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阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

That was when my son was 6 years old. My son is now 22 but whenever I look at him even as a grown man I remember the small child with    1   .

Our cat was ready to give birth. And like all young children my son was very interested in the   2   of the babies. During the following week he never stopped begging me for a chance to witness （见证）it. At last I agreed. I answered all his questions and prepared him the best   3   he might not be shocked or frightened.

That   4    when my son arrived home one baby cat had been born. He was so  5   at what he saw that he would put his hand on the mother cat’s stomach and feel the other babies  6  . When the mother cat began to    7   very loudly it was clear that the second baby was on its way. My son watched but never said a word. Then he asked me “Mum why does she cry so loudly when the baby comes?” I explained that it was not a hurtful pain  8   a pain of great pleasure for the mother.

When the birth of the third baby was coming by the crying of the mother cat my son suddenly hugged (拥抱) me with tears rolling down his face saying “Mum I’m sorry for the  9   I brought you to have me.” My heart almost stopped. With a(n)    10  choice of words I told him that his birth had brought me nothing but smiles and that I would like to go through it 100 times.   

Now my son is a grown man but he always remembers that night for it was on that night that he finally understood what the word “love” meant.

1. A. smiles                   B. tears                  C. interest                 D. care

2. A. birth                      B. loss                  C. performance         D. protection

3. A. unless                   B. until                 C. so that                   D. as if

4. A. morning               B. afternoon         C. noon                      D. night

5. A. amazed                B. frightened        C. angry                     D. sad

6. A. jumping               B. sleeping           C. moving                 D. growing

7. A. laugh                   B. cry                   C. cough                    D. shout

8. A. or                        B. so                     C. and                        D. but

9. A. pain                    B. danger              C. harm                     D. fear

10. A. hopeful            B. careful              C. useless                  D. informal