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阅读理解AOneofmywonderfulmemoriesisaboutaChristmasgift
Unlikeothergifts,itcamewithoutwrap(包装).OnSeptember11th,1958,MumgavebirthtoRichard
Aftershebroughthimhomefromhospital,sheputhiminmylap,saying,“Ipromisedyouagift,andhereitis
”Whatanhonor
Iturnedfouramonthearlierandnoneofmyfriendshadsuchababydolloftheirown
Iplayedwithitdayandnight
Isangtoit
Itolditstories
ItolditoverandoverhowmuchIlovedit
Onemorning,however,Ifounditsbedempty
Mydollwasgone
Icriedforit
Mumweptandtoldmethatthepoorlittlethinghadbeensenttoahospital
Ithadafever
Forseveraldays,IheardMumandDadwhisperingsuchwordsas“hopeless”“pitiful”and“dying”,whichsoundedominous
Christmaswascoming
“Don'texpectanypresentsthisyear
”Dadsaid,pointingatthesocksIhunginthelivingroom
“Ifyourbabybrotherlives,that'llbeChristmasenough