When my teenaged son became seriously ill, terrible times for my family began. Our once-happy home became tense and depressed. My husband and I were tired out under the great stress of caring for my son. It was as if we forgot how to communicate, we couldn’t have a simple conversation without a fighting. Our marriage was on the point of breaking up.
One evening, my son and I were talking about gifts. I remembered my Christmas present from my husband, a kazoo. I was awkward (令人尴尬的) when I received it because I couldn’t get it to make a sound although I am a professional saxophone (萨克斯) player. However hard I tried, it just never worked. The kazoo eventually got packed away and forgotten. But my son was interested and insisted on seeing it. After some trouble, I found it.
“You couldn’t get a sound? What’s so hard about it?” my husband asked, amazed. He took the kazoo and blew. Nothing happened. Surprised, he tried again. Still there was no sound. Frustrated (沮丧的), he tried again, only to produce a funny sound like an angry bumblebee trapped in the mouth of a bear. We burst into laughter. My son took a turn to play the kazoo. He did no better than us, causing more laughing.
Seeing his face light up, we felt as if the darkness had lifted and a ray of sunshine was let in. It was the best ten minutes of the past couple of years. The mood stayed light for the rest of the evening. It didn’t solve anything. But this experience with the kazoo brought some change in our hearts that always reminds us that there are still things to laugh at and enjoy, and that we can still connect as a family.
【小题1】What influenced the relationship of the couple?| A．No communication between them. | B．Stress and mess from their son’s serious illness. |
| C．No money for their son’s medical treatment. | D．Different values they shared towards everything. |
| A．He wanted to create a relaxing feeling. | B．He wanted to make his son happy. |
| C．He didn’t think it so hard to play the kazoo. | D．He fell in love with playing the kazoo. |
| A．I made no sound when playing the Kazoo. |
| B．My husband produced funny sound when playing the kazoo. |
| C．I remembered the Christmas present from my husband. |
| D．My husband and son failed to play the kazoo but caused more laughing. |
| A．Every cloud has a silver lining. | B．Failure is the mother of success. |
| C．Practice makes perfect. | D．Bad luck tests the true love. |
