Every Saturday, Grandpa and I walk to the nursing home to visit some of the old and sick people there because they can’t take care of themselves.

First we visit Mrs. Sokol. I call her “The Cook.” She likes to talk about the time when she was a well-known cook in Russia. People would come from miles, just to taste her chicken soup.

Next we visit Mr. Lipman. I call him “The Singer” because he loves to sing for us. Whenever he does, his voice fills the air, clear and full of energy.

I also enjoy Mrs. Kagan’s stories about her own experiences during the old days. I call her “The Memory Lady.”

One day Grandpa got very sick and the doctor said they didn’t think he would get better.

It was time to visit the nursing home again. I had to go alone. Everyone was surprised when I told them that my grandpa was ill and in hospital.

A few days later, Grandpa was not able to sit up, eat or even speak. I went to the corner of the room so Grandpa wouldn’t see me cry. Suddenly, I heard someone singing. I looked up. It was the Singer. Behind her were the Cook. and the Memory Lady. The Cook brought her famous homemade chicken soup. The Memory Lady held Grandpa’s hand and told us how Grandpa once came to visit her in a snowstorm, just to bring her some roses for her birthday.

Before I realized it, visiting hours were up. That evening, Grandpa called the nurse in and said he was hungry. Soon he began to sit up. Finally he was able to get out of bed. It is really a miracle (surprising event), isn’t it?

1.Why did the writer and his grandpa go to the nursing home every Saturday?

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2.Who were Grandpa’s good friends in the nursing home?

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3.Why did the writer cry?

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4.Why did Grandpa once come to see Mrs. Kagan in a snowstorm?

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5.What do you think of Grandpa? (请自拟一句话作答)

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The SpringFestival traditionally is the most important time of the year for familyreunions, but as China has become prosperous(繁荣的), more and more wealthyChinese are traveling abroad, bringing big business to the world.

In theWestern world, the traditional shopping season usually lasts from Thanksgivingin November to Christmas in December. But now, however, Chinese add anothermonth of shopping with the celebration of the Spring Festival, which becomes asbig a deal as Christmas to US shopping malls.

At SouthCoast Plaza in Costa Mesa, California, the highest-grossing mall in the UnitedStates with $1.7 billion in sales last year, peak seasons begins the day afterThanksgiving and ends not at Christmas, but at the close of Chinese New Yearcelebrations. At the shopping center, some brands sell monkey-print T-shirts inhonor of the Year of the Monkey; some sell red dresses to attract Chinesecustomers.

1.Whatis the Spring Festival traditionally?

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2.Do thewealthy Chinese travel abroad and bring big business to the world?

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3.Howlong does the shopping season last in the Western world now?

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4.TheSpring Festival is not so big a deal as Christmas to US shopping malls, is it?

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5.Why dosome brands sell monkey-print T-shirts and red dresses?

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