One Sunday morning in June 1959 my mother walked into my room. “Surprise!” she said, proudly holding up a yellow dress. “I made it just for you. What do you think?” I bit my tongue. How could I tell Mom it was the ugliest dress I had ever seen? “It’s perfect for church,” my mother continued delightedly.“I wish someone had made a dress like this for me.” Too bad you can’t wear it, I thought. But I knew Mom had spent a lot of time on the dress. No one should refuse. Unwillingly I put it on. All through church I prayed（祈祷）,Lord, let me get out of here without anyone seeing me. Especially Dennis Pearce, the boy I had a crush on, one of the coolest boys at Neptune High School. Although we were in some of the same classes, Dennis had never taken any noti  ce of me. Every time I got near him, I became tongue-tied.At the end of the service I rushed for the door. But I had to wait on the steps while my parents chatted with their friends. Just a little while longer…Then out of the corner of my eye I saw the Pearces coming near. Before I could escape, Dennis was right beside me. I started talking, hoping if I kept it up he wouldn’t notice my ugly dress. “I’m going to college in September,” I said. “That’s great,” Dennis replied “I got accepted to police academy（学院）.” “Wow!” I said. Somehow I kept the conversation going. The next thing I knew Dennis had asked me out on a date! We courted（恋爱）through college, and eventually got married. Months after our wedding I asked Dennis if he remembered the day he had first asked me out. “Certainly I do,” he said.“You were always quiet in school. I didn’t think you’d be much fun. But you were so lively when we talked on the church steps, I wanted to get to know you better.” Maybe that yellow dress wasn’t what I would have chosen, but that day it was the perfect dress for me. 小题1:Why did she accept such a dress?
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