I truly feel that my mother led me here, to Morzaine, and to my future as a happy wife and businesswoman. When Mum         in October 2007, I was a cook. In December that year, while I was working for a wedding, a pearl necklace Mum had left me           . I was distraught（忧心如焚的）. Some days later, I was            that a guy who was working with us that day, “could probably have made a fortune            the necklace he found.”        , he returned it. Hearing how I’d          Mum for six months before her death, he said, “Christmas is going to be          —why not go out to the Alps for a couple of weeks?”
I came to Morzaine, a small, friendly village in the Alps and           fell in love with it. What was           to be a stopgap (权宜之计) trip turned into a new life. I kept traveling between London and here and felt           than I had in months. In December 2008, I was            as a hotel manager and moved here full time.
A month later, I met Paul, who was traveling here. We fell in love. In the beginning, I didn’t want to discuss            , because the sadness of losing Mum               felt great. Paul understood that and never            me. But, by summer, we got married. A year later, we used his saving, and the money from the sale of Mom’s house, to build our own          .
We want to give our guests a             feel, so each room is themed (以……为题) around memories from our lives. There are also styles to remind me of Mom—a tiny chair which           be in her bedroom is set in one room.
We are having a wonderful life and Mum             naturally part of it,            there’s no way we would be here if it wasn’t for the             she gave me. I know she’s here in spirit, keeping an eye on us.

A．died B．came C．returned D．visited

A．burned B．disappeared C．broke D．dropped

A．shown B．comforted C．persuaded D．told

A．hiding B．stealing C．selling D．wearing

A．Luckily B．Naturally C．Surely D．Hopefully

A．nursed B．cured C．missed D．guarded

A．long B．hard C．merry D．free

A．suddenly B．finally C．nearly D．immediately

A．said B．proved C．supposed D．judged

A．smarter B．higher C．firmer D．lighter

A．honored B．hired C．regarded D．trained

A．travel B．business C．children D．marriage

A．recently B．once C．still D．first

A．left B．pushed C．surprised D．interrupted

A．hotel B．restaurant C．home D．shop

A．homely B．lively C．motherly D．friendly

A．ought to B．used to C．might D．could

A．takes B．keeps C．looks D．feels

A．unless B．while C．because D．though

A．money B．chair C．house D．necklace