Paragraph 1:
Cody looked around.
Paragraph 2:
Do we do right when no one is looking?
Ⅳ.完形填空
Whenever my child caused me to change my schedule, I thought to myself, "We don't have time for this." __1__ the two words I most commonly spoke to my child were: "Hurry up." But almost three years ago I made my promise to __2__ and I began my journey to pay more attention to what __3__ in life. Actually, my younger __4__ often reminds me of why I must keep trying to slow down. In fact, the other day, she reminded me once again.
The two of us had taken a bike ride to the __5__. After buying a cool ice cream for her, my daughter sat down at a table __6__ looking at the ice cream she held in her hand. Suddenly a look of worry __7__ her face. "Do I have to rush, Mama?"
I nearly __8__. Perhaps the pains of a __9__ life don't ever completely disappear, I thought sadly. As my child looked up at me waiting to know __10__ she could take her time, I knew I had a choice. I could sit there in __11__ thinking about the number of times when I told my child to __12__ through life..., or I could just try to do things __13__. I chose the latter.
"You don't have to rush. Just take your time," I said __14__. Then we __15__ side by side talking merrily. There were even moments when we sat in __16__, only smiling at each other.
When she got to the last bite(咬最后一口), she held out the ice cream for me. "I __17__ the last bite for you, Mama," my daughter said __18__. I realized I just got the deal of a lifetime. I gave my child a little time...and __19__, she gave me her last bite and reminded me that things taste sweeter and love comes __20__ when you stop rushing through life.
1.A.Yet B.But C.So D.Since
2.A.speed up B.slow down C.give up D.keep on
3.A.gives B.wins C.loses D.matters
4.A.daughter B.sister C.student D.guide