完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
At the age of 13, I was angry and rebellious(叛逆的)，with little regard for anything my parents had to say,
1 if it had to do with me.
2 so many teenagers, I struggled to escape from anything that didn’t
3 my picture of the world. A “brilliant without need of guidance” kid, I
4 any open offering of love. In fact, I got
5 at the mention of the word love.
One night, after a particularly
6 day, I stormed into my room, shut the door and got into bed.
7 I lay down in the privacy of my bed, my hands slipped under my pillow. There was a(n)
8 . I pulled it out and on the envelope it
9 “To read when you’re
10 ”.
Since I was alone, no one would know whether I read it or not, so I
11 it. It said: “Mike, I know life is hard right now, I know you are frustrated and I know we don’t do everything right. I also know that I love you completely and
12 you do or say will ever change that. I am here
13 you if you ever need to talk, and if you don’t, that’s
14 . Just know that
15 where you go or what you do in your life, I will always love you and be proud that you are my son. Love, Mom.”
That was the
16 of several “To read when you’re alone” letters. They were
17 mentioned until I was an adult. In the midst of my turbulent(不安分的)teen years, the letters were the calm assurance that I could be
18 in spite of my rebelliousness. Just before I fell asleep I thanked God that my mom knew what I, an angry teenager,
19 . Today when the seas of life get stormy, I know that just under my
20 there is that calm assurance that love — consistent, enduring, unconditional love — changes lives.
| 小题1: | | A．similarly | B．particularly | C．eventually | D．only |
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| 小题2: | | A．With | B．Besides | C．Like | D．Among |
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| 小题3: | | A．relate to | B．allow for | C．pick up | D．agree with |
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| 小题4: | | A．rejected | B．missed | C．received | D．appreciated |
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| 小题5: | | A．curious | B．nervous | C．excited | D．angry |
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| 小题6: | | A．difficult | B．joyful | C．peaceful | D．ordinary |
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| 小题8: | | A．message | B．magazine | C．book | D．envelope |
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| 小题9: | | A．wrote | B．said | C．warned | D．spelled |
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| 小题10: | | A．lonely | B．awake | C．alone | D．tired |
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| 小题11: | | A．folded | B．opened | C．examined | D．answered |
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| 小题12: | | A．everything | B．anything | C．something | D．nothing |
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| 小题13: | | A．beyond | B．except | C．for | D．against |
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| 小题14: | | A．okay | B．possible | C．bad | D．disappointing |
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| 小题15: | | A．as long as | B．no matter | C．in case | D．only if |
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| 小题16: | | A．best | B．unique | C．last | D．first |
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| 小题17: | | A．never | B．seldom | C．frequently | D．sometimes |
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| 小题18: | | A．waited | B．trusted | C．loved | D．praised |
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| 小题19: | | A．needed | B．expected | C．understood | D．achieved |
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| 小题20: | | A．desk | B．pillow | C．bed | D．feet |
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