13 he could see his hero take batting practice. 14 their arrival，she took her hard­earned money to buy an overpriced T­shirt on which was 15 his hero making a diving catch.After the game，of course he had to 16 his hero's signature，so she stayed with the little boy 17 one in the morning...

　　It took me long enough to 18 it，but I finally know who the 19 hero is.Mom，I love you!

　　And suddenly，it was a 20 Mother's Day，after all.

　　【语篇解读】　本文是夹叙夹议文。介绍一个单亲家庭中儿女对母亲的爱，让母亲过了一个快乐的母亲节。

　　1．A.admit　　 B．adopt

　　C．deny D．refuse

　　【解析】　该句句意为"但我承认2000年那个星期天对我而言苦乐参半。"

　　【答案】　A

　　2．A.intended B．liked

　　C．tended D．hesitated

　　【解析】　作为单身母亲，我总是不由自主想到自己的缺点。tend to do意为"倾向于"。

　　【答案】　C

　　3．A.stress B．spare

　　C．strengthen D．spend

　　【解析】　服务员收入微薄，孩子们想要的很多东西我都不能匀出钱去买。spare匀出。

　　【答案】　B

　　4．A.poor B．great

　　C．faithless D．pretty

【解析】　从下文内容可知，孩子们给母亲过了一个美好的母亲节，他们是伟大的孩子。