to the door with her and __12__ as she drove out of the yard.

　　__13__ in the kitchen I sat and looked at the flowers. My daughter's __14__ was as bright and dear as the __15__ spring daffodils. Suddenly, I __16__ the phone and dialed (拨) my own mother's number. She lived a hundred miles away. When she __17__， I said, "Guess what！"

　　"What？" she answered hopefully. Like Julie I didn't have any __18__ news, just little details of the day and the children. __19__ I'd come to understand in the last hour how valuable small talk can be. Just before I hung __20__， my mother said, "You made my day."

　　1.A.kitchen　　　　　 B．bedroom

　　C．book room D．sitting room

　　2．A.closed B．opened

　　C．raised D．dropped

　　3．A.studying B．playing

　　C．living D．appearing

　　4．A.feeling B．seeing

　　C．listening D．thinking

　　5．A.though B．once

　　C．if D．as

　　6．A.water B．food

　　C．blood D．air

　　7．A.jokes B．experiments

　　C．details D．memories

　　8．A.proud B．sure

　　C．ashamed D．full

　　9．A.let B．watched

　　C．had D．made

　　10．A.safely B．bravely

　　C．happily D．strangely

　　11．A.busy B．little

　　C．long D．short

　　12．A.stayed B．waved

　　C．sang D．cried

　　13．A.Further B．Nearby

　　C．Up D．Back

14．A.visit B．trip