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     Sitting in the play area of the doctor's office, my children, Paul, four, and Bailey, three, built a Lego
tower while we waited to be called for Paul's examination.
     "Good job, you guys, "I said, trying not to sound too tired.My husband was away on business, and
it was difficult being alone with the kids.At times I felt like I was living in the jungle (叢林) rather than
the suburbs.
     "Don't put the Lego in your mouth, Bailey, " I said.Paul grabbed (抓取) it from him."That's not nice,
Paul, " I said.He gave back the Lego.I looked around the waiting room.A woman was eating something,
a couple were talking, and an old gentleman in a blue jacket was reading a magazine.I wished I could sit
quietly for a while.I wanted to be able to take a rest, or go shopping alone.At once, I was ashamed of
myself.What kind of mother was I?"God, " I thought, "help me to be the very best mom I can be."
     The nurse came into the waiting room to get us.Just at that moment, the old gentleman in the waiting
room put down his magazine and came up to me.With a smile on his face, he said, "Your children are
most certainly lucky to have such a wonderful mother.""Thank you, "I replied in a low voice and watched
him walk back to his seat.We followed the nurse into the examination room.While she weighed Paul, I
told her how that man had made my day.
     Motherhood is still a jungle sometimes, but now when I feel tired I remember the encouraging words
of the old gentleman.
1. The writer went to the doctor's office because________.
A. one of her children liked to play there
B. her son Paul needed an examination
C. she was tired and needed to see her doctor
D. she wanted to have all her children examined
2. From Paragraph 2, we know the writer felt that looking after her children alone was________.
A. unfair B. happy  
C. hard  D. interesting
3. The writer criticized Paul when he________.
A. put the Lego into Bailey's mouth
B. took away the toy from Bailey
C. made trouble in the waiting room
D. didn't follow her advice
4. In the old gentleman's opinion, the writer________.
A. lived a very hard life
B. was a very good mother
C. didn't love her children enough
D. was lucky to have so lovely children
5. What can we learn from the passage?
A. The writer often went shopping alone.
B. The writer's husband was always on business.
C. The writer doesn't know how to be a good mother.
D. The writer was greatly encouraged by the old gentleman's words.
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