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Sitting by her Pinocchio lamp, she smiled at me as her tiny hands' shadow danced on the bedroom wall.
"A rabbit!" she laughed with all the delight of a four-year old. Her blue eyes shone with pride as she showed
me the animated image she had created. "Daddy, will you show me how to make a tiger?" she asked. "Sure,"
I said, "and then we'll read a story and tell your angels goodnight."To my youngest daughter, that meant her
bedtime prayer.
Today my daughter is seven, and I no longer get to read the story. She reads it to me, complete with
expressive accents for the story characters. To say I'm proud of our relationship would be an understatement.
We have shared days of joy as well as tragedy. Our time together has strengthened the relationship of love
and special "life stuff" that is all our own.
I am richer for having planted the spirit of trust in this gentle little person; we have grown together spiritually,
learning much from each other. The special times we spend together, like nights by a Pinocchio lamp, create
memories that we will treasure for the rest of our lives. So it is with all of our relationships. The trust factor
is vital for relationships to develop. Think of one of your fondest memories, and you will no doubt find a
remarkable relationship at its center-one with a spiritual quality that shines outward from the heart. Time
together, caring acts, and unconditional love build trust. I suggest that we each spend plenty of time with our
personal "Pinoechio lamps"-those special ways that we choose to strengthen our relationships.
Relationships take time to develop and maintain. It is not always easy, but the results are priceless. "Nights
by a Pinoechio lamp", wherever those might be for you, will create enduring relationships of golden "life stuff",
spiritual gifts that no one can take away.
1. The underlined words in the second paragraph refer to all EXCEPT _____.
A. hands' shadow dancing on the wall
B. reading bed stories
C. sharing each other's tragedy
D. praying to the angels for goodnight
2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A. The author thinks the relationship with his daughter is so simple that he can't describe with plenty of words.
B. If you take time to attempt to build relationship, you will find it easy to get the satisfactory results.
C. Plant the spirit of trust into others and you will create valuable memories for each other.
D. It's not worth spending time developing relationship if you meet the failure at last.
3. Why does the author write the passage?
A. To recall his fondest memories.
B. To stress the importance of trust in building relationships.
C. To explain how to create valuable memories.
D. To tell the readers how to educate children.
4. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?
A. Life Stuff of Your Own
B. Nights by a Pinocchio Lamp
C. Unconditional gifts-Love
D. A spiritual quality shining outward from the heart
