WhenIwascleaningthehouseInoticedmylittlegirlbusyplayinginherroom.Inonehandwasaplasticphone;in 41 atoybroom.Ilistenedasshewasspeakingtoher 42 littlefriend.AndI’llneverforgetthewordsshesaid 43 itwaspretend.
Shesaid“Suzie’sinthecorner 44 she’snotbeenverygood.Shedidn’tlistentoawordIsaidordothethingsshe 45 .”InthecornerIsawherbabydollall 46 inlaceandpink.Itwasobviousshe’dbeenputthere 47 andthinking.
Mydaughtercontinuedher“ 48 ”asIsatdownonthefloor.Shesaid“I’mall 49 Ijustdon’tknow 50 todowithheranymore.ShecomplainswheneverIhavetoworkandwantstoplaygamestoo.SheneverletsmedothethingsthatIjusthavetodo.Shetriestohelpmewiththedishesbutherarmsjustcannot 51 ...Andshedoesn’tknowhowto 52 towelsIdon’thavethetimeto 53 .Ihavealotofworktodoandabighousetokeepclean.Idon’thavethetimetositandplay—don’tyouknowwhatImean?”
AndthatdayIthoughtalotaboutmakingsome 54 inmylife;AsIlistenedtoher 55 wordsthatcutmelikeaknife.Ihadn’tbeenpayingenoughattentiontowhatIholdmostdear.I’dbeencaughtupinresponsibilitiesthat 56 throughouttheyear.
Butnowmy 57 haschangedbecauseinmyheartIrealize...I’veseentheworldinadifferentlight 58 mylittledarling’seyes.SoletthecobwebshavethecornersandthedustcoverthefloorI’mnotgoingtoworryaboutkeepingupwiththemanymore.
I’mgoingto 59 thehousewithmemoriesofachildandhermother...Forwearegrantedonlyone 60 andwewillnevergetanother.
41.A.another B.theother C.others D.other
42.A.gentle B.kind C.imaginary D.warm
43.A.eventhough B.asthough C.sothat D.inthat
44.A.before B.when C.if D.because
45.A.could B.would C.should D.might
46.A.had B.worn C.put D.dressed
47.A.leftaside