Both of my two sons were born in Toronto, but they moved with us to Ottawa when they were quite young. They went to school there, grew up there. Later, one of my sons went to Canada’s east coast near a city called Halifax and the other moved to the west coast to Vancouver. My wife and I were left in the middle.
As we nearly retired (退休), we started to think where we should spend our final years. For several reasons we decided to live on a small town on Vancouver Island, where was close to one of my sons. However, the son moved to Hollywood soon after he had got another job there. I helped him move.
We still lived a happy life in our little west coast town, but we have paid a price. We have not been there for some important events such as the births of our grandchildren. We have missed watching them grow up; we have missed backyard barbecues (烧烤) and basketball weekends with them. Our home, while very comfortable, was also very quiet.
Every fall we travel to see the children. We usually fly, first to California to see our son Scott and spend a week or more with him trying to catch up on everything we’ve missed. Then, usually in November, we make the even longer trip east across Canada to see Travis and our grandchildren, who were about their twenties.
Fortunately, both our sons are doing well and grandchildren are growing up straight and tall. We love all of them and they love us. We’re very happy but there are times I think about the things we didn’t see: the tears or the smile on the granddaughter’s face, their school graduations, my son’s joy at successes in business.
Life has been good for our family but we have all paid a price.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
46. The writer’s sons grew up in ________.
A. Toronto B. Ottawa C. Halifax D. Vancouver
47. From the underlined sentence in paragraph 3, we can infer (推断) that the writer ________.
A. wanted to live a noisy life B. was satisfied with retired life
C. lived a comfortable life D. was sometimes lonely
48. Which of the following important events did the writer miss?
A. The births of his grandchildren.
B. School graduations of his grandchildren.
C. The successful times of his son’s business.
D. All of the above.
49. For his family life, the writer implies (暗示) ________.
A. they all regret not living together all the time although enjoying a happy life
B. they enjoy a happy life because they can see each other every year
C. they are proud of the sons and the grandchildren
D. they love the sons and the grandchildren
50. What’s the best title for the passage?
A. Living a happy life. B. A price to pay.
C. Moving from east to west. D. My sons and grandchildren.
本文讲述了作者和家人因为工作关系天各一方，虽然生活惬意，但对于他们来说代价太大了。
46.B【解析】细节理解题。根据第1段中“... but they moved with us to Ottawa when they were quite young. They went to school there, grew up there.”可知，作者的儿子们在渥太华长大。故选B。
47.D【解析】推理判断题。画线句“Our home, while very comfortable, was also very quiet.”意为“我们的家很舒适，但也很安静。”可推出，作者虽然生活很惬意，但是有的时候感到孤单。故选D。
48.D【解析】细节理解题。根据倒数第2段中“We’re very happy but there are times I think about the things we didn’t see: the tears or the smile on the granddaughter’s face, their school graduations, my son’s joy at successes in business.”可知作者错过的重要事情有：孙女脸上的泪水和微笑、他们学校的毕业典礼、儿子生意上的成功。故选D。
49.A【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Life has been good for our family but we have all paid a price.”可知，尽管作者退休生活很惬意，但是付出的代价也很大，由此可推断作者是在暗示虽然享受着幸福的生活，但他们都后悔没有一直住在一起。故选A。
50.B【解析】标题归纳题。根据最后一段中“Life has been good for our family but we have all paid a price.”可知，本文主要讲述了作者和家人因为工作关系天各一方，虽然生活惬意，但对于他们来说代价太大了，所以最适合本文的标题是"付出的代价"。故选B。