Mother’s Day 2016 was the last time that all my three kids would be kids at home. I was
That morning, I got up early and left for the
The longer I sat there, the more
Arriving home, I noticed a pile of roses on the ground. They were the
I immediately realized I’d been much too hurried in my
A.allowing | B.expecting | C.realizing | D.declaring |
A.church | B.hospital | C.school | D.factory |
A.separately | B.completely | C.actually | D.sincerely |
A.asking | B.leaving | C.calling | D.searching |
A.because | B.though | C.until | D.once |
A.changing | B.choosing | C.saving | D.marking |
A.confident | B.absurd | C.guilty | D.hurt |
A.cheat | B.ignore | C.consume | D.frighten |
A.focus on | B.throw away | C.cut down | D.figure out |
A.Upon the time | B.For the time | C.At the time | D.By the time |
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A.day | B.night | C.afternoon | D.morning |
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A.open | B.tasty | C.precious | D.alive |
A.pushing | B.tricking | C.arranging | D.urging |
A.change | B.judgement | C.improvement | D.explanation |
A.message | B.word | C.letter | D.promise |
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