Now that I am no longer young, I have friends whose mothers have passed away. I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully appreciated their mothers ___36___ it was too late to tell them. I am blessed with the dear mother who is still alive. I ___37___ her more each day. My mother does not change, but I ___38___. As I grow older and wiser, I realize ___39___ an exceptional person she is. How ___40___ that I am unable to speak these words in her ___41___, but they flow easily from my pen.
　　How does a daughter begin to thank her mother for life itself? For the love, patience and just ___42___ hard work that go into ___43___ a child? For running after a toddler (学走步的小孩), for understanding a ___44___ teenager, for tolerating (忍受;容忍) a college student who knows ___45___ ? For waiting for the day when a daughter ___46___ how wise her mother really is?
　　How does a ___47___ woman thank a mother for ___48___ to be a mother? For being ready ___49___ advice (when asked) or remaining ___50____ when it is most appreciated? For not saying, “I told you so,” when she could have uttered these words ___51___? For being ___52___ herself-loving, thoughtful, patient, and forgiving?
I don’t know how, dear God, except to ask you to bless her as richly as she ___53___ and to help me live up to the example she has ___54___. I pray that I will look as good in the eyes of my children as my mother ___55___ in mine.

Now that I am no longer young, I have friends whose mothers have passed away. I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully appreciated their mothers ___【小题1】___ it was too late to tell them. I am blessed (赐福) with the dear mother who is still alive. I ___【小题2】___ her more each day. My mother does not change, but I ___【小题3】___ . As I grow older and wiser, I realize ___【小题4】___ an extraordinary person she is. How ___【小题5】___ that I am unable to speak these words in her ___【小题6】___ , but they flow easily from my pen.
　　How does a daughter begin to thank her mother for life itself? For the love, patience and just ___【小题7】___ hard work that go into ___【小题8】___ a child? For running after a toddler (学走步的小孩), for understanding a ___【小题9】___ teenager, for tolerating (忍受;容忍) a college student who knows ___【小题10】___ ? For waiting for the day when a daughter ___【小题11】___ how wise her mother really is?
　　How does a ___【小题12】___ woman thank a mother for ___【小题13】___ to be a mother? For being ready ___【小题14】___ advice (when asked) or remaining ___【小题15】____ when it is most appreciated? For not saying, “I told you so,” when she could have uttered these words ___【小题16】___ ? For being ___【小题17】___ herself-loving, thoughtful, patient, and forgiving?
　　I don’t know how, dear God, except to ask you to bless her as richly as she ___【小题18】___ and to help me live up to the example she has ___【小题19】___ . I pray that I will look as good in the eyes of my children as my mother ___【小题20】___ in mine.

Now that I am no longer young, I have friends whose mothers have passed away. I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully appreciated their mothers ___1.___ it was too late to tell them. I am blessed (赐福) with the dear mother who is still alive. I ___2.___ her more each day. My mother does not change, but I ___3.___ . As I grow older and wiser, I realize ___4.___ an extraordinary person she is. How ___5.___ that I am unable to speak these words in her ___6.___ , but they flow easily from my pen.

　　How does a daughter begin to thank her mother for life itself? For the love, patience and just ___7.___ hard work that go into ___8.___ a child? For running after a toddler (学走步的小孩), for understanding a ___9.___ teenager, for tolerating (忍受;容忍) a college student who knows ___10.___ ? For waiting for the day when a daughter ___11.___ how wise her mother really is?

　　How does a ___12.___ woman thank a mother for ___13.___ to be a mother? For being ready ___14.___ advice (when asked) or remaining ___15.____ when it is most appreciated? For not saying, “I told you so,” when she could have uttered these words ___16.___ ? For being ___17.___ herself-loving, thoughtful, patient, and forgiving?

　　I don’t know how, dear God, except to ask you to bless her as richly as she ___18.___ and to help me live up to the example she has ___19.___ . I pray that I will look as good in the eyes of my children as my mother ___20.___ in mine.

21.               A．as             B．that           C．until  D．when

22.               A．approve        B．appreciate      C．need D．resemble

23.               A．do            B．have           C．did   D．will

24.               A．how           B．that           C．who  D．what

25.A.sad           B.glad              C.comic            D tragic

26.               A．absence        B．presence       C．appearance    D．existence

27.               A．common        B．plain           C．normal    D．usual

28.               A．raising         B．rising          C．developing D．training

29.               A．childish        B．energetic       C．fearless   D．moody

30.               A．anything        B．something      C．everything D．nothing

31.               A．detects         B．discovers       C．recognizes D．realizes

32.               A．pretty          B．foolish         C．green D．grown

33.               A．failing          B．intending       C．continuing D．keeping

34.               A．by            B．with           C．for   D．on

35.               A．silent          B．quiet          C．cool  D．noiseless

36.               A．dozen times     B．a dozen of times C．dozens of times D．dozen of time

37.               A．valuably        B．essentially      C．naturally   D．virtually

38.               A．devotes        B．deserts         C．deserves  D．desires

39.               A．set            B．settled         C．placed    D．fixed

40.               A．sees           B．finds           C．is    D．looks

Now that I am no longer young, I have friends whose mothers have passed away. I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully   36  their mother until it was too late to tell them.

I am  37 with the dear mother who is still alive. I appreciate her more each  38  . My mother does not change, but I  39  . As I grow older and wiser, I realize what an extraordinary person she is. How sad that I am  40  to speak these words in her  41 , but they flow easily from my pen.

How does a daughter begin to thank her mother for  42  itself? For the love, patience and just plain hard work that go into  43  a child? For running after toddler ( a very young child who is just learning to walk), for understanding a moody  44  , for tolerating a college student who knows,  45  for waiting for the day when a daughter realizes what her mother  46  is like?

How does a (n)  47  woman thank a mother for contributing to be a mother? For being ready with advice (when asked) or  48  silent when it is most appreciated? For not saying: “I told you so”, when she could have  49  these words dozens of times? For being essentially herself---loving,  50  patient, and forgiving.

I don’t know  51 , dear God, except to bless her as  52  as she deserves and to help me  53 the example she has set. I pray that I will look as good in the  54  of my children as my  55    looks in mine

Now that I am no longer young, I have friends whose mothers have passed away. I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully appreciated their mothers 1 it was too late to tell them. I am blessed with the dear mother who is still alive. I 2 her more each day. My mother does not change, but I 3. As I grow older and wiser, I realize 4 an exceptional person she is. How 5 that I am unable to speak these words in her 6, but they flow easily from my pen.
How does a daughter begin to thank her mother for life itself? For the love, patience and just 7 hard work that go into 8 a child? For running after a toddler (学走步的小孩), for understanding a 9 teenager, for tolerating (忍受;容忍) a college student who knows 10 ? For waiting for the day when a daughter 11 how wise her mother really is?
How does a 12 woman thank a mother for 13 to be a mother? For being ready 14 advice (when asked) or remaining 15 when it is most appreciated? For not saying, “I told you so,” when she could have uttered these words 16? For being 17 herself-loving, thoughtful, patient, and forgiving?
I don’t know how, dear God, except to ask you to bless her as richly as she 18 and to help me live up to the example she has 19. I pray that I will look as good in the eyes of my children as my mother 20 in mine.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      as
   2. B.
      that
   3. C.
      until
   4. D.
      when
2. 2.
   1. A.
      approve
   2. B.
      appreciate
   3. C.
      need
   4. D.
      resemble
3. 3.
   1. A.
      do
   2. B.
      have
   3. C.
      did
   4. D.
      will
4. 4.
   1. A.
      how
   2. B.
      that
   3. C.
      who
   4. D.
      what
5. 5.
   1. A.
      sad
   2. B.
      glad
   3. C.
      comic
   4. D.
      tragic
6. 6.
   1. A.
      absence
   2. B.
      presence
   3. C.
      appearance
   4. D.
      existence
7. 7.
   1. A.
      common
   2. B.
      plain
   3. C.
      normal
   4. D.
      usual
8. 8.
   1. A.
      raising
   2. B.
      rising
   3. C.
      developing
   4. D.
      training
9. 9.
   1. A.
      childish
   2. B.
      energetic
   3. C.
      fearless
   4. D.
      moody
10. 10.
    1. A.
       anything
    2. B.
       something
    3. C.
       everything
    4. D.
       nothing
11. 11.
    1. A.
       detects
    2. B.
       discovers
    3. C.
       recognizes
    4. D.
       realizes
12. 12.
    1. A.
       pretty
    2. B.
       foolish
    3. C.
       green
    4. D.
       grown
13. 13.
    1. A.
       failing
    2. B.
       intending
    3. C.
       continuing
    4. D.
       keeping
14. 14.
    1. A.
       by
    2. B.
       with
    3. C.
       for
    4. D.
       on
15. 15.
    1. A.
       silent
    2. B.
       quiet
    3. C.
       cool
    4. D.
       noiseless
16. 16.
    1. A.
       dozen times
    2. B.
       a dozen of times
    3. C.
       dozens of times
    4. D.
       dozen of time
17. 17.
    1. A.
       valuably
    2. B.
       essentially
    3. C.
       naturally
    4. D.
       virtually
18. 18.
    1. A.
       devotes
    2. B.
       deserts
    3. C.
       deserves
    4. D.
       desires
19. 19.
    1. A.
       set
    2. B.
       settled
    3. C.
       placed
    4. D.
       fixed
20. 20.
    1. A.
       sees
    2. B.
       finds
    3. C.
       is
    4. D.
       looks

Dear God,

    Now that I am no longer young, I have friends whose mothers have passed away. I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully appreciated their mothers 36  it was too late to tell them.

    I am blessed with the dear mother who is still   37. I appreciate her more each day. My mother does not change, but I do. As I grow older and wiser, I  38  what an extraordinary person she is. How sad that I am   39   to speak these words in her presence(面前), but they  40   easily from my pen.

    How does a daughter begin to  41  her mother for life itself? For the love,  42 and just plain hard work that go into raising a child? For running after a toddler, for  43 a moody teenager, for tolerating a college student who knows  44  ? For waiting for the 45 when a daughter realizes her mother really is?

    How does a  46  woman thank for a mother for 47  to be a mother? For being ready with advice (when asked) or 48  silent when it is most appreciated? For not 49 : “I told you so”, when she could have uttered these 50 dozens of times? For being essentially herself―loving, thoughtful, patient, and forgiving?

    I don’t know how, dear God,  51  to bless her as richly as she  52   and to help me  53 the example she has set. I 54 that I will look as good in the eyes of my  55   as my mother looks in mine.

A daughter