PrayerforMyMother

DearGod，

NowthatIamnolongeryoung，Ihavefriendswhosemothershavepassedaway．Ihaveheardthesesonsanddaughterssaytheyneverfullyappreciatedtheirmothersuntilitwastoolatetotellthem．

Iamblessedwiththedearmotherwhoisstillalive．Iappreciatehermoreeachday．Mymotherdoesnotchange，butIdo．AsIgrowolderandwiser，Irealizewhatanextraordinarypersonsheis．HowsadthatIamunabletospeakthesewordsinherpresence，buttheyfloweasilyfrommypen．

Howdoesadaughterbegintothankhermotherforlifeitself？Forthelove，patienceandjustplainhardworkthatgointoraisingachild？Forrunningafteratoddler（学步儿童），forunderstandingamoodyteenager，fortoleratingacollegestudentwhoknowseverything？Forwaitingforthedaywhenadaughterrealizeswhathermotherreallyis？

Howdoesagrownwomanthankforamotherforcontinuingtobeamother？Forbeingreadywithadvicewhenaskedorremainingsilentwhenitismostappreciated？Fornotsaying："!toldyouso"，whenshecouldhavevoicedthesewordsdozensoftimes？Forbeingessentiallyherself-loving，thoughtful，patient，andforgiving？

Idon'tknowhow，dearGod，excepttoblessherasrichlyasshedeserves（应得）andtohelpmeliveuptotheexampleshehasset．IpraythatIwilllookasgoodintheeyesofmychildrenasmymotherlooksinmine

Adaughter

56．Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthoris___．

A．talkativeandrealistic B．reservedandappreciative

C．open-mindedandresponsible D．sensitiveandindependent

57．Comparedwithherfriends，theauthorfeelsluckybecause___．

A．shehasherownlovelysonsanddaughters

B．sheisexcellentinbringingupherownchildren

C．itwastoolatetosaythankstohermotherinherpresence

D．shestillhasthechancetoexpressherappreciationtohermother

58．WhatinformationcanyougetfromParagraph4？___

A．Mothersshouldofferadviceratherthanblame．

B．Thesentence"Itoldyouso"canberepeatedifnecessary．

C．Theauthorisverythankfultohermotherforhereducation．

D．Motherscaninstructtheirchi