阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑.

A

One cold day last winter, Amy and I came home from work to a sick young daughter, and we decided to stay at home for the night. Problem was, we had two tickets to see Miranda July, the performance artist, being interviewed at the Herbst Theatre. We decided to sell them online for $50. One hour before the event, a guy named Joe called me and said he wanted to buy the ticket. Since the time was limited, I told Joe to pay me the next day. Joe seemed touched and we said goodbye.

However, a month later, Joe still didn’t pay me back. Maybe he was having a hard time, I thought. But truth was, Joe seemed to be having a pretty normal time. According to the pictures and messages on his Facebook, he had been playing golf, dancing happily with his friends, and traveling on a boat. But he just refused to answer my calls, or reply to my e-mails or messages. So I tried reaching him with Amy’s phone one night. And he didn’t pick up when I called, but texted(编辑短信) right back, playfully wondering who might be calling him. “Yoshould go to his office.” Amy said. “He would have to give yothe money if all his coworkers(同事) were watching.”

But I didn’t want to become a debt collector. My efforts to reach Joe these months had been light and I wanted to keep it that way. There was a rare niceness in that, and I still wanted to keep that balloon in the air, however disappointing it was starting to look. I wanted to believe we could still trust each other.

21. The author and Amy didn’t go to the Herbst Theatre mainly because_______.

A.they needed to care their daughter

B.it was too cold that night

C.they wanted to save some money

D.they were going to be interviewed

22. The author sold his tickets to Joe because_______.

A. it wasn’t a large amount of money

B. it was too late

C. he thought Joe was worth trusting

D. he knew Joe well

23. Why didn’t Joe pay the author back?

A. Because he didn’t want to pay.

B. Because he forgot it.

C. Because he was too busy to pay.

D. Because he was having a tough time.

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