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    On a rainy night three years ago my dear mom went to accompany her Lord. She did it her way.

I got the call at work, and l headed home quickly. Mom and Dad lived on a small farm that they had owned since I was seven. I hated going there every weekend. There was nothing for a young girl to do but watch the one station on the old TV set, if the weather allowed reception.

My mom, on the other hand, loved the peace and quiet of the land. The place was rural, with no indoor plumbing or heat. We had a big wood stove in the kitchen that did its best to heat the little farmhouse, but it always seemed cold and too quiet to me.

    In the evenings, my mom and I would sit for hours singing in the little kitchen. I sang the melody and Mom harmonized. Her favorite song was “Moon River” and we sang it over and over. Mom told me stories about how when I was a little girl I could sing before I could talk.

As time passed, I had my own children and went to visit them every week or two. The kids loved the farm and the tractor rides with my dad. Me, well, I still hated the silence of the farm. While my mom loved to sit at her kitchen table and look out at her garden and flowers and retell all the old stories, I missed the hustle and bustle of my life at home. But I sat there listening quietly as she reminisced.

Now, I sat back in the silence and the silence was deathly so I finally leaned over to turn on an old radio. Music always comforted me. My heart skipped a beat. “Moon River” was playing on the radio. I sat there wordless, with a tear running down my cheek; as I listened to every familiar note.

21. From the first paragraph, we know that the writer’s mother ________.

    A. passed away three years ago          B. left the small farm with Lord

    C. left for Lord to live her own way       D. preferred to be with Lord

22. The underlined word “reminisced” in the last but one paragraph probably means ________.

    A. recalled       B. comforted         C. shouted          D. sighed

23. The writer didn’t like staying on the farm for the following reasons EXCEPT that ________.

    A. it was too cold and quiet

    B. she could only sing one song on the small farm

    C. there was nothing more that could make her excited

    D. the place was rural, with no indoor plumbing or heat

24. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage? ________.

    A. Cherish Life                       B. My Happy Childhood

    C. Our Small Farmhouse               D. Mom’s Music

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