A
Itwasthefirstsnowofwinter–anexcitingdayforeverychildbutnotformostteachers.Upuntilnow,Ihadbeenoldenoughtodressmyself,buttodayIwouldneedsomehelp.MissFinlayson,mykindergartenteacher,hadbeenthroughfirstsnowdaysmanytimes,butIthinkshemaystillrememberthisone.
Imanagedtogetintomywoolsnowtr ousers.ButIstr uggledwithmyjacketbecauseitd idn’tfitwell.Itwasahand-me-downfrommybrother,anditmademewonderwhyIhadtowearhisuglyclothes.Atleastmyhatandscarfweremine,andtheywerequitepretty.FinallyitwastimetohaveMissFinlaysonhelpmewithmyboots（靴子）.
Inhercalm,motherlyvoiceshesaid,“Bytheendofwinter,youwillallbeabletoputonyourownboots.”Ididn’tr ealizeatthetimethatthiswasmoreastatementofhopethanofconfidence（信心）.
Ihandedhermybootsandstuckoutmyfoot.Likemostchildren,Iexpectedgrown-upstodoallthework.Aftermuchpushing,shemanagedtogetthefirstoneintoplaceandthen,withasigh,workedthesecondoneontoo.
Iannounced,“They’reonthewrongfeet.”
Shestr uggledtogetthebootsoffandwentthroughthejoylesstaskofputtingthemonagain.
“They’remybrother’sboots,youknow,”Isaid.“Ihatethem!”
Somehow,fromlongyearsofpractice,shemanagedtoactasthoughIwasn’tanannoying（烦人的）littlegirl,Shepushedandpushed,lessgentlythistime.Withagreatersigh,seeingtheendofherstr ugglewithme,sheasked,“Now,whereareyourmittens（连指手套）?”
Ilookedintohereyesandsaid,“Ididn’twanttolosethem,soIhidtheminthetoesofmyboots.”
41．Thelittlegirlwasmoresatisfiedwithher__________-.
A．tr ousersB．jacketC．bootsD．hat
正确答案：B
