WhenIwasgrowingupIalwaysgavemymomanapron（围裙）onherbirthday．Iwantedmyownmom—21thatapronI'djustgivenherofcourse—to22meattheendofeachafternoonbearingaplateofhome-baked23

　　WhenIwasgrowingupIalwaysgavemymomanapron（围裙）onherbirthday．Iwantedmyownmom— 21 thatapronI'djustgivenherofcourse—to 22 meattheendofeachafternoonbearingaplateofhome-baked 23 asshewaitedbreathlesslytohearaboutmy 24 dayatschool．

　　Momlovedherfamilywithoutquestionbutasanelementary-schoolteachershehadherownexcitingdaysto 25 .Shehadhardlyanyextratimeand 26 andhome-bakedtreatswererareinourhouseexcept 27 veryspecialoccasions．SinceMomdidn'tmakecookiesveryoftenthe 28 ofherbakingwerenotalwaysthesame．Sometimesthecookieswerebrownedalittlemorethanplannedor 29 togetherandothertimesthecookiesweren'tsmooth． 30 noneofthatbotheredanyoneinthefamily．Allwe 31 wasswallowingwhateverwewerehavingfordinnerthatnightsowecouldgettothecookies 32 usonthekitchencounter．

　　NowthatI'mamommyselfIcan 33 alltoowellwhymymotherdidn'talwayshavethetimetoweartheapron．AswastruewithmymotherthelistofthingsIneedtodoisoften 34 thanthedayitself．ButIalsounderstandthedesireto 35 thesameyellowmixingbowlmymotherusedandmakesomethingspecialformyfamilyeverysooften．WhateverIbakeismetwithapprovalappreciationandgood 36 bymyhusbandandchildren．AtsomelevelIbelievethey're 37 thatIwasthinkingaboutthemasI 38 thebrownsugarintothebutterorfrostedthecakewiththeirfavoritekindoficing．TheyalwaysknowIlovethem．I 39 theyknowitalittlebetterwhenI'minabakingmood．

　　I'msuremymotherfelt 40 thesamewaywhenevershemadecookiesforus．Thosecookieswillalwaysinmymindbethebesttreat．

　　21．A．wearing B．holding C．taking D．throwing

　　22．A．watch B．greet C．guide D．encourage

　　23．A．vitamins B．vegetables C．cookies D．fruits

　　24．A．boring B．frightening C．comfortable D．exciting

　　25．A．startwith B．setup C．makeup D．dealwith

　　26．A．power B．work C．energy D．strength

　　27．A．on