Dear God，
   Now that I am no longer young.I have friends whose mothers have passed away.I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully thanked their mothers until it was too late to tell them.
   I am blessed with the dear mother who is still alive.I appreciate her devotion more each day.My mother does not change，but I do.As I grow older and wiser，I realize what an extraordinary person the is.It's sad that I am unable to say these words in her presence，but they flow easily from my pen.
   How does a daughter begin to thank her mother for life itself？For the love，patience and just plain hard work that go into raising a child？For running after a toddler（學(xué)步兒童），for understanding a moody teenager，and for tolerating a college student who knows everything？For wailing for the day when the daughter realizes what her mother really is？
   How does a grown woman thank a mother for continuing to be a mother？For being ready with advice when asked or remaining silent when it is needed？For not saying "I told you so.'' when she could have voiced these words dozens of times？For being essentially herself-loving，thoughtful，patient and forgiving？
I don't know how to thank her，dear God，except to bless her and live up to the example she has set.I pray that I will look as good in the eyes of my children as my mother looks in mine.

（1）We can infer from the passage that the author is

A

A

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A．reserved （含蓄）and romantic
B．cold and practical
C．stubborn （固執(zhí)的）but responsible
D．talkative and realistic（現(xiàn)實(shí)的）
（2）Compared with her friends，the author feels lucky because

D

D

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A．she has her own lovely sons and daughters
B．she is excellent in bringing up her own children
C．it is too late to say thanks to her mother in her presence
D．she still has the chance to express her appreciation to her mother
（3）We can know from Paragraph4 that

C

C

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A．mothers should offer advice rather than blame
B．the sentence "I told you so.jye.ai be repealed if necessary
C．the author is very thankful to her mother for her education
D．mothers can instruct their children whenever they want to
（4）The authors mother has all the following fine qualities except

D

D

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A．devotion
B．forgiveness
C．Consideration
D．self-preservation（自我保護(hù)）