The young mother set her foot on the path of life. "Is this a long way?" she asked. The God said, "Yes,and the way is hard. You will be old before you reach the end of it. But the end will be better than the beginning."

But the young mother was happy,and she would not believe that anything could be better than these years. So she played with her children,and gathered flowers for them along the way,and bathed them in the small rivers,and the sun shone on them,and the young mother cried, "Nothing will ever be lovelier than this."

Then the night came,and the storm,and the path was dark,the children shook with fear and cold,and the mother drew them close and covered them with her coat.

The morning came,and there was a hill ahead,and the children climbed and grew tired,and the mother was tired,too. But at all times she said to the children, "A little patience and we are there."When they reached the top they said, "Mother,we would not have done it without you."

The mother said to herself, "My children have learnt courage in the face of hardness. Yesterday I gave them courage. Today,I've given them strength."

The days went on,and the weeks and the months and the years,and the mother grew old. But her children were tall and strong,and walked with courage. At last they came to a hill,and beyond they could see a shining road and a golden gate. The mother said, "I have reached the end of my journey. And now I know the end is better than the beginning,for my children can walk alone."

Mother is the place you came from,your first home. She's your first love,your first friend,even your first enemy,but nothing on earth can separate you. Not time,not space ― not even death！


(   ) 11. The young mother drew her children close and covered them with her coat to         .

   A. protect them from fear and cold

   B. prevent them from storm and darkness

   C. gather them together

   D. give them warmth

(   ) 12. Why did the mother say "A little patience and we are there" at all times?

   A. To tell her children to climb the hill slowly.

   B. To give her children courage in front of difficulty.

   C. To let her children learn the patience.

   D. To offer her children her patience.


(   ) 13. When the young mother grew old,her children were         .

   A. brave and patient with strength

   B. tall and strong without patience

   C. patient and strong with bravery

   D. tall and strong with courage

(   ) 14. From the passage,we can learn that         .

   A. mother's love is unselfish

   B. children grow faster with mother's love

   C. mother can never be separated from us

   D. mother always appears when we have difficulties

(   ) 15. What does the underlined sentence "I have reached the end of my journey" mean?

   A. I don't want to continue the journey.

   B. I have arrived at my destination (目的地) .

   C. Fm old and will get to the end of my life.

   D. I can't go with you and you are old enough to take care of you.

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