Our children grew up on jelly(果酱) sandwiches.Even my husband and I sometimes have one late at night with a glass of milk.
I wasn’t the jelly maker in this ____.My motherinlaw was.The only contribution I made to the jelly making was to ____ baby food jars,which my motherinlaw would ___ with the tasty gel(胶滞体) and send back home with us.For the past 22 years,____ I wanted to make a jelly sandwich,all I had to do was ____ one of those little jars of jelly.Jelly making was just a way of life for my motherinlaw.She always followed the same ____—from picking the fruit to setting the ____ jelly on the homemade shelves.
My motherinlaw passed away last December.Among the things in the house to be ____ by her children were the ____ canned goods.Each of her children chose from the many jars of tomato juice,green beans and jelly.When my husband ____ his jars home,we carefully put them away in our kitchen.
The other day I reached the kitchen for some jelly,and there it was.Sitting all ____ on the far side of the shelf was a small jar.The lid was rusty.As I picked up the jar,I suddenly realized something that I had ____ to see earlier.Yes,this was the ____ jar we would ever have from the patient,____ hands of my motherinlaw.It seemed like such a ____ thing,and most days it was something that was taken for granted.But today it seemed a valuable ____.I put the jelly back on the shelf.
We have many things that ____ belonged to my motherinlaw.These are the kinds of things that we expect to pass on to our children.But I’m just not ____ to give up this last jelly jar,and all the ___ its presence allows me to hold onto.The jar of jelly won’t keep that ____.It will either have to be eaten or thrown out...but not today.
小题1: | A.market | B.village | C.family | D.group |
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小题2: | A.save | B.throw | C.choose | D.paint |
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小题3: | A.cover | B.fill | C.provide | D.decorate |
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小题4: | A.before | B.whenever | C.though | D.since |
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小题5: | A.turn on | B.take up | C.pick out | D.reach for |
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小题6: | A.example | B.routine | C.passion | D.rule |
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小题7: | A.mixed | B.changed | C.finished | D.boiled |
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小题8: | A.destroyed | B.moved | C.donated | D.divided |
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小题9: | A.tasty | B.expensive | C.common | D.suitable |
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小题10: | A.brought | B.packed | C.sent | D.left |
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小题11: | A.alone | B.patiently | C.worriedly | D.along |
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小题12: | A.forgotten | B.expressed | C.considered | D.failed |
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小题13: | A.last | B.particular | C.delicious | D.large |
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小题14: | A.poor | B.painful | C.loving | D.shaking |
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小题15: | A.small | B.new | C.strange | D.good |
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小题16: | A.experience | B.treasure | C.opportunity | D.prize |
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小题17: | A.already | B.only | C.once | D.still |
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小题18: | A.afraid | B.eager | C.ready | D.upset |
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小题19: | A.lessons | B.memories | C.efforts | D.feelings |
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小题20: | A.safe | B.light | C.soft | D.long |
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