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        forgotten, something that happened to me as a child．
One day, as I went to sleep after my sisters and I had said our prayers, I recalled the events of the day and how        I had behaved toward Mother．“I must make things right now,”I thought．
Quietly I        out of bed and picked up the pencil and paper from the dresser, and then tiptoed into the hall．The        from the living room shone dimly． I knew Mother was downstairs still doing some sewing．
I quickly        a note asking Mother to excuse me for being so        ．I didn’t want my sisters to know my        so I added a postscript, “Please don’t let anyone else see this．”
Then I        moved into my parents’bedroom and put the letter under Mother’s pillow．
The next morning when I        my bed after breakfast, I        found a return note under my pillow．Mother wrote that she loved me and        me．This became my way of        whenever I talked back or disobeyed．Mother always left a return note, but she never        our under-the-pillow messages in front of the family．Even when we were        , she never mentioned them when we sisters        our childhood．
When Mother passed away, 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 handwriting which read,“In the event of my death, please        these．”
I        the package and glanced at the handwriting on the bottom．To my        , I recognized my childish writing, “P．S．Please don’t let anyone else see this．Love, Edie．”I gently placed the unopened bundle in the        along with other things for the rubbish burner．“Lord,”I prayed,“Make me like        ．”

A．never B．hardly C．long D．often

A．well B．badly C．happily D．politely

A．went B．rushed C．slipped D．moved

A．moon B．lamp C．gas D．light

A．wrote B．sent C．found D．took

A．lazy B．late C．careless D．naughty

A．mistakes B．business C．relation D．message

A．quietly B．quickly C．calmly D．hurriedly

A．searched B．left C．made D．folded

A．secretly B．unexpectedly C．happily D．fortunately

A．favored B．understood C．supported D．forgave

A．touching B．connecting C．apologizing D．contenting

A．spoke about B．put on C．gave out D．got round

A．alone B．curious C．grown D．interested

A．reminded B．forgot C．missed D．recalled

A．keep B．destroy C．hide D．announce

A．turned over B．tore open C．looked through D．picked up

A．sadness B．embarrassment C．surprise D．excitement

A．drawer B．wastebasket C．bedroom D．dresser

A．God B．an angel C．a bird D．Mother