TheQuietHeroItwasMother'sDaythedaywecelebrateeverythingaboutmothersandeverythingwedo.ButI'll____thatSundayin1996wasbitterandsweetforme.AsasinglemotherI____tothinkofmyshortcomings—howmanyeveningsI

　　TheQuietHero

　　ItwasMother'sDaythedaywecelebrateeverythingaboutmothersandeverythingwedo.ButI'll____thatSundayin1996wasbitterandsweetforme.AsasinglemotherI____tothinkofmyshortcomings—howmanyeveningsIcouldn'tspendwithmychildren，andhowmanythingsIcouldn't____mywaitress'ssalarytobuy.

　　Butwhat____kidsIhad！MydaughterMariawasaseniorincollegeandDennywasathomefromhisfreshmanyearatHarvardUniversity.Theywere___impoliteenoughtocomplain，butthereweresomuchmoreI____Ihaddoneforthem.Ijusthopedthey____.

　　AsIwalkedintothe____quietlytostartbreakfast，Iwasgreetedbyavase___adozenredroses！WhenhadDennypossiblyslippeddowntoleavethem？Buteventheirdelicatebeautywasovershadowedbythenotesittingbesidethem，inthequick，manly____ofaneighteen?year?old.ItwasaboutastorythathappenedbetweenDennyandmelongago.It____：...shetookadayofffromherbusy____totaketheboytoseehisherointhefleshatthestadium.Ittook3.5hoursjusttogetthere，andtheyhadtobethereearly____hecouldseehisherotakebattingpractice.___theirarrival，shetookherhard?earnedmoneytobuyanover?pricedT?shirtonwhichwas____hisheromakingadivingcatch.Afterthegame，ofcoursehehadto___hishero'ssignature，soshestayedwiththelittleboy____oneo'clockinthemorning...

　　Ittookmelongenoughto___it，butIfinallyknowwhothe____herois.Mom，Iloveyou!

　　Andsuddenly，itwasa___Mother'sDay，afterall.

　　1.A.admitB．adoptC．denyD．refuse

　　2.A.intendedB．likedC．tendedD．hesitated

　　3.A.stressB．spareC．strengthenD．spend

　　4.A.poorB．greatC．faithlessD．pretty

　　5.A.merelyB．usuallyC．neverD．often

　　6.A.wishedB．hopedC．expectedD．desired

　　7.A.supportedB．understoodC.approvedD．disgusted

　　8.A.living?roomB．kitchenC．bedroomD．study

　　9.A.includingB．containingC．possessingD．pinning

　　10.A.handwritingB．descriptionC．toneD．scratch

　　11.A.wroteB．recordedC．memorizedD．read

　　12.A.eventB．contentC．scheduleD．circumstance

　　13.A.orB．forC．butD．so

　　14.A.AtB．InC．OnD．By

　　15.A.impressedB．