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 I stepped into my hotel room which was surrounded by a(n)   26  king-size bed, flanked（两侧有）by overstuffed armchairs. “Wow,” I thought to myself. “Nice place.”

I  27  hotels. I love to enter a clean room, look out the window, or walk out in the morning  28   that each afternoon when I return, someone else will have made the bed.

The  29  is that unless Alison travels with me, I never sleep well in hotels. I miss my family. Even though Linus and Camille, aged 4 and almost 2, find a way to interrupt even the  30  night’s sleep at home, still, I’d rather be with them.

I’m deeply  31  by the parents who wake up too late with the realization: “My children grew up too  32  . In the busy and noisy career and life, I  33  their childhood.”

A hundred years from now, nobody will remember the car you drove or the large house you lived. The world might  34  greatly however, based on your  35  on the life of a small child. Your life will most certainly improve, if you pay attention to your important  36  , and make the choice to put her or him first. What could you do today to let your loved ones know how much they  37  to you? What will you do tomorrow? And the next day?

Think of one specific  38  that you can take, and take it. Challenge yourself to find new ways to  39  your appreciation and love on a daily basis.

Room service will never kiss you goodnight! Nothing  40  family.

1.A. empty          B. comfortable          C. ordinary         D. innocent

2. A. book          B. visit                C. love             D. hate

3.A. knowing        B. noticing             C. expecting        D. forgetting

4. A. surprise          B. situation        C. problem              D. condition

5.A. worst          B. longest              C. shortest             D. best

6. A. troubled          B. moved            C. amused               D. impressed

7.A. slow           B. early            C. fast             D. late

8.A. recorded           B. understood           C. valued               D. missed

9. A. end               B. differ               C. boom             D. stable

10.A. attraction        B. benefit              C. influence        D. education

11. A. ability          B. family               C. career               D. future

12. A. mean         B. do               C. pay              D. work

13. A. word         B. suggestion           C. thought              D. action

14. A. express          B. suggest              C. explain              D. introduce

15. A. represents       B. fights               C. satisfies            D. beats