24. We can infer that the author______.

A. would never trust strangers again

B. still hoped Joe would pay him back

C. might call the police for help

D. would go to Joe’s office to talk to him

B

Joseph Kern, husband and father of two made a surprise stop home from the army to celebrate his daughter’s 2nd birthday.

The couple’s first stop Thursday was to surprise their daughters, 3-year-old Estelle and 2-year-old Pearl, at school. “It was great to see Estelle’s face. I think she was a little bit confused and in shock.” Woldoff said. But Pearl obviously didn’t recognize her father and walked right past him.“We were both slightly disappointed with Pearl’s response.” Woldoff said. “She’s so young that she doesn’t have as much of a memory of him as we expected.”

Woldoff had even done more to surprise her mother-in-law. She called up a restaurant and told them about the surprise. She suggested that her husband be the family’s waiter, and the restaurant was “totally on board.” “They gave him a full uniform and kept him in the back,” she said. And when he came out, “My mother-in-law didn’t even realize it was him. We had to point it out.” Woldoff said. “She was in great shock and excited.”

Woldoff said she hopes having the loving reunions(团聚) recorded on video will help her 2-year-old remember them. “I’m really glad we did it the way we did. Pearl’s too little to have the memory of it, but I think Estelle will remember,” Woldoff said. “And it’ll ease the transition(过渡期). Everyone forgets he has to go back on Tuesday, and it’s really confusing for her on why he has to leave again.”

25. Seeing her father, Pearl_________.

A. was very surprised

B. acted as if he was a stranger

C. recognized him immediately

D. was very happy

26.Kern’s mother didn’t recognize him at first sight because___________.

A. he had changed a lot

B. she had a poor memory

C. he was in waiter’s uniform

D. she hadn’t seen him for long

27. How many persons of the family are mentioned to have been involved in the reunion ?

A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7

28. Which of the following is true?

A. Kern’s sudden return surprised all his family.

B. Kern left the army without permission.

C. Kern was afraid of his wife.

D. Kern had an unpaid leave from the army.

C

A picture of a young boy reading to an orange cat uploaded to Reddit has gone widespread, making a “Book Buddies” program well known. The program makes it possible for children in grades 1-8 to read to homeless cats at The Animal Rescue League of Berks County (Berks ARL) in Birdsboro, Pennsylvania.

“Book Buddies” started in August 2013, inspired by a fifth grader named Sean, the 10-year-old son of the shelter’s program coordinator(协调员)Kristi Rodriguez, who was having trouble reading. As Berks ARL Marketing & Communications Director Beth Ireland tells TIME, “We took him to the cat room and said, ‘Why don’t yopractice reading here? The cats aren’t going to care if yomess up.”

So far the children have been reading a lot of vampire(吸血鬼)books to the cats, and the cats can be seen showing lots of loving affection towards the children. NewsFeed has come up with some other recommendations: Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat, Tennessee Williams’s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Charles Perrault’s Puss in Boots, and the Garfield comic strips.

29. The underlined word “soothing” in Paragraph2 most probably means_______.

A. boring B. exciting C. relaxing D. exhausting

30. From the text we know________.

A. “Book Buddies” was named by Sean

B. Sean had some difficulty in reading

C. Kristi Rodriguez was the founder of “Book Buddies”

D. some famous writers support the “Book Buddies” program

31. Which of the following can be the best title of the text?

A. Cats’ Favorite Books