My husband Sid and I were never able to
have children. I had always wanted a family and that feeling 36 after
his death. He was all I had. When he 37 , I felt like I had lost
my entire family. I never 38 I would finally get the family
I had always wished for. A few years later I met Tom. When we married, I 39
got four grown children and eight grandchildren.
I was 40 about my first
meeting with his children. My worries melted away when I realized that they 41
me and were more than willing to bring me into their family. And when
his daughters 42 me if their children could call me “Mimi,”
I was excited, Tom was divorced, and 43 I was also concerned
about the 44 that the children already had two grandmothers.
Would the little ones understand 45 I fit into the family?
At our first extended family gathering, I 46
our six-year-old grandson Jim staring at me with a 47 look.
He seemed to be thinking about something serious. 48 sporting
a big grin(咧嘴笑),he jumped and said, “I know who
you are! You are our 49 grandma!” At that moment, I know it
was time to just relax and enjoy my new 50 .
People say when a door close, God opens a
window. Now I know what that 51 . I lost so much joy when Sid
died, 52 now I have a new happy life. I am enjoying so many
things I 53 got to experience before like reading bedtime
stories. My refrigerator is covered with drawings, and my walls are 54
with photos of the kids. I may be an instant “extra” grandma in Jim’s
eyes, but I am just as 55 any other “regular” grandma I
know.
1.
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A.disappeared
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B.deepened
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C.improved
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D.worsened
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2.
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A.died
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B.returned
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C.recovered
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D.divorced
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3.
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A.dreamed
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B.found
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C.forgot
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D.regretted
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4.
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A.unwillingly
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B.merely
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C.naturally
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D.surely
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5.
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A.excited
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B.crazy
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C.curious
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D.anxious
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6.
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A.doubted
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B.praised
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C.liked
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D.changed
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7.
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A.challenged
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B.asked
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C.promised
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D.tested
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8.
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A.as a result
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B.in other words
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C.from then on
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D.in the end
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9.
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A.trouble
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B.behavior
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C.choice
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D.fact
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10.
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A.when
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B.where
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C.what
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D.why
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11.
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A.allowed
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B.noticed
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C.ignored
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D.hated
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12.
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A.frightened
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B.sad
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C.happy
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D.confused
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13.
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A.Generally
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B.Eventually
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C.Gradually
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D.Suddenly
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14.
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A.new
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B.extra
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C.distant
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D.great
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15.
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A.cause
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B.partner
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C.role
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D.job
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16.
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A.contains
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B.determines
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C.means
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D.matters
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18.
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A.ever
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B.still
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C.once
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D.never
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19.
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A.decorated
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B.replaced
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C.covered
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D.filled
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20.
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A.proud
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B.busy
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C.careful
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D.healthy
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