Every night, my mother would come to my room, lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead． I don't remember when it first started 26 me --her hands pushing my hair that way. But it did make me annoyed, for they felt work - worn and 27 against my young skin．Finally, one night, I shouted at her: “Don' t do that any more --your 28 are too rough！' She didn’t say anything in 29 ．But never again did my mother close out my day with that _ 30 expression of her love． Time after time, with the 31 years, my thoughts returned to that night． I'm not a little girl any more．Mom is in her mid - seventies, and those hands I 32 thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my 33 . Now, my own children are 34 Mom no longer has Dad．It was late on that Thanksgiving Eve, as I went to sleep in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand 35 before stealing across my face to brush the 36 from  my forehead．Then a kiss, ever so _37 touched my brow．In my 38 , thousands of times, I 39 the night my young voice complained． 40 Mom's hand in my hand, I said how 41 I was for that night．I thought she'd remember, as I did, _42 Mom didn't know what I was talking about．She had forgotten—and 43 —long ago． That night, I fell asleep with a new 44 for my gentle mother and her caring hands． And the 45 I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found． 小题1: A．surprising B．hurting C．annoying D．amazing 小题2: A．rough B．gentle C．smooth D．strong 小题3: A．noises B．words C．feelings D．hands 小题4: A．anger B．silence C．reply D．fear 小题5: A．healthy B．familiar C．popular D．perfect 小题6: A．coming B．remaining C．following D．passing 小题7: A．often B．even C．never D．once 小题8: A．family B．neighbor C．husband D．home 小题9: A．developed B．grown C．moved D．forgotten 小题10: A．imagined B．hesitated C．regretted D．trembled 小题11: A．hair B．tears C．dirt D．kisses 小题12: A．quickly B．roughly C．gently D．slowly 小题13: A．memory B．opinion C．history D．diary 小题14: A．chanced B．missed C．hated D．recalled 小题15: A．Beating B．Picking C．Catching D．Stopping 小题16: A．happy B．sorry C．annoyed D．amused 小题17: A．and B．faded C．because D．but 小题18: A．remembered B．while C．forgiven D．apologized 小题19: A．hope B．appreciation C．thought D．approval 小题20: A．guilt B．pride C．sorrow D．failure