单选题 The first time I left my mother, I was five years old.
She told me I couldn't go out to play {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}}
{{/U}}I picked up my toys. Who could put up with such {{U}} {{U}} 2
{{/U}} {{/U}}? "I'm running away," I announced. "Oh, dear, I'll {{U}}
{{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}you. But if you really want to {{U}}
{{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}, I guess I shouldn't stop you." Mother got my
red coat from the cupboard and {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}my
white gloves in a pocket. She walked me to the {{U}} {{U}} 6
{{/U}} {{/U}}, kissed me good-bye, and {{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}}
{{/U}}the door behind me. Off I went. As I {{U}} {{U}} 8 {{/U}}
{{/U}}the house next door, my footsteps {{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}}
{{/U}}. It struck me for the first time that I had no {{U}} {{U}} 10
{{/U}} {{/U}}where I was headed, and after a moment, I turned around.
{{U}} {{U}} 11 {{/U}} {{/U}}on our front steps, I began to
consider my immediate {{U}} {{U}} 12 {{/U}} {{/U}}. But as the
afternoon wore on, I didn't {{U}} {{U}} 13 {{/U}} {{/U}}from my
place. Mrs. Ford, our neighbor, took out her rubbish and
called, "Hi, honey! How are you doing?" "I'm {{U}}
{{U}} 14 {{/U}} {{/U}}," I said, and my lips started to
tremble(颤抖). "You are? Well, I won't {{U}} {{U}}
15 {{/U}} {{/U}}you then," she said, and went back inside.
As darkness fell, I decided to be {{U}} {{U}} 16 {{/U}}
{{/U}}I knocked on the door, and when Mother opened it, I walked past her. "I'm
giving you another {{U}} {{U}} 17 {{/U}} {{/U}}," I said, as she
enveloped me in a warm hug(拥抱). I {{U}} {{U}} 18 {{/U}}
{{/U}}ran away again. But I {{U}} {{U}} 19
{{/U}} {{/U}}, and that's different. When I left for college, Mother waved
until my train pulled out of sight. When I got to the college, I found a
{{U}} {{U}} 20 {{/U}} {{/U}}she had hidden among my sweaters
that read, "We're so proud of you!"