My family came to America in 1985.__ 1 __of us spoke a word of English. Each morning，I disliked going to school for fear of not __ 2 __what people were saying. Very soon my mother noticed something was__ 3 __me.The pain and care I saw in her moon­shaped eyes made me burst into tears. I explained to her the __ 4 __I had of going to school. “Learning English is not__ 5 __，” my mother said. She cheerfully __ 6 __the two of us work together to learn the language at home.The__ 7 __and determination my mother had were admirable because English was as __ 8 __ to her as it was to me. That afternoon，I saw my mother in a different light as she __ 9 __me by the school fence. Although she was the__ 10 __of all the mothers there，her face with her welcoming smile and big，black eyes was the most __ 11 __.The afternoon sun shone__ 12 __on her long，black hair creating an atmosphere that __ 13 __ her from others. My mother and I immediately began reading together and __ 14 __five new words a day. My mother，with her encouraging __ 15 __，made the routine fun and interesting. The fact that she was sacrificing her__ 16 __ time before going to work so that I could learn English made me see the __ 17 __she possessed. Very soon I began to comprehend what everyone was saying. It has been seven years since that reading __ 18 __with my mother. She is now 43 and in her second year at college. My brother and I have a strong __ 19 __ of who we are because of the strong values my mother established for herself and her children.My__ 20 __and gratitude for her are endless. This is why my mother is truly the guiding light of my life. 小题1: A．All B．One C．Some D．None 小题2: A．hearing B．ing C．understanding D．noticing 小题3: A．changing B．disappointing C．hurting D．troubling 小题4: A．fear B．emotion C．sense D．difficulty 小题5: A．dull B．necessary C．impossible D．easy 小题6: A．decided B．suggested C．promised D．allowed 小题7: A．hope B．consideration C．confidence D．progress 小题8: A．new B．easy C．familiar D．rough 小题9: A．sent for B．picked up C．waited for D．looked for 小题10: A．earliest B．latest C．tallest D．shortest 小题11: A．promising B．relaxing C．confusing D．exciting 小题12: A．directly B．brightly C．slightly D．clearly 小题13: A．separated B．distinguished(区别) C．saved D．pred 小题14: A．discussing B．reviewing C．memorizing D．writing 小题15: A．virtue(美德) B．teaching C．attitude D．skill 小题16: A．working B．shopping C．learning D．resting 小题17: A．determination B．kindness C．trick D．consciousness 小题18: A．experience B．course C．practice D．comprehension 小题19: A．sense B．duty C．influence D．intention 小题20: A．care B．admiration C．feeling D．envy