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通读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后在各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Whenever my child caused me to change my schedule, I thought to myself, “We don’t have time for this.” Therefore, the two words I most commonly spoke to my child were: “Hurry up”. But my promise to 19119 was made almost three years ago, and I began my journey to grasp what 19219 in life.
My younger daughter is my living reminder of why I must keep trying to slow down.
The two of us had taken a bike ride to the 3 . After buying an ice cream for my daughter, she sat down at a table 19419 admiring it she held in her hand. Suddenly a look of worry came across her face. “Do I have to rush, Mama? ”
I could have 5 . Perhaps the pains of a 6 life don’t ever completely disappear, I thought sadly. As my child looked up at me waiting to know 7 she could take her time, I
knew I had a choice. I could sit there in sorrow thinking about the number of times when I rushed my child through life…or I could 8 the fact that today I’m trying to do things 9 . I chose to live in today.
“You don’t have to rush,” I said 10 . Her whole face immediately brightened and her shoulders relaxed. And so we sat side-by-side talking. There were even moments when we sat in 191119 just smiling at each other.
When she got to the last bite, she held out a spoonful of ice crystals and sweet juice for me. “I 12 the last bite for you, Mama,” my daughter said 13 . I realized I just got the deal of a lifetime. I gave my child a little time… and 14 , she gave me her last bite and reminded me that things taste sweeter and love comes 15 when you stop rushing through life.
1. A. speed up B. slow down C. give up D. keep on
2. A. gives B. wins C. loses D. matters
3. A. church B. park C. supermarket D. hospital
4. A. sadly B. carelessly C. politely D. happily
5. A. cried B. hated C. wondered D. burst
6. A. difficult B. worried C. hurried D. terrified
7. A. when B. if C. how D. what
8. A. admit B. excuse C. admire D. celebrate
9. A. differently B. similarly C. sadly D. gradually
10. A. angrily B. fluently C. gently D. wisely
11. A. trouble B. pride C. advance D. silence
12. A. saved B. threw C. got D. bought
13. A. loudly B. rudely C. proudly D. slowlyx
14. A. in turn B. in return C. in charge D. in control
15. A. harder B. better C. worse D . easier
1B 2D 3C 4D 5A 6C 7B 8D 9A 10C 11D 12A 13C 14B 15D