A little girl walked to and from school every day. Though it was not fine and clouds appeared in the sky that morning, the little girl made her daily trip to school as usual. When school was over, winds became stronger and it began to rain.

The mother of the little girl felt worried that her daughter would be afraid when she walked home from school and that lightning might frighten her child. Following the bright light of lightning, the mother quickly got into her car and drove to her child’s school.

As the mother drove along the road, she saw her little girl walking alone in the rain. To her great surprise, she found that when a lightning came, her daughter stopped, looked up and smiled. Another lightning came and then another followed. With each lightning, the little girl stopped, looked up and smiled.

Inside the car, the mother asked her daughter, “What were you doing? Why did you look up and smile when the lightning came?” The little girl answered with a smile, “Mum, you know, God was looking at me. Each time I felt a little afraid walking in the rain, God would take a picture of me. I knew he was playing a game with me.”

1.How did the little girl go to school every day?

A．By car.                                B．On foot.

C．By bus.                               D．By bike.

2.What was the weather like that day?

A．It was rainy.                            B．It was fine.

C．It was just windy.                        D．It was only cloudy.

3.At first, the mother felt worried because          .

A．she couldn’t help her daughter

B．her daughter hadn’t taken her umbrella

C．she had something more important to do

D．her daughter might be afraid of the lightning

4.According to the article, we can know that the little girl was          .

A．proud            B．shy              C．brave            D．nervous

5.This passage is possibly from          .

A．a(chǎn) menu           B．a(chǎn) magazine         C．a(chǎn) dictionary        D．a(chǎn) report

A little girl walked to and from school every day. Though it was not fine and clouds appeared in the sky that morning, the little girl made her daily trip to school as usual. When school was over, winds became stronger and it began to rain.

The mother of the little girl felt worried that her daughter would be afraid and that lightning might frighten(驚嚇) her child. Following the bright light of lightning, the mother quickly got into her car and drove to her child’s school.

As the mother drove along the road, she saw her little girl walking alone in the rain. To her great surprise, she found that when a lightning came, her daughter stopped, looked up and smiled. Another lightning came and then another followed. With each lightning, the little girl stopped, looked up and smiled.

Inside the car, the mother asked her daughter, “What were you doing? Why did you look up and smile when the lightning came?” The little girl answered with a smile, “Mum, you know, God was looking at me. Each time I felt a little afraid walking in the rain, God would take a picture of me. I knew he was playing a game with me.”

1.The little girl went to school __________ every day.

A．by car            B．on foot           C．by bus            D．by bike

2.At first, the mother felt worried because          .

A．she couldn’t look after her daughter

B．her daughter hadn’t taken her umbrella

C．she had something more important to do

D．her daughter might be afraid of lightning

3.According to the article, we can know that the little girl was          .

A．proud            B．shy              C．brave            D．nervous

　　One morning in April, Jim Reed checked his e-mail. He found a strange message on the e-mail. It was from a woman in Pittsburgh, Pennsyl-vania. He had talked to her on e-mail many times in the last ten days. All the other messages were fun and interesting to read. This message was different.

　　The message said, “Goodbye loved kowjing yu I am leaving.”

　　Mr. Reed was frightened by the message. He tried to understand the words that were not spelled right. He quickly wrote a message to his new friend.

　　“What do you mean by the message you just sent me?”

　　He waited, but didn't get an answer. He wrote back, “Please talk to me.”

　　Finally, she wrote, “I am falling asleep. Want to say goodbye to my friends.” Mr. Reed thought hard about this message. “Is she going to kill herself?” he thought.

　　“What is your phone number?” he typed. The woman sent a phone number. Mr. Reed called. At first the phone was busy. Then it just rang and rang. He called the police in Pittsburgh, and told them his story. Then he faxed them what his friend wrote.

　　The police and paramedics quickly went to the woman's house. When she didn't answer the doorbell, they broke in. They found her on the floor near the computer. She told them, “I took 60 pills.” The paramedics rushed her to the hospital.

　　“Mr. Reed did a great job of saving this woman,” the police captain said. “If he hadn't succeeded at the e-message, she would be dead now.” The woman is fine now, and she thanks Mr. Reed for saving her life.

(1) Where did Mr. Reed and the woman often talk?

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(2) The e-message he found was strange because ________.

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A．it was not interesting like usual ones

B．the woman wrote nothing

C．it was fun to read

D．the woman wrote it ten days ago

(3) What did Mr. Reed do when he read the e-message?

He ________.

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A．felt frightened and turned off the computer

B．went to save the woman himself

C．called the police for help

D．wrote back to ask her about the meaning of the message

(4) What did the woman want to do?

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A．To sleep for a whole day.

B．To make fun of Mr. Reed.

C．To kill herself by taking pills.

D．To say goodbye to Mr. Reed.

(5) What's the best title (標題) of this passage?

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A．Woman Kills Herself

B．Man Saves E-Mail Friend

C．A Strange Message

D．Two Good Friends