Amy was looking for a gift for her little daughter．Suddenly she stopped before a store of dolls．“Girls like dolls，”she thought as she stepped into it．Looking around，she saw a grandma doll…one with gray hair and a pair of glasses．In her mind appeared Joyce，her mother．
When Amy was a little girl，she got her first doll from Joyce for her birthday．Then the second，the third．．．A doll a year never arrived late．
“ Why always a doll? ” This question had been in Amy’s mind until one day her father gave the answer．
Little Joyce dreamed to have a doll．Her parents promised(答应)one for her fifth birthday．Sadly ,they both died in a traffic accident before it arrived．The never-received gift was the most precious(珍贵的)in her eyes．
Her mother’s story being recalled，Amy got an idea． It was Joyce’s birthday．A package(包裹)was sent to her with a card that read：
Dear Joyce ,
I forget to send you the package that you should have received on May 20,1 956,your fifth Birthday．The gift inside has aged ,but I thought that you might still wish to have it。
Love ,Angel of Joy
Joyce opened the package and saw a lovely grandma doll．She clasped the doll that she had waited so many years for ,crying softly．The doll given by “Angel of Joy”，made her the happiest “child” in the world．
1.Why did Joyce think dolls were the best birthday gifts for Amy?
A．Amy dreamed to have all kinds of lovely dolls．
B．Amy Iooked like a doll when she was a little girl．
C．Joyce received a lot of lovely dolls from her parents．
D．Joyce had never got the dream doll from her parents．
2.Who sent a grandma doll to Joyce indeed(真正的)on her birthday?
A．Amy． B．Angel of Joy．
C．Joyce’s parents． D．Amy’s daughter．
3.The underlined word “clasped” means“ ”in the passage．
A．held B．threw C．made D．bought
4.What can we learn from the story?
A．Dolls are every little girl’s dream toys．
B．Grandma dolls are best gifts for parents．
C．Parents sometimes need their“Angel of Joy”．
D．Parents’birthdays are very important．
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