Fifteen years earlier, I was a single mom with two children, a __1__ job and a long commute (通勤路程)．So I had to shop for groceries and plan for the next week on weekends.__2__， I went shopping on Sunday.When I __3__ to the cashier that the store was really quiet that day, she replied, "It's always __4__ on Mother's Day.You must be the only __5__ out there shopping." I know she was __6__ telling the truth and she did not mean to __7__ me.Needless to say, all I could do was to finish paying and get to my car.I hadn't __8__ realized it was Mother's Day.My children were too young to know it.How __9__ I really was!

　　I was excited to see my __10__ soon.I decided to treat myself to an ice tea and __11__ to the sandwich shop next door.It was __12__except for a mom and her son ahead of me.__13__ this was a single mom, celebrating Mother's Day with her son in the sandwich shop.When she finished __14__， I handed the cashier a $20 bill and said, "This is my treat.Happy Mother's Day！" The cashier was __15__ for a moment and the woman searched my face to see if she __16__me.

　　Wayne Dyer once __17__the power of kindness.He said studies showed that not only do the giver and receiver of an act of kindness __18__， but an observer benefits in exactly the same way.The mom and her son felt __19__ because she had been honored and received an unexpected __20__.I felt good because I felt I had honored that part of me that wasn't honored all those years ago.

　　语篇解读：作者讲述了发生在母亲节的一个小故事，分享了自己与人为善的经历。

　　1.A.routine　　　　　　　 B．demanding

　　C．well­paid D．miserable

　　解析：选B　demanding意为"要求高的，费力的"。根据上下文可知，作者是位单亲母亲，且只能在周末才有空购买食品，为家人安排好下一周的伙食，可见非常辛苦。

　　2．A.As usual B．Seldom

　　C．Occasionally D．For once

　　解析：选A　从上一句的"on weekends"可知，作者通常(As usual)在周日去商店购物。

　　3．A.reported B．explained

　　C．commented D．suggested

　　解析：选C　comment意为"发表意见；评论"，此处是指作者在付款时和收银员闲聊。

　　4．A.classic B．crowded

　　C．special D．quiet

　　解析：选D　从上文的"the store was really quiet that day"可找到暗示。收银员说，通常在母亲节那天，商店总是非常安静(quiet)。

5．A.customer B．mother