8.(　 ) The little girl showed the lady ____.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A. how rich she was　　　　　　　　　　　 B. her happiness

C. how beautiful she was　　　　　　　　　 D. her mother's love

7.(　 ) Who told the little girl to sing a song when she was crying?　　　　　　　　　　　　

A. The lady.　　　　 B. Her father.　　　　 C. Her mother.　　　 D. Her grandfather.

6.(　 ) The little girl was crying because her mother ____.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A. went to a big city　　　　　　　　　　　 B. died

C. went out with her grandfather　　　　　　 D. was ill

5.(　 ) 　　　　look at the bad side of the students as much as they can.　　　　　

A. Chinese children　 B. American parents　 C.　 Chinese　 teachers D. American girls

　 B

"Do you like my dress?" she asked a stranger. "My mum made it just for me," she said with tears in her eyes.

"Well, I think it's very pretty, so tell me, little girl, why are you crying?"

The little girl answered in a low voice, "After mum made me this dress, she went away. My

dad says that she's up in heaven (天堂) now with Grandfather."

Finally the woman realized why she was crying. She felt very sorry for the little girl and gently held the child in her arms.

Then suddenly the little girl did something a bit strange. She stopped crying, walked back from the woman and began to sing. She sang softly. It was the sweetest sound the woman had ever heard, almost like the song of a very small bird.

After the child stopped singing, she said to the lady, "My mum often sang that song to me before she went away, and she asked me to sing it whenever I started crying and it would make me stop."

"See," she said loudly, "it did, and now my eyes are dry!"

Just before the lady wanted to go, the girl showed her a spot (印迹) on her dress, and said, "Right here is where my mum kissed (吻) my dress, and here," pointing to another spot, "and here is another kiss, and here, and here. Mum said that she put all those kisses on my dress so that I would forget my sadness."

Then the lady realized that she wasn't just looking at a dress, no, she was looking at a mother. The mother knew that she was going away and would not be there to kiss away her daughter's hurts any longer.

So the mother gave all her love to her beautiful daughter and put it into this dress. Now her

child was wearing it so proudly.

The lady no longer saw a little girl wearing a simple dress. She saw a child wrapped (包) in her mother's love.

4.(　 ) 　　　　　aren't allowed to go out with their friends at night.　 　　　　　　　　

A. Chinese children　 B. American parents　 C. American children D. American girls　

3.(　 ) Chinese girls spend 　　　time doing sports, singing and dancing than American girls.

A. more　　　　 B. less　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C.a little　　　 D.fewer

2.(　 ) 　　　　　send their children to expensive universities.　　　

A. All Americans　 B. Chinese parents　 　　 C.No parents　　 D.All mothers

1.(　 ) American children prefer 　　　　　money by themselves.　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A. making　　 　　 B. asking for　　　　 C. loving　　　 D.using

14．The underlined(划线的)words “for a good cause ”means“­­­­­­­­________” in Chinese．

　　　　 A．施舍　　 B．行善　 C．优惠　　 D. 赏赐