Dear God， Now that I am no longer young，I have friends whose mothers have passed away．I have heard these sons and daughters say they never 2 1 appreciatedtheir mothers until it was too 22 to tell them． I am 23 with the dear mother who is still allve．I appreciate her 24 each day．My mother does not 25 ，but I do． 26 I grow older and wiser．I realize what a(n) 27 person she is．How sad that I alil 28 to speak these words in her presence， 29 they flow easily from my pen． How does a daughter begin to thank her mother for giving her llfe I 30’ For the love，patience and just plain hard work that go into 3 l a child? For 32 a toddler，for understanding a moody teenager，for tolerating a college student who thinks she knows 33 ？ For waiting for the day 34  a daughter realizes her mother really is？ How does a 35 wonlan thank for a mother for continuing to be a mother？For being ready with advice (when asked ) or 36 silent when it is most appreciated? For not saying:”I 37 you so ,”when she could have spoked these words dozens of 38 ?For being essentially herself-loving ,thoughtful. Patient, and forgiving? I don’t know how，dear God，except to bless her as richly as she 39 an d to help me live up to the example she has set．I pray that 1 will look as good in the eyes of my 40 as my mother looks in mine． A daughter 21．A fully             B．truly           C．painfully          D mainly 22．A．early           B．slow            C．1ate             D．fast 23．A．satisfied        B．prepared         C．worried           D blessed 24．A much            B．more            C．1ess             D．fewer 25．A．stand           B．move           C．change           D exist 26．A．As             B．With           C．For              D．Because 27．A．ordinary        B．usual           C．strict            D extraordinary 28．A．unable         B．able            C．eager            D ready 29．A．therefore       B．otherwise        C．but              D．however 30.A herself      B．itself       C．themselves    D．oneself 31.A．punishing    B．blaming     C．raising      D．praising 32.A．running after  B．running across    C．running out     D．running for 33 A．something   B．everything    C．anything      D．not hing 34．A．that          B．when             C．in which           D．where 35 A．grown         B．pleased            C．trained           D．well-behaved 36 A interrupting    B．disliking       C．representing    D．remaining 37．A．asked        B．told              C．ordered            D required 38．A．times       B．days              C．months             D years 39．A．gots        B．gives              C．deserves           D．delivers 40.A．husband   B．children        C．relatives     D．neighbours