Mom had lived in a nursing home for the past three and a half years, suffering the increasing effects of dementia(老年痴呆). They were tough years, actually 21 for us family members than for her, I believe. She suffered very little __22__ in those final years, less than she __23__ when living in her own home. This was because other people took better care of her than she did herself.
All dementia is not alike. Mom’s form 24 her short-term memory more than her long-term memory. By the time she went to the nursing home, her short-term memory was _25__ non-existent. We learned to _26___ our conversations with her to old things of the past. Usually, she could connect with these __27__ and seem to enjoy us __28___ about them. I noticed in her last year that her long-term memory was __29___., too. And it became ever more __30_ to engage her. In her last six months, we had very little __31___ of her responding, though a few times she __32__us. So, when we called her, we would just __33___ to tell her about our lives, things we were doing, things our children and grandchildren were doing. The __34__ would be short. We would tell her we loved her; she would either be __35__ or make some grunting(咕哝) sounds.
__36__ I expected Mom’s death, it was still bad news to hear. She is __37___. Even one-way conversations were more __38__ than no conversations.
So now, all we have are __39__ and a few physical items that were hers or gifts from her. On Mother’s Day this year we will send no __40__, no gift, make no call. But we will remember her.
A．luckier B．quicker C．busier D．harder
A．worry B．pain C．noise D．fear
A．reported B．suggested C．noticed D．heard
A．led B．bothered C．blamed D．attacked
A．never B．almost C．still D．again
A．give B．practice C．direct D．pass
A．schedules B．experiences C．data D．poisons
A．hearing B．asking C．caring D．talking
A．performing B．finishing C．failing D．changing
A．difficult B．strange C．necessary D．hopeful
A．opportunity B．choice C．expectation D．sign
A．promised B．annoyed C．fooled D．surprised
A．plan B．continue C．happen D．pretend
A．voice B．calls C．treatments D．happiness
A．disappointed B．friendly C．sure D．silent
A．Because B．If C．Though D．But
A．followed B．left C．lost D．gone
A．disturbing B．relaxing C．satisfying D．challenging
A．memories B．hopes C．rules D．excuses
A．bill B．card C．problem D．mail
________ she was invited to the ball made her very happy.
A．Whether B．That C．Because D．What
________ our foreign policy, we now have multiple threats, very few of which involve the traditional battles of the past.
A．In honour of B．In terms of C．In the form of D．In defence of
We have been driving in fog all morning，but the fog is lifting now.The little seaside villages are ____，one by one.“There is my grandmother's house，” I say，____ across the bay to a shabby old house.
I am in Nova Scotia on a pilgrimage(朝圣) with Lise，my granddaughter，seeking roots for her，retracing(追溯) ____ memory for me.Lise was one of the mobile children，____ from house to house in childhood.She longs for a sense of ___，and so we have come to Nova Scotia where my husband and I were born and where our ancestors ____ for 200 years.
We soon ___ by the house and I tell her what it was like here，the memories ____ back，swift as the tide(潮水)．
Suddenly，I long to walk again in the ____ where I was once so gloriously a child.It still ____ a member of the family，but has not been lived in for a while.We cannot go into the house，but I can still walk ____ the rooms in memory.Here，my mother ____ in her bedroom window and wrote in her diary.I can still see the enthusiastic family ____ into and out of the house.I could never have enough of being ____ them.However，that was long after those childhood days.Lise ____ attentively as I talk and then says，“So this is where I ____；where I belong.”
She has ___ her roots.To know where I come from is one of the great longings of the human ____.To be rooted is “to have an origin”．We need ____ origin.Looking backward，we discover what is unique in us；learn the ___ of “I”．We must all go home again—in reality or memory.
A．appearing B．moving C．exposing D．expanding
A．referring B．travelling C．pointing D．coming
A．shared B．short C．fresh D．treasured
A．passed B．raised C．moved D．sent
A．home B．duty C．reality D．relief
A．built B．lived C．remained D．explored
A．catch up B．pull up C．step down D．come down
A．falling B．turning C．rushing D．bringing
A．yard B．village C．room D．house
A．adapts to B．appeals to C．belongs to D．occurs to
A．across B．through C．along D．past
A．lay B．played C．stood D．sat
A．marching B．looking C．breaking D．pouring
A．between B．with C．near D．behind
A．wonders B．listens C．reacts D．agrees
A．began B．grew C．studied D．stayed
A．deepened B．recognized C．accepted D．found
A．heart B．rights C．interest D．behaviors
A．one B．its C．that D．every
A．meaning B．expression C．connection D．background
“It is never too late and you are never too old to start something new！”says Englishtown _____ Ellen Rema.Ellen began to learn English at the age of 50，and in just a few years，she has made ____ progress!
Ellen chose to study at Englishtown because no evening classes were ____ in the German countryside where she lives.At Englishtown，she joins ____ classes online and speaks with live native Englishspeaking teachers.
“Englishtown is a wonderful place to ____，”she says.“My son always says，mom，you are a bit ___.He cannot understand why I spend so many hours studying，____ love it，I do it for myself.”
In 2001，Ellen began with the first level of Englishtown and quickly ____.“I spent hours and hours studying.”she said.“Maybe I wanted too much in a short time.I finished all my ___ after 2 years，but noticed I still had ____ difficulties.”
Instead of ____，she chose to press on.After four years at Englishtown，she's still studying in the online classroom，but now to perfect her already ____ English，she has set new ____ for herself and ___ understanding grammar points.
“Studying online is never ____，but you need selfdiscipline，selfmotivation and staying power，”she says.“If you really want to learn，never quit even when you notice difficulties or when you think there is no____.Practice，practice，practice！”
Ellen says studying English isn't all about hard work.It should also be ____！“I really like the online conversation classrooms，”she says.“I have learned so much about other cultures and traditions.I'm open for all____.”
Ellen has been able to ____ her English to use by visiting England five times！“I'm very thankful to Englishtown because most of the English I know now was learned here，”Ellen says.“My life has ____ with Englishtown.”
A．professor B．friend C．student D．reporter
A．amazing B．challenging C．discouraging D．disturbing
A．satisfied B．offered C．attended D．represented
A．conversation B．composition C．listening D．reading
A．live B．eat C．entertain D．study
A．crazy B．tired C．worried D．attractive
A．though B．but C．while D．when
A．dropped B．brushed C．awarded D．progressed
A．channels B．schedules C．courses D．papers
A．comprehending B．reading C．grammar D．vocabulary
A．fighting back B．giving up C．turning away D．looking around
A．significant B．shabby C．broken D．excellent
A．goals B．decisions C．means D．conclusions
A．turns off B．gets off C．focuses on D．puts up
A．interesting B．boring C．shocking D．unwilling
A．vision B．success C．struggle D．tendency
A．fun B．waste C．weakness D．wonder
A．measures B．topics C．timetables D．fashions
A．take B．set C．make D．put
A．ruined B．started C．changed D．turned
One sunny afternoon，a sevenyearold girl went for a walk.She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods ____ she realised that she was lost.
Sitting on a rock and ____ what to do，she began crying.After a while，she ___ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. ____ it was getting dark，she saw a small，dark wooden house.She opened the door and ____ stepped in.Suddenly，she heard a strange noise，and she ran out the door and back to the ____.Cold and tired，she fell asleep near a ____.
The girl's parents were out and her dog，Laddy, was at home.Laddy ____ that his mistress(女主人) was in danger.He jumped ____ a window，breaking the glass.He looked in the fields，but he couldn't find his mistress anywhere.However，from the ground came a ___ scent(气味)as he lowered his head.He ____ the scent and walked across the grassland.Barking ____ into the air，the dog ____ through the woods until he found the ___.But the girl was not there，so he headed back to the woods.Much to his ____，he saw his mistress'blue shirt in the distance.He ____ over some bushes and saw the little stream，where the girl was ____.
When she opened her eyes and ____ her dog standing beside her，the girl said，“You ____ me, Laddy.”and she kissed him several times.Seeing their daughter and dog coming back，the parents burst into tears of ____.That night Laddy had a hero's supper：a huge meal of steak.
A．before B．since C．while D．as
A．wondering B．forgetting C．remembering D．regretting
A．preferred B．expected C．failed D．decided
A．When B．Until C．If D．Because
A．carelessly B．cautiously C．hopelessly D．unwillingly
A．trees B．bushes C．woods D．grasses
A．stream B．rock C．tree D．house
A．found B．sensed C．heard D．smelt
A．at B．through C．in D．onto
A．terrible B．strange C．pleasant D．familiar
A．missed B．discovered C．followed D．ignored
A．calmly B．loudly C．merrily D．gently
A．searched B．wandered C．looked D．travelled
A．window B．girl C．house D．hero
A．satisfaction B．disappointment C．embarrassment D．delight
A．jumped B．climbed C．walked D．flew
A．awake B．abandoned C．available D．asleep
A．spotted B．watched C．observed D．saw
A．disturbed B．comforted C．rescued D．scared
A．pain B．shock C．sorrow D．relief
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