anniversary (周年纪念日) of the day six years ago when she first started in radio in a small regional radio program, which __18__ she also had to move away from home.

　　So __19__ I'm sad that they're living away from home, I'm also __20__ of the way they've created their success.

　　语篇解读：本文为记叙文。作者的孩子们都远离家乡外出工作，作者为此感到有些难过。可就在同一天里，她收到了关于三个孩子在外工作小有成就的消息，为此作者感到很开心。

　　1．A.strange　　　　　　　　 B．funny

　　C．different D．common

　　解析：选C　作者原以为今天会像平时那样平淡，却在同一天里得到三个孩子在外工作的消息，即今天与平时不一样。

　　2．A.sad B．frightened

　　C．excited D．happy

　　解析：选A　根据最后一段的"I'm sad that they're living away from home"可知答案。

　　3．A.hard B．political

　　C．social D．daily

　　解析：选D　根据"you know, dropping in for dinner, being able to meet the girls on a Saturday and go shopping, that sort of thing"可知，此处应指作者与孩子们一起度过的日常生活。

　　4．A.avoid B．admit

　　C．imagine D．continue

　　解析：选B　作者因孩子们远离家而不开心是事实，因此她不得不承认这一点。

　　5．A.wander B．relax

　　C．travel D．run

　　解析：选C　根据"leave home to follow their dreams"可知，此处应指外出，故选C项。

　　6．A.listen B．refuse

　　C．believe D．mind

　　解析：选A　根据"they always paid little attention to what I said"可知，孩子们不怎么听作者的话。

　　7．A.delivered B．sent

　　C．spread D．received

解析：选D　根据下文可知，此处指作者收到小女儿的信息。