I am so grateful for these moments, for the experiences we share, and for the chance to make up for the way I treated her years earlier. The funny thing is that she may never remember those arguments.

　　【解题导语】　该文主要讲述了母亲在得了阿尔茨海默病后，作者对母亲的细心、体贴的照顾的故事。

　　【长难句分析】　The fights lasted as long as my mother could put up with my sharp tongue and snide remarks, after which I was sent to my room without dinner.

　　分析：本句是一个复合句。as long as此处表示"和......一样(时间)长"，后一个as引导比较状语从句；which引导非限制性定语从句，在从句中和after一起作状语。

　　译文：斗争一直持续到母亲能够容忍我的尖牙利齿和挖苦的言辞，之后我就被关在自己的屋里不准吃饭了。

　　1．What does the underlined word "matches" probably refer to?

　　A．Games. B．Remarks.

　　C．Arguments. D．Moments.

　　答案与解析：C　考查词义猜测。根据最后一段最后一句"The funny thing is that she may never remember those arguments"可推知，此处的matches是指作者和母亲当时的那些争论，与第二段第一句"Now we don't argue anymore"呼应，故选C。

　　2．What changed the relationship between the author and her mother?

　　A．Her basic beliefs.

B．Her mother's disease.