I knew I couldn’t let my worries spoil my daughter’s fun. There was nothing I could do for Mom except pray, I thought. We left the house and went down the block. I was so upset that I hardly took notice of the kids around me. There came the man to whose son I’d once given piano lessons. “Hello there,” I said, greeting him and the boy at his side.
“Hello,” the father answered. “Having fun?”“I’m trying,” I said. “Why, what’s wrong?” he asked. I told him the whole story. “My mother, in China, broke her leg and didn’t understand any of the doctors. And I’m too far away to do anything!” I said.
He raised his eyebrows. “Beijing, you said?” he asked. I nodded. He smiled. “Believe it or not, my sister is a doctor at an English-speaking hospital there. If you want, I’ll make a call right away and we’ll try and get your mom transferred (轉(zhuǎn)移).”
A few days later I sat in the living room with my daughter as she finished the last of the candy. “Mommy, how far away is China?” she asked. “Not as far as I thought,” I said.

  1. 1.

    What did the author’s daughter want to do?

    1. A.
      Pray with the author.
    2. B.
      Enjoy herself outside.
    3. C.
      Play a trick on her mom.
    4. D.
      Go to the theatre to see a play.
  2. 2.

    What was the author’s mother worried about most?

    1. A.
      She couldn’t get used to the life in Beijing.
    2. B.
      She was hurt in the leg badly while travelling.
    3. C.
      She was too old and weak to pray for her daughter.
    4. D.
      She couldn’t make herself understood by the doctor.
  3. 3.

    The author hardly took notice of the kids around because _____ .

    1. A.
      she was calling her mother
    2. B.
      she felt very sad at that time
    3. C.
      she was about to give a lesson
    4. D.
      she couldn’t find her daughter
  4. 4.

    We can infer from the text that _____ .

    1. A.
      the man’s sister would help the author’s mother
    2. B.
      the author would come to China to see her mother
    3. C.
      the author was a famous music teacher in the town
    4. D.
      the author’s daughter wanted to travel in China
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