While I was in my 4th month of pregnancy(妊娠期)with my second child, we were preparing for a trip to Louisiana, where Marshall's family live, to celebrate Jane's 2nd birthday．Two days before we were to leave, we got the shocking news that I was going to lose the baby．Not knowing when this would happen, we decided to continue with our trip．
Since Marshall's family lives on a 600-acre cattle farm, you often find that you have a lot of time to yourself to think when you are there．That is precisely what I did not want to do at this time．I told Marshall that I needed to get a good book to get lost in while I was there．I told him I heard the Harry Potter books were good, so he went out and got the first one for me．
During that trip, I totally got lost in the book, which was of great help during a time when I needed a distraction to forget about the sadness．In the book, I noticed the name“Seamus”．I vaguely remembered it was pronounced“Shamus”and I liked the sound of that．I mentioned it to Marshall and he liked it too．Toward the end of the trip, I had just 5 chapters left and I knew I was about to finish the first book, which I was pretty excited about．
Soon after we put Jane down to bed, I had started labor(分娩), so I was unable to read．The labor lasted 5 and 1/2 hours, but Marshall stayed there with me, sitting beside me and reading aloud the last 5 chapters of Harry Potter．I can never fully explain how much that helped me through the experience．And ever since then, Marshall and I both have been fans of the Harry Potter books．We remember how they helped us get through that time of our lives．
We were sad to have lost the baby, but the name Seamus started our journey toward adoption．And we gave this name to our adopted son．Though our Seamus doesn't have a drop of Irish blood in him, the name fits him perfectly．
(1)
Why did the writer want a good book during the trip?
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A．
Because the trip to Louisiana would take a long time．
B．
Because she didn't want to think of losing her baby．
C．
Because she had nothing else to do except reading．
D．
Because a good book could help her enjoy her trip．
(2)
According to the story, we can know that the Harry Potter books ________．
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A．
made the family's trip more exciting
B．
include five books all together
C．
have someone called Seamus in them
D．
can help people deal with their problems
(3)
The writer named her son Seamus because ________．
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A．
she wanted to keep her trip in memory
B．
she loved this name very much
C．
her son doesn't have Irish blood
D．
it is a perfect name for a boy
(4)
Which of the following is TRUE about the couple?
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A．
They planned their trip after getting the shocking news．
B．
They thought the cattle farm was too large to do anything on．
C．
They felt excited when they almost finished the trip．
D．
They liked reading Harry Porter very much after the trip．
My father was 44 and knew he wasn't going to male it to 45．He wrote me a letter and hoped that something in it would help me for the rest of my life．
Since the day 1 was 12 and first read his letter, some of his words have lived in my beart．One it aways times out．“Right now, you are pretending to be a time-killer．But I know that one hay, you will do something great that will set you among the very best．”Knowing that my dad believed in me gave me permission to believe in myself．“You will do something great．”He didn't know what that would be, and neither did I, but at times in my life when I've felt proud of myself, I remember his words and wish he were here so I could ask．“Is this what you were talking about, Dad?Should I keep going?”
A long way frim 12 now, I realize hew would have been proud when I made any progress．Lately, thongn．I've come to believe he'd want me to move on to winat com next: to be nrood of and believe in, somebody else．It's time to start writing my own letters to my children．Our children look to us with the same unanswered question we had．Our kids don't hold back because they're afraid to fail．They're only afraid of failing us．They don't worry about being disappointed．Their fear－as mine was until my father's letter－is of being a disappointment．
Give your chikdren permission to succeed．They're witing for you to believe in them．I always knew way parents loved me．But trust my That elic will be more comlece, that love will be more real, and their belief in the nelces whi be greater if you write the words on their hearts;“Don't worry; you'll do something great．”Not having that blessing from their parents may be the only thing holding them back．
(1)
We learn from the text that the author ________．
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A．
lost his father when he was young
B．
worked hard before he read his father's letter
C．
asked his father permission to believe in himself
D．
knew execty at thing his father wanted him to do
(2)
What clis the hor tell us in the 3rd passgiaph?
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A．
Children need their parents'letters．
B．
Children are afraid to be disappointcd．
C．
His children's fear of failure held them back．
D．
His father's letter removed his fear of failing his parents．
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