I returned home to spend the holiday with my mom excitedly. I was looking forward to sitting down on the sofa, watching TV and 1until midnight with her.
However, things weren’t as I expected. Not long 2 I arrived home, mom got a phone call. One of her friends3 her to play cards. She gladly accepted the invitation and went at once. I thought she didn’t like me.
During the following days, I deliberately(故意的) 4to speak to her. Whenever she spoke to me, I just stood in silence. But later I began to feel 5 . Sometimes I really wanted to say sorry to her, 6 when I saw her making delicious food or buying me7 favorite snacks. Maybe she felt sorry for8she had done that night. I began to think that I should do something to make the things9
At the end of the holiday, I began to help with some10 from making the bed to cleaning the house, I did 11 I could when mom wasn’t around. When she returned, she smiled happily.
On the12day，she insisted (堅(jiān)決要求) on driving me to the bus station. At first we said nothing, then mom said, “Sorry for that night. You know that you mean 13 than anything to me .”I couldn’t say a word as I tried to14 back the tears. Before getting on the bus, I finally said sorry to her. Mom smiled, and there were tears 15  her eyes. But I knew they were tears of happiness.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      speaking
   2. B.
      talking
   3. C.
      saying
   4. D.
      telling
2. 2.
   1. A.
      when
   2. B.
      before
   3. C.
      until
   4. D.
      after
3. 3.
   1. A.
      told
   2. B.
      asked
   3. C.
      invited
   4. D.
      ordered
4. 4.
   1. A.
      refused
   2. B.
      started
   3. C.
      liked
   4. D.
      wanted
5. 5.
   1. A.
      happy
   2. B.
      sad
   3. C.
      surprised
   4. D.
      excited
6. 6.
   1. A.
      actually
   2. B.
      totally
   3. C.
      especially
   4. D.
      really
7. 7.
   1. A.
      his
   2. B.
      my
   3. C.
      her
   4. D.
      our
8. 8.
   1. A.
      what
   2. B.
      when
   3. C.
      why
   4. D.
      that
9. 9.
   1. A.
      right
   2. B.
      wrong
   3. C.
      busy
   4. D.
      awful
10. 10.
    1. A.
       homework
    2. B.
       cooking
    3. C.
       housework
    4. D.
       exercise
11. 11.
    1. A.
       everything
    2. B.
       something
    3. C.
       nothing
    4. D.
       anything
12. 12.
    1. A.
       first
    2. B.
       next
    3. C.
       third
    4. D.
       final
13. 13.
    1. A.
       most
    2. B.
       more
    3. C.
       best
    4. D.
       better
14. 14.
    1. A.
       give
    2. B.
       hold
    3. C.
       return
    4. D.
       get
15. 15.
    1. A.
       on
    2. B.
       out
    3. C.
       in
    4. D.
       over