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"Daddy, do you see Mom in your dreams?" the young girl asks. "You know sometimes I do."
"Mom comes to see me a lot, you know. We sit and talk." the father smiles, "How is your homework coming along?"
"Why do I have to study so hard?"
"It is what Mom would have wanted!"
She feels really sorry for her words. "I'm sorry, Daddy, I shouldn't have said that." She looks up and sees his eyes well up with tears.
"It's okay, love," he gets up and pours himself a drink."I'll just sit outside for a while. You
finish up your work, okay?"
"I'm sorry, Daddy. Mom did love you very much. She told me all the time."
"Homework, first, eh? Then we can chat about Mom."
He heads off outside and sits in his usual chair, looking around the courtyard. The whole
area relaxes the mind and somehow comforts the soul （灵魂）
"All finished, Daddy. May I get a drink and sit with you? I have some questions."
She comes with two drinks one for him and one for herself. He looks surprised. She never
really liked him having a drink.Although he had cut back a lot from before he brought her here,
it still seemed strange.
"Mom told me all about you. We would laugh together at your love stories."
He listens without making a single sound.
"Why didn't you come and take her away with you when she was ill in hospital? She really wanted that. Did you know that?"
Her father looks at his daughter lovingly. "Circumstances （情况）were difficult back then. It was just the way things were. When it came time to…"he sighs（叹息）, "to visit her, it was too late."
The girl smiles. "I hope I will have the same kind of love you and Mom had."
"Without all the heartache," her father adds.
"She always knew you loved her. She told me every day," the child mentions cheerfully. "I saw her crying sometimes when she read your letters."
"Did she make you promise to look after me?" she asks.
"She asked me to take care of you"
"You promised her, didn't you?"
"Yes, I did."
"It is nice out here, isn't it? Mom would have been very happy here."
She talks seriously. Her father stays silent. A smile comes to his weary brow. He nods his head.
"Mom wanted me to give you something. I think now the time is right." She runs to her room. As soon as she returns, she hands her father a book. "It's Mom's diary! She wanted me to give it to you."
He takes the book and holds it in his trembling（颤抖的）hands, "Thank you."
"Mom said you would understand things better."
"Wise woman, your mother."
He places the book on the table as he gets up. The girl gets up and wraps herself around her father.
"I love you." she looks up at his face.
He picks her up and hugs her. "I love you, too." His voice trembles.
"It's okay, Daddy. We have each other now and mom is in both of us."
He kisses her head.
"Time you went to bed," her father softly says.
He puts her down and she runs away to get washed and ready for bed.
Clearing up everything, he checks on his daughter. She is in bed waiting for her good night kiss.
He tucks her in and bids her goodnight.
Just as he is to leave, she tells him. "Mom told me she adopted（收养） me when I was a baby."
He stands at her bedroom door. Words fail him. Yes, he knew she was adopted.
"I am really lucky for being loved by my parents, even if I am not really theirs."
"You are trying to bring on the water works?" he tells her.
She laughs, "Goodnight, Daddy. I love you."
"Love you, too."
His face lights up as he wipes his wet eyes.
The door closes and the child falls asleep dreaming of her mother.
Sitting outside he picks up the diary and opens it and reads the first line: "I love you, my dearest, if only things could have been different……"
25.Why isn't the mother with her family?
A.She has already died.
B.She is ill in hospital.
C.The couple is divorced （离婚的）.
D.She lives in another city.
26.What can we learn from the story?
A.The girl was adopted because the couple couldn't give birth.
B.Father looks after the girl just because the girl is alone.
C.The girl feels unlucky and sad that she was adopted.
D.Father was not so close to the girl before this story happened.
27.Why didn't the father bring the mother home when she was ill?
A.Because he was too busy with his work.
B.Because circumstances were difficult at that time.
C.Because he was too poor to afford the medical treatment.
D.Because he didn't know she was in hospital.
28.What does the underlined sentence "You are trying to bring on the water works?" mean?
A.Do you want another cup of water?
B.Are you joking with me?
C.Are you trying to make me cry?
D.Are you thinking about the water factory?
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