"No" I 2 them in my mother-has-everything-under-control 3 , “Not the measuring stick．"
The measuring stick isn't a （an） 4 stick but the kitchen side of the door between our kitchen and dining room．Along the edge we've 5 each child's growth by making a mark 6 his or her height on every birthday．Over the ten years so many colored pens, pencils and markers were 7 that the door came to be 8 like an abstract-expressionist painting．
Names and dates show different hand- writing, and I can 9 by the script（手迹）who measured whom．An eight-year-old brother measured her three-year-old sister, a grandchild measured her grandmother, my husband measured me．At parties, when this door 10 back and forth frequently, friends stop to 11 the names and dates．When we ask 12 they would like to be immortalized（永存的）, they usually 13 shyly and walked back right up into 14 ．
Many of those listed on the door are still 15 while some have stopped．Some 16 with us only in memory．When my mother came to see our eldest daughter graduating from university, we 17 her, too．It was her last visit to our home．
We haven't decided on the new kitchen 18 plan yet, but one thing is 19 : Whether we paint the trim （点缀） bright gold, Chowning's Tavern red or Federal blue, the back of the kitchen door will always remain 20 with lots of names and dates in various colors．
1．A．said B．expressed
C．shouted D．cheered
2．A．comforted B．patted
C．agreed D．allowed
3．A．way B．voice
C．attitude D．feeling
4．A．common B．special C．exact D．actual
5．A．considered B．encouraged
C．celebrated D．congratulated
6．A．showing B．keeping
C．cutting D．giving
7．A．made B．taken C．used D．sharpened
8．A．veryB．strangelyC．straightD．clearly
9．A．tellB．understandC．knowD．think
10．A．movesB．shakesC．closesD．swings
11．A．observeB．noticeC．readD．recognize
12．A．whyB．ifC．howD．what
13．A．statedB．admittedC．shookD．left
14．A．seatB．placeC．tableD．room
15．A．increasing B．addingC．puttingD．growing
16．A．markB．remainC．liveD．work
17．A．lovedB．welcomedC．measuredD．saw
18．A．colorB．formC．designD．size
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