Two days before she died, my brothers and I met at her nursing home and took her for a short ride in a wheelchair. While we waited for the staff to lift her limp body back into bed, Mom fell asleep. Not wanting to wake her, we moved to the far end of the room and spoke softly.

　　After several minutes our conversation was interrupted by a muffled sound coming from across the room. We stopped talking and looked at Mom. Her eyes were closed, but she was clearly trying to communicate with us. We went to her side.

　　“Whirr,” she said weakly.

　　“Where?” I asked. “Mom, is there something you want?” “Whirr,” she repeated a bit stronger. My brothers and I looked at each other and shook our heads sadly.

　　Mom opened her eyes, sighed, and with all the energy she could muster said, “Not was, say were!”

　　It suddenly occurred to us that Mom was correcting brother Jim’s last sentence. “If it was up to me…”

　　Jim leaned down and kissed her cheek. “Thanks, Mom,” he whispered. We smiled at each other and once again shook our heads…this time in awe of a remarkable teacher.

　　4．When Mom said, “Whirr”, what did she really want to do?

　　A. She wanted to tell her sons her will.

　　B. She wanted to have something to eat before she died.

　　C. She wanted to correct the mistakes Jim made while talking.

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