TheQuietHeroItwasMother'sDaythedaywecelebrateeverythingaboutmothersandeverythingwedo.ButI'll____thatSundayin1996wasbitterandsweetforme.AsasinglemotherI____tothinkofmyshortcomings—howmanyeveningsI
TheQuietHero
ItwasMother'sDaythedaywecelebrateeverythingaboutmothersandeverythingwedo.ButI'll____thatSundayin1996wasbitterandsweetforme.AsasinglemotherI____tothinkofmyshortcomings—howmanyeveningsIcouldn'tspendwithmychildren，andhowmanythingsIcouldn't____mywaitress'ssalarytobuy.
Butwhat____kidsIhad！MydaughterMariawasaseniorincollegeandDennywasathomefromhisfreshmanyearatHarvardUniversity.Theywere___impoliteenoughtocomplain，butthereweresomuchmoreI____Ihaddoneforthem.Ijusthopedthey____.
AsIwalkedintothe____quietlytostartbreakfast，Iwasgreetedbyavase___adozenredroses！WhenhadDennypossiblyslippeddowntoleavethem？Buteventheirdelicatebeautywasovershadowedbythenotesittingbesidethem，inthequick，manly____ofaneighteen?year?old.ItwasaboutastorythathappenedbetweenDennyandmelongago.It____：...shetookadayofffromherbusy____totaketheboytoseehisherointhefleshatthestadium.Ittook3.5hoursjusttogetthere，andtheyhadtobethereearly____hecouldseehisherotakebattingpractice.___theirarrival，shetookherhard?earnedmoneytobuyanover?pricedT?shirtonwhichwas____hisheromakingadivingcatch.Afterthegame，ofcoursehehadto___hishero'ssignature，soshestayedwiththelittleboy____oneo'clockinthemorning...
Ittookmelongenoughto___it，butIfinallyknowwhothe____herois.Mom，Iloveyou!
Andsuddenly，itwasa___Mother'sDay，afterall.
1.A.admitB．adoptC．denyD．refuse
2.A.intendedB．likedC．tendedD．hesitated
3.A.stressB．spareC．strengthenD．spend
4.A.poorB．greatC．faithlessD．pretty
5.A.merelyB．usuallyC．neverD．often
6.A.wishedB．hopedC．expectedD．desired
7.A.supportedB．understoodC.approvedD．disgusted
8.A.living?roomB．kitchenC．bedroomD．study
9.A.includingB．containingC．possessingD．pinning
10.A.handwritingB．descriptionC．toneD．scratch
11.A.wroteB．recordedC．memorizedD．read
12.A.eventB．contentC．scheduleD．circumstance
13.A.orB．forC．butD．so
14.A.AtB．InC．OnD．By
15.A.impressedB．
