One spring during the 1960s, when I was 10，my father was laid off．Money was tight and my mother was      ．So I decided to cheer her up by buying a special Mother's Day        
There was a boutique(精品店)，the Agins, nearby, which was known for its high-end fashions．Lots of actresses and         women shopped at the store．My mother, who couldn't       to shop there，occasionally mentioned the store in a       voice．
One day after         I rode my bike to the Agins．I told the shop         I was looking for a Mother's Day gift and I had little money．
She treated me like a         customer and asked me what my mother would like．I told her I wasn’t sure．She walked around the store for a few minutes and returned with a           ．She opened it and took out an Italian purse made of soft         ．
“How much money do you        ?” she asked．
“Twelve dollars．”I said．
“You’re in luck．”she told me．“It's only $11．”
‘She wrapped the purse and thanked me for my          ．
It wasn’t         many years later, when I learned that the purse was worth several hundred dollars，that I         just how wonderful the shop owner had been to me．Recently，I met someone at a party who knew her         ，Roberta．I called Roberta, who told me her mother         22 years ago．I felt bad that I never had a chance to propdrly         her mother．She comforted me, saying that her mother never wanted 38 for the things she did.
My mother，who carried the leather purse for many years until it was         repair, is now 90．She can still recall(回忆)every         about the purse and the amazement it brought to her．

A．frightened B．afraid C．upset D．ashamed

A．purse B．book C．flower D．gift

A．wealthy B．attractive C．proud D．political

A．afford B．refuse C．bother D．continue

A．cheering B．longing C．trembling D．worrying

A．work B．marriage C．school D．meeting

A．assistant B．guide C．guard D．owner

A．valued B．1ucky C．polite D．strange

A．box B．wallet C．wrapper D．container

A．silk B．1eather C．metal D．plastic

A．pay B．give C．have D．want

A．business B．kindness C．help D．offer

A．before B．while C．until D．after

A．remembered B．admitted C．predicted D．appreciated

A．waiter B．husband C．daughter D．servant

A．retired B．lost C．changed D．died

A．pay B．meet C．thank D．respect

A．credit B．money C．congratulation D．excuse

A．over B．beyond C．under D．above

A．use B．show C．story D．detail