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I never knew how well Mother could keep a trust until I was going through her things after she died. I
discovered something I had
1 forgotten, something that happened to as a child.
One night, as I lay in bed
2 my sisters and I had said our prayers, I recalled the events of the day and
how
3 I behaved toward Mother."I must make things right before going to sleep," I thought.
Quietly I
4 out of bed and picked up pencil and paper from the dresser, then tiptoed into the hall. The
5 from the living room shone dimly. I knew Mother was downstairs mending socks.
I quickly
6 a note asking Mother to forgive me for being so
7 . I didn't want my brothers and sisters
to know my
8 , so I added a postscript:"Please don't let anyone see this." Then I quietly moved
9 my
parents' bedroom and put the letter under Mother's pillow.
The next morning, when I
10 my bed after breakfast. I unexpectedly found a
11 note under my
pillow. Mother wrote that she loved me and
12 me.
This became my
13 of apologizing whenever I talked back or disobeyed. Mother always left a return
note, but she never
14 our under-the-pillow messages in front of the family. Even when we were
15 ,
she never mentioned them when we brothers and sisters recalled our childhood.
When mother
16 , I had to go through her personal belongings. In her desk was a bundle of notes tied
with a faded ribbon. On top was a message in her handwriting. It read,"In the event of my death, please
17
these."
I
18 the packet and glanced at the handwriting on the bottom. To my surprise I
19 my childish writing,"P.S. Please don't let anyone see this. Love, Edie."
I gently glanced the unopened bundle in the
20 along with other things for the rubbish burner. "Lord," I
prayed"make me like my mother."
( )1. A. just ( )2. A. until ( )3. A. badly ( )4. A. jumped ( )5. A. thread ( )6. A. wrote ( )7. A. careless ( )8. A. business ( )9. A. out of ( )10. A. made ( )11. A. return ( )12. A. missed ( )13. A. secret ( )14. A. gave out ( )15. A. grown ( )16. A. went travelling ( )17. A. hide ( )18. A. picked up ( )19. A. lost ( )20. A. wastebasket |
B. never B. before B. well B. slipped B. needle B. found B. naughty B. mistakes B. into B. searched B. different B. forgave B. favorite B. spoke about B. happy B. went shopping B. destroy B. tore open B. destroyed B. drawer |
C. often C. after C. politely C. moved C. moon C. sent C. lazy C. love C. after C. left C. new C. understood C. way C. read aloud C. curious C. went away C. keep C. turned over C. liked C. bedroom |
D. long D. since D. happily D. fell D. light D. took D. late D. relation D. behind D. went to D. lovely D. supported D. trick D. passed round D. interested D. passed away D. read D. looked through D. recognized D. bookshelf |