2014高考英语（暑假基础训练（3）附答案
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Years ago when I first heard “empty nest”， it sounded like a pleasant position to be in. I had three small kids and the __1__ of waking up in the morning __2__ rested，instead of having my eyes opened by tiny fingers，was quite __3__.
Oh，the beauty of dinnertime without spilled milk，a house without sounds of __4__， and walls without sticky fingerprints covered in jam. I could __5__ a shopping cart (手推车) that was filled with groceries instead of children!
However，when I __6__ that soughtafter goal, it was rather a __7__. It no longer looked attractive because these years had __8__ the distasteful parts of motherhood. For some time, no one had been crying to be __9__ in the middle of the night. __10__ needed to be dressed or have their shoes tied ten times a day. Just when the children became pleasant __11__ ，they moved out. Is there no justice?
I tried not to look into the three empty bedrooms as I passed by them. School books，papers，and toys had all __12__ . When I finally moved out of my depression，I __13__ my dear husband，Jack，looking almost the same as when I had fallen __14__ in love with him. Except for showing a bit of __15__，the years had been good to him. I caught myself __16__ when I realized the creases(皱纹) on his face were smile lines，not __17__ wrinkles.
