根据下列内容,回答186-190题。 I'velovedmymother'sdesksinceIwasjusttallenoughtoseeabovethetopofitasmothersatwritingletters.Standingbyherchair,lookingattheinkbottle,pens,andwhitepaper,Ide-cidedthattheactofwritingmustbethemorewonderfulthingintheworld.Yearslater,duringherfinalillness,motherkeptdifferentthingsformysisterandbrother."Butthedesk,"she'dsaida-gain,"it'sforElizabeth." Ineversawherangry,neversawhercry.Iknewshelovedme;sheshoweditinaction.Butasayounggirl,Iwantedheart-to-hearttalksbetweenmotheranddaughter.Theyneverhappened. Andagulfopenedbetweenus.Iwas"tooemotional".Butshelived"onthesurface". AsyearspassedIhadmyownfamily.Ilovedmymotherandthankedherforourhappyfami-ly.Iwrotetoherincarefulwordsandaskedhertoletmeknowinanywayshechosethatshedidforgiveme.Ipostedtheletterandwaitedforheranswer.Nonecame.Myhopeturnedtodisap-pointment,thenlittleinterestand,finally,peace--itseemedthatnothinghappened.Icouldn'tbesurethattheletterhadevengottomother.IonlyknewthatIhadwrittenit,and!couldstoptry-ingtomakeherintosomeoneshewasnot. Nowthepresentofherdesktold,asshe'dneverbeenableto,thatshewaspleasedthatwritingwasmychosenwork.Icleanedthedeskcarefullyandfoundsomepapersinside--aphotoofmyfatherandaone-pageletter,foldedandrefoldedmanytimes.Givemeananswer,myletterasks,inanywayyouchoose.Mother,youalwayschosetheactthatspeakslouderthanwords. Thewriterbegantolovehermother'sdesk__________.
A.after mother died B.before she became a writer C.when she was a child D.when mother gave it to her正确答案C