"Simply avoid her. "Abby listened closely as I continued. ''If she says any more（1）　　 things to you.I'll go to your teacher.I'll make sure you are never in a（n） （2）　　 where you have to sit next to her again. "

    At that time，Allyson，my then eight﹣year﹣old，came to（3）　　 us and listened to every word.Neither of my daughters interrupted （打断） as I finished my heartfelt speech，filled with（4）　　 wisdom.Then，as I was telling them what I thought right.Allyson's real words of（5）　　 came about. "Mom. "she said. "I was just thinking.Maybe Abby should be that girl's（6）　　 so that she can bear（容忍） her.In that way，she can let that girl see forgiveness（谅解） and kindness through her. "

    Hmm，I became the（7）　　 .At that moment，I realized that although I was wearing the "mother's hat"，the "hat" certainly didn't make me（8）　　 all the time.In fact，I wanted to pull that hat over my face and hide myself so that they couldn't see my embarrassed（难为情的） look.

    "Yes，that's a good point， " I commented（评论）， （9）　　 a half smile at my girls. "Abby，you deal with this situation the way you think is right." "OK. " she said，giving me a quick hug（拥抱） before walking out of the door and off to school. "Bye，Mom! " Allyson called，following her big sister to go out of the door.

    I was left alone—in my slippers（拖鞋）.In those following（10）　　 moments I was lost in thought.I did feel（11）　　 my two amazing daughters—small in size but big in heart.Sometimes our children have great lessons to teach us—（12）　　 we are willing to listen.

    That lesson came more than ten years ago，and I'll never forget how much I have learned from my children.

（1）A.unusual	B.unsure	C.unknown	D.unpleasant
（2）A.action	B.situation	C.tradition	D.instruction
（3）A.admire	B.surprise	C.join	D.believe
（4）A.motherly	B.friendly	C.lively	D.lonely
（5）A.courage	B.anger	C.wisdom	D.humor
（6）A.pupil	B.victim	C.friend	D.enemy
（7）A.student	B.person	C.guide	D.guest
（8）A.happy	B.right	C.lucky	D.kind
（9）A.forcing	B.promising	C.exploring	D.imagining
（10）A.strange	B.difficult	C.tiring	D.quiet
（11）A.worried about	B.proud of	C.interested in	D.ready for
（12）A.unless	B.although	C.if	D.until