My husband jokes with me that my midlife crisis was having my now 11-year-old daughter in my 40s.
   I started my career as Associate Editor at Woman's World magazine in the late 1990s.Then I was a magazine editor-in-chief for five national consumer publications and also contributed to magazines like Longevity and New Woman.
   Four years after getting married in 2005，I eventually gave birth to my daughter，Crystal.As I wrote on Parenting.com："As the doctor checked her vital organs and my husband counted her 10 perfect fingers and toes，I realized that my body had produced a wonder."
   While my peers were dealing with the stresses of kids in school，I focused my creative energy on carving out my new identity.I was excited when I was offered a "Mom's Talk" column where I wrote about toys，breastfeeding，and my ongoing（追求）for "baby-free" time.
   When Crystal was 3 years old，I wrote an essay about watching her dance at a toddler（學(xué)步的小孩） reading group at the library，instead of sitting down with the other children.I expected her performance to annoy people，but her joyful dancing attracted them and made me consider my own possibilities.
   "Had I ever been that way，I wondered.If so，could I be like that again？Could I become as free as a child with her whole life ahead of her，ready and willing to be the star of her own production？"
   As my daughter transformed from a toddler into a young girl，she continued to be my inspiration.I wrote about the new rules for babysitting and shared research showing that fathers who participated in housework had a positive impact on their daughter's future success on The Washington Post.
   I focused on providing Crystal with resilience-building（韌性）when she neared her teens.I wrote about powerful phrases for The Week，like "no one is the judge of your self-worth".
   As my daughter continues to grow during this messy time，there is one certainty：I will continue to tell my stories，through the eyes of my midlife wisdom.I can't wait to see her next chapter-and for you to read mine.

（1）How did the author feel when giving birth to her daughter？

B

B

A．Frightened.
B．Pleased.
C．Puzzled.
D．Disappointed.
（2）In terms of being a parent，the author differed from her peers in that

C

C

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A．she had to deal with more stress from being a mom
B．she left all the babysitting work to her husband
C．she combined the new identity with her career
D．she adopted a creative method of raising her baby
（3）What did Crystal's performance in the library make the author think about？

A

A

A．Living the same free life as her daughter's.
B．Giving performance in front of a crowd
C．Her previous life before having the baby.
D．Pure pleasure during "baby-free" time.
（4）Why does the author consider Crystal as her inspiration？

C

C

A．Crystal has inspired her to take a writing career.
B．She has started writing in the tone of Crystal.
C．Her?writing?keeps developing as?Crystal?grows.
D．Many of her stories are centred on her daughter.