题目内容：

完形填空

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，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