Tears clouded my eyes as I stood in our washing room，holding Brett's jeans and shirt full of burnt holes.
Tired and defeated，I____to the floor.The clothes were just one more thing Brett had____.He often got almost everything in the house out of____.Many windows in our house needed repair due to his breaking____to steal money when he chose to live on the street.Yet none of this could compare to the____damage Brett had done to our once quiet home.
Brett came to live with us when he was 12 years old.During the next few years I had dealt with Brett as____as possible，but inside I was shouting.“I don't want him in my house another day，Lord！I just can't____him！”Having wiped my tears，I continued____him as before.
When Brett was nearly 18，he landed again in Juvenile Hall(少管所)．After that，my husband and I had to send Brett to a boarding school for helping____teens.
At the____ceremony，each graduate held a white rose to give to the person who had____the most to him or her.Brett spoke____to his parents and then spoke to me，“You did so much.You were always there，no matter__  _.My mom and dad，I am their kid.But you，__  __troubled enough by me，always__  __me such love.And I want you to know I love you for it.”
__  __，I stood as Brett placed the white rose in my hand and hugged me__  __.
At that moment，tears__  __in my eyes again，this time not for disappointment but for__  __.Although I had struggled with silent__  __toward my stepson，Brett had seen only my actions.Love is action.We may not always have positive feelings about certain people in our lives，but we can love them.

A．sat B．sank C．bent D．dropped

A．ruined B．lost C．torn D．broken

A．danger B．place C．trouble D．order

A．off B．in C．up D．away

A．physical B．visible C．emotional D．natural

A．patiently B．willingly C．strictly D．rudely

A．forgive B．educate C．stand D．control

A．parenting B．pardoning C．comforting D．feeding

A．lazy B．troublesome C．disappointed D．careless

A．opening B．official C．victory D．graduation

A．afforded B．meant C．supplied D．owed

A．lovingly B．sadly C．proudly D．nervously

A．where B．how C．what D．who

A．unless B．although C．because D．when

A．cost B．lent C．taught D．showed

A．Astonished B．Puzzled C．Encouraged D．Interested

A．surely B．roughly C．tightly D．fiercely

A．fell B．left C．moved D．gathered

A．pity B．happiness C．luck D．success

A．love B．anxiety C．anger D．care