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　　Lucy was ill and didn't want to eat any food. Mrs Baker knew the little girl likes cakes very much and bought some for her this morning. She put them in the cupboard(櫥柜). Her mother called her yesterday and told her that her father was coming to see her. She had a look at the clock on the wall. It was a quarter Past nine. His father's train was soon coming. She told her son Bruce and Henry to look after Lucy and then went to the station.

　　The train was late and Mrs Baker got home with her father at a quarter to twelve. As soon as they went in the room, they heard Henry crying there.

　　“What's the matter?” Asked the woman.

　　“I have got a bad stomachache(肚子痛).” Answered the boy.

　　Mrs Baker took the boy to a hospital. The doctor told him to sit down and said, “Show your tongue(舌頭) to me, my boy.”

　　“Oh, sir,” the boy said in alarm(驚慌地). “Bruce found the cakes in the cupboard first and ate three. I ate only two!”

1．Mrs Baker bought some cakes for Lucy because ________.

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A．she loves her very much

B．she's the youngest of her children

C．she's good at her lessons

D．she is ill

2．Mrs Baker's father was coming ________.

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3．It took Mrs Baker ________ to meet her father.

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A．two hours

B．two hours and a half

C．three hours

D．three hours and a half

4．Henry cried at home because ________.

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A．he ate too many cakes

B．he was hungry

C．the cakes were bad

D．his brother ate more than he did

5．Henry thought ________, so he told all to him.

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A．the doctor saw him eat the cakes

B．the doctor knew him very well

C．the doctor wanted to see how many cakes he ate

D．the doctor ward to know who ate more cakes

 Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned 12,a white gardenia（梔子花）was sent to my house. No card came with it．Calls to the flower shops were not helpful at all. After a while I stopped trying to discover the sender's name and was just very pleased with the beautiful white flower in soft pink paper.

    But I never stopped imagining who the giver might be, Some of my happiest moments were  spent daydreaming about the sender. My mother encouraged this imagining. She'd ask me if there was someone for whom I had done a special kindness. Perhaps it was the old man who I looked afier when he was ill. As a girl, I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy.

    One month before my graduation, my father died. I felt very sad and didn't want to go to the  coming graduation dance at all. And I didn't care whether I had a new dress or not. But my mother, in her own sadness, would not let me miss any of those things. She wanted her children to feel loved and lovable. In truth, my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia-lovely, strong and perfect with perhaps a bit of mystery.

    My mother died ten days after l was married.1 was 22. That was the year the gardenia stopped coming.

1.Which statement is true according to the passage?

A. The author found the sender by calling the flower shops.

B. In fact, the flower was sent by a boy.

C. It was a pleasant moment for the girl to imagine the sender.

D. The author got a gardenia every year after she was married.

2.The mother let her daughter go to the graduation dance because_______.

A. She hoped she would miss her father.   

B. She thought education was most important.

C. She hoped she would find a friend.   

D. She wanted her to be happy and strong.

3.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. A Childhood Dream.                     B. A Mother's Love.

C. A Graduation Party.                      D. A Special Birthday.