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 phone 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 flowers to her ?”“I don’t kown 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. 1.

    The young woman was a little unhappy on Mother’s Day because_______

    1. A.
      she didn’t have a present
    2. B.
      she was a long way from her mother
    3. C.
      she didn’t know it was Mother ‘s Day
    4. D.
      she wanted to have a trip
  2. 2.

    There were many beautiful purple lilacs ______

    1. A.
      in the young woman’s garden
    2. B.
      in the market
    3. C.
      on a small hill
    4. D.
      in the nursing home
  3. 3.

    The young woman had _______

    1. A.
      one child
    2. B.
      no child
    3. C.
      more than one child
    4. D.
      a boy and a girl
  4. 4.

    The young woman gave the flowers to the old granny because ________

    1. A.
      she knew the old granny
    2. B.
      she didn’t like the flowers
    3. C.
      her mother asked her to do so
    4. D.
      she wanted the old granny to be happy
  5. 5.

    Which is the following is NOT true according to the passage ?

    1. A.
      The young woman was kind
    2. B.
      The old granny was sad at last
    3. C.
      The young woman loved her mother
    4. D.
      The old granny had no child

A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin (顽童) was walking around a shining car. “Is this your car, sir?” he asked. Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you anything. Oh, my God! I wish...” He hesitated (犹豫). Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly. “I wish,”the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car? ” “Oh, yes, I’d love that.”

After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said: “Would you mind driving in front of my house, sir? ” Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again, “Will you stop where those two steps are? ” the boy asked.

He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled (残疾) brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.

“There she is. Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it...then you can see for yourself all nice things in the Christmas window that I’ve been trying to tell you about. ”

Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.

(   ) 66. The street urchin was very surprised when_______.

A. Paul received an expensive car         B. Paul told him about the car

C. he saw the shining car            D. he was walking around the car

(   ) 67. From the story we can see the urchin _______.

A. wished to give his brother a car         B. wanted Paul’s brother to give him a car

C. wished he could have a brother like Paul’s    D. wished Paul could be a brother like that

(   ) 68. The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house________.

A. to show his neighbors the big car        B. to show he had a rich friend

C. to tell his brother about his wish         D. to let Paul give them a ride

(   ) 69. We can infer from the story that______.

A. Paul couldn’t understand the urchin      B. the urchin had a deep love for his brother

C. the urchin wished to have a rich brother    D. the urchin’s wish came true in the end

(   ) 70. We can infer from the story that_______.

A. There is something wrong with Paul’s brother’s eyes

B. There is something wrong with Paul’s brother’s legs.

C. There is something wrong with the urchin’s brother’s eyes.

D. There is something wrong with the urchin’s brother’s legs.