It was a painful time for me. At 42, I was slowly coming to terms with the idea that I might never be able to have a child due to my health condition. Up until that point, I never really gave much thought to being a mother and suddenly I could think of little else. My husband and I had been together for ten years before we decided to get married because neither of us was in a hurry to do so.
Motherhood just wasn’t part of the plan. As my 40th birthday approached, I began, for the first time, to notice babies and their happy, smiling mothers wherever I went. The voice inside me cried out, “It’s too late! You missed your chance to be a mother! You wanted an all-consuming career, and now you’ve got one.”
One day I headed to a café. An elegantly dressed, slightly older woman was seated a few stools (凳子) away at the half-empty counter.
“Would you like to see a picture of my daughter?” she asked me.
“Sure,” I said. She handed me a photo of a smiling Chinese girl. The child was about seven years old and was wearing a Snow White costume.
“That’s Melanie. She’s in the first grade,” she said, introducing herself as Jill. I could hear the motherly pride in her voice.
“She’s pretty,” I said.
“I love her costume.”
“What made you decide to adopt her?” I asked.
“I didn’t want work to be my whole life,” she said.
I’m not sure if she saw the tears welling up in my eyes as I replied, “I don’t either, but I’m afraid it’s too late.”
“I was 51 when I adopted Melanie,” she said with more than a hint of reassurance in her voice. “And it’s the most rewarding, exciting thing I’ve ever done.”
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A few days later, I told my husband that I wanted to look into adopting a girl from China.
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We recently reconnected on Facebook with Jill.
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1. Who had a fight with the woman?
| A．Boris. | B．Iris’ mother. | C．Boris’ mother. |
| A．They didn’t have similar jobs. |
| B．They didn’t care for each other. |
| C．They had different requirements for food. |
1. What does Vivian dislike about Aunt Wang?
| A．Her food. | B．Her rules. | C．Her bad habits. |
| A．Nervous. | B．Unhappy. | C．Relaxed. |
| A．Charles. | B．Flora. | C．Lily. |
| A．Hold a party. | B．Visit Vivian. | C．Eat at Aunt Wang’s. |
4 . Friday night meant a family dinner for me at home. There would be discussions and laughter. Even so, I
Preparations for the dinner would begin
Years later, my father passed away, and then my mother insisted on going to live in a care home. I seemed to be totally
That’s why I accepted
| A．remembered | B．chose | C．enjoyed | D．hated |
| A．early | B．late | C．already | D．again |
| A．kill | B．get | C．add | D．count |
| A．natural | B．formal | C．dull | D．creative |
| A．tradition | B．comfort | C．upset | D．course |
| A．elected | B．turned | C．dressed | D．set |
| A．point | B．dishes | C．food | D．forks |
| A．freed | B．protected | C．recovered | D．discouraged |
| A．lost | B．happy | C．curious | D．nervous |
| A．served | B．stirred | C．made | D．poured |
| A．fortunes | B．efforts | C．circles | D．noises |
| A．immediately | B．generally | C．widely | D．regretfully |
| A．throw away | B．go over | C．put away | D．take over |
| A．controlled | B．forgotten | C．admitted | D．learned |
| A．exist | B．improve | C．disappear | D．continue |
1. What did the families have living there?
| A．Phones. | B．Shampoo. | C．Wood. |
| A．The father. | B．The mother. | C．The children. |
| A．Fun. | B．Difficult. | C．Amazing. |
| A．Being together with each other. |
| B．Makeup and clothes. |
| C．TV and skateboarding. |
1. What is Stan doing at first?
| A．Making his bed. | B．Playing video games. | C．Doing his schoolwork. |
| A．Change his clothes. | B．Brush his teeth. | C．Take a bath. |
| A．At 10:10 p.m. | B．At 10:00 p.m. | C．Around 9:00 p.m. |
A New Addition to the Family
For the initial ten years of his life, Victor was the prince of the household. As he was an only child, his parents petted him and showered all their love and attention on him. Whatever toys his parents bought, they were always meant for him. Whatever food was in the refrigerator, there was no one to compete with him to polish it off first. Victor could leave his toys or books around the house with complete ease of mind, knowing that there was no one who would get their hands on his belongings and cause any damage.
However, all that was to change overnight when Victor’s parents brought back his new baby sister, Lina, from the hospital. With her rosy cheeks, wide open eyes and angelic smile, Lina caught the hearts of her parents, grandparents and relatives. Everyone focused their attention on the cute bunch of joy. Whenever she cried, her mother or father would rush to her bed. She simply cried because she wanted to be carried. There was little time left for Victor.
Now that Victor’s mother had his baby sister to take care of, she expected Victor himself to do most of the chores he can do. Victor was asked to clean his own room, iron his own school uniform and clean his own shoes. Before Lina’s arrival, he had never lifted a finger to help out with these tasks. The whole family also went out less because it was unhealthy to expose Lina to the bacteria(细菌) being in the outside world too often.
Victor felt neglected by his parents. He felt that they loved Lina more than him. As a result, he tried to attract his parents’ attention by becoming resistant. One evening, Victor’s parents were called up by his teacher because Victor had got into a fight at school. His teacher had noticed Victor’s behaviour and work attitude changing downwards in the past two months. Before that, he had been a model student.
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Upon hearing the teacher’s feedback, Victor’s parents got lost in thought.
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