At the Beijing time 14:28 May 12, 2008, a strong earthquake suddenly happened in Sichuan Province.

As they saw a young woman in broken houses, the rescue (营救) workers were sad to find that she had already been dead, yet surprised to notice her kneeling down with her hands touching the ground to support her weight – and right under her shelter of flesh and blood (血肉), her several – month – old baby was sleeping, safe and sound.

The baby was put around carefully in a little quilt (被子), with a mobile phone inside. An unsent text message was found that read:

“Dear Baby, if you Could Be Alive, Please Remember That Mum Always Love You!”

As it was too young to know what was really going on, the baby’s dream must have been free from nightmare (恶梦), though a nightmare was taking place. However, it was the mother’s love that prevented the nightmare from falling upon the young dreamer.

Mother’s love at her last breath!!!

1．It was        when the baby was found.

       A．crying                 B．dying                  C．sitting                 D．sleeping

2．The mother knelt down with her hands touching the ground in order to         .

       A．have a rest                                          B．save her baby

       C．protect herself                                     D．prevent the nightmare

3．Which of the following is true about the text message?

       A．It was a message to the baby’s father.

       B．It had already been sent out when found.

       C．The mother hoped that her baby could live.

       D．The mother wouldn’t like the message to be found.

4．The passage is mainly about         .

       A．mother’s love   B．Sichuan earthquake  C．a lucky baby    D．the last breath

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　　Mr Read gave his wife ten dollars 1 her birthday. So the day after her birthday Mrs Read went 2 . She waited for a bus, got 3 and sat down next to an old lady. After a while she found that lady's handbag was 4 . Inside of it she saw a wad of notes (一叠钞票) . They went just 5 what her husband had given her. So she quickly looked 6 her own bag. They were not there? Mrs Read was sure that the old lady had stolen (偷) them. She 7 she would have called the police. But later she changed her idea. She decided to take 8 the money from the lady's handbag and say 9 about it. She 10 round the bus to make sure nobody 11 them. Then she carefully put her hand into the lady's 12 , took the notes and put them into her own bag.

　　When she 13 home that evening, she told her husband the beautiful hat she had bought. “How did you pay for it?” her husband asked.“ 14 the money you gave me for my birthday, of course,” she answered.Oh! What's that then?” he asked 15 he pointed to (指向) a wad of notes on the table.

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　　Mr Read gave his wife ten dollars 1 her birthday. So the day after her birthday Mrs Read went 2 . She waited for a bus, got 3 and sat down next to an old lady. After a while she found that lady's handbag was 4 . Inside of it she saw a wad of notes (一叠钞票) . They went just 5 what her husband had given her. So she quickly looked 6 her own bag. They were not there? Mrs Read was sure that the old lady had stolen (偷) them. She 7 she would have called the police. But later she changed her idea. She decided to take 8 the money from the lady's handbag and say 9 about it. She 10 round the bus to make sure nobody 11 them. Then she carefully put her hand into the lady's 12 , took the notes and put them into her own bag.

　　When she 13 home that evening, she told her husband the beautiful hat she had bought. “How did you pay for it?” her husband asked.“ 14 the money you gave me for my birthday, of course,” she answered.Oh! What's that then?” he asked 15 he pointed to (指向) a wad of notes on the table.

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