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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　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 me 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 placed the unopened bundle in the 　　20　　 along with other things for the rubbish burner．“Lord, ” I prayed “make me like my mother．”

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　　Children find meanings in their old family tales．

　　When Stephen Guyer's three children were growing up, he told them stories about how his grandfather, a banker, 　　1　　 all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most．In one of the darkest times 　　2　　 his strong-minded grandfather was nearly 　　3　　 , he loaded his family into the car and 　　4　　 them to see family members in Canada with a 　　5　　, “there are more important things in life than money”．

　　The 　　6　　took on a new meaning recently when Mr．Guyer downsized to　　7　　house from a more expensive and comfortable one．He was 　　8　　 that his children, a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset．To his surprise, they weren't．　　9　　 , their reaction echoed(共鸣)their great-grandfather's．What they　　10　　was how warm the people were in the house and how 　　11　　 of their heart was accessible．

　　Many parents are finding that family stories have surprising power to help children 　　12　　 hard times．Storytelling experts say the phenomenon reflects a growing 　　13　　 in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in storytelling events and festivals．

　　A university 　　14　　 of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids' ability to 　　15　　 parents' stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety．

　　The 　　16　　 is telling the stories in a way children can 　　17　　．We're not talking here about the kind of story that 　　18　　, “ When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow．” Instead, we should choose a story suited to the child's 　　19　　, and make eye contact(接触)to create “a personal experience”．We don't have to tell children 　　20　　 they should take from the story and what the moral is．

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