Iwas14yearsold.Iwasangryandrebelliouswith 21 regardforanythingmyparentshadtosay 22 ifithadnothingtodowithme.Likesomany 23 Istruggledtoescapefromanythingthatdidn’t 24 mypictureoftheworld.Asa“brilliantwithoutneedofguidance”kidIrejectedanyobvious 25 oflove.InfactIgotangryatthe 26 oftheword“love”.One 27 afteranextremelydifficultdayI 28 intomyroomshutthedoorloudlyandfelldownontomybedheavily.AsIlaydownintheprivacyofmy 29 myhandsplacedundermypillow.Therewasanenvelope.Ipulleditoutandontheenvelopeitsaid“To 30 whenyou’realone.”
31 IwasalonenoonewouldknowwhetherIreaditornot.SoIopenedit.Itsaid,“Mike,Iknowlifeis 32 rightnowIknowyouarefrustratedandIknowwedon’tdoeverythingright.IalsoknowthatIloveyou 33 andnothingyoudoorsaywilleverchangethat.Iamhereforyouifyoueverneedtotalk.Ifyoudon’tthat’salso 34 .JustknowthatnomatterwhereyougoorwhateveryoudoinyourlifeIwillalwaysloveyouandbe 35 thatyouaremyson.I’mhereforyouandIloveyou-thatwillnever 36 .LoveyouMom.”
EverynightasIwenttobedIwouldputmyhandsundermy 37 andIrememberthe_ 38 IfelteverytimeIgotaletter.DuringmyteenyearstheletterswerethecalmassurancethatIstillcouldbeloved 39 myangerandrudeness.JustbeforeIfell 40 IbecamegratefulthatmymomknewwhatIanangryteenagerneeded.
21.A.little B.all C.full D.high
22.A.seldom B.sometimes C.currently D.particularly
23.A.families B.adults C.people D.teenagers
24.A.hangup B.liftup C.agreewith D.dealwith
25.A.attempt B.offer C. request D.advice
26.A.risk B.proposal C.mention D.point
27.A.night B.day C. morning D.afternoon
28.A.slipped B.stormed C.sank D.slid
29.A.bed B.floor C.closet D.chair
30.A.answer B.seal C.read