Question

Anna lived in a village. Although she was poor, she was always helpful. One winter, there was a very big flood （ 洪 水 ） ,and a lot of houses fell down. Anna's house was high enough to escape （ 逃 過 ） the flood. So when the water disappeared, her house was not damaged （破壞）.

However, Anna's house was quite small and there were only two little bedrooms. Her husband died of illness when their four children were very young. But, Anna shared her house with one family. because the family lost everything in the flood.

Anna's friends were very surprised when they saw Anna do this. They could not understand why Anna wanted to give herself so much trouble. life is so hard for her.

"Well," Anna told her friends, "30 years ago, a woman in the town found herself very poor. because her husband died in the war , and she had a lot of children, as I have now. The day before Christmas, the woman said to her children, 'We won't have much for Christmas this year, so I am going to get only one gift for all of us and I am sure we will be happy to have it. Now I'll go and get it. ' She came back with a little girl who was even poorer than they, and who had no parents. 'Here's our gift, she said to her children. "

"The children were very excited and happy to get such a gift. They welcomed the little girl, and she grew up as their sister. I was that Christmas gift. "

1.What happened to many of the houses in Anna's village in the flood?

Many of the houses _______in the flood.

2.Why could Anna's house escape the flood?

Because it was on a ________place.

3.What did Anna do after the flood?

She _________with a homeless family.

4.Who was Anna brought up （養(yǎng)育）by?

She was brought up by _____________.

5.What does the passage want to tell us?

It wants to tell us _________.

Answer 1