Twenty years ago, Mark Thatcher, the son of Mrs. Thatcher, was reported missing in the Sahara Desert while competing in the Grand Prix Motor race from Paris to Daker. The sad news, so unexpected, shook the unusually and unhurried politician off her balance. Though she did her best to as if nothing had happened and made her public appearance as usual, people could not fail to notice that she was no longer the old self-assured prime minister who always had everything under . Instead she had become a very sad mother who was unable to from her shock. One day when she was to at a lunch party, a reporter caught her off her guard by bringing up the of her missing son again. She was mentally unprepared for the question and lost her self-control. Tears were her cheeks she sobbingly told the reporter there was still no news of Mark and that she was very worried about him. She said that all the countries concerned had to do their best to help her find her son. With that she down completely and sobbed silently for quite a while. Gradually she calmed down and started to speak as . It was a very scene which exposed a new side of Mrs. Thatcher’s the public do not usually see. People began to talk about the Iron Woman’s love, a that is common to all human race. Later Mark returned to his mother’s side, good-humored and all smiles as usual nothing unusual had ever happened. The Iron Woman, , broke down again and was sobbing for a second time. 小题1: A．outstanding B．busy C．calm D．considerate 小题2: A．seem B．talk C．do D．pretend 小题3: A．construction B．control C．discussion D．pressure 小题4: A．respond B．relieve C．reduce D．recover 小题5: A．arrive B．eat C．speak D．read 小题6: A．subject B．object C．theme D．message 小题7: A．hardly B．totally C．partly D．mostly 小题8: A．putting down B．taking off C．getting off D．rolling down 小题9: A．because B．though C．if D．as 小题10: A．permitted B．admitted C．promised D．managed 小题11: A．fell B．went C．broke D．brought 小题12: A．agreed B．planned C．announced D．explained 小题13: A．moving B．shocking C．interesting D．serious 小题14: A．quality B．action C．position D．character 小题15: A．lively B．likely C．lovely D．motherly 小题16: A．habit B．hobby C．feeling D．thought 小题17: A．hungry and tired B．safe and funny C．safe and sound D．tired and sleepy 小题18: A．as if B．even if C．so that D．if only 小题19: A．therefore B．however C．besides D．thus 小题20: A．made B．heard C．felt D．seen