My 10-year-old Donna said, “Mom, I made a new friend at school today. Can she come over tomorrow?” Donna was a shy girl and I wanted her to make some friends to bring her out of her shell.

“Sure, honey, that sounds great.” I said, thinking back to my own best friend, Lillian. We lived across the street from each other in Washington Heights, New York. We met at the age of 10, too. Like my daughter, I was shy, but Lillian drew me out. She was one of the friendliest people in school, with shiny black hair and a mile-wide smile.

In senior high school, Lillian went on a trip to Florida. This was the first time we had to be away from each other for a few days. “I’ll be back soon.” she told me. But three days later, Lillian’s sister told me that she had fallen into a river and hadn’t come out any more. Soon, my family moved to New Jersey. Whenever I thought of her, tears came into my eyes.

The next day Donna brought her new friend home. “Hi, Mrs. Loggia.” the little girl said. Her hair was so shiny and black and she shot me a big smile. “My name is Laura.”

My daughter’s new friend was so much like Lillian. I was still puzzled (迷惑) when Laura’s mom came to pick her up later that afternoon. I opened the door to let her in. “Judy!” she cried. “It’s me, Lillian’s sister, from Washington Heights.” Yes, my daughter’s friend looked familiar. She was Lillian’s niece.

46. The underlined words in the first paragraph “to bring her out of her shell” mean _____.

A. to help her become less shy　　　 　　　　 B. to help her become smart

C. to help her live happily　　　 　　　 D. to help her walk out of her house

47. Laura looked familiar to the writer because she ____________.

A. was Lillian’s niece　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. was as old as her daughter　 　　　　　 　

C. was from Washington Heights　 D. had shiny black hair and a big smile, too 　

48. Why did the writer lose her best friend?　 Because ____________.

A. she moved to New Jersey　　 　　　 B. they were different from each other

C. her best friend travelled to Florida　　 D. her best friend lost her life on a trip

49. “I knew we would be best friends forever.” is a sentence from the passage and should be put at the end of _______．

A. Paragraph 2　 B. Paragraph 3　 C. Paragraph 4　　 D. Paragraph 5

50. We can infer (推断) from the passage that______.

A. Laura is outgoing 　　　　　　　　 B. Laura helps Donna a lot

C. Laura and Donna are of the same age　 D. Judy moved to New Jersey because of Lillian’s death

It was Mother's Day，but the young mother was a little unhappy，because she was 800 miles away from her parents．In the morning she phoned her mother to wish her a happy Mother's Day，and her mother told her about the beautiful lilacs（丁香）in the garden．
Later that day，when she told her husband about the lilacs，he said，“I know where we can find all that you want．Get the children and come on．”So they went，driving down the country roads．
There on a small hill，they saw a lot of beautiful purple(紫色的) lilacs．The young woman ran quickly to enjoy the flowers．Carefully，she picked a few here and a few there．On their way home there was a smile on her face．
When they were passing a nursing home（养老院），the young woman saw an old granny sitting in a chair．She had no children with her．They stopped the car and the young woman walked to the old woman，put the flowers in her hands，and smiled at her．The old granny thanked her again and again．She smiled happily，too．
When the young mother came back to her car，her children asked her，“Who is that old granny？Why did you give our flowers to her？”
“I don't know her，”their mother said．“But it's Mother's Day，and she has no children．I have all of you，and I still have my mother．Just think how much those flowers meant to her．”
56. The young woman was a little unhappy on Mother's Day because        ．
A．she didn't have a present            B．she was a long way from her mother
C．she didn't know it was Mother's Day  D．she wanted to see her father
57. The young woman had        ．
A．one child                      B．no child 
C．more than one child            D．a boy and a girl
58.The young woman gave the flowers to the old granny because        ．
A．she was her mother           B．she didn't like those flowers
C．her mother asked her to do so D．she wanted the old granny to be happy，too
59. Which of the following is NOT true？
A．The young woman was kind．     B．The young woman was understanding．
C．The young woman was friendly． D．The young woman was surprised．

It was Mother's Day，but the young mother was a little unhappy，because she was 800 miles away from her parents．In the morning she phoned her mother to wish her a happy Mother's Day，and her mother told her about the beautiful lilacs（丁香）in the garden．

Later that day，when she told her husband about the lilacs，he said，“I know where we can find all that you want．Get the children and come on．”So they went，driving down the country roads．

There on a small hill，they saw a lot of beautiful purple(紫色的) lilacs．The young woman ran quickly to enjoy the flowers．Carefully，she picked a few here and a few there．On their way home there was a smile on her face．

When they were passing a nursing home（养老院），the young woman saw an old granny sitting in a chair．She had no children with her．They stopped the car and the young woman walked to the old woman，put the flowers in her hands，and smiled at her．The old granny thanked her again and again．She smiled happily，too．

When the young mother came back to her car，her children asked her，“Who is that old granny？Why did you give our flowers to her？”

“I don't know her，”their mother said．“But it's Mother's Day，and she has no children．I have all of you，and I still have my mother．Just think how much those flowers meant to her．”

56. The young woman was a little unhappy on Mother's Day because        ．

A．she didn't have a present            B．she was a long way from her mother

C．she didn't know it was Mother's Day  D．she wanted to see her father

57. The young woman had        ．

A．one child                      B．no child 

C．more than one child            D．a boy and a girl

58.The young woman gave the flowers to the old granny because        ．

A．she was her mother           B．she didn't like those flowers

C．her mother asked her to do so D．she wanted the old granny to be happy，too

59. Which of the following is NOT true？

A．The young woman was kind．     B．The young woman was understanding．

C．The young woman was friendly． D．The young woman was surprised．

It was Mother's Day，but the young mother was a little unhappy，because she was 800 miles away from her parents．In the morning she phoned her mother to wish her a happy Mother's Day，and her mother told her about the beautiful lilacs（丁香）in the garden．

Later that day，when she told her husband about the lilacs，he said，“I know where we can find all that you want．Get the children and come on．”So they went，driving down the country roads．

There on a small hill，they saw a lot of beautiful purple(紫色的) lilacs．The young woman ran quickly to enjoy the flowers．Carefully，she picked a few here and a few there．On their way home there was a smile on her face．

When they were passing a nursing home（养老院），the young woman saw an old granny sitting in a chair．She had no children with her．They stopped the car and the young woman walked to the old woman，put the flowers in her hands，and smiled at her．The old granny thanked her again and again．She smiled happily，too．

When the young mother came back to her car，her children asked her，“Who is that old granny？Why did you give our flowers to her？”

“I don't know her，”their mother said．“But it's Mother's Day，and she has no children．I have all of you，and I still have my mother．Just think how much those flowers meant to her．”

56. The young woman was a little unhappy on Mother's Day because         ．

A．she didn't have a present            B．she was a long way from her mother

C．she didn't know it was Mother's Day  D．she wanted to see her father

57. The young woman had         ．

A．one child                      B．no child 

C．more than one child            D．a boy and a girl

58.The young woman gave the flowers to the old granny because         ．

A．she was her mother           B．she didn't like those flowers

C．her mother asked her to do so D．she wanted the old granny to be happy，too

59. Which of the following is NOT true？

A．The young woman was kind．     B．The young woman was understanding．

C．The young woman was friendly． D．The young woman was surprised．

It was Mother's Day，but the young mother was a little unhappy，because she was 800 miles away from her parents．In the morning she phoned her mother to wish her a happy Mother's Day，and her mother told her about the beautiful lilacs（丁香）in the garden．

Later that day，when she told her husband about the lilacs，he said，“I know where we can find all that you want．Get the children and come on．”So they went，driving down the country roads．

There on a small hill，they saw a lot of beautiful purple lilacs．The young woman ran quickly to enjoy the flowers．Carefully，she picked a few here and a few there．On their way home there was a smile on her face．

When they were passing a nursing home（养老院），the young woman saw an old granny sitting in a chair．She had no children with her．They stopped the car and the young woman walked to the old woman，put the flowers in her hands，and smiled at her．The old granny thanked her again and again．She smiled happily，too．

When the young mother came back to her car，her children asked her，“Who is that old granny？Why did you give our flowers to her？”

“I don't know her，”their mother said．“But it's Mother's Day，and she has no children．I have all of you，and I still have my mother．Just think how much those flowers meant to her．”

1. The young woman was a little unhappy on Mother's Day because 　　　 ．

A．she didn't have a present　　　　　 B．she was a long way from her mother

C．she didn't know it was Mother's Day　　　 D．she wanted to see her father

2. The young woman had 　　　 ．

A．one child　 B．no child　 C．more than one child D．a boy and a girl

3.The young woman gave the flowers to the old granny because 　　　 ．

A．she was her mother　　　　　 B．she didn't like those flowers

C．her mother asked her to do so　　 D．she wanted the old granny to be happy，too

4. Which of the following is NOT true？

A．The young woman was kind．　　 B．The young woman was understanding．

C．The young woman was friendly．　 D．The young woman was surprised．