After a long day at school, I walked home with my heavy schoolbag . By the time I got home, I was sweaty,
16 and hungry. I threw my things on the couch and grabbed something from the kitchen to
17 . I passed by the living room and wished I could watch TV , but I knew my
18 would take me the whole night. I grabbed my schoolbag and went
19 to my room, feeling defeated. I tried to understand chemistry and
20 sleepiness at the same time. I was stressed out and
21 . I wanted something to cheer me up .
Later in the evening , I
22 the sound of the front door opening. And I waited for it—the sound of my mom singing .
23 she sings off-key (跑调), it made me excited that she was here. I ran down the stairs to greet my mom. We
24 and I ran back upstairs to do homework again. I like it when my mom was happy. Her
25 flowed down to me and I got the strength to
26 the stress again.
Sometimes, I wonder how my mom can still be
27 after coming back from work. Every weekday, she wakes up
28 in the morning to go to work and spends an hour on the bus before getting downtown . At a 29 factory, she works standing for the whole day and draws patterns for clothes over and over. After work, she gets stuck in
30 for two hours on her way back home. When I
31 my school life with her work life, I should not be the one to
32 . At least I have some fun things to do at school, while one mistake at work can cost my mom her job. I
33 that my mom has a positive attitude and lives her life with a joyous heart even though there may be
34 . Seeing her happy makes me feel
35 , too.
| 小题1: | | A．heavy | B．busy | C．sleepy | D．unlucky |
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| 小题2: | | A．keep | B．eat | C．give | D．watch |
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| 小题3: | | A．dream | B．supper | C．homework | D．experience |
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| 小题4: | | A．aside | B．upstairs | C．outwards | D．nearby |
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| 小题5: | | A．put off | B．fight off | C．refer to | D．research into |
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| 小题6: | | A．bored | B．shocked | C．worried | D．frightened |
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| 小题7: | | A．made | B．recorded | C．imagined | D．heard |
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| 小题8: | | A．Unless | B．Though | C．If | D．As |
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| 小题9: | | A．agreed | B．debated | C．hugged | D．celebrated |
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| 小题10: | | A．need | B．idea | C．faith | D．energy |
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| 小题11: | | A．face | B．change | C．accept | D．leave |
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| 小题12: | | A．creative | B．careful | C．positive | D．professional |
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| 小题13: | | A．early | B．naturally | C．fast | D．regularly |
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| 小题14: | | A．furniture | B．tobacco | C．car | D．clothing |
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| 小题15: | | A．task | B．traffic | C．communication | D．examination |
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| 小题16: | | A．replace | B．exchange | C．connect | D．compare |
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| 小题17: | | A．complain | B．decide | C．study | D．play |
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| 小题18: | | A．achieve | B．notice | C．appreciate | D．improve |
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| 小题19: | | A．lies | B．difficulties | C．confusions | D．accidents |
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| 小题20: | | A．successful | B．skillful | C．good | D．important |
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