閱讀理解。閱讀下列短文, 從給的四個選項 (A、B、C和D) 中, 選出最佳選項。

Irina，now 46，never imagined she’d one day make a living as a balloon artist.The daughter of an engineer and a teacher，she won top academic awards in high school，went on to medical school and became an emergency room physician in a small city.

“I loved the science of medicine，” she says today，“but being a doctor was very hard.I saw things people don’t normally see—women giving birth in the street，people getting drunk and killing someone.” Medications were scarce，making it very difficult to treat those in need.When Irina was 33，a girlfriend showed her a magazine photo of an American named Wes Patterson.They began exchanging letters，and married that December.Irina took a public relations job.Then，a few years ago，she watched a man at a party twist a skinny balloon into the shape of a dog.Kismet!

Irina soon purchased a tiny pump and a supply of balloons and began practicing on the sidewalks.Observers challenged her to create all kinds of figures.Now，Irina says，“There’s nothing I can’t make.”

Many years ago，Irina’s husband developed a serious disease which now keeps him homebound.“But he is a very wonderful man，” Irina says.Thanks to her new career，she is able to support them both，performing about five events weekly and earning as much as $2,000 per appearance.

“Irina’s a wonder，” says Marlene Berg，chief development officer for the Florida Heart Research Institute.“She turned the evening into magic.” “My whole life has become magic，” Irina says，“and it’s all come from a balloon.”

1.What’s Irina’s job now?

A．An emergency room physician. B．A researcher.

C．A public relations worker. D．An artist.

2.We can conclude from the underlined word “kismet” that________.

A．Irina was lucky enough to meet the man

B．The party was organized well by the man

C．Kismet was the name of the man’s dog

D．The shape of a dog is easy to make into

3.Which of the following statements about Irina is NOT true?

A．Her father and mother both received good education.

B．She studied very well when she was in high school.

C．Her husband gave up his job in order to support her.

D．She’s been busy and popular among people around.

4.All the following words below can be used to describe Irina except________.

A．Proud B．Hard?working

C．Honest D．Clever

5.The main purpose of this passage is________.

A．to introduce Irina and her wonderful work

B．to encourage people to work at the balloon

C．to tell readers to change their jobs if necessary

D．to remind us of the importance of medicine

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