4.It was Saturday morning.I heard loud noises of moving furniture in thenext room.I could almost feel the excitement of John who was soon going to get a room of hisown.I remember my own feelings when I was 13.I knew how much he longed for his right to privacy (私人空間)when he was sharing a room with his younger brother,Robot.He said,"Mum,can I have a room of my own?I could use Jeff's.He won't mind."
It was true that Jeff had graduated from college and flown from the nest.But would he mind?The room was the place where I told him a thousand stories and we had a thousand talks.As close as we were,though,the time came when Jeff needed a doorbetween Us. His life was spreading into areas that had less to do with family.I no longer could or should know everything about him.
It turned out that getting Jeff permission was easy.He said,"Of course,Mum,it would be selfish of me to hold on to it"Then his vcce softened,"Mum,I won't be living at home again-you know that."Behind his glasses,his eyes were lit with all the love.There were no door closed here-they had all opened up again.
As John and I were cleaning the room,I fixed my eyes on Jeff's things around me and could almost touch the little boy I knew was gone forever.I looked at the room and,in my heart,I let it go.To hold on would be,as Jeff said,seifish.Now it was time for John,shouldering through the door,his eyes bright with promise of indepenence,to disappear behind the door,It was time for letting go to happen again.
24.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?B
A.John was moving to live with his brother.
B.John was eager to get a room of his own.
C.Jeff volunteered to give his room to John.
D.Jeff refused to let his brother have his room.
25.The underlined sentence in the second paragraph probably means"C".
A.Jeff finally flow out of the house
B.Jeff would have less to do with his family
C.Jeff needed his right to privacy
D.Jeff got tired of those familiar stories
26.How did the author feel about her children's sense of independence?C
A.Delighted.
B.Jealous.
C.Mixed.
D.Embarrassed.
27.It can be interred from the passage thatD.
A.the children did not like to live with adults
B.a(chǎn)ll her three kids made the author feel depressed
C.none of the members in the family thought the same way
D.the author loved and missed the time together with her kids.