You don’t expect your child to grow up to be a heroin addict．From the moment of her birth, you have hopes and dreams about the future，but they never include heroin addiction．That couldn’t happen to your child, because addiction is the result of a bad environment．bad parenting．There is most definitely someone or something to blame．
That’s what I used to believe．But after failed rehab and long periods of separation from my heroin-addicted daughter，after years of holding my breath，waiting for another relapse，I now believe there is no blame．
After Katie admitted her addiction．I struggled to understand how this could have happened to my daughter—a bright，beautiful，talented and most importantly，loved young woman．When the initial shock wore off,I analyzed and inventoried all the whys and hows of Katie’s addiction．I searched for someone or something to blame．I blamed her friends．I blamed her dad．I blamed our divorce．But mostly, I blamed myself．My desperate heart convinced me that I should have prevented Katie’s addiction．and that given another chance．I could correct my mistakes．
When Katie came home from rehab．I approached each day with the zeal of a drill sergeant. I championed the 12-step program and monitored her improvement daily as though curing heroin addiction was as simple as nursing a cold．I drove her to therapy sessions and AA meetings． I controlled everything and left nothing to chance. But in spite of my efforts，Katie didn’t get better．She left my home，lost again to the powerful grip of addiction．
In the long days，weeks and months that followed，I gathered bits and pieces of old beliefs and tried to assemble them into something whole．Sometimes I gave up．and sometimes I simply let go,Gradually, my search for blame changed to a longing for hope．I comforted myself with the only thing that still connected me to my daughter：love．
I thought about Katie every day，and I missed her．I cried．and worried about her safety and whereabouts. I wrote letters I knew she’d never see．Sometimes I woke up panicked in the middle of the night, certain that mother’s intuition(直觉)was preparing me for something bad．But through it all，I loved her.
I don’t know why or how my daughter became addicted to heroin：I do know that it doesn’t really matter．Life goes on and Katie is still my daughter．
Katie and I meet for breakfast on Friday mornings now．We drink coffee and talk．I don’t try to heal her. I just love her．Sometimes there is pain and sorrow，but there is no blame．I believe there is only love．
1.The reason why the daughter became a heroin addict was ．
A．found by her mother at last B．not mentioned in the passage
C．her friends’invitation D．her parents’divorce
2.The underlined sentence means ．
A．the mother tried to keep her daughter from heroin
B．Katie succeeded in giving up heroin
C．after rehab Katie couldn’t do any work
D．the mother gave Katie no chance to correct mistakes
3.We can infer from the passage that ．
A．Katie was a bright，beautiful and talented woman
B．Katie and her mother didn’t love each other
C．the mother persuaded her daughter to give up heroin
D．the mother didn’t live with her daughter later
4.What’s the best title for the passage?
A．More love，less blame B．The reason of Katie’s heroin addiction
C．My daughter D．Katie’s life
After a car accident put me into the hospital，I felt angry about the way my life was turning out．The doctors repaired the major damage done to my 1．But 1 was lying there feeling pretty sorry for myself．I didn’t care to see anyone or to talk to anyone．
For a week the nurses had been good about leaving my door closed．But one morning 1 was awakened by 2of people in the hallway．
Since 1 was still feeling 3for myself．I didn’t wake up in a pleasant mood．As I pushed the button to ca11 the nurse．I saw a little boy in the hallway，holding a teddy bear in one hand．A cast(石膏)completely 4his other arm，from fingers to shoulder．
I heard his mother telling him to sit and wait．He looked over to me and 5at me．Then without warning he came running into my room．As 1 was silently complaining of the nurses leaving my door 6, the smile upon his face widened．
He came right up next to my 7and held out his big brown teddy bear．It was missing an eye but cute．I stared at him．not knowing what he was wanting from me．
He said．”Teddy is still sick．He needs to stay here．Could you keep him here till he gets better?”
I 8out and took Teddy from his hand．I promised 1 would take care of Teddy until the time he got better and keep him from 9afterwards．
Just then the mother called to him．He looked back at me，said 10and ran out．His mother smiled down at him and the nurse wheeled him away．I sat there hugging Teddy．The nurse responded to my call 11in time to catch the tears rolling down my cheeks and the biggest smile on my face．
1 will never forget what that little boy gave to me that day．It was so much 12a well-loved，one-eyed teddy bear．I have kept my promises to that little boy too．
1.A．car B．body C．soul D. heart
2.A．sounds B．voices C．noises D．accents
3.A．guilty B．happy C．sorry D．ashamed
4.A．surrounded B．covered C．wrapped D. tied
5.A．shook B．stared C．glanced D．smiled
6.A．closed B．unlocked C．open D．removed
7.A．bed B．chair C．nurse D．car
8.A．handed B．reached C．stretched D．spread
9.A．harm B．ruin C．wound D．hurt
10.A．hello B．welcome C．goodbye D．wish
11.A．even B．already C．only D．just
12.A．rather than B．less than C．more than D．other than
Pour some water on his face,and he’ll soon .
A. come to B. come over C. come through D. come back
After a month their food supplies and they had to give up the exploration.
A. used up B. run out C. gave out D. cut off
It’s getting late,we’d better turn and home.
A. made out B. make for C. head to D. make up
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