It was silent in Mom’s hospital room. Only the sound of her heart monitor interrupted the moments of what seemed to be a peaceful sleep. It had been several hours since her operation. I wanted her to wake up. I needed to to her. Last night, I shouted at her because she had allowed my sister to visit her when she had our mom for years.
“Shame on you!” she had said firmly. “Moms don’t stop their children just because one of them chose to leave her. A mother always loves more than she’s loved .”
I thought, “Shame on you! When I do something wrong or when a friend is to her, that’s all she will ever say. How about standing up for you for once, Mom?”
My mom’s groaning（呻吟）broke my . she couldn’t speak, her eyes were moving, looking for something. She her notebook and pen next to her bed. I gently handed them to her. She slowly, and then turned the notebook around for me to read.
“I forgive you,” it .
Tears ran down my face. I felt . As I began to speak, I was by the loud arguing of two seemingly angry nurses on the opposite side of the room. My mom suddenly began writing on her notebook, and then stopped to the piece of paper. She handed it to me, signaling me to give it to the nurses. They read it, looked at my mom and quietly left the room.
“What did you write, Mom?” I asked.
She smiled sweetly but said nothing. , I knew what she had written on that piece of paper. How those three little words are!
I kissed my mom goodbye and to find my sister.
1.A. quiet B. long C. sweet D. important
2.A. explain B. agree C. refer D. apologize
3.A. selfish B. poor C. weak D. jealous
4.A. attacked B. hurt C. abandoned D. criticized
5.A. helping B. missing C. loving D. protecting
6.A. in place B. in turn C. in time D. in return
7.A. unkind B. special C. strange D. new
8.A. family B. children C. rights D. freedom
9.A. promise B. sleep C. words D. concentration
10.A. and B. but C. since D. so
11.A. pointed to B. picked up C. looked through D. reached for
12.A. said B. wrote C. read D. moved
13.A. wrote B. said C. told D. suggested
14.A. annoyed B. worried C. ashamed D. confused
15.A. kept B. frightened C. angered D. interrupted
16.A. check over B. stare at C. tear off D. take out
17.A. proudly B. gratefully C. coldly D. carefully
18.A. Suddenly B. Finally C. Gradually D. Clearly
19.A. easy B. typical C. exact D. powerful
20.A. left B. tried C. called D. expected
Thanks to modern technology which has now broken the law of seasons, farming is no longer _______ weather and temperature.
A. at the mercy of B. in the charge of C. in the name of D. in view of
While there are clear signs of a _______ recovery in the global economy, the country still faces a very difficult situation.
A. formal B. raw C. modest D. thorough
Simon has lived in Spain for more than 10 years, but _______ enough, he can’t speak a word of Spanish.
A. personally B. curiously C. unfortunately D. initially
Many parents prefer kindergartens to spend more time teaching math and Chinese to help their kids _______ an early lead in primary school performance.
A. bring up B. take up C. build up D. add up
A new study finds that sitting can shorten a person’s life almost as much as smoking can, which _______ just how damaging inactivity can be.
A. estimates B. highlights C. dominates D. ensures
