跟踪导练（二）6

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Several years of school led to the very important day—my first trip to college！ And it was on that day that I learned one of my lifes most 1 lessons.

As we drove to college， my mother asked， “Sam， do you have any gum？” She 2 chewed （咀嚼） gum！ I was driving， so I told her to 3 herself to the gum in my bag. My surprise 4 when she found the gum and said， “Oh， honey， this is my 5 gum. Even when I was a child， I always loved this gum.” Then I was really 6 . How was it possible that this woman who raised me enjoyed such a （n） 7 pleasure in life， yet I had no idea of it？ “Mom， how did I not 8 that you chewed gum？”

I remember whenever we went anywhere as a 9 when I was a child， Dad would always stop by a 10 and buy three Cokes from it， one to 11 with Mom， one for the three girls， and the 12 one for us three brothers. 13 these， Dad always bought a pack of 14 ， and it was the very flavor that my mother had just taken 15 my bag.

Hearing my question， my mother just 16 and said， “Honey， the pack had only seven sticks.” It was at that exact moment 17 I realized she had made a 18 all those years. Shed given each of us children a stick and then one to Dad—seven sticks gone and the pack empty， 19 none for herself.

I 20 then that， while my mother made huge sacrifices （牺牲） for us， she also made a million small ones that went unnoticed.

1. A. interesting B. important C. difficult D. different

2. A. never B. often C. always D. sometimes

3. A. show B. help C. remove D. invite

4. A. stopped B. changed C. continued D. appeared

5. A. favorite B. necessary C. secret D. old

6. A. satisfied B. moved C. frightened D. shocked

7. A. great B. beautiful C. unusual D. simple

8. A. understand B. explain C. know D. tell

9. A. team B. pair C. family D. class

10. A. shop B. street C. hotel D. school

11. A. play B. share C. watch D. keep

12. A. cold B. full C. last D. small

13. A. In B. without C. Before D. Besides

14. A. chocolate B. pens C. flowers D. gum

15. A. below B. from C. to D. on

16. A. smiled B. shouted C. sighed D. cried

17. A. which B. that C. when D. where

18. A. choice B. suggestion C. problem D. promise

19. A. having B. giving C. leaving D. buying

20. A. imagined B. replied C. doubted D. realized

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Thanks for your letter. You are describing a common problem experiencing by students all over China. Like you already know， the competition to get into a better university or college is very strong， and that in turn means heavy study load for students. I know that this can feel like a terrible burden at time， but my advice to you is to keep on studying as your hard work will pay for in the end. In the meanwhile， do you best to relax. Proper rest and relaxation are real important. Although I know that you are very busy， but I want you to try to set some time aside after class and at weekends such that you can relax properly.