When my twin sons, Chad and Brad, were born, I was concerned about everything． Five years later, our little girl, Becky,
21 our family．I wanted everybody to be healthy and happy．I worked hard to see that they
22 ．
As the kids grew older, I worried about headaches, throat infections and many other
23 childhood illnesses．I didn't like it when the boys spent time "warming the bench （板凳）" during Little League football games．I worried about Becky when she
24 the ball while playing softball．Before long, the teen years were upon us．I stayed
25 late t night waiting for the boys to return home．Many times the
26 crossed my mind that I would call the police if they weren't home on time．_
27_, they always arrived home safe and sound
28 I had to take such measures．
"Please don't ever call the police," one of the boys said when I
29 him after a late arrival．The day the boys moved away to college was a
30 day indeed．I worried about their being able to take care of themselves．Would they starve?
A few months after the boys left college, our
31 rang in the middle of the night． It startled （惊醒）us when we looked at the clock．It was 3 o'clock in the morning．"
32 must be wrong," I shouted to my husband, Roy, as we both jumped up．We ran to the door, opened it, and there
33 a police officer．
"You need to
34 your sons," he seriously announced．I picked up the telephone, but unfortunately, it was
35．A line outside had been accidentally （偶然） cut．Roy and I jumped into the car and
36 to the nearest telephone．My stomach ached．My husband was
37 so badly that he could hardly dial the number．
On the first
38 , Chad answered the telephone．"What's wrong?" Roy shouted into the receiver （听筒）．
"We were worried about you," Chad told him．"We've been trying to call you all night, but you didn't
39 We called the police and asked them to go and check on you．"
For the first time in their lives, the boys were worried about us．And they were the ones who
40 had to call the police．
| 小题1: | | A．completed | B．visited | C．tested | D．appreciated |
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| 小题3: | | A．serious | B．common | C．unusual | D．incurable |
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| 小题4: | | A．hit | B．threw | C．got | D．missed |
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| 小题6: | | A．plan | B．advice | C．worry | D．thought |
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| 小题7: | | A．Strangely | B．Probably | C．Luckily | D．Exactly |
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| 小题8: | | A．after | B．when | C．before | D．since |
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| 小题9: | | A．threatened | B．told | C．surprised | D．reminded |
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| 小题10: | | A．nice | B．embarrassing | C．happy | D．sad |
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| 小题11: | | A．phone | B．clock | C．alarm | D．doorbell |
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| 小题12: | | A．Something | B．Anything | C．Everything | D．Nothing |
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| 小题13: | | A．stood | B．greeted | C．turned | D．came |
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| 小题14: | | A．call | B．email | C．see | D．educate |
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| 小题15: | | A．gone | B．useless | C．dead | D．stolen |
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| 小题16: | | A．rushed | B．headed | C．went | D．moved |
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| 小题17: | | A．looking | B．shaking | C．suffering | D．seeing |
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| 小题18: | | A．night | B．arrival | C．try | D．ring |
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| 小题19: | | A．talk | B．answer | C．wake | D．care |
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| 小题20: | | A．frequently | B．suddenly | C．actually | D．rarely |
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