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I remember that it was a few years ago that an old woman stepped into my video store，along with her daughter.The __1__ was displaying a serious state of impatience，__2__ her watch every few seconds.If the daughter had possessed a leash(绳子)，her mother would have been __3__ to it as a means of pulling her along to __4__ the rush of other shoppers.
Walking over，I asked __5__ I could help her.The woman smiled at me and showed me a __6__ on a piece of paper.__7__ rushing off to find the DVD for the woman，I asked her to __8__ with me so I could show her where she could find it and I wanted to enjoy her __9__ for a moment.As we walked along the back of the store，I __10__ its floor plan(分布图)：old television shows, action movies, cartoons，science fiction films etc.The woman seemed glad of the unrushed “trip” and __11__ conversation.
I said to her daughter，“__12__ some advice？”“Of course not，” said the daughter.“Cherish __13__，” I said.“When she's gone，it's the little __14__ that come back to you.Times like this.I know.” It was __15__.I still missed my mom and remembered the times when I'd used my impatience to make her __16__.
Together they made their way towards the store's resting area.They sat there for a moment，side by side，__17__ the holiday crowds.Then the daughter glanced over and immediately __18__ her mother lovingly.And slowly she placed her arm with __19__ unaccustomed affection around her mother's shoulders and __20__ guided her back into the crowd.
1．A.merchant B．waitress
C．mother D．daughter
2．A.fixing B．removing
C．checking D．adjusting
3．A.fastened B．devoted
C．accustomed D．applied
4．A.break away from B．make way for
C．get along with D．keep pace with
5．A.when B．whether
C．why D．how
6．A.tip B．title
C．ticket D．receipt
7．A.Apart from B．As to
C．Rather than D．Regardless of
8．A.communicate B．jog
C．trade D．walk
9．A.stay B．holiday
C．company D．time
10．A.described B．blamed
C．appreciated D．corrected
11．A.casual B．attractive
C．severe D．convincing
12．A.Prepare B．Mind
C．Lack D．Offer
13．A.her B．me
C．herself D．yourself
14．A.feelings B．presents
C．chances D．moments
15．A.reasonable B．possible
C．true D．appropriate
16．A.desperate B．upset
C．puzzled D．astonished
17．A.approaching B．evaluating
C．observing D．expecting
18．A.attended B．found
C．recognized D．watched
19．A.apparently B．suddenly
C．basically D．gradually
20．A.accidentally B．gently
C．smoothly D．randomly
