ThefirsteventofmylifetobeprintedintomymemoryoccurredwhenIwasthree.Mymotherstandsworkinginthe 41 andthenglancesatmewitha 42 smile.TwofeetdownthetableIknockonachairwithabowlandaspoon 43 myowninvisible(无形的)powder.Wewear 44 dressesminetheleftover 45 fromhersskyblue—mommy’sfavoritecolor.Iamhershadow.

Howeverby14Icouldnot 46 mymother.AllthatIheardeverydaywasNO.Iwantedtodyemyhairandshesaidno.Iwantedto 47 latewithmyfriendsandshesaidno.Ididn’tunderstandwhyshesaidno.Shewastryingto 48 mefromachesandpainsandmistakes 49 inherteens.SeveralyearslaterIfinallyunderstoodherbutitwastoolate.Shebecameill.Icriedand 50“Don’ttakeherGodplease!Sheismymothermymommymathewomanwhogavemelife.Allmyyears 51 thehardtimesandthegoodshehasbeenthere 52 tomeforeverbyaninvisibleumbilicalcord(脐带)thatlastslongerafterbirth.”Butthiscordthislovecoulddonothingtostopthecancerfrom 53.

Afewyearslater 54 Imyselflayinthehospitalbedmynewlyborndaughterwas 55 inmyarms.Icriedandsmiledandprayed.Pleasehelpmeto 56 herintoawonderfulgirl.Andlookingdown 57 hereyesIcouldseethemessagetheyheld“Your 58 wouldbeproud.”

Istandinthekitchennowandthesethoughtsflashedthroughmymind.Iglanceatmyyoungdaughter.A 59 feelingrushesthroughmysoulasItakeinthefamiliar 60.

Iammymother’sshadow.

1. A．diningroom B．kitchen C．sittingroom D．garden

2. A．loving B．lively C．lovely D．horrible

3. A．preparing B．mixing C．cooking D．eating

4. A．matching B．similar C．different D．same

5. A．material B．clothes C．dressD．clothing

6. A．agree B．stand C．know D．realize

7. A．keepup B．stayout C．stayup D．keepon

8. A．protect B．warn C．saveD．stop

9. A．watched B．liked C．heard D．experienced

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