I’ll never forget one summer day in 1975. On that day my mother suddenly died because of an unexplained illness at the age of 36. Later that afternoon, a police officer came to my house to ask for my father’s permission(允许)for the hospital to use Mother’s valve(心脏瓣膜). I was greatly surprised. I ran into the house in tears. At 14, I just couldn’t understand why people would take apart(分解)a person I loved. . But my father told him, “Yes.”

“How can you let them do that to her?” I cried at him.

“Linda,” he said quietly, putting his arms around me, “the greatest present you can give is a part of yourself. Your mother and I decided long ago that if we can make a person’s life better after we died, our death will have meaning.’’

The lesson my father taught me that day became one of the most important in my life.

Years passed. I married and had a family of my own. In 1996 my father became seriously ill. With a smile he told me that when he died, he wanted to donate(捐赠)whatever was in good condition(状况), especially his eyes.

My father died and we donated his eyes as he had wanted. Three days later, my daughter said, “Mum, I’m so proud of what you did for Grandpa.” At that moment I realized that my father gave much more than his eyes. What he left behind sparkled(闪烁)in my daughter’s eyes-pride.

根据短文内容,判断正(T)误(F)

1.The writer’s mother died when she was 14.

2.The writer’s mother gave her valve to a police officer.

3.The writer’s parents agreed to donate what they had after they died.

4.The writer has a daughter who is very proud of her mother.

5.The writer’s father gave his eyes to his granddaughter.

Have you ever heard of the group Westlife? Maybe you have, but I’m sure many of you don’t know very much about it.

Westlife is an Irish boy band group, which was made up of 6 boys in the beginning and called IOU. The group quickly became popular with young people thanks to their song Swear It Again, which was at the top of the UK charts (排行榜) in April 1999.

Chinese fans got their first chance to see Westlife on March 6th, 2006 in Beijing. Although the four-member group has been singing pop for seven years, the young boys have all since grown up and their songs are still very popular. When they performed in Beijing, Westlife released (发行) their new album Face to Face in China. Face to Face has been at the top of the British charts for a long time. The album’s most popular song You Raise Me Up mixes traditional Irish music with pop music.

Although hip-hop is quite popular among the young, Westlife has no plans to change. They said, “Hip-hop is for the young, but pop can be enjoyed by moms who are busy cooking meals and raising the kids.

1.Westlife is from _________.

A. America B. China

C. Ireland D. Germany

2.The number of people in the group __________ between 1999 and 2006.

A. went from 6 to 4 B. went from 4 to 6

C. went from 5 to 4 D. didn’t change

3.What happened on March 6th, 2006?

A. Chinese fans fell in love with Westlife.

B. Chinese fans were first introduced to Westlife.

C. Chinese fans first heard Westlife’s songs.

D. Chinese fans could see Westlife in Beijing.

4.Which of the following is Not true about Westlife’s new album Face to Face?

A. Swear It Again is one of the songs in the album.

B. You Raise Me Up mixes traditional Irish music with pop music.

C. The new album came out in 2006.

D. Face to Face was popular in Britain.

5.What style of music does Westlife make?

A. Hip-hop music B. Pop music

C. Rock music D. Classical music

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