As a young girl growing up in rural Alabama, I never understood why my mom spent so much time baking. And she always made my brother and me
36 her. A whole day every other week was devoted to making bread. It always made our small arms tired.
Despite our best efforts, the flour dust always went everywhere. I
37 to be outside with my playmates, and never
38 my mom’s desire for quality family time with her children, at least when it came to spending it in the
39 . Years have gone by, and I have become a mother myself. I prefer to leave most of the cooking to my husband and he loves it. He’s quite
40 at doing it, too.
On one occasion my husband was
41 dinner, and I was at the kitchen table going through the day’s mail when our little son, Cody, asked if he could help
42 . My husband said yes, and I sat there amused, watching them.
“What are you doing?” I asked.
“Helping dad cook.” he replied with a big
43 on his face. I thought back to those
44 when my mom asked me to help her bake bread, and I was
45 , but obeyed. Perhaps she was trying to create something more than just fresh bread—maybe a few lasting
46 .
As I watched Cody do it with all his attention, I realized that he had
47 a lasting moment for me, a moment filled with a deep sense of family. I wanted to hold the moment and make it longer, and appreciate the memories my mom had given me years ago in her kitchen.| 小题1: | | A．copy | B．help | C．notice | D．admire |
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| 小题2: | | A．improved | B．encouraged | C．longed | D．blamed |
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| 小题3: | | A．wondered | B．appreciat | C．judged | D．challenged |
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| 小题4: | | A．kitchen | B．restaurant | C．bedroom | D．school |
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| 小题5: | | A．unhappy | B．weak | C．astonished | D．skilled |
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| 小题6: | | A．preparing | B．choosing | C．making | D．having |
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| 小题7: | | A．play | B．work | C．cook | D．make |
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| 小题8: | | A．get uptear | B．surprise | C．smile | D．mark |
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| 小题9: | | A．dreams | B．time | C．mysteries | D．accidents |
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| 小题10: | | A．excited | B．regretful | C．confident | D．unwilling |
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| 小题11: | | A．memories | B．choices | C．opportunities | D．goals |
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| 小题12: | | A．continued | B．created | C．failed | D．served |
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