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It was a painful time for me, for I suffered from an illness and might never be able to have a child. As my 40th birthday approached, I began, for the first time, to notice babies and their happy, smiling mothers wherever I went.

One night, I came to a cafe to kill the boring time. An elegantly dressed, sightly older woman was seated next to me.

“Would you like to see a picture of my daughter?” she asked me, handing me a photo of a smiling Chinese girl. The child was about seven years old and was wearing a Snow White costume. That's Melanie, now in the first grade," she said. I could hear the motherly pride in her voice. “She's pretty,” I said. "I love her costume." The woman explained that she felt strongly about teaching her daughter about Chinese customs and maintaining ties to her shoes. “What made you decide to adopt her?" I asked. "I didn't want work to be my whole life," she said.

I'm not sure if she saw the tears in my eyes as I replied, I don't either, but I'm afraid it's too late." I was 51 when I adopted Melanie, she said. "And it's the most rewarding, exciting thing I've ever done."

When my husband and I returned from China with our nine-month-old daughter, Madeline, in November 2017, Jill was one of the first people I e-mailed. I did it!" I wrote. “I’m a mother and she's beautiful"

“Congratulations,” she wrote back. We recently reconnected on Facebook, and I told her, “You changed my life.”

1. What can be inferred from Paragraph 1?
A.The author regretted her marrying too early.
B.The author was recovering from a serious disease.
C.The author didn't have a child of her own due to some illness.
D.The author had been eager to be a happy mother for a long time.
2. Which words can best describe Jill according to Paragraph 3?
A.Elegant and generous.B.Caring and considerate.
C.Friendly and determined.D.Practical and independent.
3. What can we learn about the author from the text?
A.She wouldn't devote her whole life simply to work.
B.She appreciated the picture drawn by Melanie.
C.Her husband was against her adopting.
D.Her dream was eventually realized in the company of Jill.
4. What is the author's purpose in writing the text?
A.To stress the influence of the kindness.
B.To show us the hidden beauty in our world.
C.To call on us to adopt more homeless children.
D.To share her meaningful adoption story with us.

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【推荐1】One day, Ahmed’s mother decided to send him to learn to do business from his only uncle, who lived in another country. She sold some of her ornaments(首饰)to collect money for Ahmed’s journey. As Ahmed was very small, his mother worried that the money would get stolen. So she stitched(缝)a small pocket beneath the right sleeve of his shirt near his underarm and hid the money there. She hugged him with love and said, “Whatever the situation, tell the truth and be brave.”

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He directed his fingers beneath his right sleeve. Shocked, the leader checked and found the money. He was amused by Ahmed. He fell over his knees, and said, “Why did you tell me about the money? You could leave with your money.”

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The woman cast one look around her, to be certain that they were quite alone; then bending as if she would have knelt, and joining her hands, she said with an accent of despair, “Edmond, you will not kill my son?” The count retreated a step, uttered a slight exclamation ②.

“What name did you pronounce then, Madame de Morcerf?” said he. “Yours!” cried she, throwing back her veil,” yours, which I alone, perhaps, have not forgotten. Edmond, it is not Madame de Morcerf who is come to you, it is Mercédès.”

Mercédès is dead, madame,” said the count; “I know no one now of that name.”

“Mercédès lives, sir, and she needs not to inquire what hand has dealt the blow which now strikes M.de Morcerf.”

“Fernand, do you mean?” replied the count, with bitter irony; “since we are recalling names, let us remember them all.” the count had pronounced the name of Fernand with such an expression of hatred that Mercédès felt a thrill of horror run through every vein. “You see, Edmond, I am not mistaken, and have cause to say, ‘Spare my son!’”

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“Oh, for pity’s sake! my son has also guessed who you are, he attributes his father’s misfortunes to you.”

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“Not crush that accursed race?” murmured he; “abandon my purpose at the moment of its accomplishment? Impossible, madame, impossible!”

“Edmond,” said the poor mother, who tried every means, “when I call you Edmond, why do you not call me Mercédès?”

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D.the count lost his life because of Mercédès.
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