Last summer my son, Eric, left for university in another country. Our once lively house became quiet and _____. I missed him so much that I started sending him messages on the phone, mainly to say _____ or to give him a word of warning.
One of my messages says, “So you told me you _____ your credit card(信用卡). If you don’t try hard to mend your careless ways, one day you’ll _____ and find your brain missing.”
I did get Eric's messages, but most of them were about _____. They were no different from the notes he used to leave _____ the white board when he was at home.
“I bought a new pair of shoes. They cost me $90. Please help!”
“Money is running short _____ I’ve bought some books for my research paper. Help me please!”
_____, however, Eric begins to send me all kinds of articles: some funny, some touching and some worth _____. He says they will help me understand young men better and keep up with the times.
I read the articles slowly, like a ______ student, with mixed feelings as well—my kid, who followed me around not long ago, has now become my ______.
So I write back. “I’ve read all those articles. I’ll take ______ as a loving son’s expectations towards his mother. He must be thinking that his mother is still ______ enough to accept new things. That makes me feel proud. What we parents lack(缺乏) most is the ability to learn and ______, in both body and mind. Thank you, my son.”
In this way we share ideas and ______ each other, with a gentle and beautiful language we seldom use. Every time I read those messages, I feel my heart filled with warmth.
1. A.dark | B.clean | C.lonely | D.comfortable |
2. A.hello | B.sorry | C.thanks | D.goodbye |
3. A.lost | B.lent | C.designed | D.received |
4. A.give up | B.wake up | C.set off | D.take off |
5. A.health | B.music | C.money | D.safety |
6. A.on | B.across | C.behind | D.opposite |
7. A.if | B.until | C.though | D.because |
8. A.Luckily | B.Actually | C.Recently | D.Immediately |
9. A.copying | B.writing | C.thinking | D.correcting |
10. A.crazy | B.popular | C.nervous | D.careful |
11. A.doctor | B.teacher | C.customer | D.classmate |
12. 13. A.young | B.pretty | C.friendly | D.honest |
14. A.fight | B.change | C.exercise | D.remember |
15. A.watch | B.invite | C.protect | D.encourage |