In Glasgow, Scotland, a young lady, like a lot of teens today, got tired of home. The daughter objected to her family’s 36 lifestyle and said, “I don’t want your God. I am leaving !”
She left home. Before long, she was disappointed and unable to find a job, so she took to the streets to do everything she could to 37 money. Many years passed by, her father died , her mother grew 38 , and the daughter became more and more entrenched (固执) in her way of life.
No contact was made between mother and daughter during these years. The mother, having 39 her daughter’s whereabouts, went to the poor part of the city in 40 of her daughter . She stopped at each of the rescue missions with a simple 41 . “Would you allow me to 42 this picture?” It was a picture of the smiling, gray-haired mother with a handwritten 43 at the bottom : “I love you still…come home!”
One day the daughter wandered into a rescue mission for a hot meal. She sat 44 listening to the service, all the while letting her 45 wander over to the bulletin board. There she saw the picture and thought, could that be my mother?
She couldn’t 46 until the service was over. She stood and went to look .It was her mother , and there were those words, “I love you still…come home !” 47 she stood in front of the picture, she wept. It was too 48 to be true.
It was night, but she was so 49 by the message that she started walking home. 50 the time she arrived it was early in the morning. She was afraid and 51 her way timidly. As she knocked, the door 52 open on its own. She thought someone must have broken into the house. Concerned for her mother’s 53 , the young woman ran to the bedroom and shook her mother awake and said, “It’s me ! It’s me ! I’m home!”
The mother couldn’t believe her eyes. They fell into each other’s arms. The daughter said , “I was so worried and 54 someone had broken in.” The mother replied gently, “No, dear . From the day you left, that door has never been 55 .”
36.A.shabby B.religious C.awful D.simple
37.A.earn B.win C.offer D.approach
38.A.lonelier B.slower C.elder D.older
39.A.told about B.heard of C.learned from D.informed of
40.A.sight B.charge C.search D.want
41.A.request B.remark C.question D.speech
42.A.bring up B.lay off C.drop out D.put up
43.A.record B.advice C.message D.notice
44.A.constantly B.absent-mindedly C.frequently D.carefully
45.A.eyes B.hands C.thoughts D.imaginations
46.A.help B.evaluate C.wait D.consult
47.A.After B.Since C.Until D.As
48.A.lucky B.good C.skeptical D.coincidence
49.A.astonished B.touched C.blamed D.ashamed
50.A.By B.At C.During D.Before
51.A.walked B.led C.made D.held
52.A.seemed B.blew C.proved D.flew
53.A.safety B.anxiety C.danger D.relief
54.A.observed B.realized C.found D.thought
55.A.adopted B.opened C.locked D.Fixed