When I was growing up, I always gave my mom an apron （围裙）on her birthday．I wanted my own mom — 21 that apron I'd just given her, of course —to 22 me at the end of each afternoon bearing a plate of home-baked 23 as she waited breathlessly to hear about my 24 day at school． Mom loved her family without question, but as an elementary-school teacher she had her own exciting days to 25   . She had hardly any extra time and 26 , and home-baked treats were rare in our house except 27 very special occasions．Since Mom didn't make cookies very often, the 28 of her baking were not always the same．Sometimes the cookies were browned a little more than planned or 29 together and other times the cookies weren't smooth． 30 , none of that bothered anyone in the family．All we 31 was swallowing whatever we were having for dinner that night so we could get to the cookies 32 us on the kitchen counter． Now that I'm a mom myself, I can 33 all too well why my mother didn't always have the time to wear the apron．As was true with my mother, the list of things I need to do is often 34 than the day itself．But I also understand the desire to 35 the same yellow mixing bowl my mother used and make something special for my family every so often．Whatever I bake is met with approval, appreciation and good 36 by my husband and children．At some level, I believe they're 37 that I was thinking about them as I 38 the brown sugar into the butter or frosted the cake with their favorite kind of icing．They always know I love them．I 39 they know it a little better when I'm in a baking mood． I'm sure my mother felt 40 the same way whenever she made cookies for us．Those cookies will always, in my mind, be the best treat． 小题1: A．wearing B．holding C．taking D．throwing 小题2: A．watch B．greet C．guide D．encourage 小题3: A．vitamins B．vegetables C．cookies D．fruits 小题4: A．boring B．frightening C．comfortable D．exciting 小题5: A．start with B．set up C．make up D．deal with 小题6: A．power B．work C．energy D．strength 小题7: A．on B．at C．in D．by 小题8: A．methods B．results C．efforts D．ways 小题9: A．put B．piled C．stuck D．tied 小题10: A．Besides B．However C．Meanwhile D．Thus 小题11: A．gave up B．cared about C．figured out D．cut down 小题12: A．waiting for B．looking for C．longing for D．heading for 小题13: A．predict B．admit C．comment D．understand 小题14: A．longer B．heavier C．higher D．tighter 小题15: A．put away B．take on C．get out D．come about 小题16: A．appetites B．motivations C．opportunities D．instructions 小题17: A．anxious B．aware C．eager D．crazy 小题18: A．shook B．removed C．tore D．mixed 小题19: A．state B．stress C．imagine D．complain 小题20: A．mostly B．possibly C．really D．exactly