Even before my father left us, my mother had to work to support our family. Once I came out of the kitchen, "Mom, I can't peel potatoes. I have only one         1        ."

"Get yourself into that kitchen and peel those potatoes," Mom said, without looking up. "And don't use that as a (n)         2        for anything again!"

One day, our teacher had each of us race         3        the monkey bars ( 攀爬架 ), swinging from one rung ( 横杠 ) to the next. When it was my         4        , I shook my head. Some kids behind me         5        , and I went home crying.

Hearing my story, Mom hugged me. The next afternoon, she took me         6        to school. At the empty playground, Mom looked carefully at the rungs. "Now,         7        up with your right hand," she advised. She stood by as I tried hard to lift myself with my right hand         8        I could hook ( 勾住 ) the rung with my other elbow ( 肘 ). Day after day we practiced and she praised me for every rung I         9        .

I'll never forget the next time, crossing the rings, I looked         10        at the kids standing there with their mouths         11        .

One night, after a dance at my new junior high, I         12        myself into the bed, crying. I could hear Mom come in, "Mom," I said sadly, "         13        of the boys would dance with me."

It was a long         14        before Mom said, "Oh, honey, someday you'll be beating those boys off with a bat." Her voice was so         15        that I could hardly get it. I could see tears running down her cheeks. Then I knew how much she had suffered ( 遭受 ) in bringing me up. She had never let me see her tears.

Mother's tears are always there in my heart. I will beat any difficulty off with one hand.

1.

A．

foot

B．

hand

C．

arm

D．

leg

2.

A．

cause

B．

explanation

C．

excuse

D．

result

3.

A．

onto

B．

through

C．

over

D．

across

4.

A．

turn

B．

place

C．

order

D．

side

5.

A．

smiled

B．

nodded

C．

cheered

D．

laughed

6.

A．

away

B．

back

C．

off

D．

around

7.

A．

pull

B．

push

C．

raise

D．

jump

8.

A．

after

B．

since

C．

until

D．

unless

9.

A．

made

B．

touched

C．

reached

D．

put

10.

A．

up

B．

about

C．

out

D．

down

11.

A．

open

B．

closed

C．

full

D．

wide

12.

A．

relaxed

B．

threw

C．

lay

D．

set

13.

A．

all

B．

none

C．

neither

D．

some

14.

A．

break

B．

rest

C．

hour

D．

silence

15.

A．

weak

B．

clear

C．

lovely

D．

high