ThisMother’sDaywillbethe8thyearIhavespentwithoutmyownmother.ShepassedawaylessthanamonthbeforeMother’sDayintheyear2000.Shehadbeenillforalmosttwoyears,andIdidn’tcrywhenshedied,oratherfuneral,butonthatfirstMother’sDaywithouther.Onthatday,IrealizedthatthispersonIlovedanddependedonwasgoneforever.

Shestilllivesinfamilymemories,inthethoughtsofherfriendsandco-workers,inthevaluesshehadinstilled(灌输)inherchildren,andinthelovelyflowergardensthatshehadsocarefullytended.

Shelovedhergladioliandirises.Eachfallshewoulddigthebulbsoutofthesoilandcarefullywraptheminpaper.Thebulbswouldbestoreduntilthefollowingspringwhentheywouldbereplanted.Itseemedlikealotofefforttome,buteachyearherflowergardenwasmoregloriousthantheyearbefore.Sheputthesamehardworkintocaringforherfamily,instillinginherchildrenasenseofjusticeandfairplay,compassion,andstrongmoralvaluessothatweblossomed.

Shareanecdotesaboutyourmother’slifeatyourMother’sDayparty.Toooften,weavoidspeakingofthoselovedoneswhohavepassedaway,fearfulthatwewillunearthsadfeelings.Itdoesn’thavetobethatway.Sharingfondmemoriesandstoriesofthelifewesharedwithhercanbeahealingprocessthatbinds（捆绑）thefamilytogether.

Mymotherpassedawaywhenheroldestgrandchildwasonlyeightyearsold.Childrenwillenjoysharingpicturesandstoriesofthegrandmothertheymayhaveneverknownorhavelittlememoryof.Sharinganecdotestopassontothenextgenerationwillgivechildrenafeelingoffamilyhistoryandcontinuity,andmaybeoneofthebestwaystohonorourmothersandgrandmotherswhohavegonebeforeusWhatdoestheunderlinedwords“passedaway”(inParagraph1)mean?OnthefirstMother’sDayaftermumdiedtheauthorrealized_______Fromthethirdparagraphwecaninferthatmum_______AttheMother’sDaypartypeopledon’tmentiontheirlostmumsonlybecause_______Inordertoshowhonortoourmothersandgrandmotherswecan_____

A.died

B.continued

C.started

D.lasted

A.mumhadbeendeadforalongtime

B.mumhadsufferedalotfromtheillness

C.itwastruethatmumhadbeendead