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In the 1950s, I was an only child of a single mother , living in a modest cottage in New Zealand. There was no TV and very little _______to spend on entertainment. _______we had our books and enjoyed _______better than reading aloud to each other. My mother read me The Faraway Tree Stories, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Treasure Island and poetry as well. _______I turned seven, I was able to take my _______at the reading role, and we spent many pleasant evenings laughing over _______ characters.

In 1964, I was 18 and moved to Auckland, but we still phoned each other and talked about books. Years later, Mum’s eyesight began to _______. She found it _______difficult to read the small print of her beloved books. She enjoyed looking at magazines but missed _______up with the latest books by her favourite __________.

Later, I became a Special Needs library assistant and my __________was to select books for __________impaired(损伤的)people. In time, I introduced my mother to large-print novels and audio-books, which gave her a great deal of __________as her eyesight grew more dim(模糊的).

In her 70s, Mum’s choice of reading seemed to __________to mainly murder mystery stories. I was __________to see that, so I bought her a more “worthy” audio-book. The next day, I asked, “How are you getting on with that latest book?” “Oh, not so well,” she replied__________. I didn’t try to “improve” my mother’s literary __________after that.

A few years ago Mum __________away. There are still so many thing I’d like to tell her. I’d like to __________her for her early guidance in the __________world of books. And I’m happy to say that I’m also into audio-books now.

1.
A.timeB.moneyC.energyD.interest
2.
A.ThoughB.HoweverC.ButD.And
3.
A.somethingB.anythingC.everythingD.nothing
4.
A.WhenB.UnlessC.IfD.Until
5.
A.chanceB.turnC.responsibilityD.part
6.
A.realB.innocentC.funnyD.happy
7.
A.fallB.failC.loseD.drop
8.
A.increasinglyB.quicklyC.slowlyD.suddenly
9.
A.catchingB.keepingC.endingD.coming
10.
A.readersB.publishersC.authorsD.assistants
11.
A.taskB.dreamC.planD.promise
12.
A.mentallyB.physicallyC.bodilyD.visually
13.
A.anxietyB.joyC.passionD.sympathy
14.
A.narrow downB.open upC.changeD.remove
15.
A.desperateB.contentC.sadD.pleased
16.
A.positivelyB.awkwardlyC.coldlyD.eventually
17.
A.choiceB.tasteC.levelD.degree
18.
A.wentB.gaveC.movedD.passed
19.
A.appreciateB.expressC.thankD.impress
20.
A.wonderfulB.abstractC.accessibleD.ambiguous
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