Question

My 10-year-old Donna said, “Mom, I made a new friend at school today. Can she come over tomorrow?” Donna was a shy girl and I wanted her to make some friends to bring her out of her shell.

“Sure, honey, that sounds great.” I said, thinking back to my own best friend, Lillian. We lived across the street from each other in Washington Heights, New York. We met at the age of 10, too. Like my daughter, I was shy, but Lillian drew me out. She was one of the friendliest people in school, with shiny black hair and a mile-wide smile.

In senior high school, Lillian went on a trip to Florida. This was the first time we had to be away from each other for a few days. “I'll be back soon.” she told me. But three days later, Lillian’s sister told me that she had fallen into a river and hadn’t come out any more. Soon, my family moved to New Jersey. Whenever I thought of her, tears（眼泪）came into my eyes.

The next day Donna brought her new friend home. “Hi, Mrs. Loggia.” the little girl said. Her hair was so shiny and black and she gave me a big smile. “My name is Laura.”

My daughter’s new friend was so much like Lillian. I was still puzzled (迷惑) when Laura’s mom came to pick her up later that afternoon. I opened the door to let her in. “Judy!” she cried. “It’s me, Lillian’s sister, from Washington Heights.” Yes, my daughter’s friend looked familiar. She was Lillian's niece(侄女).

1.The underlined words in the first paragraph “to bring her out of her shell” mean ________.

A. to help her become less shy

B. to help her become smart

C. to help her live happily

D. to help her walk out of her house

2.Laura looked familiar（熟悉的）to the writer because she ________.

A. was Lillian’s niece

B. was as old as her daughter

C. was from Washington Heights

D. had shiny black hair and a big smile, too

3.Why did the writer lose her best friend?

A. Because she moved to New Jersey.

B. Because her best friend lost her life on a trip.

C. Because her best friend travelled to Florida.

D. Because they were different from each other.

4.“I knew we would be best friends forever.” is a sentence from the passage and should be put at the end of ________.

A. Paragraph 2

B. Paragraph 3

C. Paragraph 4

D. Paragraph 5

5.We can infer (推断) from the passage that ________.

A. Laura and Donna are of the same age.

B. Laura helps Donna a lot.

C. Laura is outgoing（外向的）.

D. Judy moved to New Jersey because of Lillian’s death.

Answer 1