WhenIwas12allIwantedwasasignet(图章)ring.Theywerethe"in"thinganditseemedeverygirlexceptmehadone.Onmy13thbirthdaymyMumgavemeasignetringwithmyinitials(姓名首字母)carvedintoit.Iwasinheaven.
Whatmadeitevenmorespecialwasthatitwasabouttheonlythingthatwasn'tbeing"replaced".We'dbeenburntoutinfiresthatsweptthroughourareaearlierthatyearandhadlosteverything—somostofthe"new"stuff(东西)wegotwasreallyjusttoreplacewhatwe'dlost.Butnotmyring.Myringwasnew.
ThenonlyonemonthlaterIlostit.Itookitoffbeforebedanditwasmissinginthemorning.Iwassadandsearchedeverywhereforit.Butitseemedtohavedisappeared.EventuallyIgaveupandstoppedlookingforit.Andtwoyearslaterwesoldthehouseandmovedaway.
YearspassedandacoupleofmoveslaterIwasvisitingmyparents'whenMumtoldmethatshehadsomethingforme.Itwasn'tmybirthdaynorwasitEasterorChristmasoranyothergift-givingoccasion.Mumnoticedmyquestioninglook."You'llrecognizethisone"shesaidsmiling.
Thenshehandedmeasmallringbox.Itookitfromherandopenedittofindmybeautifulsignetringinside.Thefamilywhohadboughtourhouse13yearsearlierhadrecentlydecidedtodosomeredecorationswhichincludedreplacingthecarpets.Whentheypulledthecarpetupinmyoldbedroomtheyfoundthering.Asithadmyinitialscarvedintoittheyrealizedwhoownedthering.They'dhaditprofessionallycleanedupbyajewelerbeforesendingittomymother.Anditstillfitsme.
【小题1】Theunderlinedword"in"inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans"_____".