Now that I am no longer young, I have friends whose mothers have passed away. I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully appreciated their mothers 36 it was too late to tell them. I am blessed (賜福) with the dear mother who is still alive. I 37 her more each day. My mother does not change, but I 38 . As I grow older and wiser, I realize 39 an extraordinary person she is. How 40 that I am unable to speak these words in her 41 , but they flow easily from my pen.

　　How does a daughter begin to thank her mother for life itself? For the love, patience and just 42 hard work that go into 43 a child? For running after a toddler (學走步的小孩), for understanding a 44 teenager, for tolerating (忍受;容忍) a college student who knows 45 ? For waiting for the day when a daughter 46 how wise her mother really is?

　　How does a 47 woman thank a mother for 48 to be a mother? For being ready 49 advice (when asked) or remaining 50 when it is most appreciated? For not saying, “I told you so,” when she could have uttered these words 51 ? For being 52 herself-loving, thoughtful, patient, and forgiving?

　　I don’t know how, dear God, except to ask you to bless her as richly as she 53 and to help me live up to the example she has 54 . I pray that I will look as good in the eyes of my children as my mother 55 in mine.

　　36.A.as B.that C.until D.when

　　37.A.approve B.appreciate C.need D.resemble

　　38.A.do B.have C.did D.will

　　39.A.how B.that C.who D.what

　　40.A.sad B.glad C.comic D tragic

　　41.A.absence B.presence C.appearance D.existence

　　42.A.ommon B.plain C.normal D.usual

　　43.A.raising B.rising C.developing D.training

　　44.A.childish B.energetic C.fearless D.moody

　　45.A.anything B.something C.everything D.nothing

　　46.A.detects B.discovers C.recognizes D.realizes

　　47.A.pretty B.foolish C.green D.grown

　　48.A.failing B.intending C.continuing D.keeping

　　49.A.by B.with C.for D.on

　　50.A.silent B.quiet C.cool D.noiseless

　　51.A.dozen times B.a dozen of times C.dozens of times D.dozen of time

　　52.A.valuably B.essentially C.naturally D.virtually

　　53.A.devotes B.deserts C.deserves D.desires

　　54.A.set B.settled C.placed D.fixed

　　55.A.sees B.finds C.is D.looks

　　36.C.此處的結(jié)構(gòu)為never… until… 。

　　37.B.根據(jù)上下文，從第一段中的they never fully appreciated their mothers可知此處應選appreciate。

　　38.A.此處do替代逗號之前的change。

　　39.D.此處名詞性從句what an extraordinary person she is是realize的賓語從句。

　　40.A.此處意為：我不能當著母親的面前說出這些話，太遺憾了。

　　41.B.此處in her presence意為：母親在場。其余三個選項均以上下文不符。

　　42.B.此處plain hard work意為：普通的艱苦工作。

　　43.A.此處raising a child意為：養(yǎng)育孩子。

　　44.D.此處a moody teenager意為：心情變幻無常的十幾歲的孩子。

　　45.C.此處a college student who knows everything意為：無所不知的大學生。

　　46.D.此處意為：等待女兒意識到母親有多么聰明那一天。

　　47.D.此處a grown woman意為：成熟的女性。

　　48.C.此處continuing to be a mother意為：依然是母親。

　　49.B.根據(jù)英語慣用法，形容詞詞組ready with常作表語，意為：動輒……的，就要…的，快要...的。

　　50.A.此處remaining silent意為：保持沉默，不表態(tài)。

　　51.C.此句意為“本來她可以反復這么說時。”

　　52.B.being essentially herself意為：母親本質(zhì)上就是……。

　　53.C.deserve(值得，應該得到)�！澳赣H應該得到的最衷心的祝福�！�

　　54.A.set an example(樹立榜樣)是固定搭配。

　　55.D. 此處I will look as good in the eyes of my children as my mother looks in mine意為：我要使自己的在孩子心目中的形象，就像我母親在我心目中那樣美好。