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    36  forgotten, something that happened to me as a child.

One night, as I lay in bed   37  my sister and I had said our prayers, I recalled the events of the day and how   38  I had behaved towards Mother. “I must make things right before going to sleep,” I thought.

Quickly I  39  out of bed and picked up a pencil and paper, then tiptoed into the hall. The   40  from the living room shone dimly. I knew Mother was downstairs mending socks.

I quickly   41  a note asking Mother to forgive me for being so   42  . I didn’t want my brothers and sisters to know our   43   so I added a postscript: “Please don’t let anyone see this. ” Then I quietly moved   44  my parents’ bedroom and put the letter under Mother’s pillow.

The next morning, when I   45  my bed after breakfast, I unexpectedly   46 a note under my pillow. Mother wrote that she loved me and   47  me.

This became my   48   of apologizing whenever I talked back or disobeyed. Mother always left a note, but she never  49  our under-the-pillow messages in front of the family. Even when we were   50  , she never mentioned them when we brothers and sister recalled our childhood.

When Mother  51  , I had to go through her personal belongings. In her desk was a bundle 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   52  these. ”

I   53  the packet and glanced at the handwriting on the bottom. To my surprise, I   54  my childish writing, “P. S. Please don’t let anyone see this. Love, Edie. ”

I gently placed the unopened bundle in the   55   along with other things for the rubbish burner. “Lord,” I prayed, “make me like my mother. ”

 

36. A. long

B. just

C. never

D. often

37. A. before

B. after

C. until

D. since

38. A. well

B. politely

C. happily

D. badly

39. A. jumped

B. fell

C. moved

D. slipped

40. A. moon

B. light

C. needle

D. thread

41. A. found

B. sent

C. wrote

D. took

42. A. lazy

B. late

C. careless

D. naughty

43. A. mistake

B. business

C. relation

D. love

44. A. out of

B. around

C. into

D. behind

45. A. searched

B. left

C. made

D. went to

46. A. wrote

B. left

C. found

D. gave

47. A. missed

B. understood

C. supported

D. forgave

48. A. way

B. secret

C. favorite

D. trick

49. A. spoke about

B. passed round

C. gave out

D. read aloud

50. A. happy

B. curious

C. grown

D. interested

51. A. went away

B. passed away

C. die away

D. break away

52. A. destroy

B. keep

C. hide

D. read

53. A. picked up

B. handed in

C. looked through

D. turned over

54. A. recognized

B. lost

C. realized

D. liked

55. A. drawer

B. wastebasket

C. bedroom

D. bookshelf

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