Question

  I've loved my mother's desk since I was just 1        enough to see above the top of it as Mother 2        doing with letters. Standing by her chair,looking at the ink bottle,pens,and white paper,I decided that the act of 3       must be the most wonderful thing in the world.

  Years later,During her final illness,Mother 4       different things for my sister and brother. "But the 5      ," she'd said again, "is for Elizabeth."

  I 6       saw her angry;I never saw her cry. I knew she loved me;she 7       it in action. But as a young girl,I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and 8      

  They never 9        And a gulf opened between us. I was " too emotional". But she lived ^u on the surface".

  As years passed I had my 10        family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful 11        and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me.

  I posted the letter and waited for her 12        None came.

  My hope turned to disappointment,then little interest and,finally,peace―it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn't be sure if the letter had even got to 13        I only knew that I had written it,and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.

 Now the presence of her desk told,as she'd never been able to,that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work.  I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside―a photo of my father and a onepage 14       ,folded and refolded many times.

  Give me an answer,my letter asks,in any way you chose. Mother,you always chose the act that speaks louder than 15      

(   ) 1. A. old   B. short   C. tall   D. long

(   ) 2. A. stood   B. sat   C. kept   D. rested

(   ) 3. A. speaking   B. learning   C. writing   D. drawing

(   ) 4. A. sold   B. kept   C. bought   D. took

(   ) 5. A. table   B. chair   C. stool   D. desk

(   ) 6. A. never   B. always   C. often   D. constantly

(   ) 7. A. showed   B. brought   C. said   D. did

(   ) 8. A. son   B. daughter   C. brother   D. father

(   ) 9. A. happened   B. took   C. showed   D. occured

(   ) 10. A. own   B. favorite   C. private   D. open

(   ) 11. A. words   B. letters   C. feelings   D. phrases

(   ) 12. A. coming   B. answer   C. request   D. need

(   ) 13. A. Father   B. Mother   C. Grandpa   D. Grandma

(   ) 14. A. letter   B. magazine   C. book   D. paper

(   ) 15. A. answer   B. writing   C. words   D. speaking 

Answer 1

1. C 據下文to see the top of it可知填"身高"。

2. B 指母親坐在桌旁寫信。

3. C 由doing with letters推知這里用writing。

4. B 母親保存了很多東西。

5. D 這兒填desk ,突出了文章主題。

6. A 由下文中的never可知，我從未見她生過氣。

7. A show是"展示，展現"的意思。

8. B girl對應daughter,"我想和母親進行心與心的交流"。

9. A they指代上文的heart-to-heart talks ,由下文的gulf可知這些從沒有發生過。

10. A 我擁有了自己的家庭。

11. A 我給母親寫信,措辭很認真。

12. B 我發了信，一直等她的回信。

13. B 我懷疑信是否到了媽媽手里。

14. A 后來我在書桌里看到了父親的一張照片和一頁紙的信。

15. C 與上文呼應，"She showed it in action"，行動總是比言語更有說服力。words與act對照。