It was Mother’s Day, the day we do everything to celebrate for mothers. But I’ll __31___ that the Sunday in 2007 was bitter sweet for me. As a single mother I __32___ to think of my shortcomings—how many evenings I couldn’t spend with my children, and how many things I couldn’t __33___ my waitress’ salary to buy.
But what __34___ kids I had! My daughter Maria was a senior in college, and Denny was home visiting from his freshman year at Harvard University. They were __35___ impolite enough to complain(抱怨) , but there was so much more I __36___ I had done for them. I just hoped they __37___.
As I walked into the __38___ quietly to start breakfast, I was greeted by a vase __39___ a dozen red roses! When had Denny possibly slipped down to leave them? But even their delicate beauty was overshadowed by the note sitting beside them, in the quick, manly __40___ of an eighteen-year-old. It was about a story that happened between Denny and me long ago. It __41___:
She took a day off from her busy __42___ to take the boy to see his hero in the flesh at the stadium. It took 3.5 hours just to get there, and they had to be there early __43___ he could see his hero take batting(击球) practice. __44___ their arrival, she took her hard-earned money to buy an overpriced T-shirt on which was __45___ his hero making a diving catch. After the game, of course he had to __46___ his hero’s signature, so she stayed with the little boy __47___ one in the morning…
It took me long enough to __48___ it, but I finally know who the __49___ hero is. Mom, I love you!
And suddenly, it was a __40___ Mother’s Day, after all.
31. A. admit B. adopt C. deny D. refuse
32. A. intended B. liked C. tended D. hesitated
33. A. stress B. spare C. strengthen D. spend
34. A. poor B. great C. faithless D. pretty
35. A. only B. usually C. never D. often
36. A. wished B. hoped C. expected D. desired
37. A. supported B. understood C. approved D. disliked
38. A. living-room B. kitchen C. bedroom D. study
39. A. including B. containing C. possessing D. pinning
40. A. handwriting B. description C. tone D. scratch
41. A. wrote B. recorded C. memorized D. read
42. A. event B. content C. schedule D. circumstance
43. A. or B. for C. but D. so
44. A. At B. In C. On D. By
45. A. impressed B. printed C. presented D. pressed
46. A. buy B. ban C. get D. catch
47. A. before B. until C. after D. when
48. A. see B. hear C. realize D. tell
49. A. actual B. true C. imaginary D. visual
50. A. sad B. bitter C. happy D. exciting