It was Mother’s Day , the day we celebrate everything mothers are and everything we do .But that Sunday in 2008 was bittersweet for me . As a single mother I tended to think of my shortcomings —how many evenings I couldn’t spend with my children , and how many things I couldn’t 21 my waitress’ salary to buy .
But what 22 kids I had! They were 23 impolite enough to complain.
As I walked into the kitchen quietly to start breakfast, I was greeted by a vase 24 a dozen red roses ! But even their delicate beauty was overshadowed by the note sitting beside them , in the quick , manly 25 of an eighteen-year-old. It was about a story that happened between Denny and me long ago. It 26 :
…She took a day off from her busy 27 to take the boy to see his hero in the flesh at the stadium . It took 3.5hours just to get there, and on their arrival , she took her hard-earned money to buy an overpriced T-shirt on which was 28 his hero . After the game , she stayed with the little boy to get his hero’s signature until one o’lock in the morning …
It took me long enough to 29 it , but I finally know who the 30 hero is . Mom, I love you !
And suddenly, it was a happy Mother’s Day , after all .
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| B. spend | C. strengthen | D. spare |
| 22. A. great | B. poor | C. faithful | D. pretty |
| 23. A. merely | B. usually | C. never | D. often |
| 24. A. including | B. containing | C. possessing | D. pinning |
| 25. A. scratch | B. description | C. tone | D. handwriting |
| 26. A. read | B. recorded | C. memorized | D. wrote |
| 27. A. event | B. content | C. schedule | D. circumstance |
| 28. A. impressed | B. presented | C. printed | D. pressed |
| 29. A. see | B. tell | C. feed | D. realize |
| 30. A. actual | B. true | C. imaginary | D. visual |
21. A. stress