During the rush hour they were in the heavy t...

During the rush hour they were　　 in the heavy traffic．

A．held on　　　　 B．held up

C．held down　　　 D．held out

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Sidewalks in Chicago were packed during the rush hour. I marched along as quickly as I could. If I didn’t get to the station fast I would miss the early train out of the city. That meant even less time to spend at home with my baby.

On my left was Saint Peter’s Church. I’d passed it on the way to the station many times, but today I stopped. Other commuters (使用月票乘车者) rushed around me. I knew I should follow them since my train wouldn’t wait. But I had the strangest compulsion to go into the church instead. I hesitated for a moment, but the feeling was strong. I went inside.

I sat down in a comer. It seemed like ages since I’d sat down to think. Mary Ellen had been born in October, on the very date of her due date, in fact, October 16. A month before my husband, Rick, had lost his job. I often worked as a designer, but I’d planned on taking time off after the baby was born. With Rick out of work, I didn’t have the choice. One of us had to find a job fast. I was lucky to find the job I had now. Unfortunately, it wasn’t one I could work on at home. Every day I had to take the train into Chicago, a two-hour commute in both directions. I left the house so early and came home so late, so I felt like I barely got to see my baby.

I was grateful that Rick was at home caring for her, but it was not her mother. Every minute away from her I felt like I was abandoning her.

Looking around at the windows, I remembered when Rick and I bad first decided to try for a baby. My friend Renee was almost as excited as I was when I told her about it.

“I’ve got something for you,” she said one afternoon when I her for lunch. She pulled a medal out of her purse.

“Fix this to your clothes every day,” she said. “You’ll have a baby in no time.”

Not long after I learned I was pregnant, I was thrilled at first. But little by little I started to worry: Was my baby okay? What if something happened? The doctor assured me things were going smoothly. My family gave me support. Rick tried to encourage me. I even continued to wear my medal. But no matter what anyone said, I couldn’t shake off my worries.

Now that Mary Ellen was born I had new worries about motherhood. Is this how life was going to be from now on, with every stage of my child’s life bringing new fears and anxieties?

I thought of Renee and her gift of the medal, feeling hopeful. On my way to the door I stopped at the gift counter. I’d missed the early train, so there was time to look around. I went over to a box full of angel cards, thinking of Renee. So many things could happen in the future as Mary Ellen grew up, went to school and went out on her own. So many things to worry about. It would take an army of angels to cover them all.

I saw a familiar face in the box. It almost felt like I was looking at a friend, someone who cared about my baby as much as her father and I did: On the back of the card was a date. “October sixteenth?” I said, not believing my eyes.

“That’s the angel’s birthday,” the woman at the counter told me. I nearly burst out laughing right there. Mary Ellen’s birthday! Maybe I couldn’t be with Mary Ellen every minute. But never again would I worry that she was out of the angers protection, or doubt that she had a special friend.

1.The writer hurried to the station because 　　　　 .

A. there were so many commuters around

B. there was only one train to send her home

C. she was eager to see her baby

D. she tried to get a seat

2.The underlined part “strangest compulsion” in Paragraph 2 may refer to 　　　　 .

A. the pressure from work

B. the guilt about motherhood

C. the lack of patience with the train

D. the worry about Rick’s unemployment

3.When the writer learned that she was going to have a baby, 　　　　 .

A. her husband found a nice job to support the family

B. she quit her job and decided to care for the baby

C. her friend Renee sent her a beautiful medal

D. she was very excited at first but then worried

4.What would be the best title of the passage?

A. Blessed to be born at the right time

B. Endless fears and anxieties

C. A beautiful medal

D. My miserable life

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