题目内容：

    In July, 2018, my mom asked me to accompany her to her 2019 school reunion in Malaysia. “I’d prefer to travel with you due to my bad eyes,” she said. “What do you think?” I was busy, but figured 2019 was ages away. “Sure!” I said, and forgot all about it.

Then, in June, my mom reminded me of my promise, but I’d totally forgotten about it by then. Did I have the time? Did I have the money? Did I have the will?

I’d walk into a fire for my mom, but we’re very different travelers. I usually travel alone with a backpack, whereas mom never travels alone, and takes so many carry-on bags that she looks like a Christmas tree. There was also the boredom. Mom’s childhood town is lovely, but we saw everything there years ago.

“Are you sure you need me to come with you?” I asked over the phone. Silence. Then Mom screamed at me not to worry about it and she wasn’t going any more. I screamed at her not to be silly; she screamed “Fine”; I screamed “Fine”. Then I felt bad and booked our flights and hotel immediately.

At first, it was fine. We drove past the apartment where she grew up, ate great food, then met her friends for yum cha (早茶). After a few days of this, however, I was bored. I’d grown tired of hearing the non-stop gossip about people I didn’t know. On the night of the reunion, I convinced mom to go by herself.

While she was out, I swam, caught up with work, and stared at the ceiling. When she came back, I was in a good mood. She was in an even better one, telling me about the reunion in ways that made me cry with laughter. All we’d needed was time apart.

The next day, as we shopped together, my mom laughed loudly as she pointed at a perfume (香水) bottle with the name “Si” on it – Si means faeces (粪便) in Cantonese. Mom put some of the perfume on, as we both cried with laughter.

She’ll never be the most well-matched person for me to travel with, but covered in Si, she reminded me that she’s definitely the funniest.

1.When the author’s mother first asked him to travel with her, he ______.

A.was so busy that he forgot to reply

B.agreed to the plan immediately

C.was worried that he wouldn’t have money

D.advised his mother not to go because of her bad eyes

2.During the first days of their journey, the author ______.

A.met his friends for yum cha happily

B.had several quarrels with his mother

C.was a good companion to his mother

D.regretted traveling together with his mother

3.What happened when the author and his mother separated for some time?

A.The author was happy but his mother was upset.

B.The author was bored but his mother enjoyed the reunion.

C.Both of them enjoyed the time apart.

D.They both decided to travel apart later on.

4.What is the key message the author intends to convey with this article?

A.It is boring to travel with parents.

B.It is important to make plans before traveling.

C.It is difficult to communicate with parents due to the generation gap.

D.It is possible to be happy with who you’re traveling with even if you’re different.