B
I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see
above the top of it as Mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking
at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing
must be the most wonderful thing in the world.
Years later, during her
final illness, Mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the
desk”, she said, “is for Elizabeth”.
I never saw her angry, never
saw her cry. I knew she loved me, she showed it in action. But as a young girl,
I wanted heart - to - heart talks between mother and daughter.
They never happened. And a gulf
opened between us. I was “too emotional”. But she lived “on the surface”
As years passed and I had my
own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to
her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she
did forgive me.
I posted the letter and
waited for her answer. None came.
My hope turned to
disappointment，then little
interest, finally, peace－ it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn’t be sure that the letter
had even got to Mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop
trying to make her into someone she was not.
Now the present of her desk
told me, as she’d never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my
chosen work, I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside－ a photo of my father and a one -
page letter, folded and refolded many times.
Give me an answer, my letter
asks, in any way you choose, Mother, you always chose the act that speaks
louder than words.
46. The
writer began to love her mother’s desk________.
A. after
Mother died B.
before she became a writer
C. when she
was a child
D. when
Mother gave it to her
47. The
passage shows that__________.
A. Mother
wrote her daughter in careful words
B.
Mother cared much about her daughter in words
C.
Mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done
D.
Mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter
48. The word
“gulf” in the passage means________.
A. part of
the sea going far in land
B. free
talks between mother and daughter
C.
different ideas between the mother and the daughter
D.
deep understanding between the old and the young
49. What did
Mother do with her daughter’s letter asking for forgiveness?
A. She had
never received the letter.
B. She read
the letter again and till she died.
C. For
years, she often talked about the letter.
D. She didn’t forgive her
daughter at all in her life.
50. What’s
the best title of the passage?
A.
My letter to Mother B.
Mother and Children
C. My
Mother’s Desk D.
Talks between Mother and Me