believe that woman who fed me as a baby and read me fairy tales had written this.I will never forget the first line I read: "They all want to take me away and __4__ me！"

　　__5__ I thought of the other day, when she was __6__ around the house.I was sitting at the dining room table with my grandmother, working on a five­thousand­piece puzzle (拼图) that takes a __7__ to solve.Suddenly, the front door was violently thrown open.My mother ran in screaming at the top of her lungs.

　　Then she ran into the room and shoved (推) our puzzle off the table, smashing it into the five thousand pieces we had __8__.It scared me.__9__， something was __10__ my mother.

　　My __11__ ended then, when the doctor told me she had hallucinations (幻想症)．I started to understand that her illness wasn't something I could __12__.That was when I realized that other kids always __13__ she was different when they came over to play.

　　I always wondered __14__ I could do but there is no solution.But dealing with my mother has given me a different outlook on life.I try not to __15__ my problems.If my mom starts making strange remarks, I leave the room and call someone.Just __16__ is one of the best relaxing ways in the world.If there's no one to talk to, I __17__ the violin or some other hobbies to forget about things for a time.

　　As I think about the past, I see that Mom was __18__ an entire life.Thankfully, I haven't been.To me, each day is just one piece of the __19__， one piece among the thousands we spend our lives putting together, hoping it won't __20__.

1．A.them B．thoseC．it D．myself

2．A.empty B．strangeC．clear D．messy

3．A.joy B．astonishment C．doubt D．happiness

4．A.protect B．comfort C．kill D．confirm

5．A.Yet B．Then C．However D．Though

6．A.nervous B．relaxed C．angry D．surprised

7．A.lifetime B．day C．minute D．moment

8．A.prepared B．made C．begun with D．looked for

9．A.Luckily B．Even C．Still D．Obviously

10．A.wrong with B．connected with C．cautious about D．worried about

11．A.hard time B．childhood C．bad luck D．memories

12．A.forgive B．miss C．ignore D．overcome

13．A.felt B．heard C．hoped D．expected

14．A.where B．when C．which D．what

15．A.depend on B．face C．concentrate on D．calculate

16．A.waiting B．talking C．singing D．smiling

17．A.buy B．play C．talk with D．turn to

18．A.devoted to B．charged with C．led to D．robbed of

19．A.toy B．puzzle C．page D．journal

20．A.fall apart B．come up C．come off D．fall over

【答案】1-5ADBCB 6-10CACDA 11-15 BCADC 16-20 BDDBA

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者的母亲患有幻想症。母亲患病使他意识到童年已经结束了，但是他并没有怨天尤人，而是积极地生活。

1．A　根据第一段中的"I go through my mom's old journals"和"I found them"可知选A。

2．D　根据空前的"lying around"并结合下文母亲患有幻想症可知，此处表示"凌乱的房间"。messy凌乱的。故选D。

3．B　根据下文的"I couldn't believe that woman who fed me as a baby and read me fairy tales had written this."可知，本处应为"惊讶(astonishment)"。故选B。

4．C　根据下文内容可知，母亲患有幻想症，故本处是母亲幻想的内容"他们都想带走我，然后杀了我"。故选C。

5．B　根据语境可知，作者看着母亲写的那些话，然后想起了12岁时母亲发病的那个下午。故选B。