My mother used to ask me，"What is the most important part of the body？"When I was young，I thought（46） 　　．was very important to us，so I said，"My ears，Mommy．"She said，

"No．Many people are deaf but still live a（47） 　　life．Keep thinking and I will ask youagain．"Several years（48） 　　before she asked me again．This time I told her，"Mommy，sight is very important to everybody，so it（49） 　　．be our eyes．"She looked（50） 　　me and told me，"You are learning fast，but the answer is not correct．Many people are blind，（51） 　　．they stilllive happily．"Over the years，she asked me many times and always（52） 　　answer was，"No．But you are getting（53） 　　every year，my child．"Then last year，my grandpa（54） 　　．Everybody was crying．

When it was our（55） 　　  to say our final goodbye to him，my mother asked me，"Do you know the most important bodypart yet，my dear？"I was（56） 　　when she asked me this．I always thought this was a game（57） 　　her and me．I saw her eyes with tears．She said，"My dear，the most important body part is your shoulder．"I asked，"Is it because it holds up my（58） 　　？"She replied，"No．It is because it can hold the head of a friend or a relative when he or she（59） 　　．Everybody needs a shoulder to cry on sometime in life，my dear．I only hope that you have enough love and friends，

so you will（60） 　　have a shoulder to cry on when you need it．"That was when I realizedwhat the most important body part is．

46．A．report	B．sound	C．noise	D．music
47．A．happy	B．hard	C．unhappy	D．sad
48．A．came	B．left	C．passed	D．walked
49．A．can	B．may	C．must	D．would
50．A．up	B．at	C．for	D．around
51．A．but	B．or	C．and	D．also
52．A．mine	B．my	C．its	D．her
53．A．old	B．older	C．clever	D．cleverer
54．A．cried	B．lost	C．died	D．dying
55．A．turn	B．way	C．duty	D．task
56．A．surprising	B．surprised	C．exciting	D．excited
57．A．between	B．among	C．above	D．from
58．A．hand	B．head	C．foot	D．arm
59．A．laughs	B．smiles	C．shouts	D．cries
60．A．never	B．hardly	C．always	D．sometimes．