When I was 8, a gentleman came to my orphanage（孤儿院）and taught us how to do woodworking projects. I remember my first project—a small table. I was so
of it that I looked upon it
I had created a wonder. It was absolutely beautiful and it had taken me six weeks to
it. I could
wait to give it to Mother Winters as a gift. She was the head mistress of our orphanage, who was always
with us.
As the tables were not
from the clear coating, the man told us to wait a few days before taking them to our dormitories.
I was just so excited and happy that I couldn’t wait. I dashed out like a flash carrying my table, smiling from ear to ear.
When I reached the dormitory I placed the little table beside my bed. I was
it when Mother Winters entered. She walked over to the table. Running her hand
it, she noticed it was still wet.
“Were you
to bring this home?” she asked. “No, ma’am,” I
with my head down.
She ordered me to throw the table out and so I did. After she left, I immediately opened the door to get it back. There was
stuck all over. I brushed and cried, but it would not come off. I hid the table in my closet and never
it. A year later while cleaning up, I gave the table to Mother Henderson, my houseparent (宿管员), thinking that she would
it away.
Thirty years later at a reunion, I
that Mother Henderson was living nearby, so I drove up to see her. We talked cheerfully for long. As I was about to leave, she asked me to come down to her
to get something important. I followed her
into a dark corner. She picked something up.
she turned around, I could see that she was holding a little table. Mother Henderson kept the little table that I had given up for lost so long ago.
Today, I look at that table with bittersweet memories but full of
to Mother Henderson, who kept it for a young orphan who tried very hard to
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| 小题1: | | A．satisfied | B．happy | C．aware | D．proud |
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| 小题2: | | A．now that | B．even if | C．as if | D．so that |
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| 小题3: | | A．design | B．complete | C．paint | D．invent |
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| 小题4: | | A．never | B．always | C．nearly | D．hardly |
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| 小题5: | | A．strict | B．delighted | C．patient | D．angry |
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| 小题6: | | A．clean | B．strong | C．dry | D．perfect |
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| 小题8: | | A．drying | B．observing | C．hiding | D．admiring |
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| 小题9: | | A．into | B．above | C．across | D．after |
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| 小题10: | | A．determined | B．embarrassed | C．encouraged | D．supposed |
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| 小题11: | | A．whispered | B．sighed | C．agreed | D．argued |
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| 小题12: | | A．paint | B．glue | C．dirt | D．wood |
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| 小题13: | | A．removed | B．shook | C．touched | D．split |
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| 小题15: | | A．remembered | B．expected | C．learned | D．recommended |
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| 小题16: | | A．bathroom | B．basement | C．balcony | D．bedroom |
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| 小题17: | | A．doubtfully | B．unwillingly | C．curiously | D．worriedly |
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| 小题18: | | A．As | B．Since | C．Before | D．Until |
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| 小题19: | | A．admiration | B．regret | C．sympathy | D．gratitude |
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| 小题20: | | A．adapt | B．please | C．perform | D．study |
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