The last time I saw my mother, she didn’t know who I was. Although having 36 from dementia(老年痴呆症) for many years, mother was never 37 . All our family came to the hospital to spend time with her. She didn’t 38 them either, but we wanted to be there with her. I have just flown back from Texas. Mother 39 looked at me, or past me, and said “Yeah”. That’s 40 she responded to 41 around her. In spite of this, I held her hand and talked to her. I told her about the big old house in Highland where I 42 . When we first 43 there from Mascoutah when I was 5 years old, I was 44 of that house. The yard was full of 45 and the house was falling apart. But my father and mother were intelligent and 46 and we eight kids helped to turn it into a home. All of a sudden, I wasn’t frightened any more. I told her she must have been very 47 when I decided to go to college to study journalism 48 being a priest（牧师）, which she thought was the highest 49 for a family. But she didn’t show it. She just saw me 50 with my favorite chocolate chip cookies. When I told her all about Texas, 51 she and father had been to visit me, mother seemed 52 by that Texas beach on which they had taken a 53 . She 54 the trip and kept the picture in the living room all the time. We had too many stories to tell. It was time for me to say 55 to mother and I told her I’d see her again. “Yeah,” she answered. But I wasn’t able to. 小题1: A．recovered B．suffered C．damaged D．lived 小题2: A．healthy B．awake C．unconscious D．alone 小题3: A．see B．understand C．recognize D．like 小题4: A．never B．just C．excitedly D．seldom 小题5: A．because B．when C．how D．what 小题6: A．somewhere B．everywhere C．something D．everything 小题7: A．experienced B．grew up C．brought up D．worked 小题8: A．moved B．visited C．left D．withdrew 小题9: A．fond B．afraid C．curious D．tired 小题10: A．weeds B．flowers C．trees D．waste 小题11: A．fortunate B．easy-going C．hospitable D．hard-working 小题12: A．disappointed B．excited C．surprised D．anxious 小题13: A．as well as B．instead of C．except for D．in spite of 小题14: A．praise B．prize C．honor D．encouragement 小题15: A．away B．out C．about D．off 小题16: A．which B．that C．where D．when 小题17: A．delight B．interested C．happy D．impressed 小题18: A．note B．boat C．picture D．bath 小题19: A．enjoyed B．hated C．remembered D．accounted 小题20: A．thanks B．goodbye C．sorry D．hello