I never know how well Mother could keep a trust until I was going through her things after she died. I discovered something I had
____ forgotten, something that happened to me as a child.
One night, as I lay in bed
____ my sister and I had said our prayers, I recalled the events of the day and how
____ I had behaved towards Mother. “I must make things right before going to sleep,” I thought.
Quickly I
____out of bed and picked up a pencil and paper, then tiptoed (踮着脚,蹑手蹑脚) into the hall. The
____ from the living room shone dimly (昏暗地). I knew Mother was downstairs mending socks.
I quickly
____ a note asking Mother to forgive me for being so
____ I didn’t want my brothers and sisters to know our
____ so I added a postscript (附言,补充): “Please don’t let anyone see this.” Then I quietly moved
____ my parents’ bedroom and put the letter under Mother’s pillow.
The next morning, when I
____ my bed after breakfast, I unexpectedly
____ a note under my pillow. Mother wrote that she loved me and
____ me.
This became my
____ of apologizing whenever I talked back or disobeyed. Mother always left a note, but she never
____our under-the-pillow messages in front of the family. Even when we were
____, she never mentioned them when we brothers and sister recalled our childhood.
When Mother
____, I had to go through her personal belongings. In her desk was a bundle (捆,包) of notes tied with a faded ribbon (布条). On top was a message in her handwriting. It read, “In the event of my death, please
____ these.”
I
____ the packet and glanced at the handwriting on the bottom. To my surprise, I
____ my childish writing, “P.S. Please don’t let anyone see this. Love, Edie.”
I gently placed the unopened bundle in the
____ along with other things for the rubbish burner. “Lord,” I prayed, “make me like my mother.”
16. A.long | B.just | C.never | D.often |
17. A.before | B.after | C.until | D.since |
18. A.well | B.politely | C.happily | D.badly |
19. A.jumped | B.fell | C.moved | D.slipped (溜走) |
20. A.moon | B.light | C.needle | D.thread |
21. A.found | B.sent | C.wrote | D.took |
22. A.lazy | B.late | C.careless | D.naughty |
23. A.mistake | B.business | C.relation | D.love |
24. A.out of | B.around | C.into | D.behind |
25. A.searched | B.left | C.made | D.went to |
26. A.wrote | B.left | C.found | D.gave |
27. A.missed | B.understood | C.supported | D.forgave |
28. A.way | B.secret | C.favorite | D.trick |
29. A.spoke about | B.passed round | C.gave out | D.read aloud |
30. A.happy | B.curious | C.grown | D.interested |
31. A.went away | B.passed away | C.die away | D.break away |
32. A.destroy | B.keep | C.hide | D.read |
33. A.picked up | B.handed in | C.looked through | D.turned over |
34. A.recognized | B.lost | C.realized | D.liked |
35. A.drawer | B.wastebasket | C.bedroom | D.bookshelf |