clean. It wouldn’t bother me so, 43 it’s the woman who looks bad if the house is in a mess.”
“Do you know how 44 you are?” a woman behind us 45 . “I would love to go home and find my house in a mess. I wouldn’t mind my carpets being ruined or the dishes left 46 . I wouldn’t mind the dirty clothes being 47 high or many socks to 48 . I wouldn’t 49 mind anyone talking about my dirty home. 50 , I would love it. I would dearly love to kick my 51 through the house just to get to my 52 and be able to hug them, kiss them and tell them 53 I love them. You see, my two children were killed in an auto accident, now there are just my husband and me in my 54 . My house stays clean, my clothes stay 55 and the dishes are done. There are no fingerprints on my 56 , no mysterious spots on my carpets. There are no sounds of arguing, no slamming the door, no laughter, no ‘I love you, Mum’. So you see, you are very blessed. What I would like to be going through is just 57 you are right now. How I would love to be able to hold my kids, wipe away their 58 , share their dreams or just watch them play. If I had my 59 , I wouldn’t care how my house looked. I would be happy just to have them.”
Now 60 you come into my house and see a big mess, you can think bad thought if you want, but I feel greatly blessed.
41. A. diligent B. hardworking C. lazy D. bad
42. A. needn’t B. mustn’t C. can’t D. may not
43. A. and B. but C. so D. or
44. A. blessed B. pleased C. frustrated D. interested
45. A. asked B. said C. answered D. added
46. A. somewhere B. nowhere C. anywhere D. everywhere
47. A. washed B. piled C. put D. made
48. A. suit B. fit C. match D. equal
49. A. still B. yet C. even D. already
50. A. Or rather B. In fact C. In other words D. As a result
51. A. way B. road C. path D. things
52. A. pets B. kids C. parents D. toys
53. A. how many B. how soon C. how often D. how much
54. A. company B. office C. house D. factory
55. A. put on B. put off C. put down D. put up
56. A. floor B. walls C. ceiling D. desk
57. A. what B. how C. who D. whom
58. A. swear B. blood C. worries D. tears
59. A. rights B. freedom C. house D. children
60
. A. thought B. because C. if D. since