Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her 3-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new baby．Day after day, night after night, Michael sang to his mommy's tummy(肚子)．
Finally, Michael's little sister was born．But she was in serious condition．With sirens(警报)howling in the night, the ambulance rushed the baby to St．Mary's Hospital．The days inched by．The little girl became worse．The pediatric(儿科的)specialist told the parents to prepare for the worst．
Michael kept begging about singing to his sister, but kids are not allowed in pediatric department at St．Mary's Hospital．Karen made up her mind to take Michael to see his sister．She dressed him in an oversized suit and marched him into the hospital．He looked like a walking laundry basket, but the head nurse recognized him as a child and shouted,“Get that kid out of here now!”Karen rose up strong, and the usually mild-mannered lady glared steel-eyed into the head nurse's face．“He is not leaving until he sings to his sister!”
Karen towed Michael to his sister's bedside．He gazed at the tiny baby losing the battle to live．And he began to sing．In the pure-hearted voice of a 3-year-old, Michael sang,“You are my sunshine, my only sunshine．You make me happy when skies are grey．”Instantly the baby girl responded．Her pulse rate became calm and steady．Her strained breathing became smoother．
“Keep on singing, Michael．”“The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping, I dreamed I help you in my arms…”Michael's little sister relaxed as healing rest seemed to sweep over her．“Keep on singin, Michael．”Tears conquered the face of the nurse．“You are my sunshine, my only sunshine．Please don't take my sunshine away．”
The next day－the very next day－the little girl was well enough to go home!
(1)
Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
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A．
It's Hard to Raise a Baby
B．
The Miracle of a Brother's Song
C．
Mother's Love
D．
An Unforgettable Day
(2)
From Karen's action in the first paragraph we know that ________．
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A．
mothers often pay much attention to their newly-born babies
B．
mothers often tell their children how to look after their younger brothers or sisters
C．
it is good for children to learn to sing songs to babies
D．
it often takes some time for a child to accept his/her newly-born brother or sister
Below is a page adapted from an English dictionary．
Important words to learn：●Essential●improver ● Advanced
pump/pamp/
noun[C]DEVICE●1●A a piece of equipment which is used to cause liquid, air or gas to move from one place to an-other：a water/bicycle/fuel pump○a UK petrol/US gas pump SHOE●2[USUALLY PLURAL]US(UK court shoe)a type of plain shoe with a raised HEEL and no way of fastening it to the foot which is worn by women 3[USUALLY PLURAL]a type of flat shoe, like a BALLET dancer's shoe when is worn by women 4[USUALLY PLURAL]UK a flat·shoe made of heavy clothy, which is worn by children for doing sports．
ueerb LIQUID/GAS●1[T USUALLY·ADV/PREP]to force liquid or gas to move somewhere：our latest machine can pump a hundred gallors a minute,○The new wine is pumped into stirage tanks．○The heart pumos blood through the arteries/round the body．INFORMATION●2[T]INFORMAL to keep asking someone for information, especially in a way that is not direce：She was pumping me for details of the new projece．
Idioms pump sb's hand to SHAKE someone's hand(＝hold their hand and move it up and down, espacially In order to greet them)·pump lron INFORMAL to lift beavy weights for exercise; These days both men and wmen pump irom for fithess．
Pharsal verbs pump sth into sth to spend a lot of money trying to make something operate succesfully：They had been pumpinh money into the business for some Years without seeing any results．
Pump sth out(M)REMOVE●1 to remove water or other liquid from something using a pump：We took turns pumping out the boat．PRODUCE●2INFORMAL DISAPPROVING to produce words or loud music in a way that is repeated, forceful and continuous：The government keeps pumping out the same old propaganda．○The car radio was pumping out music with a heacy beat．
Pump out sth someone's stomach is pumped out, a Poisonous substance is removed from it by being-sucked Through a tube．She had to go to hospital to have her Stomach pumped out．
Pump sth up[M]INFORMAL to make someone feel more contident or excited：He was offering them advince and trying to pump them up．○[R]The players were pumping themselves up by singing the national anthem, before the game．
Pump sth up[M]1 to fill something with air using a pump：Have you pumped up the balloons yet?○ I must pump the tyres up on my bike．2 INFORMAL to increase something by a large amount：The US was able to pump up exports．○Let's pump up the tolume a bit!
Pump-action/pamp ek/n/ad ectiv[BEFORE NOUN]descnbes a device which operates by forcing songthing, especially air, in or out of a closed space or container; a pump-action shotgun○a pump-action toilet pump prlming noun[U]SPECIALIZED the activity of help-ing a business, programme, economy, etc．to develop by giving it money; The government is awarding small, pump prining grants to single mothers who are starting their oum businesses．
Pun/pan
Noun[C]a humorous use of a word or phrase which has several meanings or which sound like another word：she made a couple of dreadful puns．○This is a well-known joke based on a pun “What's black and white and red(＝read)all over? A nepaper．
Verb[I](-nn-)to make a pun
Punch/pants/
Nou HIT●1●(c)a forceful hit with a fist(＝closed hand)she gave him a punch lik on us in the nose．EFFECT●2 U the power to be interesting and have a strong effect on people, I felt the performance speech presntation lacked punch DRnk●3[C OR U]a cold or hot drink made by mixing fruit juices pieces of frut and often wine or other alcoholic drinks tool●4[C]a piece of equipment which cuts boles in a maena by pushing a piece of met through it a ticket punch have you seen the hole puneh anghere?
Verb(T)hit●1●to hit someone or something with your FIST(＝closed hand); He punched him in the stomach．2 MALY US to hit with your fingers the bugins on a telephone or the kdys on a keys on a keyboard USE TOCL●3 to make a hole in something with a spscial place of equipment; I was just punching in some hets of paper．○This belt's too big．I'll have to punch an extra hole in it．
Idioms punch sb's lights out informal to hit someone repeatedly very hard punch the clock us to put a card into a special machine to record the times you amive at and leave work：After 17 years of punching the clock, he just disappeared one morning and was mever heard from again．
(1)
What does the word“pump”mean in “He ran in every five minutes to pump me about the case”?
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A．
Talk with
B．
ask for information．
C．
Listen to
D．
Provide with evidence
(2)
When Sally says“The TV propram kept pumping out commercials”, she may be ________．
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A．
excited
B．
interested
C．
annoyed
D．
annoyed
(3)
What will the government most probably provide if it is engaged in a pump-priming program?
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A．
Sums of money
B．
Raw materials
C．
Human resources．
D．
Media support．
(4)
When Sylvia says“His speech was OK but it had no real punch”, she thinks it was not ________．
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