When I was growing up, I always gave my mom an apron （围裙）on her birthday．I wanted my own mom —
21 that apron I'd just given her, of course —to
22 me at the end of each afternoon bearing a plate of home-baked
23 as she waited breathlessly to hear about my
24 day at school．
Mom loved her family without question, but as an elementary-school teacher she had her own exciting days to
25 .She had hardly any extra time and
26 , and home-baked treats were rare in our house except
27 very special occasions．Since Mom didn't make cookies very often, the
28 of her baking were not always the same．Sometimes the cookies were browned a little more than planned or
29 together and other times the cookies weren't smooth．
30 , none of that bothered anyone in the family．All we
31 was swallowing whatever we were having for dinner that night so we could get to the cookies
32 us on the kitchen counter．
Now that I'm a mom myself, I can
33 all too well why my mother didn't always have the time to wear the apron．As was true with my mother, the list of things I need to do is often
34 than the day itself．But I also understand the desire to
35 the same yellow mixing bowl my mother used and make something special for my family every so often．Whatever I bake is met with approval, appreciation and good
36 by my husband and children．At some level, I believe they're
37 that I was thinking about them as I
38 the brown sugar into the butter or frosted the cake with their favorite kind of icing．They always know I love them．I
39 they know it a little better when I'm in a baking mood．
I'm sure my mother felt
40 the same way whenever she made cookies for us．Those cookies will always, in my mind, be the best treat．
| 小题1: | | A．wearing | B．holding | C．taking | D．throwing |
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| 小题2: | | A．watch | B．greet | C．guide | D．encourage |
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| 小题3: | | A．vitamins | B．vegetables | C．cookies | D．fruits |
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| 小题4: | | A．boring | B．frightening | C．comfortable | D．exciting |
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| 小题5: | | A．start with | B．set up | C．make up | D．deal with |
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| 小题6: | | A．power | B．work | C．energy | D．strength |
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| 小题8: | | A．methods | B．results | C．efforts | D．ways |
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| 小题9: | | A．put | B．piled | C．stuck | D．tied |
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| 小题10: | | A．Besides | B．However | C．Meanwhile | D．Thus |
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| 小题11: | | A．gave up | B．cared about | C．figured out | D．cut down |
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| 小题12: | | A．waiting for | B．looking for | C．longing for | D．heading for |
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| 小题13: | | A．predict | B．admit | C．comment | D．understand |
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| 小题14: | | A．longer | B．heavier | C．higher | D．tighter |
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| 小题15: | | A．put away | B．take on | C．get out | D．come about |
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| 小题16: | | A．appetites | B．motivations | C．opportunities | D．instructions |
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| 小题17: | | A．anxious | B．aware | C．eager | D．crazy |
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| 小题18: | | A．shook | B．removed | C．tore | D．mixed |
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| 小题19: | | A．state | B．stress | C．imagine | D．complain |
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| 小题20: | | A．mostly | B．possibly | C．really | D．exactly |
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