OFcourseMsCrattywasn’treallymyauntandoutoffearInevercalledherthattoherface.Ionlycalledher“MyAuntFannie(俚语)”becausethenamealwaysmademyfatherchuckle(轻声地笑)andcausedmymothertolooks

　　OFcourseMsCrattywasn’treallymyauntandoutoffearInevercalledherthattoherface.Ionlycalledher“MyAuntFannie(俚语)”becausethenamealwaysmademyfatherchuckle(轻声地笑)andcausedmymothertolookseriouslyatbothofus–atmeforbeingdisrespectfulofmyelderandatmyfatherforencouragingmybadbehavior.IenjoyedbothreactionssoIlookedforeveryopportunitytoworkthenameintoasmanyconversationsaspossible.

　　AsayoungwomanmymotherhadworkedinthekitchenofalargefarmhouseownedbyMsCrattyandhertwinbrother.Neitherhadmarriedandtheyhadnochildren.Myfatheroncetoldmethatitwasbecausetheywerebothtoomeantosharetheirfamily’smoneyorpassiton.MsCrattywasfamousforherjamandforneversharingtherecipewithanotherone.EventhoughmymotherknewtherecipeshenevermadethejamwithoutMsCrattykitchentodirecttheprocessandkeepthesecret.

　　EachAugustmymotherwouldpreparemeforAuntFannie’svisit.OneyearafterIhadbeenparticularlyhelpfulwiththejamprocessAuntFanniegavemeaquarterandthenmademepromisethatIwouldneverspendit.“Holdontothisquarter”shesaid“andsomedayyouwillberich.Istillhavemyveryfirstquartergiventomebymygrandfather.”Ithadobviouslyworkedforher.SoIputthequarterinmydresserdrawerandwaitedtobecomerich.

　　InowhavethejamrecipeandthequarterfromAuntFannie.NeitherhasmademewealthybutIkeepthemasreminderstoholdontothevaluablethingsinlife.Moneycanmakeyoufeelrichforawhilebutitistherelationshipsandthememoriesoftimespentwithfriendsandfamilythattrulyleaveyouwealthy.Andthatisafortunethatanyonecanbuild.

　　1.WhydidtheauthorprefertocallAuntFannie“MyAuntFannie”?

　　A.Becauseshewantedtoshowrespectforher.

　　B.Becauseshebelievedthatmadeherseemclosertoher.

　　C.Becauseshelovedtoseeherparents’responsestoit.

　　D.Becauseshedidn’tlikeherandthusmadefunofher.

　　2.Accordingtothesecondparagraphtheauthor’smother_______.

　　A.ownedthelargefarmhousewithAuntFannie

　　B.dislikedAuntFannie’smeannessandthewayshewouldnevershare

　　C.didn’tknowtheexactwaytomakethejam

　　D.triedtomakeAuntFanniebelievethatt