Iwantedtodosomethingveryspecialformyfifteen-year-oldsonwhohasalwaysbeentheperfectchild.Heworkedallsummertomakeenoughmoneytobuyausedmotorbike.Thenhespenthoursandhoursonituntilitlookedalmostnew.Iwassopro

Iwantedtodosomethingveryspecialformyfifteen-year-oldsonwhohasalwaysbeentheperfectchild.Heworkedallsummertomakeenoughmoneytobuyausedmotorbike.Thenhespenthoursandhoursonituntilitlookedalmostnew.IwassoproudofhimthatIboughthimtheshiniesthelmet(头盔)andaridingoutfit(装备).

Icouldhardlywaitforhimtoopenuphisgift.InfactIcouldhardlysleptthenightbefore.AssoonasIwokeupthenextmorningIwenttothekitchentostartthecoffeeteaandmorninggoodies(好吃的东西).Inthelivingroomwasabeautifulkeyboard(钢琴键盘)withanote："Tomywonderfulmotherallmyloveyourson."

Iwassosurprised.IthadbeenalongstandingjokeinourfamilythatIwantedapianosothatIcouldtakelessons."LearntoplaythepianoandI'llgetyouone"wasmyhusband'sreply.

Istoodthereshocked(震惊的)，askingmyselfhowmysoncouldaffordthisexpensivegift.

Ofcoursethehouseawokeandmysonwasthrilled(激动的)withmyreaction(反应).ManykisseswereexchangedandIimmediatelywantedhimtoopenmygift.

AshesawthehelmetandoutfitthelookonhisfacewasnotexactlywhatIwasexpecting.ThenIrealizedthathehadsoldthemotorcycletogetmethekeyboard.

OfcourseIwastheproudestmothereveronthatdayandmyfeetneverhitthegroundforamonth.

ThenextdaymyhusbandandIboughthimanew"used"shinymotorcycle.

( )6.Whatdidthemotherthinkofherson?

   A.Hewasgoodinmanyways.

   B.Hewashelpfulthoughalittlelazy.

   C.Hedidwellineverythinghedid.

   D.Hecaredhisparentsmorethanhimself.

( )7.Whydidthemotherbuyhersonahelmetandaridingoutfit?

   A.Inordertosendhersonsomethinginreturn.

   B.Inordertoencouragehersontolearntorideamotorbike.

   C.Inordertoshowshelovedhim.

   D.Inordertomakesurehecouldridesafely.

( )8.Thewritersaid"Ithadbeenalongstandingjokeinourfamily"，shemeant       .

   A.whathersonsaidwasajoketoher

   B.hersonplayedajokeonher

   C.itwasimpossibleforhertogetapiano

   D.sheshouldlearntoplaythepianofirst

( )9.Whenthemotherknewhersonhadsoldhismo