【AsachildinCambodialifewasdifficult.Ineversawmyfather.Mymotherwassick.SoattheageofsixIbegantotakecareofherandmylittlebrotherLong.Wehadnomoneyandlivedinaruralareawithoutelectricityorwater.11】

　　AsachildinCambodialifewasdifficult.Ineversawmyfather.Mymotherwassick.SoattheageofsixIbegantotakecareofherandmylittlebrotherLong.Wehadnomoneyandlivedinaruralareawithoutelectricityorwater. 11 Mymothersaidshehadgivenhimawaytosomeonewhosaidtheycouldtakecareofhimwell.

　　12 IknewitmusthavebeendifficultforherandwehadnomoneyforfoodordoctorstohelpLong.Wedidn’tknowwherehehadgonebutmymothertrustedthestrangerswhotookhimaway.

　　13 Welovedeachverymuchbutwesufferedsilentlydayafterday.WemissedLongterriblybutnevertalkedabouthim.

　　Oneafternoonwereceivedsomegoodnews.AmanfromthecitycametoourvillageandtoldusthatafamilyintheUnitedStateshadadoptedmylittlebrother. 14 MybrothernownamedShanewassmilingandlookedveryhealthy.MymotherandIweresohappytoknowthatmybrotherasOK.

　　15 OnenightIhadahorribledreamthatmymotherleftme.IcriedforsuchalongtimethatIwokemymother.ItoldherwhatIhaddreamt.Shesaidthatshewouldneverleaveme.Butmymotherdiedofastroke(中风).

　　AftermymotherdiedtheAmericanswhohadadoptedmybrotherfinallycameforme.EventhoughwewerenotrelatedbybloodIknewfromthatfirstdaythattheycaredaboutmeverymuch.

　　A.Iwassadandconfusedbutdidn’tasktoomanyquestions.

　　B.IknewatthatmomentthatIwouldneverseeheragain.

　　C.MymotherandIwentonwithourlives.

　　D.OnedayIcamehomeandLongwasn’tthere.

　　E.Ithoughtmymotherhadseenmesufferenough.

　　F.Heshowedussomepictures.

　　G.Mypeacedidn’tlastlong.