I can never wipe off the memory that I met my current stepmom for the first time.After I parted with my father for ages, I moved to America and was
with him. In the beginning, she made sure to let me know that I was welcome in her
.I remember when I first saw her at the
. It was different, but not
. Over the past years there is
I needed that she did not provide. I’m the young woman I’m today because she made sure to
me properly.Yesterday I went to see her for Mother’s Day. When I gave her
, she held my face in both of her hands and kissed me straight on the mouth
I had the flu.
Her simple act of affection
me back to my first night in America. After I was
up from the airport we went home and she
my luggage and took me shopping for new clothes since the ones I had brought with me from Africa were a bit
.That night before I went to bed, she came to my room, the first room I had ever had for my own. She told me she was
to have me and that she would take good care of me. Before she
she asked me for a hug.That was my
first hug and I was 11 years old at that time.
I’m 23 years old now and I have received many
over the past years, but none has given me a greater
or deeper impression.I regarded her as my
mother because my new life began when I came to
with her. Today I say to my mother, Mrs. Sherrill Kirundi, thank you, mom. Thank you for your giving me my
childhood back.
| 小题1: | | A．connected | B．reunited | C．associated | D．attached |
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| 小题2: | | A．life | B．mind | C．bedroom | D．office |
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| 小题3: | | A．shop | B．railway station | C．airport | D．bus-stop |
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| 小题4: | | A．strange | B．easy | C．unforgettable | D．uncomfortable |
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| 小题5: | | A．something | B．anything | C．nothing | D．everything |
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| 小题6: | | A．approach | B．raise | C．criticize | D．value |
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| 小题7: | | A．gifts | B．keys | C．money | D．dresses |
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| 小题8: | | A．so that | B．in case | C．as though | D．even though |
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| 小题9: | | A．paid | B．took | C．talked | D．companied |
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| 小题10: | | A．brought | B．looked | C．picked | D．called |
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| 小题11: | | A．grasped | B．unpacked | C．mended | D．added |
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| 小题12: | | A．more | B．newer | C．cheaper | D．worn |
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| 小题13: | | A．glad | B．hard | C．unlucky | D．anxious |
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| 小题14: | | A．died | B．awaked | C．left | D．entered |
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| 小题15: | | A．very | B．quite | C．ever | D．just |
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| 小题16: | | A．letters | B．offers | C．hugs | D．presents |
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| 小题17: | | A．success | B．advance | C．future | D．excitement |
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| 小题18: | | A．step | B．second | C．hope | D．birth |
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| 小题19: | | A．discuss | B．stay | C．share | D．work |
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