The day was warm and the sun shone down like a new beginning on my life. I was waving goodbye to my son, the last one of my fledglings （刚会飞的鸟）to leave home and go to new woods, "University actually" . I felt so lighthearted after spending many years looking after my four children—cooking, washing, ironing, teaching them how to look after themselves and manage their finances—that I actually thought “At long last, ". But, as I watched my last one leave, although it was a joyous occasion, I realized I had not really prepared for this day, I was too tied up with bringing up these s of the future to realize that they would all leave the nest and lives independently. At first I didn't know what "I" wanted to do. I tried a part time job, which ended in me running out in tears. I started a business soft furnishings, but that didn't work either. I grew my own veggies and fruit, which lasted 3 years, until I was advised by my doctor that my feet couldn't take any more "tools” driven through them. I began wondering if I had a future of my own. I cried for the life I was used to, and hadn't known or wanted anything different. Then one day I saw an ad. for foster parents, I discussed it with my husband who was always behind everything I tried and with great distce , I rang up the number. I now laugh and sing with my 14-year-old foster daughter, even when my cooker is a mess and my bathroom is a disaster area. I now know, 8 years later, what “I” was meant to be doing with all the spare hours, days, and weeks I had on my hands when my last fledgling flew the nest. The sun shines once again in my home. 小题1:How did the mother first feel when her last child went off to university? A．Lonely. B．Anxious. C．Relieved. D．Annoyed. 小题2:The underlined phrase “was tied up with” in the second paragraph means “ ”. A．was occupied in B．was associated with C．was tired of D．was addicted to 小题3:In the third paragraph, the poor mother did all the things just to . A．live a greener and healthier life B．earn more money for her kids’ education C．shift her attention and ease her anxiety D．start her own decorating business 小题4:What did the empty-nested mother think of her husband? A．Skilled B．Supportive C．Stubborn D．Open-minded 小题5:Thanks to the foster daughter, the author . A．got rid of her busy work B．forgot her other children C．found a suitable job D．knew what she really wanted