【Mybrother-in-lawopenedthebottomdrawerofmysister'sbureau(衣橱)andpickedoutawonderfulskirt."JanboughtthisthefirsttimewewenttoNewYorkatleast8or9yearsago.Sheneverworeit.Shewassavingitforaspecial】

　　Mybrother-in-lawopenedthebottomdrawerofmysister'sbureau(衣橱)andpickedoutawonderfulskirt."JanboughtthisthefirsttimewewenttoNewYorkatleast8or9yearsago.Sheneverworeit.Shewassavingitforaspecialoccasion.”WellIguessthisistheoccasion.

　　Hetooktheskirtfrommeandputitonthebed.Hishandstouchedthesoftmaterialforamomentthenheshutthedrawerandturnedtome"Don'teversaveanythingforaspecialoccasion.Everydayyou'realiveisaspecialoccasion."

　　I'mstillthinkingabouthiswordsandthey'vechangedmyattitudetolife.I'mspendingmoretimewithmyfamilyandfriendsandlesstimeincommitteemeetings.Wheneverpossiblelifeshouldbeapatternofexperiencetoenjoynotsuffer.I'mtryingtorecognizethesemomentnowandtreasurethem.

　　"Someday"and"oneofthesedays"arebeinglostfrommyvocabulary.Ifit'sworthseeingorhearingordoingIwanttoseeandhearanddoitnow.I'mnotsurewhatmysisterwouldhavedoneifshehadknownshewouldn'thavetomorrow.

　　Ithinkshewouldhavecalledfamilymembersandafewclosefriends.Shemighthavecalledafewformerfriendstoapologizeandmendherfencesforpastthings.IliketothinkshewouldhavegoneoutforaChinesedinnerherfavoritefood.

　　IfIknewthatmyhourswerelimitedthoselittlethingsleftundonewouldmakemeangry.AngrybecauseIputoffseeinggoodfriendswhomIwasgoingtogetintouchwithsomeday.AngryandsorrybecauseIdidn'ttellmyhusbandanddaughteroftenenoughhowmuchItrulylovethem.

　　I'mtryingveryhardnottoputoffholdbackorsaveanythingthatwouldaddlaughtertoourlives.Andeverymorningwhen IopenmyeyesItellmyselfthateverydayeveryminuteeverybreathtrulyis...agiftfromGod.

　　56．Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe______.

　　A．EverydayisAGift B．MyPoorSister

　　C．ValueFriendshipEveryDay D．EverydayisAnImportantOccasion

　　57．Janboughtthewonderfulskirtbutdidn'twearitbecause______.

　　A．shewantedtowearitonspecialoccassions

　　B．shekeptitasaspecialgiftforsomeoneelse

　　C．shesavedituntillshegrewolder

　　D．shewanedtokeepitasasweetmemory