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 21 you have truly made in my life. You 22 me so many things about the world and myself. You were the first ones to tell me about the importance of 23 by telling me it was 24 to refuse all my other playmates from using my toys. And to this day, 25 those toys are long gone, I 26 to live by the idea of sharing my blessings (祝福) with the people 27 me.
Mom and Dad, you also 28 me to be sympathetic (同情) towards the blind old man. You told me that our pets are there for us to 29 and not to hurt. And because of those 30 , I’ve learnt to be 31 .
Thank you, Mom and Dad. You gave me some of the nicest 32 . Mom, I remember how you would let me sleep in your bed 33 how you used to bring me my favorite fried chicken and take care of me whenever I was 34 . Dad, I remember how you worked 35 to make me a playhouse in the yard so my friends and I could 36 happily there.
I may have 37 you and your purposes when I was much younger. But now I know that 38 you did was for my own good.
Mom and Dad, I hope this thank-you 39 is enough to let you know how much I 40 everything you’ve done for me.
All the love,
Rex
21. A. difference B. benefit C. discovery D. balance
22. A. reminded B. gave C. taught D. showed
23. A. studying B. sharing C. living D. behaving
24. A. ordinary B. possible C. fake D. wrong
25. A. though B. unless C. before D. because
26. A. manage B. stop C. pretend D. continue
27. A. toward B. like C. around D. against
28. A. educated B. convinced C. allowed D. supported
29. A. bring up B. get close to C. look after D. catch sight of
30. A. tales B. theme C. lessons D. tradition
31. A. unique B. caring C. polite D. curious
32. A. memories B. methods C. theory D. ideas
33. A. but B. and C. or D. as
34. A. tired B. hungry C. sick D. disappointed
35. A. indeed B. independently C. truly D. hard
36. A. play B. swing C. observe D. chat
37. A. ignored B. misunderstood C. forgotten D. refused
38. A. everything B. nothing C. anything D. something
39. A. explanation B. discover C. letter D. passage
40. A. appreciate B. miss C. admire D. approach