Mr. Clarke works in New York and he brought his family to China last summer. They visited many places of interest and had a good time here. Before they left for New York, the Clarkes climbed the Great Wall. It was the greatest project over two thousand years ago. They took a lot of photos there and then they had a picnic under a big tree. Suddenly it began to rain and they hurried to the car. And when they returned to the hotel, they couldn’t find the bag in which their expensive camera was. They were all sorry for it. They could buy another camera but had no time to go to the Great Wall again. They could not miss the plane!

That evening they didn’t have supper. Mr. Clarke hoped to make them happy, so he said, “Well, let me tell you a story. An old man lived in a sixty-story building. One day he fell down from it when he was cleaning the window. But he didn’t hurt himself.”

“It was a miracle!” called out his children, “Why?”

“Because he lived on the first floor!”

They all began to laugh while two policemen with a bag came in. They said a Chinese boy found it under a big tree and he asked them to find out who lost it.

“It’s really a miracle!” the Clarkes said happily.

1.Where did the Clarkes left their bag?

A. They left their bag in the car.

B. They left their bag in the plane.

C. They left their bag under a big tree.

D. They left their bag on the Great Wall

2.Why didn’t they have anything that evening?

A. Because they were not hungry.

B. Because they had nothing to eat.

C. Because they had no time to have supper.

D. Because they were sorry for losing the camera.

3.What did Mr. Clarke tell a story to his family for?

A. He liked telling stories.

B. His children asked him to do so.

C. He wanted to tell them a miracle.

D. He wanted to make his family happy.

Many people asked me how I started Pajama (睡衣) Program, but in fact, it seemed that Pajama Program came to me. I never planned to start it. In the beginning, I just wanted to find my purpose (意义) in life.

I visited a children’s home. I read to them in the evening once a week. One night I watched them go to sleep. There was no changing clothes, no bedtime stories, no hugs from parents. Bedtime should not be like that. I decided to send some pajamas to the children’s home. I couldn’t change the children’s life, but I could give them warm, clean pajamas to sleep in.

The next week I took some pajamas to the children’s home. One little girl didn’t take the pajamas from me. She asked me quietly, “What are these?”

“They’re pajamas,” I said.

“When do I wear them?”

“When you go to bed at night.”

She still didn’t understand.

“What do you usually wear to bed?” I asked her.

“My pants,” she said.

I felt sad. A few weeks later, it seemed that a “raindrop” fell onto my head and the words PAJAMA PROGRAM spoke to me loud. Then I started to tell everyone to give me new pajamas for my birthday, Christmas ..., and I gave them to children in need. And then I found my purpose in life.

1.From the passage we know the writer ______.

A. gave the homeless children hugs

B. went to the children’s home every week

C. gave much money to the children’s home

2.What did the writer think the children should do at bedtime?

① change clothes ② listen to stories

③ play games with parents ④ get hugs from parents

A. ①②③ B. ①②④ C. ①②③④

3.Why didn’t the little girl take the pajamas from the writer?

A. Because she didn’t like them.

B. Because she liked wearing her pants to bed.

C. Because she didn’t know what they were.

4.How did the writer feel after she heard the little girl’s words?

A. Tired. B. Sad. C. Angry.

5.What is the best title for the passage?

A. What’s the purpose of life B. Welcome to Pajama Program

C. The “raindrop” that changed my life

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