Whenever my kids have a party at school, I am the mom who always signs up to bring the juice boxes. It’s not because I’m
36 or that I don’t care if my kids have a good party. I am just not good at making homemade bread into holiday-themed shapes like other mothers.
37 , I’m happy to try, even though it’ll
38 me a long time to do it.
People say that housewives should have the
39 to make delicious meals, keep their houses clean, and
40 every minute of their child’s life. Their words used to
41 me a lot. I felt that I should also be able to do those things as a housewife. So
42 I couldn’t make the turkey-shaped cookies, I
43 feeling like a failure as a mom.
After many
44 attempts at baking, and many afternoons spent crying over my inabilities as a mother, I finally accepted the
45 that my lot(命运) in life is to be the juice box mom. I worked hard to be the
46 one in the elementary school. And after one of my daughter’s class parties, it
47 . Her teacher stopped me as I was leaving and said, “Thank you so much for always bringing
48 drinks. Sometimes parents forget that other children will also
49 class parties, and they end up being left out because we don’t have enough
50 for everyone.”
I just accepted her appreciation, rather than telling her that I brought extra drinks because I could
51 remember how many kids were in the class. But her
52 taught me an important lesson: I’m not a failure as a mom.
Not everyone is cut out to be a(n)
53 mom. I believe it’s okay to be the juice box mom. I may not bake cookies and decorate them beautifully, but I
54 something to drink. And I think that’s just as
55 .
| 小题1: | | A．smart | B．lazy | C．tired | D．desperate |
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| 小题2: | | A．However | B．Therefore | C．Otherwise | D．Besides |
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| 小题3: | | A．cost | B．give | C．introduce | D．take |
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| 小题4: | | A．dream | B．ability | C．experience | D．tool |
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| 小题5: | | A．compare | B．save | C．treasure | D．teach |
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| 小题6: | | A．reflect | B．puzzle | C．upset | D．amuse |
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| 小题7: | | A．unless | B．because | C．though | D．when |
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| 小题8: | | A．ended up | B．went on | C．insisted on | D．set out |
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| 小题9: | | A．failed | B．careless | C．successful | D．useful |
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| 小题10: | | A．goal | B．opinion | C．fact | D．impression |
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| 小题11: | | A．slowest | B．best | C．worst | D．quickest |
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| 小题12: | | A．stood out | B．got out | C．came back | D．paid off |
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| 小题13: | | A．cold | B．soft | C．extra | D．fresh |
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| 小题14: | | A．attend | B．hold | C．enjoy | D．leave |
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| 小题15: | | A．cookies | B．drinks | C．books | D．cups |
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| 小题16: | | A．already | B．always | C．ever | D．never |
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| 小题17: | | A．contribution | B．appreciation | C．congratulation | D．comprehension |
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| 小题18: | | A．loyal | B．clever | C．able | D．rich |
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| 小题19: | | A．provide | B．make | C．buy | D．retell |
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| 小题20: | | A．believable | B．ridiculous | C．interesting | D．important |
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