一块旧桌布阅读答案（An old tablecloth reads the answer）.doc

一块旧桌布阅读答案（An old tablecloth reads the answer） An old tablecloth reads the answer An old cloth in the rich part of the town stands a splendid old church. But now the town is getting worse, the economy is poor, and the church is dilapidated because it is out of repair. Just at this point, a young minister was assigned to work here. Although the church has lost its charm, but the pastor and his wife still can work here and to feel the thrill and excitement, they believe that they will make the church the glory days. In early 1948 October, the minister took over all the work of the church. So he and his wife immediately began a complete renovation of the church. They painted the walls and repaired the objects, trying to restore it to its original form. They planned to give the old church the most splendid and glorious look on Christmas eve. However, the weather is unpredictable. In the two days before Christmas, a storm hit the area, such as the rain poured down like rush, more than an inch of rain. The old church suffered a loss under the storm. At the roof behind the church altar, a sudden crack opened, and the rain penetrated through the cracks and flowed down the limestone walls. The lime wall, like a sponge, sucked up the rain, then became puffy and peeling, and eventually fell off the walls one after another, leaving a big, deep hole in the freshly painted wall. Looking at the mottled walls, the priest and his wife were in a state of great depression. Obviously, its impossible to fix the wall before christmas. Nearly three months of hard work have been ruined. However, this young couple think all this is Gods will, silently accept these losses, and began to clean hands off from the wall plaster. That afternoon, the dejected couple went to a public auction for the Church Youth group. At the auction, the absent-minded priest was browsing through all the auctions. Suddenly, a piece of lace gold and ivory and 15 foot old tablecloth attracted his eyes. Almost at that i