题目内容：

完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Whenever my child caused me to change my schedule, I thought to myself, “We don’t have time for this.” _________   , the two words I most commonly spoke to my child were: “Hurry up” But my promise to   _________was made almost three years ago, and I began my journey to grasp what   _________in life. My younger daughter is my living   _________of why I must keep trying. In fact, the other day, she reminded me once again.

The two of us had taken a bike ride to the _________ . After buying a cool treat for my daughter, she sat down at a table in _________ admiring the ice cream she held in her hand. Suddenly a look of worry _________ on her face. “Do I have to rush, Mama?”

I could have _________ .Perhaps the pains of a _________  life don’t ever completely disappear, I thought sadly. As my child looked up at me waiting to know _________ she could take her time, I knew I had a(n) _________  . I could sit there _________  about the number of times when I rushed my child through life….or I could celebrate the fact that today I’m trying to do things _________   . I chose to live in today.

“You don’t have to rush. Just take your time,” I said in a(n) _________ way. Her whole face instantly brightened and her shoulders _________ . And so we sat side by side talking about things that interested us.

When she got to the last bite, she held out a spoonful of ice crystals and sweet juice for me. “I _________ the last bite for you, Mama,” my daughter said _________ . As I left the icy goodness put out my thirst, I _________  I just got the deal of a lifetime. I gave my child a little time… and_________ , she gave me her last bite and reminded me that things taste sweeter and love is  _________ to get when you stop rushing through life.

1.A. However      B. Instead         C. Therefore         D. Besides

2.A. speed up    B. slow down      C. give up           D. keep on

3.A. works       B. happens         C. minds            D. matters

4.A. reminder     B. message        C. example           D. guide

5.A. church       B. park           C. supermarket      D. school

6.A. relief       B. sorrow.         C. advance           D. delight

7.A. brought in  B. turned up       C. went by           D. made up

8.A. cried       B. hated          C. wondered          D. regretted

9.A. difficult    B. desperate      C. hurried          D. terrified

10.A. when        B. if              C. how              D. what

11.A. duty        B. chance          C. choice          D. idea

12.A. thinking    B. complaining   C. worrying          D. talking

13.A. differently B. vividly         C. perfectly        D. casually

14.A. angry       B. obvious         C. gentle           D. cautious

15.A. raised     B. relaxed         C. shook             D. trembled

16.A. saved       B. tasted         C. purchased        D. rushed

17.A. frequently B. carefully     C. proudly         D. slowly

18.A. realized   B. imagined        C. expected         D. remembered

19.A. in contrast B. in return       C. in charge        D. in control

20.A. harder     B. better         C. closer          D. easier