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I was at the funeral of my mother. She finally had lost her long battle with cancer. I heard a door open and shut at the back of the church. Quick footsteps hurried along the floor. A young man looked around briefly and then sat next to me. He folded his hands and placed them on his lap. His eyes were filled with tears. He began to sniffle.
“I’m late,” he explained, though no explanation was necessary.
After several eulogies (悼词), he asked, “Why do they keep calling Mary by the name of Margaret?”
“Because, that was her name, Margaret. Never Mary, no one called her Mary.” I whispered.
I wondered why this person couldn’t have sat on the other side of the church. Who was this stranger anyway?
“Isn’t this the Lutheran Church?”
“No, the Lutheran Church is across the street.”
“Oh.”
“I believe you’re at the wrong funeral, Sir.”
The seriousness of the occasion mixed with the realization of the man’s mistake burst inside me and came out as laughter. I cupped my hands over my face, hoping it would not be noticed. Sharp looks from others only made the situation seem funnier. He was laughing too, as he glanced around, deciding it was too late to leave.
“I do believe we’ll be the talk of the town,” he smiled.
His name was Rick and, since he had missed his aunt’s funeral, he asked me out for a cup of coffee. That afternoon began a lifelong journey for me with this man who attended the wrong funeral, but was in the right place. A year after our meeting, we were married at a country church. This time we both arrived at the same church, right on time.
1.How did the author’s mother pass away?考点16易
A.She took her own life.
B.She died in an accident.
C.She died of old age.
D.She died of a cancer.
2.What does the underlined word “sniffle” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?考点16易
A.Sob.
B.Sneeze.
C.Complain.
D.Yell.
3.Whose funeral was the man supposed to attend?考点16易
A.His mother’s.
B.His teacher’s.
C.His aunt’s.
D.His wife’s.
4.What is the main idea of the passage?考点16中难
A.How much the author missed her mother.
B.Why the man went to the wrong funeral.
C.How the author came across her husband.
D.Where the author’s wedding was held.
