i FEll in lovE with thE ministEr’s son in wintEr whEn i turnED FourtEEn. hE wAs notChinEsE.ForChristmAs i prAyED For thE Boy, roBErt. whEn i FounD out thAt my pArEnts hAD invitED thE ministEr’ s FAmily ovEr ForChristmAsEvE DinnEr, i CriED in pAniC whAt woulD’ roBErt think oF our shABByChinEsEChristmAs whAt woulD hE think oF our noisyChinEsE rElAtivEs who lACkED propErAmEriCAn mAnnErs
onChristmAsEvE, my mothEr CrEAtED ABunDAntChinEsE FooD、AnD thEn thEy ArrivED--thE ministEr’ s FAmily AnD All my rElAtivEs.roBErt grEEtED hEllo, AnD i prEtEnDED hE wAs not worthy oF ExistEnCE.
DinnEr thrEw mE DEEpEr into DisAppointmEnt.my rElAtivEs liCkED(舔)thE EnDs oF thEir ChopstiCks AnD rEAChED ACross thE tABlE.roBErt AnD his FAmily wAitED pAtiEntly For A lArgE plAtE to BE pAssED to thEm.my rElAtivEs murmurED with plEAsurE whEn my mothEr Brought out thE wholE stEAmED Fish.roBErt mADE A FACE.thEn my FAthEr rEAChED his ChopstiCks just BElow thE Fish EyE AnD piCkED out thE soFt mEAt. "Amy, your FAvoritE," hE sAiD, oFFEring mE thE tEnDEr Fish ChEEk.i wAntED to DisAppEAr.
At thE EnD oF thE mEAl, my FAthEr lEAnED BACk AnD BurpED(打嗝)louDly, thAnking my mothEr For hEr FinE Cooking."it’s A poliCEChinEsE Custom to show you ArE sAtisFiED, "ExplAinED my FAthEr to our AstonishED guEsts.roBErt wAs looking Down At his plAtE with A rEDDish FACE.thE ministEr mAnAgED to Bring up A quiEt Burp.i wAs shoCkED into silEnCE For thE rEst oF thE night.
AFtEr EvEryonE hAD gonE, my mothEr sAiD to mE, "you wAnt to BE thE shAmE AsAmEriCAn girls on thE outsiDE. "shE hAnDED mE An EArly giFt. it wAs A miniskirt. "But insiDE you must AlwAys BEChinEsE. you must BE prouD you ArE DiFFErEnt. your only shAmE is to hAvE shAmE. "
it wAs not until yEArs lAtEr thAt i wAs ABlE to Fully ApprECiAtE hEr lEsson AnD thE purposE BEhinD hEr pArtiCulAr mEnu. ForChristmAsEvE thAt yEAr, shE hAD ChosEn ExCEllEntChinEsE FooD、
wE CAn inFEr From thE pAssAgE thAt______
A、thE writEr ApprECiAtED hEr mothEr’ s lEsson yEArs lAtEr
B、thE writEr must BE prouD thAt shE is DiFFErEnt
C、thE mothEr prEpArED to showChinEsE DiFFErEnt FooD CulturE
D、thE ministEr’ s FAmily rEAlly EnjoyED thE FooD