四、词汇运用

阅读下面短文，然后根据括号内所给汉语提示写出单词的正确形式（每空一词）。
Only Mother's love is true love. It (1) （给予）everyone everything all her life. When you are a baby, Mother takes care of you as much as possible. In your walking hours, she always holds you in her (2) （手臂）. When you are ill, she stops her work right away to look after you day and night and forgets about (3) （她自己）. When you are (4) （成长）up day by day, she feels very happy. When you are old enough to go to school, Mother still looks after you (5) （好）
all the time. On cold winter days, she always tells you to put on more clothes. She always stands in the wind and (6) （等待）for you back from school. When you leave home for school (7) （没有）breakfast in the morning, she always worries about you. In the evening, she always spends much time (8) （烹饪）delicious food for you at home. She usually knows about your study. When you do a good (9) （工作）at school, you will see the most beautiful smile on her face.
Mother is always ready to give everything she has to children, not to expect to receive. What true love that is on the (10) （地球）! We will remember Mother's love forever!

四、【短文大意】母爱是真实无私的，母亲为孩子们全身心付出，作为孩子，我们应该永远记住母爱。
1. gives 【解析】本句用一般现在时，主语 It 为第三人称单数，故填 gives。
2. arms 【解析】句意：……她总是把你抱在怀里。此处须用可数名词的复数形式，故填 arms。
3. herself 【解析】本句主语为 she，指“她忘记了她自己”，此处须用反身代词，故填 herself。
4. growing 【解析】句意：当你一天天长大时，她为此感到高兴。由句中“are”可知，本句用现在进行时，即 be doing 结构，故填 growing。
5. well 【解析】句中“looks after”为动词短语，须用副词修饰，故填 well。
6. waits 【解析】空格处动词形式应与句中“stands”一致，故填 waits。
7. without 【解析】由中文提示可知填 without。
8. cooking 【解析】spend some time doing sth. 意为“花某些时间做某事”，故填 cooking。
9. job 【解析】do a good job 意为“干得好”，而 work 为不可数名词，故填 job。
10. earth 【解析】由中文提示可知填 earth。