四、完形填空
One afternoon a few months after Tom and I were married，Max walked into the dining room，where I was looking through my old photos.
I was learning to let Max come 1._______ on his own. If I moved too quickly，he ran away. If I was 2._______，we often ended up playing，laughing and even sitting together on the sofa.
"Who is that to me?" he pointed to one photo. "That was my grandfather. He died months ago." "Hmm. Too bad he had to die."
Death（死亡）is always a painful 3._______，especially for a seven-year-old child who'd lost his mother only two years ago. I secretly put away the pictures of 4._______ relatives.
He began to finger through the photos. "Who is that to me?"
Under his finger I could see my own face. I should have known the answer to his 5._______ question, But I said，"I'm your second mom. I'm sorry that your first mom died."
"What should I call you?" he asked.
"You can call me Mom or Betsy. 6._______ feels OK for you."
I waited，7._______ a pronouncement of my new title（称谓）.
"Sweet，" he said，walking out of the room.
For a couple of days afterward，Max tried out a new title for me. "Can I watch TV?" he'd ask，and then 8._______ the questions by mouthing the word Mom. Mom was always 9._______.
One weekend，he suddenly said，"I notice I don't call you Mom." "I noticed that too."
"When I say Betsy，I mean Mom. Moms die，you know. I think maybe it's 10._______ if you're just Betsy." Tears were filling my eyes.
"Hey，Betsy?" "Yeah，" I said，taking pleasure in the new sound of my old name.
（
C
）1. A. down
B. off
C. close
D. back
（
B
）2. A. kind
B. patient
C. awful
D. confident
（
A
）3. A. subject
B. speech
C. message
D. sign
（
A
）4. A. dead
B. boring
C. unknown
D. strict
（
D
）5. A. funny
B. proper
C. stupid
D. simple
（
B
）6. A. Whoever
B. Whatever
C. That
D. Anybody
（
C
）7. A. hoping
B. complaining
C. expecting
D. requiring
（
B
）8. A. answer
B. follow
C. connect
D. raise
（
C
）9. A. alive
B. wise
C. silent
D. lost
（
B
）10. A. politer
B. safer
C. sadder
D. easier
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### 四、完形填空
我和汤姆结婚几个月后的一个下午，马克斯走进餐厅，当时我正在翻看我的旧照片。
我正在学着让马克斯主动靠近我。如果我动作太快，他就会跑开。如果我有耐心，我们常常会一起玩耍、大笑，甚至一起坐在沙发上。
“那对我来说是谁？”他指着一张照片问道。“那是我的祖父。他几个月前去世了。”“嗯。他不得不去世，太遗憾了。”
死亡总是一个令人痛苦的话题，尤其是对于一个两年前刚刚失去母亲的七岁孩子来说。我悄悄地把去世的亲人的照片收了起来。
他开始用手指翻看着照片。“那对我来说是谁？”
在他的手指下，我能看到我自己的脸。我本该知道他这个简单问题的答案，但我还是说道：“我是你的第二个妈妈。我很遗憾你的第一个妈妈去世了。”
“我该怎么称呼你呢？”他问道。
“你可以叫我妈妈或者贝琪。对你来说感觉舒服的任何称呼都可以。”
我等待着，期待着他对我这个新称谓的宣告。
“贝琪。”他说着，走出了房间。
在那之后的几天里，马克斯试着用一个新称谓叫我。“我可以看电视吗？”他会问道，然后用口型说出“妈妈”这个词来补充这个问题。“妈妈”这个称呼总是没有说出口。
一个周末，他突然说道：“我发现我不叫你妈妈。”“我也注意到了。”
“当我说贝琪的时候，我的意思就是妈妈。你知道，妈妈会去世。我觉得如果你只是贝琪的话，可能会更安全。”我的眼里充满了泪水。
“嘿，贝琪？”“嗯。”我说道，为我这个旧名字的新叫法感到开心。
1. A. 向下；B. 离开；C. 靠近；D. 回来
2. A. 善良的；B. 有耐心的；C. 糟糕的；D. 自信的
3. A. 话题；B. 演讲；C. 消息；D. 标志
4. A. 去世的；B. 无聊的；C. 未知的；D. 严格的
5. A. 有趣的；B. 恰当的；C. 愚蠢的；D. 简单的
6. A. 无论谁；B. 无论什么；C. 那个；D. 任何人
7. A. 希望；B. 抱怨；C. 期待；D. 要求
8. A. 回答；B. 补充；C. 连接；D. 提出
9. A. 活着的；B. 明智的；C. 沉默的；D. 迷路的
10. A. 更有礼貌的；B. 更安全的；C. 更悲伤的；D. 更容易的
