问题详情：
It was 1958, and I was 10 years old. Being the older of two boys, I took the
mission 31 . I was going to find Mom a useful gift that showed her how much we loved her.
In the shop, there was so much to 32 from—cards, combs etc. But while looking in the kitchen hardware section, I spotted 33 I thought was the perfect gift: a peeler(削皮器).
We ate potatoes nearly every day. My earliest 34 are of my mother peeling potatoes slowly and expertly with her favorite knife. This new peeler would make her job so much 35 .
On Mother’s Day, Mom opened her gift. I saw only 36 in her eyes. I
was 37 to see the new peeler in operation, but my mother kept using her old knife. After several days of 38 , I asked her, “Mom, why don’t you use the new potato peeler?”
“My goodness, I must have 39 ,” she replied. “I’ll use it tomorrow.”
But she didn’t. I 40 hid her old knife once in the dark drawer, hoping she’d have to use the new peeler. 41 Mom found the old knife and kept using it. Finally I asked her if she wasn’t 42 her Mother’s Day gift.
“Alvin, the best part of the potato is just 43 the skin,” she explained. “This new type of peeler wastes too much of the potato and 44 the best part.”
Seeing the 45 look on my face, she 46 , “Alvin, I’ll always remember your 47 . I’ll keep it in the drawer forever 48 every time I open it and see the peeler I’ll be 49 of what a wonderful Mother’s Day it was.”
Fifty years later, when my brother and I 50 Mom and Dad’s belongings, I spotted the potato peeler in the drawer. I wondered how many times she held it in her hands and thought, “What a wonderful Mother’s Day it was!”
31. A. curiously B. seriously C. gently D. anxiously
32. A. borrow B. collect C. differ D. choose
33. A. which B. that C. what D. why
34. A. introductions B. memories C. thoughts D. chances
35. A. easier B. better C. happier D. kinder
36. A. puzzle B. sorrow C. delight D. pity
37. A. free B. ready C. glad D. eager
38. A. embarrassment B. disappointment C. inspiration D. surprise
39. A. forgotten B. promised C. apologized D. complained
40. A. still B. also C. even D. almost
41. A. But B. So C. And D. Or
42. A. aware of B. familiar with C. interested in D. fond of
43. A. upon B. beside C. across D. under
44. A. ignores B. removes C. keeps D. covers
45. A. excited B. hurt C. upset D. amused
46. A. added B. declared C. argued D. screamed
47. A. help B. love C. knife D. gift
48. A. in case B. as if C. so that D. as long as
49. A. reminded B. tired C. warned D. convinced
50. A. threw away B. took up C. sorted out D. brought up
【回答】
31-35 BDCBA 36-40 CDBAC 41-45ADDBB 46-50 ADCAC
知识点：人物传记 故事阅读类
题型：完型填空
