6、A strange woman comes to my door one day in early March．In this area we often have people selling things door-to-door, but she doesn’t look like a professional saleswoman．She just smiles and gives a card to me: “Amy Turner．”

I hold the card and look at her, waiting for an explanation．

“I’ll paint any animal in your own home,” Amy Turner says． “Wouldn’t you like a picture of your loved one? I’ve had experience of dogs, cats, parrots, prize bulls…”

“I don’t have any animals,” I say as we look past each other．She must be wishing some little cat or dog would come down the hall．It is the first chance I’ve had to breathe the air outside．In this spring morning when you wake up, you will find winter is gone．

“Why are you still in your dressing gown?” She asks． “It’s nearly lunchtime．Are you ill?’

“I’m fine,” I lie．I’m not going to tell a stranger I’ve just been sick in the toilet（廁所）upstairs． I was still sticking my fingers down my throat if the doorbell hadn’t rung． But now I’m not sure what to do next．She is still standing there．She doesn’t seem to be leaving．

“I’m hungry,” she says and I smile politely, nodding my head before saying goodbye．

“No,” she puts her foot in the door．“I’m really hungry． I’ve had nothing to eat for two days and no one has any animal for me to paint．I need some food or I’ll fall down, right here on your doorstep．”

I stand to one side and let her in．

1．Who came to the writer’s home one day?

A． A saleswoman．                            B． A strange woman．

C． An animal lover．                           D． A professional woman．

2．What did the woman want to do?

A． To sell things to the writer．                     B． To give the card to the writer．

C． To help the writer who was ill．                D． To paint an animal for the writer．

3．When did the story happen?

A． Early in the morning．                       B． Late in the morning．

C． Early in the winter．                         D． Late in the winter．

4．When the woman came, the writer ____________．

A． was sleeping       B． was eating           C． was lying           D． was ill

5．Which of the following statements is true?

A． The woman got in to look for an animal．

B． The writer told the woman to leave．

C． The woman asked the writer for some food．

D． The writer agreed to let her in at once．