A few years ago my mother asked me to go shopping with her because she needed a new dress. I don’t like to shop with others, and I’m not a person. However, we for the mall together at last.
We visited nearly every , and she tried on dress after dress, them all. As the day went on, I grew tired and my mother grew .
, at our last shop, my mother tried on a lovely blue three-piece dress. The blouse had a bow at the neckline. As I stood in the room with her, I watched as she tried, with much , to tie it. Her hands were so badly crippled from arthritis(关节炎) that she couldn’t do it. Immediately, my impatience to an overwhelming(无法抗拒的) wave of sympathy for her. I turned away to hide the that came up involuntarily.
Regaining my calmness, I turned back to tie the bow for her. The dress was beautiful, and she bought it. Our shopping trip was , but the event was etched(铭刻) in my memory. For the rest of the day, my kept returning to that moment in the dressing room and to the of my mother’s hands trying to tie that bow. Those hands that had fed me, bathed me, dressed me, comforted me, and, , prayed for me, were now touching me in a remarkable .
Later in the evening, I went to my mother’s room, her hands in mine, kissed them and, much to her , told her that to me they were the most hands in the world.
A.simply B.finally C.actually D.normally
A.patient B.honest C.respectful D.trustworthy
A.took off B.kept off C.got off D.set off
A.person B.store C.assistant D.boss
A.remembering B.buying C.rejecting D.recommending
A.frustrated B.worried C.tired D.upset
A.Immediately B.Finally C.Traditionally D.Quietly
A.sitting B.dining C.dressing D.waiting
A.time B.pride C.experience D.difficulty
A.gave off B.gave away C.gave way D.gave up
A.tears B.money C.expression D.feeling
A.off B.out C.on D.over
A.head B.mind C.heart D.brain
A.sense B.belief C.vision D.consciousness
A.loving B.lively C.live D.alive
A.first of all B.most of all C.all in all D.after all
A.style B.fashion C.manner D.form
A.took B.made C.removed D.replaced
A.sorrow B.disappointment C.regret D.surprise
A.common B.effective C.beautiful D.useful