WhenevermykidshaveapartyatschoolIamthemomwhoalwayssignsuptobringthejuiceboxes.It’snotbecauseI’m36orthatIdon’tcareifmykidshaveagoodparty.Iamjustnotgoodatmakinghomemadebreadintoholiday-t

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Whenever my kids have a party at school I am the mom who always signs up to bring the juice boxes. It’s not because I’m 36  or that I don’t care if my kids have a good party. I am just not good at making homemade bread into holiday-themed shapes like other mothers. However I’m happy to try even though it’ll take me a long time to do it.

People say that housewives should have the 37   to make delicious meals keep their houses clean and   38 every minute of their child’s life. Their words used to upset me a lot. I felt that I should also be able to do those things as a housewife. So when I couldn’t make the turkey-shaped cookies I   39 feeling like a failure as a mom.

 After many   40  attempts at baking and many afternoons spent crying over my inabilities as a mother I finally accepted the   41  that my lot(命运) in life is to be the juice box mom. I worked hard to be the   42   one in the elementary school. And after one of my daughter’s class parties it   43  . Her teacher stopped me as I was leaving and said ＂Thank you so much for always bringing  44   drinks. Sometimes parents forget that other children will also   45  class parties and they end up being left out because we don’t have enough drinks for everyone.＂

 I just accepted her appreciation rather than telling her that I brought extra drinks because I could   46   remember how many kids were in the class. But her appreciation taught me an important lesson: I’m not a failure as a mom.

 Not everyone is cut out to be a(n)   47 mom. I believe it’s okay to be the juice box mom. I may not bake cookies and decorate them beautifully but I provided something to drink. And I think that’s just as important.

1.A. smart            B. tired              C. lazy               D. desperate

2.A. dream                    B. ability            C. experience          D. tool

3.A. compare          B. save                C. treasure          D. teach

4.A. ended up     B. went on        C. insisted on            D. set about

5.A. failed            B. careless        C. successful             D. useful

6.A. goal               B. opinion     C. fact                 D. impression

7.A. slowest             B. best                C. worst                     D. quickest

8.A. stood out     B. got out          C. came back            D. paid off

9.A. cold              B. soft                C. extra                D. fresh

10.A. attend            B. hold                C. enjoy                     D. leave

11.A. already      B. always           C. ever                       D. never

12.A. loyal                     B. clever           C. rich         D. able

 

Answer 1

  1. C 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.A 6.C 7.B 8.D 9.C 10.A 11.D 12.D 分 析：本文叙述一位母亲由于孩子在学校要开party，其他的母亲都让孩子带着蛋糕去学校，...