That warm day was the only day of the week without rain. I opened the door, took a seat and began to enjoy the wonderful sunshine. Suddenly, I noticed that the house near mine had been sold. An elderly lady was in front of the door, with some beautiful flowers beside her. I walked to her. She looked to be in her early eighties and had the prettiest white hair.
“Hi! My name is Karmen,” I said smiling brightly at the old lady. She smiled back and said, “Hello, Karmen. I’m Henrietta.” Her voice was very strong for someone at her age. Later, I learned she was alone and had no family or relatives to help her. From that day on, I often visited her and helped her with her housework and sometimes she gave me some delicious food. A year passed, and I considered Henrietta to be one of my best friends.
One day, I walked over for my morning visit and knocked on the door, but there was no answer. I knocked again, and she still didn’ t
turn up. So I let myself in, using the key she had given me. I checked her living room and then her kitchen. I finally went into her bedroom, and she was lying peacefully on her bed. Beside her there were two notes. One was her will, which said all that she had would be given to me. The other was a thank-you note. I went to her bedside and cried sadly.
Though several years have gone by, I still miss her deeply. Whenever I look at the beautiful flowers in front of her house, I remember the wonderful friendship we had.
小題1:Through visiting the old lady, the writer learnt that the old lady __________.
| A．had no one to look after her | B．disliked all her relatives |
| C．didn’t want to live with her family | D．was looking for someone to look after her |
小題2:What can we learn from the passage?
| A．The old lady was not kind. |
| B．The writer didn’t have any good friends. |
| C．The old lady didn’t know how to make food. |
| D．The writer got on very well with the old lady. |
小題3:The underlined expression “turn up” ( Paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to “_______”.
| A．leave | B．appear | C．try | D．change |
小題4:In order to thank the writer, the old lady decided to _________.
| A．give the writer her favourite flowers. | B．let the writer know she was her best friend. |
| C．give the writer a key to her house. | D．leave all that she had to the writer. |
小題5:In what order did the following take place in the story?
a. The lady died.
b. They became good friends.
c. The writer enjoyed the sunshine.
d. The writer will never forget the friendship they had.
e. They got to know each other.
| A．c, d, a, b, e | B．b, e, d, c, a |
| C．c, e, b, a, d | D．b, d, c, a, e |
